Festive Culture

Whether you fancy a traditional carol concert or a modern take on a fairytale, you'll find plenty of entertainment in Leeds this festive season.

Leeds Town Hall plays host to a season of festive classical recitals and carol concerts performed by the city's favourite choirs and orchestras, including The Orchestra of Opera North, Leeds Philharmonic Chorus, and the Rothwell Temperance Brass Band.

This Christmas at the West Yorkshire Playhouse get ready for a brand new production from the creators of last year's spectacular A Christmas Carol.  Annie is a non stop snowball fight of little girls, comic strip characters and spectacular songs including It's The Hard Knock Life, Easy Street and, most famously, Tommorrow. Will the sun really come out tomorrow? You'll have to book tickets to find out!

The Playhouse is also set to tell the magical story of Jack and The Beanstalk. Writer Mike Kenny and Director Gail McIntyre have created the perfect antidote to panto for children aged 4 and above. Just be careful of those Giants!

Christmas wouldn't be the same without Northern Ballet at Leeds Grand Theatre, and this year they continue this tradition with a new production of ‘Beauty & the Beast'. Set to delight adults and children alike, book now as Northern Ballet bring a new magic to this timeless fairytale.

City Varieties Music Hall, the home of pantomime in Leeds, is delighted to welcome audiences back to the beautifully restored auditorium for a high-energy, musical rollercoaster ride through the legendary Aladdin story.

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