The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
18 Nov 2024 – 25 Jan 2025
This breath-taking stage show of C.S. Lewis’ classic novel returns to Leeds Playhouse following a successful West End and UK tour.
12 Jun 2024
Packed with vibrant, powerful and collaborative productions
“For Autumn/Winter 2024 we’re continuing our mission to create a vibrant and exciting programme that has something for everyone whether you’re 3 or 93,” said Artistic Director and CEO James Brining. “As always through our work both on and off our stages, our ambition is to be as relevant to as many different people as we can, enabling dialogue and debate, bringing individuals together, and forging a shared space with a view to increasing mutual understanding and strengthening people and communities.
“As we continue celebrating major milestones as part of the theatre’s fifty plus year history, including a decade of our ground-breaking Theatre of Sanctuary programme, our industry-leading Dementia Friendly performances and of our Community Tour, taking theatre productions to neighbourhoods across the Leeds City Region, we are reminded of the very DNA that has driven us for more than half a century. We listen to our audiences and welcome more and more people into our theatre spaces every year to partake in Playhouse activities, using this building as a hub for the city as we share our spaces for meetings, events, and social get-togethers.”
The Autumn/Winter 2024 season of produced work includes:
Leeds Playhouse will join forces in September with leading theatre companies Headlong, Lyric Hammersmith and Nottingham Playhouse for a new staging of Lorraine Hansberry’s seminal drama A Raisin in the Sun directed by Tinuke Craig (Trouble in Butetown, Jitney, Crave, The Color Purple). The production will play in the Playhouse’s Courtyard Theatre from 13 – 28 Sept ahead of a UK tour visiting Lyric Hammersmith, Nottingham Playhouse and Oxford Playhouse.
Narnians Unite! The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is set to make a roaring return to its original home in the Quarry Theatre at the Playhouse, in association with Chris Harper Productions & Catherine Schreiber. The much-loved C.S. Lewis’ tale will be brought to life with magical storytelling, bewitching stagecraft and incredible puppets that are guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages. Mon 18 Nov 2024 – Sat 25 Jan 2025.
A magical Christmas is guaranteed at Leeds Playhouse when Mr Snow, an enchanting new show for young audiences, brings flurries of fun to its Courtyard theatre from 30 Nov 2024 – 4 Jan 2025. Writer Robert Alan Evans and Director Amy Leach wowed audiences in 2019 with their fun festive family tale The Night Before Christmas and are teaming up again for Mr Snow, a twinkle-tastic show about Blessyou, a child who lives in the North Pole with their polar explorer dad and their best friend Beartie.
Leeds Playhouse’s Bramall Rock Void studio space continues to play a significant role in supporting diverse, daring artists to share work small in scale but epic in ambition. For Autumn/Winter 2024, the theatre space will host an incredible 11 productions, its biggest programme since opening in 2018. Watch out for:
During Autumn/Winter 2024, the theatre will be filled with some of the UK’s leading theatre companies and artists with work of all scales. Productions include:
Furnace, the Playhouse’s Artist Development programme, continues to flourish with even more opportunities for Yorkshire-based artists. Keep a look out for info in November around Furnace Festival, which will see sharings, rehearsed readings, workshops and panel events by local artists.
The Playhouse’s award-winning Playhouse Connect team continues to connect with over 10,000 people each year, delivering work with participants ‘on their doorstep’ around the city as well as providing a warm welcome in the Playhouse building. This BUZZ, our programme for people with learning disabilities; a weekly range of Theatre of Sanctuary activities for refugees and people seeking asylum now a decade old; our Creative Ageing programme including weekly Heydays activity and regular arts sessions for people living with Dementia; and a comprehensive youth programme including our Youth Theatre for people aged 8-21 and programmes of work with schools across the region. The access provision at the Playhouse, including the Playhouse Connect work, is supported by Access Partner Irwin Mitchell.
18 Nov 2024 – 25 Jan 2025
This breath-taking stage show of C.S. Lewis’ classic novel returns to Leeds Playhouse following a successful West End and UK tour.
30 Nov 2024 – 4 Jan 2025
Robert Alan Evans' Mr Snow is an enchanting festive adventure for all the family. You’ll have a (snow)ball!
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