Once again we are offering free* tickets to shows at Leeds Playhouse this spring and summer.
What’s the catch? Well in return for two free tickets to the press night, we ask you to provide us with a review of the show. Don’t worry if you’ve never written a review before, we’ll give you some hints and tips.
As a city, Leeds forged an unlikely but enduring connection with Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa – a relationship that inspired Leeds playwright Chris O’Connor’s Through it All Together, which will enjoy its world premiere in the Playhouse’s Courtyard theatre in June. It focuses on an ordinary Yorkshire couple’s extraordinary passion for football, while exploring living with dementia and the bonds that unite both families and fans. The production has been closely developed with people living with dementia who attend Leeds United Foundation’s Corner Flag Café, a fortnightly football themed session for people living with dementia (23 June – 19 July).
The House Party is an adaptation of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie, and will launch its UK tour in Leeds. The production will feature members of Frantic Assembly’s Ignition programme, a free, nationwide talent development programme for young people. (21 February – 1 March)
In the year George Orwell’s political fable marks its 80th anniversary, a fresh interpretation of Animal Farm comes to the stage. This chilling and thought-provoking story of treachery and rebellion provides a timely reminder of the perils of unchecked power. (12 – 29 March)
Coraline – A Musical is a fantastically spooky new musical that will enjoy its world premiere at Leeds Playhouse in ahead of a national tour. It has been adapted by award-winning playwright and screenwriter Zinnie Harris, with music and lyrics by British musician and songwriter Louis Barabbas. (11 April – 11 May)
Sisters 360 is a new play by acclaimed Bradford playwright Asif Khan inspired by real-life skateboarding sisters Layna, Maysa and Amaya, and their Olympian hero Sky Brown. This production will open in the Bramall Rock Void and will be the Playhouse’s Community Tour offering to communities across the Leeds City Region. (7 – 10 May)
Tambo & Bones, one of the most talked about cultural events of 2023 is coming to Leeds Playhouse as part of its UK premiere national tour. Tambo & Bones was written by spoken word poet and playwright Dave Harris and is a blistering exploration of the intersection between race, capitalism and performance. (14 – 24 May)
A Thousand Splendid Suns, an unflinching, life-affirming drama, in which love grows and sustains the human spirit even during the hardest of times, the production is set in war-ravaged Afghanistan, where orphaned Laila is left alone in an increasingly threatening world. (28 May – 14 June)
Tracy-Ann Oberman is reprising her starring role as the first British actress to play Shylock in a new national tour of The Merchant of Venice 1936. (18 – 22 February)
You can find out more about all the shows at leedsplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
If you live, work or play in LS10 or LS11 and would like free* tickets to any of these shows please email info@southleedslife.com and tell us which show you’d like to see and why you would like to see it. Please note that the dates of press nights are still to be confirmed.
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