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Dick Whittington
If you want quality fun & laughter for all the family join our brave hero Dick and his friendly cat as they embark on a magical adventure .They follow their dreams to seek fame and fortune in London Town but due to evil meddling are forced to journey further and to more exotic places.
Don’t miss this fun packed traditional tale with one or two twists and surprises.
The Clean As Possible Comedy Show (Jan)
Cutting Edge Stand-Up Comedy with a 12A certificate. Come and watch 2 top comedians from the UK comedy circuit clean up their act. The only show in town with a swear box!
Journey Into India
Immerse yourself in music, dance and art that transport you to beautiful, vibrant India, steeped into colour, culture and history.
In Search of Sunshine
Welcome to Death’s home. He is like a lost boy pressing his face up against a window on humanity, coveting their experiences. He fills his time, in between collecting the dead, by counting his toes and learning James Bond theme tunes on his accordion. He hopes one day to retire, but time stretches on and his workload seems never to end.
A Russian Tale
Ballet, contemporary and Russian folk dance performed by the pupils of The Headingley School of Ballet. In a magical village, where snow maidens cometo life each winter, the local hildren have learnt to enjoy their friendship whilst it lasts andeagerly await the snow maidens return the following year.
Dirty Beasts
The story of the Dirty Beasts by well-loved children’s author Roald Dahl is illuminated to wicked proportions by Martin Butler’s music adaptation.
Celebrating Creative Personalities
A unique festival celebrating creative personalities created by people with, or who identify with, a diagnosis of personality disorder. Creative personalities will present outstanding screenings of short films; exhibitions of art work; debates on personality and the creative process; participatory creative workshops and a series of new performances.
Voices From The Edge
The world premiere of a powerful drama, Voices from the Edgepresents first-hand testimonies of a broad range of people experiencing poverty and homelessness in the UK. These hard-hitting true stories will confront audiences with the reality of poverty and exclusion in the UK today and celebrate how ordinary people deal with these challenges. This production is hosted by Leeds’ Church Action on Poverty group.
The Crucible
Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. A Puritan Community is in the grip of witchcraft hysteria. As neighbour accuses neighbour and execution threatens young and old, one man, John Proctor holds the key to the truth, yet if he speaks out he will reveal a shameful secret about himself.
Gym and Tonic
Don and Shirley Weston have come to the Scardale Hall Health Hydro to relax, pamper themselves and possibly ,just possibly rescue their ailing marriage. Don proves himself hilariously incompetent at step aerobics, squash and slide aerobics and his experiences with colour therapy and massage are far from positive.Is the Weston’s week doomed?
I Lombardi
A rare chance to see this early Verdi opera. The story of feuding brothers and inter-racial love is set to Verdi’s stirring music and includes one of his famous patriotic choruses. Set at the time of the first crusade this colourful opera is a treat to both the ear and the eye.
Four Heartbeats, One Rhythm
Four heartbeats, One Rhythm: A maze of connections and loose ends. A multitude of layers… An infinity of interpretations.
Potted Pirates
After the hilarious success of Potted Potter, delightful double act Dan and Jeff return with this new compressed caper. In search of talking parrots and mysterious buried treasure, they’re swapping wizards for walking the plank and trading Hogwarts for the high seas.
The Clean As Possible Comedy Show (Feb)
Come and watch 3 top comedians from the Comedy Circuit clean up their act! Every month Just Fair Laughs will be bringing the best comedians in the country to perform entirely clean sets. All the joy of cutting edge professional stand up but with a consistent theme of life affirming non offensive comedy.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
When, one New Year’s Day, festivities at the court of King Arthur are interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious Green Knight, and thrown into confusion by the extraordinary challenge he lays down, nobody, least of all the fearless Gawain, is prepared for the terrifying consequences of taking the supernatural stranger at his word.
The Mystery of the Sock Snatcher
Join Lefty the Sock in his heroic search when his partner and “sole” mate suddenly disappears. Who is responsible? Will Lefty get taken to the cleaners or will it all come out in the wash? Find out with Thingumajig Theatre’s whimsical and captivating "sock-puppet" show, suitable for the whole family.
Discovering Lieder
Young classical Brit Award winning tenor, Nicky Spence, one of the starts of the 2007 Leeds Lieder+ festival, and soprano, Rhona McKail share their enthusiasm for song in this fun, informal and interactive concert.
Strangers on a Train
Architect Guy Haines and wealthy loner Charles Bruno meet by chance on a train. They chat and discover that each has someone in his life that he would rather be without. “A simple solution”, jokes Bruno, “you kill my target and I’ll kill yours, so there’ll be no motive.” ...
Holmes and Watson
Before slipping into well-earned retirement, Sherlock Holmes has prevailed upon his long-time companion Dr Watson, his landlady Mrs Hudson and Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard to join him in a farewell tour of the British Isles.
Disastrous Consequences
‘Disastrous Consequences’ is an interactive, multiple choice, semi-guided tour through the journey of Everyday Life. Of course this is Everyday Life aswesee it……if weseeit; some of usfeelit. The journey is not always on foot…..some of use wheels or a frame or a stick.
Script Night : Renaissance
Renaissance – a resurgence of art and culture; of Mother Nature and Civilization – a celebration of love, life, sex and fertility. A time of rediscovery and rejuvenation.
Princess Ida
At Princess Ida’s women-only university, young ladies are taught to discuss philosophy and higher things, and to spurn men who are, according to Ida, “only monkeys, shaved”. She chooses to ignore the fact that she was engaged when she was one year old until Prince Hilarion comes to claim his bride.
Heart of Darkness
Following on from the companies touring success with their previous production Chatsva, Tavaziva Dance's five high-octane dancers return in Spring 2009 with a new repertory show Heart of Darkness created by award-winning Zimbabwean-born choreographer and composer Bawren Tavaziva bringing his trademark fusion of African sensibility, music and dance moves within an entirely Western contemporary theatre context.
The Clean As Possible Comedy Show (March)
Every month Just Fair Laughs will be bringing the best comedians in the country to perform entirely clean sets.
Boxin
Boxin is dynamic and extreme dance theatre that breaks down and manoeuvres around barriers and obstacles using Kwesi Johnson’s unique blend of Parkour, Physical Theatre, Contemporary Dance, and Hip Hop Culture.
The Maids
Jean Genet’s disturbing play, The Maids was inspired by a notorious 1933 murder when two maids brutally killed their employers.
Dial
Carol Dowd is proud of her job and on top of her team. Recently promoted she lives and breathes the recycled air at Soulsave Direct, a helpline service for nobodies in need – well that’s how they’re affectionately known in Blue Pod anyway.
Twin Souls in Cabaret
Vocal duo returns Twin Souls returns to The Carriageworks for the third year running with their sensational cabaret act. Join then for a drink and a dance or simply sit back and enjoy the show!
The Man In The Moon
“Absent-minded Professor Plum, with his daughter Fiona, embarks for the Moon in an old-fashioned balloon. They were making great progress, when they are boarded by two Gremlins, who puncture their balloon. Crashing on the Moon, they are obliged to seek the help of the Man in the Moon to insure their return to Earth...
Midget Gems
Midget Gems returns with another tempting assortment of short, sharp pieces of theatre from new writers. A delicious confection of bite-sized pieces of chewy entertainment to sink your teeth into; fizzing with sherbet dabs of humour and tangy acid drops of insight.
Night Flyer & King Pest
Treat yourself to The Paper Cinema's unique live cinema experience. King Pest, an adaptation of the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, tells the tale of two sailors who flee London seeking refuge in a sealed off plague town, while Night Flyer tells of a hero crossing the night on a mysterious train to find the lost girl of his dreams.
Spin
Once upon a time, two girls called Grace and Scarlet lived in a world where everyone took their lead from Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
How to Lose an Election
This new political satire from the Brendon Twins and their spin doctors pokes fun at data losers, opens your mind for a hardcore thought tickle, and exposes the ever growing problem of electile dysfunction
Weekend Breaks
Martin, a budding novelist and would be stand-up comic invites his parents away for the weekend. He may be over 30, divorced and have children but to them he is still the seven year old who picked his nose in the nativity play...
The Bartered Bride
First performed in Prague, 1866, Smetana’s The Bartered Bride has delighted audiences all over the world with its wonderful tunes, arias, duets, choruses and dances. The opera concerns the marriage broker Kecal’s attempts to arrange a marriage.
The Uncle's Dream
What happens when an eligible rich prince arrives in small Russian town? Explore the depths people will stoop to ensnare through marriage, fortune and position. A new adaptation of Dostoevsky’s comic novella of small town manners, gossips, greed and scheming.
Romeo and Juliet
The Young shakespeare Company presents a fast moving accessible production of this great play, with a pre-show worshop exploring the process of transfering Shakespeare from page to stage.
The Clean As Possible Comedy Show (April)
Come and watch 2 top comedians from the Comedy Circuit clean up their act! Every month Just Fair Laughs will be bringing the best comedians in the country to perform entirely clean sets. All the joy of cutting edge professional stand up but with a consistent theme of life affirming non offensive comedy.