THE PLAYHOUSE

by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2024

Featuring playful storytelling, original live music and friendly audience participation, Robyn Hood will open at Leeds Playhouse on 29-30 May before heading out on a Community Tour of schools and neighbourhood venues....

by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2024

My Fair Lady, a Leeds Playhouse and Opera North co-production, opens in the Playhouse’s epic Quarry Theatre from 31 May – 29 June.  Check out all new rehearsal photos here!...

by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2024

Get the latest on The Pantomime Awards 2024 nominees, announced by The UK Pantomime Association in association with Stagecoach. The awards ceremony is set for Tuesday 18 June 2024 at 7pm at G Live in Guildford....

by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2024

Could you be the new Jerwood Resident Designer at Leeds Playhouse? This year-long paid placement, supported by the Jerwood Foundation and run in partnership with Leeds-based theatre company Tutti Frutti Productions, is an exciting chance for an early career Yorkshire-based theatre designer to take t...

by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2024

Leeds Playhouse and Opera North have announced a ‘loverly’ cast for their co-production of Lerner and Loewe’s classic musical My Fair Lady, with leading soprano Katie Bird and star of stage and screen John Hopkins in the leading roles of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins. The revival of the award-wi...

by Louise Penn - March 22, 2024

The book showcases a variety of venues worldwide, from ancient to modern, from the smallest travelling theatre in Rome to one of the largest in New York. Paul Tracey's paintings capture the spirit of the playhouse in all its grandeur and mystery. It is all about the images, with the briefest of text...