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Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice guy

3 Oct 2026

Expect existential angst and political disquiet from comedy's cheekiest boy.

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Roots to Rhythm – 40 years of Black Music Festival

3 Oct 2026

Celebrating four decades of Black music heritage, culture, and community impact.

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5 Mistakes That Changed History

3 Oct 2026

A hilarious historical storytelling show performed by historian and comedian, Paul Coulter.

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Leeds International Festival of Ideas 2026

6 – 10 Oct 2026

LIFI returns with a captivating and thought-provoking programme.

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The Odyssey

15 – 17 Oct 2026

Daring, funny and visually inventive - a voyage not to be missed.

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Brighton ’84

15 – 17 Oct 2026

PSD

Post Show Discussion

A thrilling new drama by Leeds-born playwright Philip Stokes.

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A Man For All Seasons

20 – 24 Oct 2026

Audio Described

BSL

BSL Interpreted

CAP

Captioned

PSD

Post Show Discussion

Touch Tour

A highly acclaimed retelling of one of the most pivotal moments in English history.

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Playhouse production

Peanut Butter & Blueberries

22 Oct – 7 Nov 2026

Audio Described

BSL

BSL Interpreted

CAP

Captioned

PSD

Post Show Discussion

Touch Tour

How to love when the weight of the world is on your shoulders.

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Close Enough To Touch

23 – 24 Oct 2026

A funny, intimate and raw look at the pleasures and pains of desire.

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Rapunzel

30 – 31 Oct 2026

A bold and funny adaptation of the much-loved storybook.

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Playhouse production

Once Upon a Time in Sokoto

11 – 14 Nov 2026

BSL

BSL Interpreted

CAP

Captioned

An epic story of a beautiful but unlikely friendship forged between a slave and her former master.

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PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD

17 Nov 2026

Part tribute act, part feminist reclamation, part rambling flight of ideas.

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