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Networking in the Creative Industries: the why and the how to

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Ever wondered how to meet people who can make your dreams come true? Networking is an essential skill in the creative industries – as it is in any career. You need to learn not only where to find people who can help you develop your creative concepts or career, but how to interact with them...

National Theatre connections: The periodicals by Sian Owen

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Set in a dystopian near future we follow a group of young people as they try to survive against a backdrop of an uncaring and aggresive regime that see’s their freedom as a threat. This new play by Sian Owen is presented as part of the National Theatre Connection festival 2024 and is performed by...

Moving With Joy 2 - Performance Ensemble

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Sat 6th April 3pm ​Stage One PWYF The Performance Ensemble is an older person-led, arts and social change organisation. We are committed to tackling ageism and improving the lives of older people in Leeds and beyond. Following the success of Moving With Joy at Leeds Playhouse in 2023, The Performance Ensemble introduces a new programme...

Elysia - Vanessa Grasse

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Fri 19 April 3.30pm Stage One+ £FREE (limited availability) Elysia is a Research project that delves into the profound interconnection between humans and the non-human world. The name is inspired by the Elysia chlorotica, a sea slug with plant-like qualities - a living testament to hybridity and symbiosis. Elysia blends outdoor choreography, ecological sculpture, and...

Dance Nation - Theatre Group

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By Clare Barron 25th, 26th, 27th April 7:30pm Stage One £10 (£7.50) Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they’ll claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay. A play about ambition, growing up, and how...

Prof Rustom Bharucha Guest Lecture: Interculturalism and its Discontents Historicizing the Problems of Intercultural Performance and Theory Today

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Monday 29 April 4pm Stage One, stage@leeds, School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds £Free We are delighted to welcome writer, cultural critic and dramaturg, Professor Rustom Bharucha as our guest lecturer for our 2024 Public Lecture series. Rustom’s lecture will reflect on his four-decade intercultural journey and re-examine some of the key...

Happy Place - Forget About The Dog

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Happy Place - Forget About The Dog Tues 30th April 7:30pm Stage One £12.50 (£10) ‘Weight of the world getting you down? Get down to your nearest Happy Place and leave your worries at the door. With over seven thousand locations nationwide, we create personalised realities at affordable prices.’ In a near dystopian future, corporations...

A Dinner For Roses and Ravens - Open Theatre

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By Jonny Rowland 2nd, 3rd, 4th May 7:30pm Alec Clegg Studio £10 (£7.50) Olivia's birthday dinner was already a train-wreck. She suspects her fiancé, Donovan, of hiding something from her; her best friend, Freya, is knee-deep in a cheating scandal; the eccentric (and narcissistic) Rashida is still attempting to win back Olivia's fiancé's affection and...

Olive Boy

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By Oliver Maddigan ***** Brilliant and thought provoking (The Derek awards) Thur 09 May Stage One 7.30pm £12.50 (£10.00) A CRUDE, COMPELLING, COMING OF AGE COMEDY. After the sudden death of his mother, a grieving yet quintessentially teenage boy is forced to change schools and move in with his, until that point, absent father. In...

Clocking the view from Arthur’s Seat: some methods to map mountain culture

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locking the view from Arthur’s Seat: some methods to map mountain cultureProfessor Jonathan Pitches 4pm Monday 10 June Stage One, stage@leeds, School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds £FREE This illustrated lecture by Jonathan Pitches, Professor of Theatre and Performance will help build an understanding of the many, and sometimes surprising, ways in...