Past shows

Performing Gender: Dancing in Your Shoes, Double Bill

8 Jul 2023

Yorkshire Dance’s Encounters, a two-day festival of dance, is back with a double bill exploring gender, community and identity.

Heydays End of Term Showcase

5 Jul 2023

The Heydays End of Term Celebration returns to Open Season with performances and exhibitions from our Heydays Programme.  

LS18 Rocks

4 Jul 2023

LS18 Rocks is guaranteed to get you dancing in the aisles!

Our School, Our Journey

3 Jul 2023

Stories of anguish, growth, and acceptance in a celebration of cultures from around the world, inspired by the real life stories of Leeds City Academy students.

Michka & Me: Sharing as part of Refugee Week 2023

24 Jun 2023

Join Pari and Michka on an adventure through the city, as they make friends and try to build the bestest nestiest nest ever.

Astray – A Leeds Playhouse Youth Theatre Performance

17 Jun 2023

BSL
BSL Interpreted

Witness the power of youth in this theatre performance with a cast of over 70 young actors, it’s a showcase of the next generation of theatre artists. 

Playhouse production
A Passionate Woman

20 May – 10 Jun 2023

AD
Audio Described
BSL
BSL Interpreted
DF
Dementia Friendly
PSD
Post Show Discussion

Kay Mellor’s acclaimed story of family, love and Leeds, that challenges the notion of what it means to be the family matriarch.

Playhouse production
Cog Test Schedule Event

1 Jun 2023

Playhouse production
Of Mice and Men

11 – 27 May 2023

Enduring friendship and hope, this new production puts a 2023 lens on Steinbeck’s affecting tale of the crumbling American dream.

How to ask for what you need: building an access rider for disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent theatre professionals

25 May 2023

AD
Audio Described
BSL
BSL Interpreted
CAP
Captioned

This session is an introduction into how to build a personalised access rider to confidently and clearly communicate your access requirements with venues, collaborators and employers.

MoveSpace North

13 May 2023

Furnace and MoveSpace have teamed up for the inaugural MoveSpace North event - Move Space North - Open Space. This is a FREE full day event for movement directors, practitioners,…

In Conversation with Alan Bennett

7 May 2023

Born and brought up in Leeds Alan Bennett made his debut in the revue Beyond The Fringe with Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore.

  • 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