Opera North 2026-27 Season

Opera North’s repertoire for the year ahead which sees the Company bringing seven operatic titles to the stage, is a clear indicator of its financial and artistic strength. Audiences can look forward to a compelling selection of powerful operas exploring the human condition and igniting conversation through amazing stories and some of the most thrilling […]

The Constant Wife: at Leeds Grand Theatre from 14 to 18 April

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s hit comedy The Constant Wife by Laura Wade – a new production starring KaraTointon. Presented by David Pugh and Cunard,The Constant Wife is based on the comedy by W Somerset Maugham and will tour the UK before making its debut at sea on the Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing. Directed by […]

Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Interplay: at Quarry Theatre 31 March Until 2 April

This Spring, Phoenix Dance Theatre embark on an 18-date UK-wide tour with a brand-new mixed bill, Interplay. Bringing together work by internationally acclaimed choreographers Travis Knight and James Pett (Pett Clausen-Knight), Ed Myhill, Yusha-Marie Sorzano, and Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director, Marcus Jarrell Willis, this dynamic programme celebrates creative collaboration, placing dialogue, contrast and connection […]

Big Brother Comes to Leeds: 1984 Opens at the Carriageworks Theatre 29 April to 2 May

​He who controls the past controls the future. Leeds Arts Centre is proud to present George Orwell’s gripping drama, 1984. This dynamic and modern retelling is adapted for the stage by Matthew Dunster and directed by Sophie Clement. ​THE STORY​Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in an imagined, dystopian Britain. His job is […]

Leeds Lit Fest Launches 400 Words for Leeds 400 Competition

In partnership with The Grammar School at Leeds and supported by a grant from Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds Lit Fest is calling all young writers to get involved in their ‘400 Words for Leeds 400’ competition. Bronagh Daly, Partnerships’ Director at Leeds Lit Fest: “This is our first ever Citywide creative writing competition […]