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Autumn / W<strong>in</strong>ter 2016<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>magic</strong><br />
<strong>is</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> tell<strong>in</strong>g<br />
D<strong>is</strong>cover vital <strong>the</strong>atre th<strong>is</strong> season
Welcome to<br />
West Yorkshire Playhouse<br />
Exhilarat<strong>in</strong>g times for <strong>the</strong> Playhouse.<br />
As last year’s Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas smash hit Chitty Chitty<br />
Bang Bang cont<strong>in</strong>ues on its UK tour, we’re prepar<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for ano<strong>the</strong>r fabulous coup th<strong>is</strong> season with <strong>the</strong> UK<br />
première of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom<br />
<strong>The</strong> Musical. Leeds <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> only place <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> country you<br />
can catch <strong>the</strong> show.<br />
Our o<strong>the</strong>r major news <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> appo<strong>in</strong>tment of architects<br />
Page \ Park to lead <strong>the</strong> redesign of our build<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
<strong>The</strong> project <strong>is</strong> about so much more than just bricks<br />
and mortar – and Page \ Park really get th<strong>is</strong>. We’re<br />
extremely excited, and look forward to shar<strong>in</strong>g our<br />
ideas with you as <strong>the</strong>y develop.<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> brochure <strong>is</strong> packed with outstand<strong>in</strong>g shows<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a season to mark <strong>the</strong> 200 year anniversary of<br />
<strong>the</strong> birth of Charlotte Brontë. <strong>The</strong> Brontë s<strong>is</strong>ters are<br />
undoubted giants <strong>in</strong> world literature and our season<br />
takes 21st century perspective on <strong>the</strong>ir pioneer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
work and extraord<strong>in</strong>ary lives.<br />
We look forward to see<strong>in</strong>g you th<strong>is</strong> autumn and w<strong>in</strong>ter.<br />
James Br<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g & Rob<strong>in</strong> Hawkes<br />
Art<strong>is</strong>tic Director & Executive Director<br />
Leeds Carnival<br />
K<strong>in</strong>g & Queen<br />
Show<br />
Eye-popp<strong>in</strong>g creations vie for <strong>the</strong><br />
prestigious Leeds Carnival K<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
Queen 2016 titles.<br />
With stellar enterta<strong>in</strong>ment, foot<br />
tapp<strong>in</strong>g steel pan melodies, <strong>in</strong>fectious<br />
soca music rhythms and jaw dropp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
costumes from across <strong>the</strong> UK, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> a<br />
Leeds Carnival must-do.<br />
Age guide 16+ with parental guidance.<br />
<strong>The</strong> BIG Leeds West Indian<br />
Carnival Parade<br />
Mon 29 Aug<br />
Fri 26 Aug<br />
Quarry <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £10<br />
Celebrate <strong>the</strong> Carnival K<strong>in</strong>g & Queen<br />
along <strong>the</strong> parade route beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g at<br />
Potternewton Park at 2pm and get<br />
carnival happy with an explosion of<br />
colour, addictive rhythms and an<br />
unrivalled welcom<strong>in</strong>g atmosphere.<br />
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Wed 14 - Sat 17 Sept<br />
Courtyard <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £12.50<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Fri 16 Sept<br />
A Performance Ensemble and<br />
West Yorkshire Playhouse co-production<br />
Anniversary<br />
Director Alan Lyddiard<br />
Performance<br />
Music<br />
Dance<br />
Stories<br />
Life<br />
THE<br />
BRONTË<br />
SEASON<br />
<strong>The</strong> Brontës immediately conjure images of<br />
wild Yorkshire moors and <strong>the</strong> cobbled streets<br />
of Haworth. On <strong>the</strong> 200 year anniversary of<br />
Charlotte Brontë’s birth, th<strong>is</strong> season<br />
celebrates and reimag<strong>in</strong>es <strong>the</strong> extraord<strong>in</strong>ary<br />
stories <strong>the</strong>y wrote, <strong>the</strong>ir cultural legacy and<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir remarkable, yet tragic lives.<br />
It’s not a time for liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> past<br />
or <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> future but liv<strong>in</strong>g fully <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
present. We mark out our significant<br />
moments with anniversaries.<br />
Anchors <strong>in</strong> time.<br />
Anniversary <strong>is</strong> a piece of contemporary<br />
<strong>the</strong>atre created by a group of older<br />
performers. <strong>The</strong>atre that crosses<br />
boundaries effortlessly between<br />
performance art, contemporary<br />
dance, music and personal stories.<br />
Developed at West Yorkshire Playhouse<br />
through a comm<strong>is</strong>sion from <strong>The</strong> Bar<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Foundation <strong>in</strong> July 2015.<br />
Accessible Performances<br />
by Emily Brontë<br />
with choreography<br />
by David Nixon<br />
Re-imag<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
by L<strong>in</strong>da<br />
Marshall-Griffiths<br />
A work <strong>in</strong> progress<br />
by Chr<strong>is</strong>topher Ash<br />
& Carl Miller<br />
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Tue 6 - Sat 10 Sept<br />
Quarry <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £38.50 - £15<br />
‘Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Ballet at its best’<br />
- Mail on Sunday<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Fri 9 Sept<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Ballet present<br />
Immerse yourself <strong>in</strong> Cathy and Heathcliff’s<br />
turbulent love affair as <strong>the</strong> ‘best dance actors<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> world’ capture <strong>the</strong> spirit of Wu<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Heights and <strong>the</strong> untamed beauty of <strong>the</strong><br />
Yorkshire moors.<br />
Passionate and obsessive, Cathy and Heathcliff’s<br />
love <strong>is</strong> as unruly and dangerous as <strong>the</strong> moors<br />
that surround <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
As children <strong>the</strong>y are <strong>in</strong>separable, but over<br />
time <strong>the</strong>ir child<strong>is</strong>h affection deepens <strong>in</strong>to an<br />
overwhelm<strong>in</strong>g and devastat<strong>in</strong>g love.<br />
Emily Brontë’s romantic masterpiece <strong>is</strong><br />
performed to live music by Golden Globe and<br />
Academy Award nom<strong>in</strong>ated Claude-Michel<br />
Schönberg (Les M<strong>is</strong>érables, M<strong>is</strong>s Saigon &<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Ballet’s Cleopatra) with choreography<br />
by David Nixon OBE.<br />
A treasured classic reimag<strong>in</strong>ed.<br />
A timeless ballet for a modern audience.<br />
Accessible Performances<br />
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Sat 24 Sept - Sat 15 Oct<br />
Courtyard <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £30 - £13.50<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Wed 5 Oct<br />
A West Yorkshire Playhouse production<br />
Re-imag<strong>in</strong>ed by L<strong>in</strong>da Marshall-Griffiths<br />
Director Mark Rosenblatt<br />
Designer Jess Curt<strong>is</strong><br />
Lucy Snowe, alone and abandoned, boards a boat <strong>in</strong> search of purpose.<br />
Arriv<strong>in</strong>g at an archaeological site digg<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>the</strong> rema<strong>in</strong>s of <strong>the</strong> elusive<br />
Lady of Villette, she works alongside <strong>the</strong> beautiful G<strong>in</strong>, <strong>the</strong> pry<strong>in</strong>g Beck,<br />
<strong>the</strong> charm<strong>in</strong>g Dr John and <strong>the</strong> remote Professor Paul, though Lucy<br />
rema<strong>in</strong>s an outsider.<br />
Absorbed <strong>in</strong> her work to f<strong>in</strong>d a cure for <strong>the</strong> next pandemic to secure<br />
humanity’s future, can she open herself up to <strong>the</strong> possibility of love and<br />
put <strong>the</strong> bones of <strong>the</strong> past beh<strong>in</strong>d her?<br />
On <strong>the</strong> 200th anniversary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth, West Yorkshire<br />
Playhouse celebrates her unique genius with a dar<strong>in</strong>g new adaptation by<br />
a fellow Yorkshire writer, L<strong>in</strong>da Marshall-Griffiths. With echoes of <strong>the</strong><br />
illness and loss that wracked Brontë’s own life, both novel and play explore<br />
<strong>the</strong> redemptive power of love and <strong>the</strong> uncerta<strong>in</strong>ty of hold<strong>in</strong>g on to it.<br />
‘It <strong>is</strong> her f<strong>in</strong>est novel.<br />
All her force, and it <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
more tremendous for be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
constricted…’<br />
– Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Woolf<br />
Accessible Performances<br />
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Thur 20 - Sat 22 Oct<br />
Courtyard <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £8<br />
West Yorkshire Playhouse and Bobby Tiwana<br />
present work-<strong>in</strong>-progress performances of<br />
by Chr<strong>is</strong>topher Ash and Carl Miller<br />
Director Adam Lenson<br />
A new musical drama tell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> remarkable true<br />
story of four young people with huge passions<br />
and amaz<strong>in</strong>g dreams.<br />
M<strong>is</strong>fit kids from a Yorkshire village yearn to be<br />
heard, f<strong>in</strong>d fame beyond <strong>the</strong>ir wildest hopes and<br />
die tragically young. Full of energy, emotion and<br />
humour, with songs <strong>in</strong>spired by <strong>the</strong>ir shock<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
controversial genius, Wasted <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> Brontës as you<br />
have never seen <strong>the</strong>m before.<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> ‘demo-tape’ workshop gives Playhouse<br />
audiences <strong>the</strong> exclusive first chance to experience<br />
<strong>the</strong> complete show <strong>in</strong> a work-<strong>in</strong>-progress stag<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Includes strong language and sexual/drug references.<br />
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Logo design by Boom Ents<br />
Photography at BEAM:2016 by David Ovenden<br />
Co-produced by Musical <strong>The</strong>atre Network & Mercury<br />
Musical Developments supported by <strong>the</strong><br />
National <strong>The</strong>atre Studio and Soho <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Brontës: New Perspectives<br />
Know Your Place<br />
Created by Rocket, onl<strong>in</strong>e from Mon 5 Sept<br />
Know Your Place charts <strong>the</strong> geography of <strong>the</strong> Brontë’s<br />
landscape and <strong>in</strong>vites you to share your reflections on <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>me. Do you know your place?<br />
T<strong>in</strong>y Shoes<br />
by Emma Adams<br />
From Mon 5 Sept<br />
Brontë Parsonage Haworth, or download onl<strong>in</strong>e, £3<br />
Immerse yourself <strong>in</strong> th<strong>is</strong> evocative audio drama.<br />
Carrie made a huge m<strong>is</strong>take. She still doesn’t know why she did<br />
it. That’s a lie. She does know why she did it. And now she has<br />
carried th<strong>is</strong> th<strong>in</strong>g, th<strong>is</strong> th<strong>in</strong>g she can feel herself beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
love <strong>in</strong> spite of herself, across <strong>the</strong> Atlantic Ocean all <strong>the</strong> way to<br />
<strong>the</strong> Parsonage churchyard.<br />
Jane Eyre vs. Villette Debate<br />
Thur 29 Sept 6pm, Tickets £3<br />
Jo<strong>in</strong> us to decide which <strong>is</strong> Charlotte Brontë’s best novel.<br />
Celebrated poet and author Blake Morr<strong>is</strong>on advocates for<br />
Jane Eyre, while Ruth Robb<strong>in</strong>s, Professor of Victorian Literature<br />
at Leeds Beckett University, speaks for Villette.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Brontës: A Life <strong>in</strong> Letters Read<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Mon 3 Oct 7pm, Tickets £3<br />
Brontë biographer, Juliet Barker, will curate a series of read<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
of Brontë letters brought to life by actors from <strong>the</strong> company of<br />
our new production of Villette. Hear about <strong>the</strong> Brontës’ work,<br />
family and passions, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir own words.<br />
Brontës on Stage & Screen:<br />
Wu<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g Heights Screen<strong>in</strong>g & Panel D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Mon 10 Oct 6.30pm, Tickets £12<br />
Experience Andrea Arnold’s award-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g c<strong>in</strong>ematic take<br />
on <strong>the</strong> novel, with a panel d<strong>is</strong>cussion on art<strong>is</strong>ts’ approaches to<br />
Brontë adaptations.<br />
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Wasted <strong>is</strong> supported by <strong>the</strong> Kev<strong>in</strong> Spacey Foundation<br />
Photography by Emma Cooper
Tue 13 – Sat 17 Sept<br />
Barber Studio<br />
Tickets £12.50<br />
Thur 22 - Sat 24 Sept<br />
Barber Studio<br />
Tickets £12.50<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Thur 15 Sept<br />
A Utopia <strong>The</strong>atre production<br />
A West Yorkshire Playhouse production developed through Furnace<br />
By Charley Miles<br />
Director Jacqui Honess-Mart<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> only two children born <strong>in</strong> a t<strong>in</strong>y North<br />
Yorkshire village for a generation grow up and<br />
fall <strong>in</strong> love. It’s a love that’s entw<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> light<br />
on <strong>the</strong> landscape, <strong>the</strong> feasts and <strong>the</strong> festivals,<br />
<strong>the</strong> birdsong and <strong>the</strong> blackthorn bushes of<br />
home.<br />
Charley Miles’ tender debut play explores <strong>the</strong><br />
t<strong>in</strong>y changes that pull us from <strong>the</strong> places and<br />
people we love.<br />
Charley <strong>is</strong> from Kilburn, North Yorkshire.<br />
Blackthorn was written and developed with <strong>the</strong><br />
support of West Yorkshire Playhouse. It <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
first <strong>in</strong> a series of stripped back productions<br />
of new plays by writers born, ra<strong>is</strong>ed or liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
Yorkshire.<br />
Accessible Performances<br />
By Debo Oluwatum<strong>in</strong>u<br />
Director Moji Kareem<br />
<strong>The</strong> recently widowed Iyalode, a young,<br />
beautiful chief, longs to marry her low-born<br />
lover, Oguntade. Her bro<strong>the</strong>rs vehemently<br />
forbid it, but Iyalode secretly marries and<br />
gives birth. If <strong>the</strong> bro<strong>the</strong>rs d<strong>is</strong>cover <strong>the</strong><br />
deceit, a trail of torture, torment, betrayal<br />
and murder could follow.<br />
A unique West African transposition of one<br />
of <strong>the</strong> greatest dramas ever written,<br />
John Webster’s <strong>The</strong> Duchess of Malfi.<br />
Utopia <strong>The</strong>atre will run a symposium on<br />
African Performance to accompany <strong>the</strong><br />
piece on Friday 23 Sept.<br />
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Furnace: Festival celebrates <strong>the</strong> wild, unpredictable process of mak<strong>in</strong>g new<br />
<strong>the</strong>atre - from <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>itial creative spark to <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong><strong>is</strong>hed production.<br />
<strong>The</strong> fortnight <strong>in</strong>cludes two Furnace: Scratch nights; two Furnace: First Look<br />
events; a new project by <strong>the</strong> award-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g writer and director of<br />
Barrel Organ, Lulu Raczka and Ali Pidsley; a script-<strong>in</strong>-hand read<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
Zodwa Nyoni’s new comm<strong>is</strong>sion with music direction by Testament; an<br />
acclaimed children’s show by Wrongsemble; two world premiéres by<br />
Paul<strong>in</strong>e Mayers and Manic Chord, plus a host of workshops, talks and events.<br />
We’re proud to present two weeks of new work by local art<strong>is</strong>ts, developed,<br />
supported and championed by West Yorkshire Playhouse.<br />
Sat 1 Oct<br />
11am<br />
Barber Studio<br />
Tickets £8.50<br />
50 m<strong>in</strong>utes<br />
Age Guide 3+<br />
Three<br />
Created by Wrongsemble<br />
Behold as our players burst from <strong>the</strong>ir wagon<br />
of terrific tales of three to re-tell <strong>the</strong> yarns of<br />
Rumpelstiltsk<strong>in</strong>, Goldilocks and Grimm’s Three<br />
Wanderers as never before!<br />
A West Yorkshire Playhouse, LittleMighty<br />
and <strong>The</strong>atre In <strong>The</strong> Mill co-production<br />
What If I Told You<br />
Created by <strong>The</strong> Mayers Ensemble<br />
Director Chr<strong>is</strong> Goode<br />
Fri 30 Sept, 7pm<br />
Sat 1 Oct, 7pm<br />
Barber Studio £12.50<br />
Limited availability<br />
Sat 8 Oct<br />
7pm<br />
Barber Studio<br />
Tickets £12.50<br />
75 m<strong>in</strong>utes<br />
<strong>The</strong> Economy of Ecology<br />
Conceived, dev<strong>is</strong>ed and produced by<br />
Manic Chord <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Touch shapes <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d, nurtures <strong>the</strong> body and<br />
nour<strong>is</strong>hes <strong>the</strong> soul. Sk<strong>in</strong> on sk<strong>in</strong>. A busy bus,<br />
a momentary void and a tree falls. One man<br />
explores grief and <strong>the</strong> human experiences which<br />
connect us to each o<strong>the</strong>r, and <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
Throughout Paul<strong>in</strong>e Mayer’s life, people<br />
have made assumptions about her based<br />
on her gender, background and race.<br />
She’s defied <strong>the</strong>se expectations at every<br />
turn, tear<strong>in</strong>g up <strong>the</strong> narrative that society<br />
tried to impose on her.<br />
Now, Paul<strong>in</strong>e <strong>is</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ally ready to tell <strong>the</strong><br />
world her story <strong>in</strong> th<strong>is</strong> world premiére<br />
of <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong><strong>is</strong>hed version of th<strong>is</strong> one<br />
woman show directed by Chr<strong>is</strong> Goode.<br />
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See everyth<strong>in</strong>g with a FURNACE: FESTIVAL PASS for £30*<br />
*A 50% d<strong>is</strong>count across each show. Limited availability. Individual tickets are also available.<br />
Photography by Lizzie Coombes<br />
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Wed 28 Sept - Sat 15 Oct<br />
Quarry <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £30 - £13.50<br />
A West Yorkshire Playhouse and<br />
Nott<strong>in</strong>gham Playhouse <strong>The</strong>atre Company co-production<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Wed 12 Oct<br />
‘Clever, <strong>in</strong>tricate... It <strong>is</strong> good,<br />
neat, clean and bloody fun.’<br />
- <strong>The</strong> New York Times<br />
(1970 Broadway production)<br />
By Anthony Shaffer<br />
<strong>The</strong> ultimate game of cat and mouse, Sleuth <strong>is</strong> a Tony award‐w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g thriller<br />
by Anthony Shaffer where noth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>is</strong> quite as it seems.<br />
Andrew Wyke <strong>is</strong> a rich and successful mystery writer whose obsession with<br />
play<strong>in</strong>g games <strong>is</strong> <strong>in</strong> danger of los<strong>in</strong>g him everyth<strong>in</strong>g. Lur<strong>in</strong>g h<strong>is</strong> wife’s lover Milo<br />
to h<strong>is</strong> country pile, Andrew persuades him to take part <strong>in</strong> a specially created<br />
challenge.<br />
Sleuth <strong>is</strong> presented by special arrangement<br />
with SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD<br />
Director Giles Croft<br />
Designer Barney George<br />
Before long <strong>the</strong>ir power struggle descends <strong>in</strong>to a s<strong>in</strong><strong>is</strong>ter and deadly duel of<br />
wits, where noth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>is</strong> off-limits. Investigat<strong>in</strong>g a M<strong>is</strong>s<strong>in</strong>g Person, Inspector<br />
Doppler attempts to untangle fact from fiction, deception from truth and<br />
murderer from victim.<br />
In Sleuth, Shaffer creates a great contemporary classic of wit, suspense<br />
and <strong>in</strong>genuity.<br />
Accessible Performances<br />
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Tue 18 - Sat 22 Oct<br />
Quarry <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £30 - £13.50<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Broadsides and<br />
York <strong>The</strong>atre Royal present<br />
‘<strong>the</strong> most brilliantly effective<br />
sp<strong>in</strong>e-chiller you will ever<br />
encounter’<br />
- Daily Telegraph<br />
Tue 25 - Sat 29 Oct<br />
Quarry <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £30 - £13.50<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Wed 19 Oct<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Wed 26 Oct<br />
Director Barrie Rutter<br />
Cleckleywyke, a town <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> West Rid<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
1908. <strong>The</strong> Helliwells, <strong>the</strong> Parkers and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Soppitts are highly respected pillars<br />
of <strong>the</strong>ir community… but not for much<br />
longer.<br />
SUSAN HILL’S<br />
Married on <strong>the</strong> same day <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> same<br />
chapel, <strong>the</strong>y ga<strong>the</strong>r to celebrate <strong>the</strong>ir 25th<br />
wedd<strong>in</strong>g anniversary. <strong>The</strong> celebrations are<br />
short lived when <strong>the</strong>y d<strong>is</strong>cover <strong>the</strong> vicar<br />
wasn’t licensed and <strong>the</strong>y are <strong>in</strong> fact, not<br />
married.<br />
Home truths are dealt, bullies get <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
retribution and <strong>the</strong> hen-pecked are<br />
hilariously and most sat<strong>is</strong>fy<strong>in</strong>gly liberated<br />
<strong>in</strong> J B Priestley’s heartily enterta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn comedy which plays right <strong>in</strong>to<br />
<strong>the</strong> hands of <strong>the</strong> remarkable Nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
Broadsides.<br />
Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt<br />
Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes dramatically to life <strong>in</strong><br />
Stephen Mallatratt’s <strong>in</strong>genious stage adaptation.<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> gripp<strong>in</strong>g production, directed by Rob<strong>in</strong> Herford, <strong>is</strong> a brilliantly successful<br />
study <strong>in</strong> atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror.<br />
A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and h<strong>is</strong><br />
family by <strong>the</strong> spectre of a Woman <strong>in</strong> Black, engages a sceptical young actor to<br />
help him tell h<strong>is</strong> terrify<strong>in</strong>g story and exorc<strong>is</strong>e <strong>the</strong> fear that grips h<strong>is</strong> soul.<br />
It all beg<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong>nocently enough, but <strong>the</strong>n, as <strong>the</strong>y reach fur<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong>to h<strong>is</strong> darkest<br />
memories, <strong>the</strong>y f<strong>in</strong>d <strong>the</strong>mselves caught up <strong>in</strong> a world of eerie marshes and<br />
moan<strong>in</strong>g w<strong>in</strong>ds.<br />
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Thur 27 - Sat 29 Oct<br />
Courtyard <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £10<br />
‘If you have children, take<br />
<strong>the</strong>m; if you haven’t, sneak<br />
<strong>in</strong> on your own.’<br />
- Brit<strong>is</strong>h <strong>The</strong>atre Guide<br />
Watershed Productions present <strong>the</strong><br />
Polka <strong>The</strong>atre production of<br />
By Anthony Browne<br />
Adapted by Rachel Barnett<br />
with music and songs by Julian Butler<br />
Director Roman Stefanski<br />
Hannah loves gorillas. In fact she’s a bit<br />
obsessed by <strong>the</strong>m. Sometimes Hannah<br />
w<strong>is</strong>hes her dad was more like a gorilla,<br />
because <strong>the</strong>y play with <strong>the</strong>ir offspr<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
With her birthday com<strong>in</strong>g, Hannah longs<br />
for a very special present: her own real<br />
gorilla to play with. She’s d<strong>is</strong>appo<strong>in</strong>ted<br />
when her dad gets her a toy version, but<br />
<strong>the</strong>n someth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>magic</strong>al happens – her<br />
gorilla comes to life and <strong>the</strong>y embark on<br />
a thrill<strong>in</strong>g, moonlit adventure.<br />
Meet <strong>the</strong> world’s friendliest gorilla<br />
th<strong>is</strong> autumn as we present <strong>the</strong> sellout<br />
production of <strong>the</strong> award-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g<br />
picture book by former Children’s<br />
Laureate Anthony Browne, brought to<br />
you by <strong>the</strong> team who produced Charlie<br />
and Lola’s Best Bestest Play.<br />
Imag<strong>in</strong>e be<strong>in</strong>g told to leave your home...<br />
Imag<strong>in</strong>e American soldiers occupy<strong>in</strong>g your house and land...<br />
Imag<strong>in</strong>e be<strong>in</strong>g 12 and angry, with only a cat to tell your secrets to...<br />
Tue 1 - Sat 5 Nov<br />
Quarry <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £30 - £13.50<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Wed 2 Nov<br />
Kneehigh <strong>in</strong> association with Birm<strong>in</strong>gham Repertory <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
and Berkeley Repertory <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
946: <strong>The</strong> Amaz<strong>in</strong>g Story<br />
of Adolphus Tips<br />
Adapted by Michael Morpurgo<br />
and Emma Rice<br />
Well it all happened (most of it anyway) <strong>in</strong> Slapton Sands, Devon, <strong>in</strong> 1944.<br />
Based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel, 946: <strong>The</strong> Amaz<strong>in</strong>g Story of Adolphus Tips<br />
explodes everyth<strong>in</strong>g we thought we knew about <strong>the</strong> D-Day land<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
With <strong>the</strong>ir signature sorcery, Kneehigh uses music, puppetry and<br />
fool<strong>is</strong>hness to tell th<strong>is</strong> tale of war, prejudice and love. Tender, political and<br />
surpr<strong>is</strong><strong>in</strong>gly romantic, th<strong>is</strong> story f<strong>in</strong>ally reveals <strong>the</strong> secrets <strong>the</strong> US and Brit<strong>is</strong>h<br />
governments tried to keep quiet.<br />
Accessible Performances<br />
Age Guide 3+<br />
Accessible Performances<br />
Age Guide 7+<br />
Illustration by Daryl Waller<br />
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Wed 2 - Fri 4 Nov<br />
Courtyard <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £16<br />
Thur 10 - Sat 12 Nov<br />
Courtyard <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £14<br />
Lak<strong>in</strong> McCarthy and Mark Thomas <strong>in</strong> association<br />
with West Yorkshire Playhouse present<br />
Mark Thomas: <strong>The</strong> Red Shed<br />
Director Joe Douglas<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Fri 11 Nov<br />
Rasa Productions presents<br />
<strong>The</strong> Red Shed <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> third part <strong>in</strong> a trilogy that started with <strong>the</strong><br />
multi-award-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g shows Bravo Figaro and Cuckooed.<br />
A story of strikes, fights, d<strong>in</strong>ner ladies and commies. Crap beer, great beer,<br />
burgers and burger sl<strong>in</strong>gers. Pickets, placards, friendship, love, h<strong>is</strong>tory, dreams<br />
and above all remember<strong>in</strong>g. Mark Thomas recreates where it all began, a<br />
red wooden shed <strong>in</strong> Wakefield, to celebrate <strong>the</strong> Labour Club’s 50th birthday.<br />
<strong>The</strong> show will <strong>in</strong>volve <strong>the</strong> audience (<strong>in</strong> a nice way) to recreate <strong>the</strong> shed and its<br />
<strong>in</strong>habitants. Part <strong>the</strong>atre, stand up, journal<strong>is</strong>m, activ<strong>is</strong>m: it’s <strong>the</strong> story of <strong>the</strong><br />
battle for hope and <strong>the</strong> survival of a community <strong>in</strong> a small wooden shed.<br />
Written and performed<br />
by Rani Moorthy<br />
Director Kimberley Sykes<br />
Six yards of cloth, wound round tight<br />
Or draped seductively<br />
Or pulled between thighs to walk like a man<br />
Or wildly thrown toge<strong>the</strong>r,<br />
with Doc Mart<strong>in</strong> boots<br />
A modest proposal,<br />
or a political act, or a defiant one.<br />
A funny and poignant exam<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
of <strong>the</strong> momentous role of <strong>the</strong> sari.<br />
From an older Asian woman whose<br />
sar<strong>is</strong> are like her second sk<strong>in</strong>, to a<br />
young mo<strong>the</strong>r giv<strong>in</strong>g birth <strong>in</strong> a war<br />
zone, or a woman contemplat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>the</strong> sari <strong>in</strong> her f<strong>in</strong>al hours. With a rich<br />
and eclectic v<strong>is</strong>ual style, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> a<br />
bold and powerful story tak<strong>in</strong>g you<br />
beyond <strong>the</strong> Bollywood wet sari.<br />
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Mon 14 - Sat 19 Nov<br />
Courtyard <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £30 - £13.50<br />
One Nighters<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
Tue 15 Nov<br />
STARRING<br />
IAN HALLARD<br />
SHERLOCK’S<br />
MARK GATISS<br />
MIRANDA’S<br />
JAMES HOLMES<br />
Sun 6 Nov<br />
7.30pm<br />
Quarry<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £20<br />
Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Movie Doctors<br />
<strong>The</strong> nation’s ‘go to’ experts on all<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs film, take to <strong>the</strong> stage with<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir show <strong>The</strong> Movie Doctors: a<br />
new unique blend of movie trivia,<br />
forthright op<strong>in</strong>ion, and no-holdsbarred<br />
bicker<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
By Mart Crowley<br />
Director Adam Penford<br />
“Life’s a goddam laugh riot!”<br />
From <strong>the</strong> producers of <strong>the</strong> sold-out<br />
production of Beautiful Th<strong>in</strong>g comes<br />
th<strong>is</strong> eagerly anticipated revival.<br />
N<strong>in</strong>e men ga<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong> a New York<br />
apartment for a birthday celebration.<br />
Harold receives a surpr<strong>is</strong>e gift from<br />
h<strong>is</strong> friend, Emory, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> form of a<br />
beautiful male hustler. Meanwhile,<br />
party host Michael gets an unwanted<br />
surpr<strong>is</strong>e of h<strong>is</strong> own. As <strong>the</strong> booze <strong>is</strong><br />
drunk <strong>the</strong> mood sw<strong>in</strong>gs from hilarity<br />
to heartbreak.<br />
Starr<strong>in</strong>g Olivier Award-w<strong>in</strong>ner<br />
Mark Gat<strong>is</strong>s (Sherlock, Doctor Who,<br />
London Spy), Ian Hallard (Doctor Who,<br />
An Adventure <strong>in</strong> Space & Time) and<br />
James Holmes (Miranda, Psychoville).<br />
Mon 7 -<br />
Tue 8 Nov<br />
7.45pm<br />
Courtyard<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £16<br />
Simon and Mark will sign books after<br />
<strong>the</strong> show.<br />
Send <strong>in</strong> your movie ailments and<br />
dilemmas ahead of time via Twitter<br />
#MovieDoctors<br />
Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Night<br />
In Psychopath Night, Jon Ronson will<br />
recount <strong>the</strong> adventure of a lifetime<br />
- <strong>the</strong> funny, terrify<strong>in</strong>g and utterly<br />
compell<strong>in</strong>g adventure that led to h<strong>is</strong><br />
bestsell<strong>in</strong>g book <strong>The</strong> Psychopath<br />
Test.<br />
Is it true that psychopaths rule <strong>the</strong><br />
world? Or have we gone label<strong>in</strong>gcrazy?<br />
With Special Guests<br />
Mary Turner Thomson<br />
and Eleanor Longden<br />
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Fri 25 Nov - Sat 31 Dec<br />
Barber Studio<br />
Tickets £16 - £11<br />
A West Yorkshire Playhouse production<br />
By Andy Manley<br />
“All Rudolf has ever wanted to do <strong>is</strong> to pull Santa’s sleigh.<br />
But only <strong>the</strong> best re<strong>in</strong>deer get to do that. And <strong>the</strong> best re<strong>in</strong>deer<br />
don’t have red noses.”<br />
When you’re <strong>the</strong> only re<strong>in</strong>deer with a bright red nose it’s difficult<br />
to fit <strong>in</strong>, but even Rudolf has to go to school - Re<strong>in</strong>deer School.<br />
It’s not just <strong>magic</strong>al sleigh rides and all you can eat carrots;<br />
it takes a lot of hard work to make <strong>the</strong> grade to pull Santa’s sleigh<br />
especially when you’re <strong>the</strong> ‘red nose reject’.<br />
But, with a little help from <strong>The</strong> Ugly Duckl<strong>in</strong>g, and a gentle<br />
rem<strong>in</strong>der of how special he <strong>is</strong>… who knows what can be<br />
achieved when Santa calls?<br />
Age Guide 2 -6<br />
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and produced by Macrobert Arts Centre.<br />
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A Curve and Rose <strong>The</strong>atre K<strong>in</strong>gston production<br />
<strong>in</strong> association with West Yorkshire Playhouse<br />
Fri 2 Dec - Sat 21 Jan<br />
Courtyard <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £20 - £16<br />
Accessible Performances<br />
By Roald Dahl<br />
Adapted by David Wood<br />
Director Nikolai Foster<br />
Designer Isla Shaw<br />
“A real witch could smell you across <strong>the</strong> street…<br />
to a witch, you would smell like fresh dog dropp<strong>in</strong>gs!”<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas, Roald Dahl’s scariest book <strong>is</strong><br />
brought to life <strong>in</strong> a tremendously terrify<strong>in</strong>g treat<br />
for <strong>the</strong> whole family.<br />
Witches absolutely detest children. <strong>The</strong>y f<strong>in</strong>d <strong>the</strong>m<br />
revolt<strong>in</strong>g and are plann<strong>in</strong>g to wipe <strong>the</strong>m out like<br />
weasels! <strong>The</strong>y want to squ<strong>is</strong>h <strong>the</strong>m and squiggle<br />
<strong>the</strong>m and make <strong>the</strong>m d<strong>is</strong>appear. But one brave<br />
young boy and h<strong>is</strong> grandmo<strong>the</strong>r have a plan to get<br />
rid of <strong>the</strong> witches for good… if only <strong>the</strong>y can avoid<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g turned <strong>in</strong>to mice.<br />
Directed by Nikolai Foster (Annie, White Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas),<br />
<strong>The</strong> Witches features a hugely talented cast of<br />
actor-musicians and m<strong>in</strong>d boggl<strong>in</strong>g illusions that<br />
will leave you flabbergasted!<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Age Guide 5+<br />
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Artwork © Quent<strong>in</strong> Blake <strong>The</strong> Witches 1983<br />
Used by arrangement with <strong>The</strong> Random House Group Limited.<br />
www.roalddahl.com<br />
www.davidwood.org.uk<br />
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Wed 30 Nov - Sat 21 Jan<br />
Quarry <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Tickets £45 - £13.50<br />
West Yorkshire Playhouse and Global Creatures present<br />
THE UK PREMIÉRE OF THE HIT MUSICAL<br />
Get ready to fall <strong>in</strong> love with Strictly Ballroom <strong>The</strong> Musical.<br />
From <strong>the</strong> award w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g v<strong>is</strong>ionary Baz Luhrmann, creator of Moul<strong>in</strong> Rouge,<br />
Romeo & Juliet and <strong>The</strong> Great Gatsby, comes Strictly Ballroom, a brand new<br />
musical for <strong>the</strong> stage <strong>in</strong>spired by h<strong>is</strong> classic film.<br />
Premiér<strong>in</strong>g at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Strictly Ballroom <strong>The</strong> Musical tells<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>spir<strong>in</strong>g story of Scott, a championship ballroom dancer who defies all<br />
<strong>the</strong> rules and follows h<strong>is</strong> heart, not only to f<strong>in</strong>d h<strong>is</strong> true call<strong>in</strong>g but also h<strong>is</strong><br />
true love. Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award-w<strong>in</strong>ner<br />
Drew McOnie and featur<strong>in</strong>g songs from <strong>the</strong> hit film <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Love Is In<br />
<strong>The</strong> Air, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and Time After Time, th<strong>is</strong> dazzl<strong>in</strong>g new<br />
musical <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> perfect show for all <strong>the</strong> family th<strong>is</strong> Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas.<br />
Don’t m<strong>is</strong>s your chance to experience <strong>the</strong> story that <strong>in</strong>spired<br />
<strong>the</strong> world to dance.<br />
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Creative<br />
Engagement<br />
Nurtur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Inclusive<br />
Collaborative<br />
Vital<br />
First Floor<br />
for all young people<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre of Sanctuary<br />
for refugees and asylum seekers<br />
Play<br />
for schools and colleges<br />
Heydays<br />
for over 55s<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
and career pathways<br />
Beautiful Octopus Club<br />
for adults with learn<strong>in</strong>g d<strong>is</strong>abilities<br />
Our Time<br />
for people liv<strong>in</strong>g with dementia<br />
Youth <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
talent development<br />
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West Yorkshire Playhouse ...so many ways to<br />
d<strong>is</strong>cover and enjoy your creativity!<br />
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• £1 off <strong>the</strong> cover price of all Playhouse<br />
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Invest <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> future of <strong>the</strong> Playhouse<br />
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Your help ensures great drama, passion, excitement<br />
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As a reg<strong>is</strong>tered charity (225460) <strong>the</strong> Playhouse relies<br />
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work both on stage and with our communities.<br />
Jane Asher as M<strong>is</strong>s Hav<strong>is</strong>ham <strong>in</strong><br />
Great Expectations, 2016<br />
Photography by Idil Sukan<br />
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Stephen Mat<strong>the</strong>ws as <strong>The</strong> Child Catcher<br />
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Photography by Alastair Muir<br />
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Next Season Spr<strong>in</strong>g 2017<br />
A 21st Century Playhouse<br />
Phoenix Dance <strong>The</strong>atre present<br />
Mixed Programme 2017<br />
Phoenix Dance <strong>The</strong>atre return with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
latest programme of thrill<strong>in</strong>g and dynamic<br />
contemporary dance.<br />
Douglas Thorpe’s Beast explores <strong>the</strong><br />
consequences of choice, followed by<br />
Sandr<strong>in</strong>e Mon<strong>in</strong>’s debut work challeng<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>the</strong> poetic tensions between viciousness and<br />
sensuality. And, f<strong>in</strong>ally, co-comm<strong>is</strong>sioned<br />
with <strong>The</strong> Royal Ballet, Itzik Galili reworks h<strong>is</strong><br />
powerful Until.With/Out.Enough.<br />
Page \ Park Architects appo<strong>in</strong>ted to help<br />
redevelop <strong>the</strong> Playhouse.<br />
Have you heard about plans for a major redevelopment<br />
of West Yorkshire Playhouse? Those plans have now<br />
taken a major step forward with <strong>the</strong> appo<strong>in</strong>tment of<br />
Glasgow-based Page \ Park Architects to create a<br />
design which real<strong>is</strong>es our ambitions.<br />
Page \ Park have great experience <strong>in</strong> design<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>the</strong><br />
arts, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g three major cultural projects <strong>in</strong> Scotland:<br />
<strong>The</strong> Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, an<br />
award-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g venue created from a cluster of ex<strong>is</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g<br />
build<strong>in</strong>gs, which has become one of <strong>the</strong> most popular<br />
contemporary arts spaces to v<strong>is</strong>it <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre Royal, Glasgow<br />
Tommy <strong>the</strong> Musical<br />
<strong>The</strong> New Wolsey <strong>The</strong>atre, <strong>in</strong> association with<br />
Ramps on <strong>the</strong> Moon, presents Tommy <strong>the</strong><br />
Musical, based on <strong>the</strong> iconic 1969 rock concept<br />
album by <strong>The</strong> Who.<br />
With a cast of 20 performers and musicians, th<strong>is</strong><br />
<strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> story of <strong>the</strong> p<strong>in</strong>ball-play<strong>in</strong>g boy which has<br />
<strong>in</strong>spired and amazed audiences for more than<br />
40 years.<br />
A one-of-a-k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>the</strong>atrical event.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre Royal, Glasgow, where a strik<strong>in</strong>g new<br />
foyer has transformed <strong>the</strong> experience for v<strong>is</strong>itors at<br />
every level of <strong>the</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Eden Court <strong>The</strong>atre, Inverness, which like <strong>the</strong><br />
Playhouse required a significant refurb<strong>is</strong>hment<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g relocation of <strong>the</strong> entrance to <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r side of<br />
<strong>the</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Playhouse project <strong>is</strong> about far more than just about<br />
<strong>the</strong> bricks and mortar of <strong>the</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g, and Page \ Park’s<br />
clear understand<strong>in</strong>g of th<strong>is</strong> makes <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> obvious<br />
choice to jo<strong>in</strong> us on th<strong>is</strong> journey.<br />
We will be shar<strong>in</strong>g ideas and keep<strong>in</strong>g you up to date on<br />
our website throughout <strong>the</strong> course of th<strong>is</strong> season.<br />
Watch th<strong>is</strong> space.<br />
Auditorium, Eden Court <strong>The</strong>atre, Inverness<br />
Cast of <strong>The</strong> Government Inspector, Ramps on <strong>the</strong> Moon,<br />
2016. Photography by Robert Day<br />
Eden Court <strong>The</strong>atre, Inverness<br />
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Café & Bar<br />
Our café <strong>is</strong> open throughout <strong>the</strong> day from Monday to Saturday - it’s<br />
<strong>the</strong> perfect spot for breakfast or lunch, convenient for catch<strong>in</strong>g up<br />
with friends or hav<strong>in</strong>g a bus<strong>in</strong>ess meet<strong>in</strong>g. We offer table service<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> café from 5pm, book via <strong>the</strong> website or box office. On<br />
performance days, <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> bar <strong>is</strong> open from 5pm. Beat <strong>the</strong> queues<br />
and pre-order your <strong>in</strong>terval dr<strong>in</strong>ks, which will be ready when you<br />
come out of <strong>the</strong> auditorium. If you’re short on time, our coffee shop<br />
<strong>is</strong> open before performances serv<strong>in</strong>g light bites.<br />
Conferences & Events<br />
As well as be<strong>in</strong>g a world-class <strong>the</strong>atre, <strong>the</strong> Playhouse <strong>is</strong> an<br />
establ<strong>is</strong>hed conference, meet<strong>in</strong>g and events venue. We can offer a<br />
unique and tailored conference and hospitality packages for groups<br />
of all sizes from family parties to corporate d<strong>in</strong>ners before a show.<br />
For more details please email conferences@wyp.org.uk<br />
Build<strong>in</strong>g Tours<br />
Take a beh<strong>in</strong>d-<strong>the</strong>-scenes look at what goes <strong>in</strong>to putt<strong>in</strong>g our<br />
productions on <strong>the</strong> stage and an <strong>in</strong>sight <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> h<strong>is</strong>tory of West<br />
Yorkshire Playhouse. Tours are held monthly check <strong>the</strong> website or<br />
Box Office for dates and availability. Places are limited and book<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> advance <strong>is</strong> essential.<br />
Costume Hire<br />
Explore our vast array of costumes, let your imag<strong>in</strong>ation run<br />
wild and create a unique outfit to impress. As well as cater<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for <strong>in</strong>dividuals, our experienced team works with professional<br />
organ<strong>is</strong>ations, amateur dramatic and education groups. Located<br />
<strong>in</strong> our St. Peter’s Square build<strong>in</strong>g, for more <strong>in</strong>formation please v<strong>is</strong>it<br />
<strong>the</strong> website or email sally.stone@wyp.org.uk<br />
Information<br />
West Yorkshire Playhouse <strong>is</strong> on Quarry Hill,<br />
opposite <strong>the</strong> bus station <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> centre of Leeds.<br />
Box Office<br />
You can call <strong>the</strong> box office from 9am to 6pm, Monday to<br />
Saturday for telephone sales and enquiries. <strong>The</strong> box office<br />
counter will rema<strong>in</strong> open until 15 m<strong>in</strong>utes after <strong>the</strong> start of<br />
any even<strong>in</strong>g performances for ticket collection, sales and<br />
enquiries. D<strong>is</strong>counts apply to senior citizens (65+ and retired),<br />
students and children under 18 <strong>in</strong> full-time education,<br />
Leeds Card Holders and anyone receiv<strong>in</strong>g d<strong>is</strong>ability or<br />
unemployment benefits. D<strong>is</strong>counted tickets are subject to<br />
availability and only one d<strong>is</strong>count <strong>is</strong> applicable per ticket.<br />
We have a £1.75 transaction fee for each book<strong>in</strong>g, not each<br />
ticket. Th<strong>is</strong> fee applies to all phone and <strong>in</strong>ternet sales, but<br />
not face-to-face book<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
Gett<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>re<br />
By Car<br />
Quarry Hill car park <strong>is</strong> right next to <strong>the</strong> Playhouse. Blue Badge<br />
Holders can park <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> car park for free. D<strong>is</strong>abled park<strong>in</strong>g <strong>is</strong><br />
also available on Playhouse Square, directly outside <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong><br />
entrance. <strong>The</strong>se car parks are operated by Leeds City Council<br />
and park<strong>in</strong>g <strong>is</strong> only £2 after 6pm.<br />
We also offer d<strong>is</strong>counted park<strong>in</strong>g at <strong>the</strong> nearby Leeds <strong>The</strong><br />
Markets – NCP on New York Street. To obta<strong>in</strong> your d<strong>is</strong>count you<br />
need to ask for a voucher at <strong>the</strong> box office. <strong>The</strong> postcode for your<br />
Satnav <strong>is</strong> LS2 7EA. Please note that th<strong>is</strong> car park closes at 11pm.<br />
By Tra<strong>in</strong><br />
Leeds City Station <strong>is</strong> approximately a 20-m<strong>in</strong>ute walk away. For<br />
tra<strong>in</strong> times and travel updates call National Rail Enquiries on<br />
08457 484950 or search <strong>the</strong> website www.nationalrail.co.uk<br />
By Bus<br />
<strong>The</strong> Playhouse <strong>is</strong> located opposite <strong>the</strong> bus and National<br />
Express coach stations. For local bus and tra<strong>in</strong> times, call <strong>the</strong><br />
METROLINE <strong>in</strong>formation service on 0113 245 7676.<br />
Address<br />
West Yorkshire Playhouse,<br />
Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP.<br />
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Photography by Hannah Carter-Brown<br />
and Anthony Robl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
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Diary Dates<br />
Aug<br />
QUARRY THEATRE COURTYARD THEATRE BARBER STUDIO<br />
Fri 26/08/16 Carnival K<strong>in</strong>g & Queen Show 7.30pm<br />
Sept<br />
QUARRY THEATRE COURTYARD THEATRE BARBER STUDIO<br />
Tue 06/09/16 Wu<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g Heights 7.30pm<br />
Wed 07/09/16 Wu<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g Heights 7.30pm<br />
Thu 08/09/16 Wu<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g Heights 2pm, 7.30pm<br />
Fri 09/09/16 Wu<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g Heights 7.30pm PSD<br />
Sat 10/09/16 Wu<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g Heights 2pm AD , 7.30pm<br />
Tue 13/09/16 Blackthorn 7.30pm<br />
Wed 14/09/16 Anniversary 1.30pm CN , 7.45pm CN Blackthorn 7.30pm CN<br />
Thu 15/09/16 Anniversary 7.45pm Blackthorn 7.30pm<br />
Fri 16/09/16 Anniversary 7.45pm PSD<br />
Blackthorn 7.30pm BSL<br />
Sat 17/09/16 Anniversary 1.30pm CN DF , 7.45pm Blackthorn 2pm, 7.30pm<br />
Thu 22/09/16 7pm CN<br />
Fri 23/09/16 7pm<br />
Sat 24/09/16 Villette 7.45pm CN<br />
2pm, 7pm<br />
Mon 26/09/16 Villette 7.45pm<br />
Tue 27/09/16 Villette 7.45pm CN<br />
Furnace: Scratch 7pm BSL<br />
Wed 28/09/16 Sleuth 7.30pm CN<br />
Villette 7.45pm Furnace: First Look 7pm BSL<br />
Thu 29/09/16 Sleuth 1.30pm CN , 7.30pm Villette 2pm, 7.45pm Furnace: A Girl In School... 7pm<br />
*Jane Eyre vs. Villette Debate 6pm<br />
Fri 30/09/16 Sleuth 7.30pm Villette 7.45pm Furnace: What If... 7pm BSL<br />
Oct<br />
QUARRY THEATRE COURTYARD THEATRE BARBER STUDIO<br />
Sat 01/10/16 Sleuth 2pm, 7.30pm Villette 2.30pm BSL CN , 7.45pm Furnace: Three 11am BSL<br />
Mon 03/10/16 Brontës: A Life <strong>in</strong> Letters 7pm<br />
Furnace: What If... 7pm BSL<br />
Tue 04/10/16 Sleuth 7.30pm Villette 7.45pm Furnace: Scratch 7pm BSL<br />
Wed 05/10/16 Sleuth 7.30pm CAP CN<br />
Villette 7.45pm PSD<br />
Furnace: First Look 7pm BSL<br />
Thu 06/10/16 Sleuth 1.30pm, 7.30pm BSL CN Villette 2pm, 7.45pm AD CN<br />
Furnace: Speak Up! Read<strong>in</strong>g 7pm<br />
Fri 07/10/16 Sleuth 7.30pm AD CN<br />
Villette 7.45pm<br />
Sat 08/10/16 Sleuth 2pm, 7.30pm Villette 2.30pm AD CN , 7.45pm Furnace: Economy of Ecology 7pm<br />
Mon 10/10/16 Brontës: On Stage & Screen 6.30pm<br />
Tue 11/10/16 Sleuth 7.30pm Villette 7.45pm<br />
Wed 12/10/16 Sleuth 7.30pm PSD<br />
Villette 7.45pm<br />
Thu 13/10/16 Sleuth 1.30pm, 7.30pm Villette 2pm, 7.45pm<br />
Fri 14/10/16 Sleuth 7.30pm Villette 7.45pm<br />
Sat 15/10/16 Sleuth 2pm AD CN , 7.30pm Villette 2.30pm, 7.45pm<br />
Tue 18/10/16 When We Are Married 7.30pm<br />
Wed 19/10/16 When We Are Married 7.30pm PSD<br />
Thu 20/10/16 When We Are Married 1.30pm, 7.30pm Wasted 7.45pm CN<br />
Fri 21/10/16 When We Are Married 7.30pm Wasted 7.45pm<br />
Sat 22/10/16 When We Are Married 2pm, 7.30pm Wasted 2.30pm CN , 7.45pm<br />
Tue 25/10/16 Woman In Black 1.30pm, 7.30pm<br />
Wed 26/10/16 Woman In Black 7.30pm PSD<br />
Thu 27/10/16 Woman In Black 1.30pm, 7.30pm Gorilla 1.45pm, 4pm<br />
Fri 28/10/16 Woman In Black 7.30pm Gorilla 11am RP , 1.45pm, 4pm<br />
Sat 29/10/16 Woman In Black 2pm, 7.30pm Gorilla 11am, 1.45pm, 4pm<br />
CN<br />
CAP<br />
CN<br />
CN<br />
PSD<br />
PSD<br />
PSD<br />
Nov<br />
QUARRY THEATRE COURTYARD THEATRE BARBER STUDIO<br />
Tue 01/11/16 946: <strong>The</strong> Amaz<strong>in</strong>g... 7.30pm<br />
Wed 02/11/16 946: <strong>The</strong> Amaz<strong>in</strong>g... 7.30pm BSL CN PSD Mark Thomas... 7.45pm<br />
Thu 03/11/16 946: <strong>The</strong> Amaz<strong>in</strong>g... 1.30pm, 7.30pm Mark Thomas... 7.45pm<br />
Fri 04/11/16 946: <strong>The</strong> Amaz<strong>in</strong>g... 7.30pm Mark Thomas... 7.45pm<br />
Sat 05/11/16 946: <strong>The</strong> Amaz<strong>in</strong>g... 2pm AD CN , 7.30pm<br />
Sun 06/11/16 Simon Mayo & Mark Kermode... 7.30pm<br />
Mon 07/11/16<br />
Jon Ronson... 7.45pm<br />
Tue 08/11/16 Jon Ronson... 7.45pm<br />
Thu 10/11/16 Whose Sari Now? 7.45pm<br />
Fri 11/11/16 Whose Sari Now? 7.45pm<br />
Sat 12/11/16 Whose Sari Now? 2.30pm, 7.45pm<br />
Mon 14/11/16<br />
Boys In <strong>The</strong> Band 7.45pm<br />
Tue 15/11/16 Boys In <strong>The</strong> Band 7.45pm<br />
Wed 16/11/16<br />
Boys In <strong>The</strong> Band 7.45pm<br />
Thu 17/11/16 Boys In <strong>The</strong> Band 2pm, 7.45pm<br />
Fri 18/11/16 Boys In <strong>The</strong> Band 7.45pm<br />
Sat 19/11/16 Boys In <strong>The</strong> Band 2.30pm, 7.45pm<br />
Fri 25/11/16 Rudolf 3.30pm<br />
Sat 26/11/16 Rudolf 3.30pm<br />
Tue 29/11/16 Rudolf 10.30am CN , 1pm<br />
Wed 30/11/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm CN<br />
Rudolf 1pm<br />
Dec<br />
QUARRY THEATRE COURTYARD THEATRE BARBER STUDIO<br />
Thu 01/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm CN<br />
Rudolf 1pm<br />
Fri 02/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm CN<br />
<strong>The</strong> Witches 7pm CN<br />
Rudolf 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Sat 03/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm CN<br />
<strong>The</strong> Witches 7pm CN<br />
Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Mon 05/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm<br />
CN<br />
Tue 06/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 7pm CN<br />
Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm<br />
Wed 07/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 7pm Rudolf 1pm<br />
Thu 08/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm<br />
Fri 09/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Sat 10/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm BSL , 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Sun 11/12/16 <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.30pm, 5pm<br />
Tue 13/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm BSL CN Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm<br />
Wed 14/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm Rudolf 10.30am, 3.30pm<br />
Thu 15/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Fri 16/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Sat 17/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Sun 18/12/16 <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.30pm, 5pm<br />
Mon 19/12/16 Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Tue 20/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Wed 21/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Thu 22/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Fri 23/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Sat 24/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
MERRY CHRISTMAS<br />
Mon 26/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Tue 27/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Wed 28/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Thu 29/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Fri 30/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
Sat 31/12/16 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm Rudolf 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm<br />
PSD<br />
PSD<br />
CN<br />
CN<br />
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*Congreve Room<br />
DF Dementia Friendly PSD Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion RP Relaxed Performance
Jan 2017<br />
QUARRY THEATRE<br />
COURTYARD THEATRE<br />
HAPPY NEW YEAR<br />
Tue 03/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm<br />
Wed 04/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm AD <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm AD CN<br />
Thu 05/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm<br />
Fri 06/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 12pm RP , 7pm<br />
Sat 07/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm<br />
Sun 08/01/17 <strong>The</strong> Witches 5pm<br />
Tue 10/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 6pm RP<br />
<strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm<br />
Wed 11/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm BSL<br />
<strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm<br />
Thu 12/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm CAP , 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm<br />
Fri 13/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm CAP<br />
<strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm<br />
Sat 14/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm AD , 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm<br />
Sun 15/01/17 <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.30pm, 5pm<br />
Tue 17/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm DF , 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm<br />
Wed 18/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm<br />
Thu 19/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 10am, 1.15pm<br />
Fri 20/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm, 7pm CAP CN<br />
Sat 21/01/17 Strictly Ballroom... 1.30pm, 7.30pm <strong>The</strong> Witches 1.15pm AD CN , 7pm<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre Maps<br />
Quarry <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
KEY: AD Audio Described BSL Brit<strong>is</strong>h Sign Language<br />
CAP<br />
Captioned<br />
CN<br />
Community Network<br />
DF<br />
Dementia Friendly<br />
PSD<br />
Post Show D<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />
RP<br />
Relaxed Performance<br />
Accessible Performances<br />
Audio Described - Live<br />
commentary via personal<br />
headphones for bl<strong>in</strong>d and<br />
v<strong>is</strong>ually impaired people.<br />
Brit<strong>is</strong>h Sign Language -<br />
Interpreted performance for<br />
BSL users.<br />
Captioned - Engl<strong>is</strong>h text<br />
d<strong>is</strong>played on a unit, for deaf or<br />
hear<strong>in</strong>g-impaired people.<br />
We offer free companion seats.<br />
We welcome guide dogs and<br />
hear<strong>in</strong>g dogs.<br />
Textphone 18001 <strong>the</strong>n 0113 213 7700<br />
Access enquiries email:<br />
access@wyp.org.uk<br />
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Relaxed Performance -<br />
Adapted to meet <strong>the</strong> needs<br />
of audience members with<br />
learn<strong>in</strong>g d<strong>is</strong>abilities.<br />
Dementia Friendly - Adapted<br />
to meet <strong>the</strong> needs of people<br />
liv<strong>in</strong>g with dementia.<br />
Community Network - Our<br />
scheme to enable community<br />
groups that face f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />
or access barriers to attend<br />
shows at <strong>the</strong> Playhouse.<br />
Access Partner<br />
Courtyard <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
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West Yorkshire Playhouse <strong>is</strong> grateful<br />
to our funders and supporters.<br />
Major Funders<br />
Corporate Partner<br />
Access Partner<br />
@wyplayhouse<br />
westyorkshireplayhouse<br />
westyorkshireplayhouse<br />
Leeds <strong>The</strong>atre Trust Limited. Charity No. 255460<br />
VAT No. 545 4890 17 Company No. 926862, England Wales<br />
Reg<strong>is</strong>tered address Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UP<br />
0113 213 7700 wyp.org.uk<br />
All details are correct at <strong>the</strong> time of pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g.