Past shows - Leeds Playhouse

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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The Joystick and The Reins

24 Oct 2025

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Eve Stainton’s unnerving choreographic performance explores societal suspicion and the construction of threat.

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Fin vs History: Live!

23 Oct 2025

Join Fin Taylor and Horatio Gould on their trademark disgusting sofa for their first live episodes of their new smash hit podcast.

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EXXY (TRANSFORM 25)

22 – 23 Oct 2025

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Audacious, vulnerable and tender, Exxy explores imposter syndrome and fluctuating self-worth against the backdrop of working-class beginnings in the Australian outback.

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Free

23 Oct 2025

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Leeds’ very own Akeim Toussaint Buck presents Free, a joyful, immersive dance show that celebrates Reggae and its radical history.

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Surrender

22 Oct 2025

A one-off event where artists explore surrendering to uncontrollable forces through playful experiment, serious entertainment, food and conversation.

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EXXY – Youth Theatre Trip

22 Oct 2025

How do you continue to value yourself when society doesn’t value you?

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The Things Around Us

22 Oct 2025

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In this solo performance – somewhere between jazz and stand-up comedy – darkly humorous true stories about other people mix with a haunting soundscape.

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blackmilk

21 Oct 2025

Dancer and choreographer Tiran Willemse presents an intense and tension-filled solo performance.

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Rinse

21 Oct 2025

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Rinse is an intimate yet epic solo performance about the allure of new beginnings.

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LIFI25: How level is the playing field?

18 Oct 2025

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Women’s sport is finally getting the spotlight it deserves—bigger crowds, more funding, and growing visibility on screens and in stadiums. But beneath the progress lies a harsh reality.

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