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Yarrow
Evelyn and Joe were the top spies in the Communist regime, but a betrayal by their lover lands them in the pits of nothing, running pointless surveillance out of a newsagents. But when their ex-lover returns decades later – now, their new boss – they have a chance to return to glory. And they will do anything to make their dreams come true.
The Dash
Life, death and everything in between…
PCI Symposium: Participation: Norms and Storms
This symposium, organized by the Participation research group, explores how participation is informed by implicit rules or norms, and the impact of breaking these rules. We are aware of the proliferation and popularity of participatory approaches, for instance ‘co-production’ and ‘public engagement’ being two institutionalised initiatives that have gained prominence in the UK in recent years….
Professor Joslin McKinney Inaugural Lecture
Joslin McKinney is programme leader for the Masters in Performance Design in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries. She originally trained and worked as a theatre designer and her research deals with how scenography – design for and as performance – performs. Traditionally, scenography has been considered a craft-based and marginal discipline within theatre…
Dead Cats
In rooms like this room people lie. Not little lies, the kinds of lies that kill people, or worse…
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Education, Education, Education
It’s May 1997. Tony Blair has won the election and Katrina and the Waves have won Eurovision. Channel 5 is a month old. No one knows who Harry Potter is. Britain is the coolest place in the world.
Scenes Unseen
Look Sharp Theatre Presents: Scenes Unseen, a night of new writing, and a chance for script writers, directors and performers to test out their work in progress in front of a live audience! Join us for a showcase of short comedy extracts followed by a chance to share your thoughts and feedback with cast, creatives…
Strangers Like Me (National Theatre Connections)
Sat 11th March 7:30pm Stage One £FREE Elbow’s best friend, Hamster, has unexpectedly died. Everyone expects Elbow to be grieving… right? But Elbow isn’t sure how to do it. stage@leedscompany as part of the National Theatre Connections festival, invite you to a sharing of Ed Harris’s new play ‘strangers Like Me’. This performance is a…
Iron Moon
Iron Moon by Shuwen Guo, Fan Zhang, Qianrui Zhang, Varna Raghunath Knock, knock, what’s that knocking? Rust, dust, and ore builds our world and the people who built it barely listened to carefully, unsung. It’s time to hear their stories. Content warning: Depiction of pneumoconiosis
Convection
‘Convection’ by Yixin, Tong, Peanut, Yifan, Laura Gliding and colliding and now the temperature is rising. We invite you to become a part of Convection and explore the link between raging forest fires and rising sea levels. Thurs 9th March Alec Clegg 5pm & 6:30pm £PWYF
THE MONSTER
THE MONSTER by Chenyi Wang, Shengyi Chen, Xinyue Yao, Shengyao Lei, Daniela Portillo Come to meet THE MONSTER. An ironic game that reflects the reality that our planet lives today. Please note, this is a participatory performance. Please attend with comfortable clothes and shoes. Ideally wear pants and not skirts, as you will be invited…
Reverse Evolution
Reverse Evolution by Yeru, Xiaoshan, Ziwen, Tami We are all evolving, They are also evolving. What is the end point of evolution? it is assimilation. Will we all become one kind of person? Will they become the same? Welcome to the journey of reverse evolution, Hopefully, after the performance, We can all stay real to…
A World In Glacial Memory
‘A World in Glacial Memory’ by Yuan Zhong, Xinyi Zhong, Anqi Zhu, Preethika Paulini Jones Design led performance with a spin on a Guam folklore about climate change, bringing audience into a space allowing them to relax in this artistic glacial world to feel and be immersed in this world where global warming has started…
We Are All Crew
In 1965 Marshall McLuhan said ‘There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew’. In this festival of design-led performances, students from the MA Performance Design programme present original performances that explore the interconnections and interdependencies between people and environments in the context of climate crisis. Full Programme TBC Mon 06 – Fri…
Swallowing The Whale
by Andie Curno Enter into the dreamscape world of Marlowe as they navigate the riptides of identity, friendship, young love and sexual awakening. In this coming-of-age play, the lives of three young people are intertwined in a powerful LGBTQIA+ story, celebrating their experiences. Yet, Marlowe’s memories resurface like waves, carrying in their depths the swallowed…