Threads Textile Festival: at Sunny Bank Mills on 17 & 18 May
Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley is once again opening the doors of its iconic 1912 Mill for the annual Threads Textile Festival. Threads Textile Festival will feature a market with over 50 independent businesses and textile makers on each of the two days, selling everything from quality fabric and haberdashery supplies, wool and yarn, textile […]
VERVE dance company: at Leeds Playhouse on 22 May
Experience a captivating and bold triple bill of dance performances by international artists at Leeds Playhouse this month. VERVE, the international touring dance company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSDC), returns to Leeds Playhouse this month with a captivating triple bill. The performance promises to inspire, challenge and engage audiences through bold, thought-provoking choreography that redefines the boundaries of contemporary dance. Each year, VERVE commissions renowned […]
Leeds Playhouse Community Tour: Sisters 360 – Across the City 7 – 22 May
Leeds Playhouse Community Tour is taking their family-friendly skateboarding show to neighbourhoods across the City. Sisters 360 is an exciting family-friendly play by acclaimed Bradford playwright Asif Khan, being taken on a Community Tour from 13-22 May to schools and neighbourhood venues across the City. The 60-minute show for young audiences was inspired by real-life skateboarding sisters Layna, Maysa and Amaya from Hull, […]
‘The Maids’: at The Carriageworks Theatre 1 – 3 May
Leeds Arts Centre is proud to present Jean Genet‘s provocative masterpiece “The Maids” at the Carriageworks Theatre for a limited three-day engagement, Thursday 1 May to Saturday 3 May 2025. A DANGEROUS GAME OF IDENTITY AND OBSESSION In the opulent confines of a luxurious French apartment, two sisters serve their wealthy employer, Madame. Behind closed […]
A Thousand Splendid Suns: at Quarry Theatre 28 May to 14 June
Beautiful new production shots show how Leeds Playhouse’s epic Quarry stage is being transformed into the stunning world of A Thousand Splendid Suns. Ursula Rani Sarma’s play based on Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling spiritual sequel to The Kite Runner is presented by Leeds Playhouse, Birmingham Rep and Nottingham Playhouse. Roxana Silbert, who directed the critically acclaimed European Premiere of the […]
