Touring Oct - Nov 2026. An intimate, unflinching show about secrets, sex … and toilets. What happens when our deepest urges are shrouded in shame? What happens when we can’t articulate our desires, ev...

We are beyond buzzing to announce a new partnership with our friends from East Yorkshire, boundary-pushing theatre company Silent Uproar. With a shared

Queen’s Mill (formerly known as Allinson’s Mill) sits on the banks of the River Aire in Castleford, and in its heyday was thought to be the largest stone grinding mill in the world. Now run by Castlef...

Leeds-based companies Red Ladder and Wrongsemble collaborate on two Christmas shows, A Proper Merry Christmess and A Town Called Christmas

Bay Bryan is a Manchester-based singer-songwriter and multidisciplinary artist who grew up in Colorado in the US. His work is a blend of music and theatre and his debut solo album, The Meadow, came ou...

Originally from Yorkshire, Roo Arwen, 22, is a Manchester-based actor, singer, and musician, and a recent graduate of The Arden School of Theatre. Roo is making her professional theatre debut with the...

Lillie-Rose McCormick is a final year student at University Centre Leeds studying Production Arts (technical theatre and stage management). She is working with Red Ladder as assistant stage manager on...

Victoria Wood’s long-standing friendships, love of the Lake District and close connection to The Old Laundry Theatre in Bowness-on-Windermere comes full circle, as the intimate theatre is to be rename...

MUTTON is a new dark comedy from Leeds-based theatre company Brave Words, exploring the life and times of Mary Bateman, aka the Yorkshire Witch, and how the desperation of ordinary folk in the early 1...

It’s Christmas Eve at West Yorkshire’s (almost) favourite garden centre – and the last chance for one lucky department to win the seasonal bonus. Over at the grotto, a reluctant Santa, relentlessly po...

I think I was always destined to have a career in the performing arts. As the son of a dance teacher who runs her own dance school I often ended up in her classes. So, for me, dancing and performing w...

Playwrights Flashmob is back at several venues across the country on October 24th, plus a reduced ticket offer for our subscribers for (the) Woman at Park Theatre.

**UPDATE: DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS SHOW WILL NOW BEGIN AT 6.30PM (NOT 7PM AS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED)** A one-woman comedy drag show with audience participation, rap and pickled gherkins. S...

Margot Przymierska is a Polish-born performer, writer and creative producer now living in the UK. She brings Monument, a powerful theatrical piece that explores the cyclical nature of power, ideology,...

As the weather is starting to turn a little nippy, let’s share our brand new Red Ladder Local shows to tempt you out this autumn. We know we’ve said it before but there really is something for everyon...

Who cares for you when your parent is in prison? Kailey’s mum’s been sent to prison, and she needs to grow up – fast. She’s just turned eighteen; first job, her own place, big nights out. This might j...

The Merrow family's Balor Bar, cherished for its warmth, laughter and stout, is run by Malachy and Lizzie, who dream of passing it to their children. But not all of them share their vision, sparking a...

We are delighted to introduce our cast for the Christmas shows we’re taking on tour across the UK later this year with our friends from Wrongsemble. Our brand-new dark comedy, A Proper Merry Christmes...

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Have you ever wondered what happens to a poo after you flush it down the loo? We have! Join us for a delightfully disgusting interactive game-show exploring the extraordinary world of water, pipes, an...

Two much-loved Leeds theatre companies are joining forces this Christmas to take not one, but two festive shows on tour across the UK.

By John Baron A Pudsey man has set up the new Rebel Roots Theatre Company – and has just announced its debut show. Rebel Roots Theatre Company was established late […]

A festival of dance for LGBTQ+ folx and their allies. Taking place in Leeds on 30 and 31 May 2025, Collective Encounters aims to celebrate the plurality

The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.