Past shows - Leeds Playhouse

Mark Thomas in Ordinary Decent Criminal

12 – 13 Nov 2025

Meet recovering addict Frankie, played by renowned political comedian Mark Thomas.

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Talking: Candice Brathwaite

11 Nov 2025

An inspirational evening with critically acclaimed author, podcaster, advocate and TV presenter Candice Brathwaite.

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Children & young people

The Colour of Dinosaurs

7 – 8 Nov 2025

Audio Described

BSL

BSL Interpreted

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Touch Tour

Have you ever wondered what a dinosaur might do in a day? Or what they actually looked like? What colour were they? Were they really green like they are in…

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Leeds Conservatoire: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

1 Nov 2025

The monster is only half the story.

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Leeds Conservatoire: Jekyll & Hyde

30 Oct 2025

Everyone has another face they hide behind.

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Last few

Sandi Toksvig: Friends of Dorothy

28 Oct 2025

Come and join the comedian, broadcaster, campaigner (and tiny Danish beacon of hope) for an evening celebrating her love and passion for writers and books.

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Transform 25

21 – 25 Oct 2025

Transform 25 is a festival of powerful international performance, happening from 21–25 October 2025 right here in Leeds.

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Dear Laila

23 – 25 Oct 2025

Through the story of one family, this intimate, interactive installation shares the Palestinian experience of displacement and resistance.

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IT’S GOT LEGS!!!!!!!

25 Oct 2025

Vulgar, visceral and vampy, IT’S GOT LEGS!!!!!!! explores the artists’ fascination with the filthy and the glamorous, the pathetic and the perverse.

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The Last Supper – Youth Theatre Trip

25 Oct 2025

Food, farewells, religion, transition – Brazilian artist collective MEXA present The Last Supper, a performance-banquet.

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Magic Maids

25 Oct 2025

Magic Maids is a feral incantation that interweaves performance, pageantry and possession to connect European witch hunts with modern migrant women's labour exploitation.

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