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Cast of A Christmas Carol including Robert Pickavance as Scrooge at Leeds Playhouse. Photography by Andrew Billington

Caddick and Leeds Playhouse: Charting a decade of cultural collaboration

Dragons’ Den star and The Diary of A CEO podcast host Steven Bartlett was speaking about “A New Generation of Entrepreneurship” at the Leeds International Festival of Ideas held at Leeds Playhouse. Picture by Tom Martin.

Why self belief is the most powerful thing in the world - Steven Bartlett

I, Daniel Blake at Leeds Playhouse. Picture: Pamela Raith

Stage version of Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake heads to Leeds Playhouse

Christopher Eccleston will be in Leeds this weekend for a special event at the Playhouse

Christopher Eccleston opens up ahead of emotional return to Leeds

Ian McMillan will be appearing at this year's festival of poetry and spoken world Contains Strong Language.

Contains Strong Language poetry and spoken word festival heads to Leeds

Actor Christopher Eccleston amongst stellar line-up of big name guest speakers at Leeds International Festival Of Ideas 2023

Ad Feature Why LIFI 2023’s stellar line-up is heading to Leeds to put the world to rights

Raphael Akuwudike (Ste) and Joshua Asaré (Jamie) in rehearsals for the 30th anniversary production of Beautiful Thing, coming to Leeds Playhouse in October. Picture: The Other Richard

Highlights of the autumn seasons in the region's theatres

Gemma Whelan as Det Sgt Sarah Collins in ITV police drama The Tower

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Emma Tregidden, (left) and Dawn Fuller, (right) of Space2, Leeds. Picture: James Hardisty.

'It's about leaving those labels at the door': Twenty years of art and community

Lena Hall as Kenna in rehearsals for In Dreams at Leeds Playhouse. Picture: Pamela Raith

New musical inspired by Roy Orbison's music to premiere at Leeds Playhouse

Katherine Dow Blyton as Betty in A Passionate Woman at Leeds Playhouse. Picture: by Marc Brenner.

Revival of Kay Mellor's acclaimed play A Passionate Woman at Leeds Playhouse

Tom McCall as George and Wiliam Young as Lennie in Of Mice and Men at Leeds Playhouse. Picture: Mark Senior

Stage adaptation of John Steinbeck classic Of Mice and Men at Leeds Playhouse

Ken Loach collects the award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Ken Loach and Dave Johns: 'I can't believe that we're talking like this in 2023'

A scene from balletLORENT's production of Rapunzel which comes to Leeds Playhouse next week. Picture: Luke Waddington

Ballet company's exciting reimagining of the classic fairytale Rapunzel

The company of Lord of the Flies in rehearsals at Leeds Playhouse. Picture: David Lindsay.

New production at Leeds Playhouse of William Golding classic Lord of the Flies

'In 1965 Roger Daltry of The Who sang ‘I hope I die before I get old’. He was at the epicentre of the supposed generation gap of the time. ‘I hope they all f-f-fade away’ he sang. I wonder if now, at the age of 73, he still feels the same'. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Why we need to recognise the contribution of older people - Alan Lyddiard

Oliver Johnstone in the new production of Shakespeare's history play Henry V. Picture: Johan Persson

Four star review of Henry V at Leeds Playhouse

Dark Horse theatre company's production Unit 21 opens at the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield today before going on tour. Picture: Ant Robling.

Huddersfield's Dark Horse theatre company celebrates 21st birthday with new play

The chimney stacks and boiler house being demolished at Ferrybridge Power Station.

Blow Down: How demolition of Ferrybridge Power Station inspired new play

Oliver Johnstone in Henry V which comes to Leeds Playhouse in July. Picture: Johan Persson.

A look ahead to some of the highlights coming up in theatre this year

Federico Bonelli
Picture Photo Emma Kauldhar/Northern Ballet

Meet Federico Bonelli the new artistic director of Leeds-based Northern Ballet.
Since he took up his post as artistic director of Northern Ballet in May, Federico Bonelli has been pretty busy. He hit the ground running with a trio of new short ballets, all made in Leeds, which received their world premiere to great acclaim at Leeds Playhouse in September

Oompa Loompa's with Gareth Snook (Willy Wonka) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical. Photo Johan Persson

Behind the scenes with Charlie and the Chocolate factory

The cast of a previous production of Stick Man which is now at Leeds Playhouse in the Courtyard Theatre. Picture: Mark Senior

Children's shows to look out for in the region this festive season

Jordan Castle, Adam Bassett and Mark Donald in rehearsals for Hull Truck's production of A Christmas Carol. Picture: Ian Hodgson

Hull Truck's integrated festive production of A Christmas Carol

Dunstan Bruce in Am I Invisible Yet? coming to Leeds Playhouse this month.

Former Chumbawamba frontman's new solo show comes to Leeds Playhouse

Natalie Davies as Kim and Charlotte Ellis as Olivia in Pick N Mix by Kat Rose-Martin which opens at Kala Sangam in Bradford this week. Picture: Carolyn Mendelsohn

First full-length play by rising star Bradford writer premieres this week

Divina De Campo in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Leeds Playhouse. Picture: The Other Richard

Yorkshire theatres sweep the board at the UK Theatre Awards

Moda New York Square BBQ terrace. Picture: Connor Mollison

Moda Living launches £150m build-to-rent apartments in Leeds

Director Amanda Huxtable in rehearsals for Nine Night at Leeds Playhouse.

Natasha Gordon's acclaimed play Nine Night opens at Leeds Playhouse

Abby Dix-Mason and Jane Earnshaw from Foxglove, which will see a mobile observatory and a creative events programme inspired by world-changing civil engineer John Smeaton

Brimming creativity to be "let loose" for Leeds 2023 as a sneak peak is revealed

Hamid Shoar pictured at work in the Wakefield Tailoring shop, in The Ridings Shopping Centre, Wakefield.

The tailor helped by Makey Wakey partnership

Minju Kang and Jonathan Hanks in Nostalgia, one of Northern Ballet's three short ballets.

Four star review for Northern Ballet's Made in Leeds: Three Short Ballets
Stage review: Made in Leeds: Three Short BalletsLeeds PlayhouseBy Yvette Huddleston 4/5

Minju Kang in Ma Vie one of three new ballets being presented by Northern Ballet.

Three new ballets from Northern Ballet at Leeds Playhouse

Night Night, one of the productions in Leeds Playhouse's exciting new season

A wide range of co-productions and touring shows in Leeds Playhouse new season

Dame Josephine Barstow in A Little Night Music.

A Little Night Music is heading back to Leeds Playhouse next month

Strike a Pose - a pop-up performance which will be taking place at venues across Leeds.

Yorkshire Dance's festival to get all ages dancing

New show about one family's experience of living with dementia opens in Leeds

Alison Turton says: "Natalie wanted a headpiece that was 1950s inspired which would match in with her wedding dress. This headpiece was embellished with small pearl beads and finished with a vintage emerald green glass brooch she had found at a vintage fair. I made the veil detachable so it could be removed at any point." Picture by www.silver-and-light.co.uk.

The talented milliner who makes hats that stand out on stage (and for brides)

Writer Zia Ahmed in rehearsals for I Wanna Be Yours at Leeds Playhouse. Photography by Ant Robling

New play I Wanna Be Yours explores race through a love story

Frontera Border by Amanda Pina. Picture: Dajana Lothert

Transform festival brings live performance from international artists to Leeds

Divina De Campo as Hedwig and Elijah Ferreira as Yitzhak in rehearsals for Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Leeds Playhouse. Picture: The Other Richard

Revival of cult musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch comes to Leeds Playhouse

Leeds Playhouse - Macbeth Rehearsals. Photo: Kirsten McTernan

Macbeth at Leeds Playhouse as Shakespeare's tragedy turns 400

Chicago is coming to Leeds Grand Theatre. (©Tristram Kenton).

From The Lion King to Chicago - here are some of the big touring shows heading ...

Richard Bean’s 71 Coltman Street opens at Hull Truck in Feburary.

From Shakespeare to Harold Pinter and Richard Bean's new play - what's on in Yor...

A scene from Hull Truck’s Christmas production of The Railway Children. (Picture: Ian Hodgson).

For its Christmas show Hull Truck is doing The Railway Children

Adela Rajnovic, Riana Duce & Matt Prendergast in Dracula The UntoId Story. (Photo Ed Waring).

Several theatres and theatre companies in Yorkshire are making their work availa...

Jelani D’Aguilar and Misha Duncan-Barry in the thought-provoking play. Photo courtesy of Ant Robling.

Race and Identity at the heart of new play heading to Pocklington Arts Centre

Nadeem Islam (Artful Dodger), Caroline Parker (Fagin) and Mitesh Soni (Charlie) in Oliver Twist at Leeds Playhouse. (Picture: Anthony Robling).

Leeds Playhouse and Ramps on the Moon’s Oliver Twist can be enjoyed as a film

When It Breaks It Burns, part of the 2019 Transform festival. (Picture: JMA Photography).

Transform festival returns to Leeds and it is ripping up the rule book

CJ Beckford, Tony Marshall and Sule Rimi in rehearsals for Jitney. (Picture: Zoe Martin).

The story of August Wilson's drama Jitney that is coming to Leeds Playhouse

Riana Duce as Mina and Matt Prendergast as Donaldson as Imitating the Dog and Leeds Playhouse present Dracula The Untold Story. Photo by Ed Waring.

Yorkshire theatre company Imitating the Dog returns to Leeds with Dracula

Leeds Dance Open Day will featuring thrilling live performances

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Catherine Robins project curator with a model ofd the Quarry Hill flats complex in Leeds, on show in a new exhibition being installed at Leeds City Museum celebrating 200 years of the Leeds Museums and Galleries service

Model of Quarry Hill flats in Leeds among items on display at exhibition

Operation Crucible returns to the Crucible Studio.

We look ahead to Yorkshire's autumn theatre season

Jenna Russell in the title role of Piaf, which is on at Leeds Playhouse.(Picture: Marc Brenner).

Story of French icon Edith Piaf brought to life

Leeds Playhouse is part of the initiative to find new radio play writers in West Yorkshire. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Writer Sol B River and Leeds Playhouse search for talented new radio dramatists

Non-socially distanced crowds were trialled at the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible in Sheffield in May - but that theatre and others remain restricted on audience numbers until July 19 (Photo by Zac Goodwin - Pool/Getty Images)

Yorkshire theatres keeping shows on the road despite lockdown delay

Julie Hesmondhalgh in The Greatest Play in the History of the World; it comes to Hull Truck next week.(Picture: Savannah Photographic).

Hull Truck reopens with a trilogy of monologues with Julie Hesmondhalgh among th...

File photo of a ballerina during a dress rehearsal at Leeds Playhouse,

How Leeds Playhouse engaged with 12,000 local people during lockdown

James Brining, artistic director at Leeds Playhouse. (Tony Johnson).

Leeds Playhouse returns with a celebration of theatre over 50 years