Past shows

Dreaming of: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Youth Theatre Response Piece

23 Feb 2026

Our Senior’s 2 Youth Theatre and Young Company have things to say...

For artists
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Small Scale Big Impact

19 Feb 2026

A workshop for early career designers making work for fringe or studio scale venues.

Little M

17 Feb 2026

AD
Audio Described
TT
Touch Tour

Have you ever wondered what’s below the surface?

Voices of Resilience

5 Feb 2026

PSD
Post Show Discussion

An evening of diaries, poetry and music from Gaza, presented by Comma Press. 

Last few
Sara Pascoe – I Am A Strange Gloop

4 Feb 2026

Sara Pascoe is a comedian and her children don’t sleep and her kitchen won’t clean itself and her husband “doesn’t want to be in it”.

For artists
Sold out
Sending Out Your Script

16 Jan – 4 Feb 2026

A guide for playwrights who want to submit work to theatres and competitions.

Last few
Bridget Christie: Jacket Potato Pizza

30 Jan 2026

CAP
Captioned

Little Wander in association with PBJ Management presents...

Last few
Uncanny: Fear of the Dark

27 – 29 Jan 2026

The first Uncanny live stage show I KNOW WHAT I SAW was one of the best-selling paranormal shows in theatre history.

Playhouse production
A Christmas Carol

20 Nov 2025 – 17 Jan 2026

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Audio Described
BSL
BSL Interpreted
CAP
Captioned
RP
Relaxed Performance
DF
Dementia Friendly
TT
Touch Tour

Join us for festive magic and an unforgettable journey of redemption and cheer.

Stick Man

6 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026

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Audio Described
BSL
BSL Interpreted
CAP
Captioned
RP
Relaxed Performance
TT
Touch Tour

Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man is back in town!

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Emporium Curioso 2

17 – 18 Dec 2025

RP
Relaxed Performance

Tucked away on a quiet little street, away from all the hustle and the bustle, sits a little shop. It’s coming up to Christmas, so you’d think that there’d be lots of customers this morning, but it’s unusually quiet. Maybe it’s all the snow!

Arts at the Arms Scratch Night

12 Dec 2025

BSL
BSL Interpreted

Arts at the Arms returns to the Playhouse for its popular Scratch Night, bringing the best of Yorkshire talent to the people.

  • 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