A lone figure walks down a cobblestone street in the rain, with silhouetted buildings in the background. On the right, there is text that reads 'Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities'.
22 – 26 Sep 2026

Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities

22 – 26 Sep 2026

  • Tickets
    £17.00 - £57.00

    Bookings are subject to a £2.95 transaction fee.

  • Venue
    Quarry
  • Age guidance
    11+
  • Group bookings

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. 

In 1770s Paris, revolution is stirring. Sydney Carton is a brilliant yet cynical barrister from England. Charles Darnay is the rebel child of French aristocrats. When they both fall for charming émigré Lucie Manette, a chain of events is set in motion which will endanger everyone. As the Reign of Terror rages on the streets of Paris, for some, love is a lifeline; for others, a sentence to the guillotine. 

Adapted by Terence Rattigan (The Winslow BoyThe Deep Blue Sea) and John Gielgud, based on one of the best-selling novels of all time, this epic story of love, sacrifice and redemption asks: is there any price too great to pay for love?  

A Tale of Two Cities is a Marlowe Theatre production, directed by Michael Fentiman (Amélie, RSC’s Titus AndronicusThe Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeLoot). 

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Tue 22 Sep
7.30pm
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Wed 23 Sep
7.30pm
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Thu 24 Sep
1pm
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Thu 24 Sep
7.30pm
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Fri 25 Sep
7.30pm
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Sat 26 Sep
2.30pm
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Martin Bassindale

Stryver and Defarge

Scarlett Brookes

Miss Pross, Judge and Road Mender

Samuel Collings

Sydney Carton and Marquis de St. Evrémonde

David Hickey

Ensemble

Jasmine Kerr

Ensemble

Jordan Loughran

Lucie Manette and Seamstress

Roger Ringrose

Lorry and Gabelle

Ed Sayer

Charles Darnay and Brother of Marquis de St. Evrémonde

Robyn Sinclair

Madame Defarge, Attorney General and Patrol

Simon Startin

Barsad and Gaspard

François Testory

Dr. Manette and François

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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