Open Season

27 Jun – 19 Jul 2025

Tickets
Pay What You Can
Venue
Leeds Playhouse Spaces

A huge welcome back to our annual festival of community performance. This year's theme is 'A Leeds United'.

Join us to celebrate as our stages come alive with the communities of Leeds sharing stories of our proud, diverse city.

The festival features performances and work from community groups, organisations, and schools.

Click here to download the digital programme.

EVENTS

LS18 Rocks

1 Jul 2025

Leeds Playhouse will be transformed into the house of rock (and pop) as the musical superstars of tomorrow from award winning live performance music school LS18 Rocks return to shake, rattle and roll the Quarry stage.

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Heydays United

2 Jul 2025

Music, dancing and short response pieces on the theme of ‘A Leeds United’ from the Playhouse's Heydays group.

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‘Together Means More’ by Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust

3 Jul 2025

A showcase of performances from the 3 secondary schools that make up the Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust.

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‘Forward to the Future’ by the Leeds Playhouse Youth Theatre

5 Jul 2025

What will Leeds be like in 2045? That is the question we asked our Junior Youth Theatre, and this show is how they responded.

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‘Lost Time’ by Invisible Pain Theatre Company

7 Jul 2025

Invisible Pain Theatre Company presents their show Lost Time, a thought-provoking showcase of performances highlighting the struggles of those with dementia and memory loss.

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MAP Charity Exhibition & Taster Session

9 Jul 2025

MAP Charity, based in Leeds, is an organisation and alternative education provision dedicated to supporting young people aged 11-16 who are at risk of permanent exclusion from mainstream education.

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