Past shows

Playhouse production
Small Island

12 – 28 Mar 2026

Journey from the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica to the cold, grey streets of 1940s London in Small Island.

For artists
Verity Bargate Award Workshop

24 Mar 2026

We are delighted to be partnering with Soho Theatre to host a free workshop for writers to find out how to submit their play to the Verity Bargate Award. Launched…

Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival

17 – 18 Mar 2026

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at Leeds Playhouse. 

For artists
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Tour Pack Workshop

10 Mar 2026

If you want programmers to book your show, you need a tour pack. But what are the do’s, don’ts, and don’t-forgets you need to help yours stand out?

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Open Iftar 2026

4 Mar 2026

We warmly invite you to join us on 4 March for Leeds Playhouse’s fifth annual Open Iftar.

It Walks Around The House At Night

27 – 28 Feb 2026

CAP
Captioned
PSD
Post Show Discussion

A ghost story by Tim Foley · Directed by Neil Bettles. From the company behind Driftwood and How Not To Drown.

Playhouse production
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

14 – 28 Feb 2026

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Audio Described
BSL
BSL Interpreted
CAP
Captioned
TT
Touch Tour

The world's no longer what it seems. In the depths of winter, discover the magic of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as you’ve never seen it before.

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

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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”.

  • 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