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Get ready for The Grinch to steal Christmas – and the stage – at Leeds Playhouse in 2026

27 Jan 2026

Television star Julie Hesmondhalgh to join Palestinian writer Sondos Sabra in performance of Gazan diaries and poetry at Leeds Playhouse

26 Jan 2026

Leeds Playhouse announces major revival of August Wilson’s Fences as first Autumn 2026 season show

21 Jan 2026

Leeds Playhouse has announced its first show of Autumn/Winter 2026 working with pioneering theatre company Headlong on a brand-new production of Augus...

Exciting cast and creative team announced for Olivier Award-winning director Matthew Xia’s powerful new take on Small Island

20 Jan 2026

Director praises ‘talented, courageous and empathetic’ group of artists joining him on his deeply personal creative journey

INTERVIEW: A Grain of Sand writer/director and performer/co-devisor talk about providing a light in dark times

15 Jan 2026

Lyn Gardner talks to Elias Matar and Sarah Agha about creating a powerful solo play that explores war through the eyes of children.

Powerful new production looking at war through the eyes of a child comes to our Courtyard Theatre

31 Dec 2025

One-woman show commissioned by London Palestine Film Festival based on testimonies and poems from children in Gaza comes to the the Playhouse from 6-7...