Fences: at Courtyard Theatre 11 – 26 September

August Wilson’s Fences – a landmark play which returns in a vital new production exploring ambition, family and legacy in 1950s America. Working with pioneering theatre company Headlong and directed by award-winning Daniel Bailey (Red Pitch), the principal cast will include Ray Fearon (Othello, RSC; Fleabag, BBC; Coronation Street, ITV) as Troy, Madeline Appiah (In the Long […]

High Society: at Leeds Grand Theatre 25 to 29 August

With a sell-out summer season in London’s West End, Helen George – known to millions over the past decade as Trixie in the hit BBC series Call The Midwife – stars as Tracy Lord in a major new tour of Cole Porter’s musical masterpiece, High Society. Helen is joined by an exciting line-up of stars […]

David Steans ‘Paperhouse’: a New Exhibition From 24 September

Leeds Arts University’s Blenheim Walk Gallery presents Paperhouse, a new exhibition by artist David Steans. Leeds Arts University’s Blenheim Walk Gallery is pleased to present Paperhouse, a new solo exhibition by artist David Steans, bringing together collage, text, sculptural installation and architectural model-making to explore the spaces where artistic production, institutional life and popular visual […]

Moods: Opening at First White Cloth Hall

A relaxed-luxury all-day cafe, bar and events venue opens on Kirkgate on Friday 31 July 2026, completing a family-led vision for one of the City’s most important historic buildings. Moods, a new all-day cafe, bar and events venue, will give a public purpose back to one of Leeds’ most significant historic buildings. Created by husband-and-wife […]

The Performance Ensemble Celebrates Ten Years

The company is celebrating more than ten years of creating professional theatre with older artists and is marking the occasion with a Double Bill at Stage@Leeds on 24 and 25 July. For ten years, The Performance Ensemble has quietly been changing the landscape of British theatre. Founded on the belief that creativity continues to grow […]