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Appomattox
European Premiere! Philip Glass's new opera, premiered in San Francisco in 2007, explores the tragedy of war and the struggle for emancipation.
Mary Poppins and a Medley
A shortened version of the fabulous family musical Mary Poppins Ballet , Tap and Jazz of the dancing theatre favourites.
Jude Simpson: Making Happy
Stand-up poet Jude Simpson (“hilarious” - Guardian) brings her unique blend of observational comedy, witty wordplay, poetry, rap and song to the Carriageworks. Do you have to wait for happiness, or can you make it happen? Can you only be happy by being good?
Anorak of Fire
The life and times of Gus Gascoigne, trainspotter.
Spinebreakers Live
Is live music your passion? Fanatical about photography & film? Do you love creative writing? Are you addicted to books?
Spinebreakers Live is for you.
Room on the Broom
Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up (and their grown-ups), adapted from the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.
Shakers
Welcome to Shakers - for service with a smile, even if the waitresses are shaken and probably stirred! Underpaid, overworked and rushed off their feet we see through their eyes, a variety of characters propping up the bar and out for a night on the tiles.
Written by award winning writing team John Godber and Jane Thornton, this hilarious fast paced comedy promises to have you laughing out loud!
Cocktail Extravaganza!
Shake and bounce at The Carriageworks Cocktail Extravaganza! All this week enjoy a Cocktail at the bar when you come for Shakers and Bouncers.
Bouncers
A sell-out production – back through popular demand!
Money Double
Act One presents two dark comedies about love, sex and money.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Back by popular demand! This is a zany, fast-paced roller-coaster ride of epic proportions, stopping off at all the well-known (and not so well-known) of the most famous English playwright.
Anomie
Award-winning physical theatre and multimedia performance company Precarious present a hypnotic and surreal journey that traces the phantom connections and ambiguous relationships between six characters.
Spike
Grit, passion, despair and hope forms the emotional core of 2bacting’s moving new play, a light hearted inspirational story about two girl’s determination to play the game of their dreams on the stage of their dreams.
Moths ate my Doctor Who Scarf
Get aboard award-winning comedian Toby Hadoke's TARDIS for a razor sharp, furiously funny comic odyssey - charting the rise, fall and rise again of a TV legend.
A must for anyone who has ever had a passion for anything, this critically acclaimed show has delighted even those who've never seen Doctor Who.
Mission Possible
State of Emergency’s acclaimed Mission National Showcase Tour hits the road with zeal once again, presenting a sparkling show that exposes the male psyche, combining street, hip hop, physical theatre and contemporary dance.
Simon Amstell
Come and see Simon Amstell before he dies!
The Mystery of Irma Vep
On the outskirts of London is The Madacrest Estate, home to Lord Edgar and Lady Enid. Not everything is at it seems…
The Idiot Colony
The visually stunning RedCape Theatre present an inventive blend of physical theatre and spoken word. Funny and moving, The Idiot Colony is based on real life accounts of the treatment and incarceration of “moral defectives” in 1940s England.
Scenes Unseen
Lara Woodhouse directs and performs her play as seen at the Edinburgh Fringe. Often moving, humorous and shocking this honest work reveals a true insight into unseen emotions.
My Grandfather's Great War
This new solo drama interweaves the First World War diaries of Captain Alexander Stewart with the contemporary perspective of his grandson, the actor Cameron Stewart (Best Actor nominee - MEN Awards).
Sweet
Physical theatre, stunning visuals, puppetry and dance are combined in Chotto Ookii's inimitable style to produce a hyper energetic tour de force.
Diwali Dance Extravaganza!
Join a celebration of this joyous festival, full of colour and Light.
Midget Gems (Autumn)
Another delicious confection of short, sharp pieces of theatre from the region’s most exciting new writers.
Family Lieder
Performing famous classics alongside rare gems, our trio this afternoon will present songs from the last two hundred years, inviting the whole family to dive in and immerse themselves in beautiful text and great tunes.
The Red Room
David Hughes and Al Seed reunite to present a radically reworked version of their contemporary and visually shocking interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale The Masque of the Red Death.
Trespass & Play of Percentages
Play of Percentages represents the birth of a new dance style following nine months’ intense immersion by contemporary dancers in classical Indian Kathak. Varying essences of both techniques combine in a unifying whole of great beauty.
Ruby's Last Confession
Join Ruby for an evening of kleinkunst cabaret, story-telling and song.
If We Go On
An exceptional ensemble of multi-tasking performers and musicians morph words into movement, shunt gesture into sound and at times burst into song to create a performance they can believe in.
A Resounding Tinkle & The Dumb Waiter
Why is the elephant the wrong size? What will they call it? How should they react when someone rings their doorbell asking them to form a Government? Come and find the answers
One for the Road
One For The Road is a wickedly funny comedy about a man who makes a final attempt to break out of the confines of his middle class existence before the onset of old age. Will he escape in time?
A Kick in the Baubles
It's Christmas in the Bailey household, but chestnuts aren't ‘roasting on an open fire'. A Silent Night would be welcome, but ‘all is not calm and bright’. Frank does not ‘wish it could be Christmas every day'!
The Lost Forest
There's magic and mayhem in the Rainforest! Animals homes are at risk as bulldozers and diggers crash their way through trees and foliage. Who will come to the rescue and fight the evil Endorro? Can we save the Rainforest?
Rupert Brooke
Inspired by the work of the legendary war poet, this new play reveals the man behind the myth. Charting his tumultuous personal life from University to his death in 1915, a portrait is painted of a man unafraid to shock his audience.
The Drum Blondes
Exciting female percussion duo, the Drum Blondes, return to The Carriageworks on a mission to entertain people of all ages by banging things with sticks.
Magician's Nephew
The Magician’s Nephew brings us back to the very beginning of Narnia, where we learn how Aslan created the World and how evil first entered it.
My Name is Bill
Meet the most extraordinary loser you’ve never heard of. A Wall Street millionaire who lost it all. A brilliant, eccentric mind that nearly drowned in gin.
The World of Dickens
Who can match the appeal of the larger-than-life characters of Charles Dickens? Only Dickens himself! The great Victorian novelist and his best-known creations – including miserly Scrooge, brutal Squeers, ever-hopeful Micawber and man-hating Miss Havisham – come to life in this colourful production.
Funeral Games
A satirical, black comedy on the subject of Christian charity - with more than a hint of religious hypocrisy!
Rent-School Edition
Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical, based loosely on Puccini's opera La Bohème, follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York 's East Village.
Confusions
Part of Leeds Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s 100 years celebrations!Alan Ayckbourn’s Confusions is a series of short interlinked plays that have as a common theme the confusion, heartache and comedy caused when people fail to communicate
The King’s Got Donkey’s Ears!
Following its massive hit with ‘Three Billy Goats Gruff & Other Furry Tails ‘, Theatre of Widdershins brings you this tale of mythical mayhem and asinine antics, lovingly retold with the company’s unique blend of puppetry, storytelling and original music.