- Venue: Pop-Up theatre
- Duration: 2 hours and 40 minutes (including a 20 minute interval)
- Age Guidance: 14+. Please note that this show contains strong language.
- Other: Post Show Discussion Wednesday 19 September
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More Information on Road
THIS IS OUR ROAD! BUT TONIGHT IT’S YOUR ROAD AN’ ALL!
Grab your coat, grab your bag and join us to roll in the gutter and dance under the glitter ball. On an unnamed Northern street, our drunken tour guide Scullery stumbles through living rooms, over cobbles and past lives. Through one raucous night, we meet the many bold, browbeaten and brave residents of this forgotten road. Jim Cartwright’s brutally poetic masterpiece blazed on to stages in 1987, giving a spirited voice to abandoned Northern communities in austerity Britain. This seminal play remains as powerful, resonant and jubilant now as it did then.
Each performance of Road is Audio Described. Click here for the Audio Described trailer.
A Leeds Playhouse production.
Cast & Credits
By Jim Cartwright / Director Amy Leach / Designer Hayley Grindle / Lighting Designer Paul Lovett / Sound Designer Mark Melville / Assistant Director Sameena Hussain / Audio Description Directors Vicky Ackroyd and Ben Wilson /
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Joe Alessi
as Scullery -
Lladel Bryant
as DJ Bisto/Blowpipe -
Darren Kuppan
as Brink/Skin Lad -
Jo Mousley
as Valerie/Lane -
Dan Parr
as Joey/Eddie -
Tessa Parr
as Claire/Louise -
Robert Pickavance
as Prof/Jerry -
Susan Twist
as Molly/Helen -
Elexi Walker
as Carol/Dor
Reviews
“ Jim Cartwright's classic state of the nation play is given a new lease of life in Leeds”
“ splendidly raucous [...] a hugely energetic production”
“ Amy Leach’s direction makes dynamic use of the new pop-up space”
“ Exceptional acting ensemble that is going to be very exciting to watch over the next few months.”
“ intense, bold, explicit, unforgiving and raucous”
Book Tickets
Open captioning allows theatre goers with varying degrees of hearing to view the full text as it is spoken or sung, including sound effects and off stage noises. These appear on a scrolling screen, positioned on or at the side of the stage.
British Sign Language InterpretedA Signed performance is the usual full production with the addition of a British Sign Language Interpreter who stands on the stage interpreting the show for Deaf attendees.
Audio DescribedAudio Described performances are designed to improve the experience of visually impaired and blind attendees. As well as listening to the dialogue on stage the customer can wear a headset and listen to a live description of the action on stage.
Relaxed PerformanceA relaxed performance is a specially selected show from our programme, with slight adaptations to make it suitable for an audience of young people or adults with learning disabilities. This may include extra lighting, additional wheelchair spaces and the freedom to move to alternative seating if required.
Dementia-Friendly PerformanceA relaxed performance with adaptations to technical aspects of the show, flexible seating options and a relaxed attitude to audience responses and movement in the auditorium. In our front of house space we will have a quiet room, clearer visual markers and signage, and additional staff and volunteers trained to sensitively and respectfully welcome people living with dementia and their supporters to this show.
Sing AlongSing along with the cast in this exclusive performance. Lyrics will be on screen, so you can join in as loud as you like. Open to all, fancy dress is optional but highly recommended.
Post Show DiscussionBooking Fees:
*A transaction fee of £2.50 will be applied to all phone and internet bookings.
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- Audio Description -
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- Dementia Friendly Performance -
- Post Show Discussion -
- Sing Along
Major funders
Principal Capital Partners
Principal Capital and Access Partner
