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Strictly Come Dancing
Posted inFeatured Theatre West Yorkshire

Strictly’s live tour waltzes into Leeds in February

Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood reunite on the judging panel, with tickets on sale from 9am on Friday 25 September.
September 24, 2026Tags: Leeds
Northern Ballet's Robin Hood
Posted inFeatured Theatre Yorkshire

Northern Ballet announces new children’s ballet Robin Hood, touring 2027

Northern Ballet has announced a new children's production, Robin Hood, opening at Leeds's Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre in February 2027 before touring 13 UK venues and London.
September 17, 2026Tags: Bradford, Doncaster, Goole, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Sheffield
Olivia Bromley
Posted inFeatured North Yorkshire Theatre

Emmerdale’s Olivia Bromley joins Middlesbrough Theatre panto Aladdin

Emmerdale actress Olivia Bromley has joined the cast of Middlesbrough Theatre's Christmas pantomime Aladdin as The Fairy of the Ring, running from 5 to 31 December.
September 16, 2026Tags: Middlesbrough
Eli Yim
Posted inFeatured Theatre West Yorkshire

Leeds show The Easy Way Out turns personal crisis into gig theatre

Musician Eli Yim brings gig-theatre show The Easy Way Out to Leeds Carriageworks on 18 September, a piece built from autobiographical songs written before, during and after a serious mental health crisis.
September 7, 2026Tags: Leeds
Close Enough To Touch goes on tour across the UK this autumn. Image credit Mark Ratcliffe and Split Design.
Posted inFeatured Theatre West Yorkshire

New drama ‘Close Enough to Touch’ comes to Leeds Playhouse this October

Red Ladder Theatre Company and Hull's Silent Uproar bring playwright Henry Roberts' new one-person drama to Leeds Playhouse for two nights this October, as part of a UK-wide autumn tour.
August 17, 2026Tags: Leeds
Sir Kevin Sinfield
Posted inFeatured Theatre West Yorkshire

Sir Kevin Sinfield to voice The Giant in Leeds panto debut

Leeds Rhinos legend Sir Kevin Sinfield is making his pantomime debut this Christmas, lending his voice to The Giant in the Carriageworks Theatre's Jack and the Beanstalk — with his fee going straight to charity.
August 14, 2026Tags: Leeds
Sir David Jason
Posted inFeatured Theatre West Yorkshire

Sir David Jason joins Leeds Grand Theatre’s August line-up

Leeds Heritage Theatres are closed for essential maintenance this August. Somebody forgot to tell the programme, though, which carries on regardless and is headlined by an evening with Sir David Jason.
August 3, 2026Tags: Leeds
Leeds Playhouse completes its first full season under Tom Wright
Posted inTheatre West Yorkshire

Leeds Playhouse completes its first full season under Tom Wright

Leeds Playhouse has revealed the full programme for its Autumn–Winter 26/27 season, completing Artistic Director Tom Wright's first season with a wide-ranging visiting programme alongside its own new work — drama,…
July 30, 2026Tags: Leeds

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