Playhouse production

Tambo & Bones

14 – 24 May 2025

  • Tickets
    £15.00 - £35.00
  • Venue
    Courtyard
  • Running time
    2 hours
  • Age guidance
    14+
  • Content Advisories

Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It's hard to know what's real when you're stuck in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even.  

In this exhilarating, funny and provocative satire, Tambo and Bones journey from comedy double-act, to hip-hop superstars, to activists in a future America, contending with the alarming repercussions of a nation torn apart by race.  

Spanning 500 years of history, TAMBO & BONES laughs through our past, blows the roof off our present and imagines an explosive future for our world and for theatre.  

An Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate, Northampton co-Production in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman.

Book tickets

Wed 14 May
Thu 15 May
Sat 17 May
Sat 17 May
Tue 20 May
PSD
Post Show Discussion
7.45pm
Wed 21 May
CAP
Captioned
7.45pm
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Pre and Post Show Events

Are you under 30 and part of the Playhouse’s Under 30s Scheme? Join us, pre-show, to an exclusive event where you’ll have the opportunity to connect with fellow Under 30s members, all while enjoying nibbles and a complimentary welcome drink, all on us! This event is free with a ticket to that evening’s performance of Tambo & Bones.

Join us for a night watching Tambo & Bones for Global Majority communities including a DJ and Kitchen Takeover*. 

Tambo & Bones is a celebration of rich cultural heritage of the Black community. This event is about uplifting voices and creating a safe, supportive space where every audience member feels valued and empowered.  

While this performance is curated for those of a Global Majority background to experience the show with a majority Global Majority audience. We welcome all who wish to join in and participate, no-one will be turned away.  

This whole evening will be £10 including ticket to the show. *Food after the show included in the ticket price.

Join the post-show discussion as we dive into the standout performances, creative direction, and thought-provoking themes of tonight’s theatre production. This event is free with a ticket to that evening’s performance of Tambo & Bones 

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Cast

Clifford Samuel

Tambo

Daniel Ward

Bones

Creatives

Dave Harris

Writer

Matthew Xia

Director

Audio Flyer

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  • MAJOR FUNDERS

    Arts Council
  • Leeds City Council
  • LTB Foundation
  • Founded by UK government
  • Suppoprted by west Yorkshire
  • Principal Partner

    Caddick Group
  • Principal Access Partner

    Irwin Mitchell