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JULY AT LEEDS HERITAGE THEATRES
2nd July 2024
Leeds Grand Theatre may be closed for maintenance but, fear not, we have recently announced several incredible new shows for 2025, plus the UK’s longest-running music hall has plenty of shows to fill your summer evenings.
Recently announced shows at Leeds Grand Theatre for 2025
Calamity Jane: Tue 4 – Sat 8 Mar 2025
Gosh, almighty! Grab a posse because the whip-crackin’ musical comedy classic Calamity Jane is rollin’ on over the plains to The Grand. Based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, this plumb fancy new production stars Carrie Hope Fletcher (Cinderella, Les Misérables).
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Tue 25 – Sat 29 March 2025
The smash-hit London Palladium production by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber returns to Leeds Grand Theatre! It features much-loved pop and musical theatre classics, including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door, There’s One More Angel in Heaven and Go, Go, Go Joseph.
National Theatre’s War Horse: Tue 19 Aug – Sat 6 Sept 2025
Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from rural Devon to the trenches of WW1 France. South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company brings breathing, galloping, and charging horses to thrilling life on stage.
A SELECTION OF SHOWS AT CITY VARIETIES IN JULY 2024:
Ruby Wax: I’m Not As Well As I Thought I Was: Mon 1 July
After a complete sell-out first run in 2023, Ruby Wax‘s rawest, darkest, funniest and most compelling stage show yet comes to City Varieties in 2024, thanks to enormous demand.
Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time: Fri 5 July
Attributed to Mark Twain, humour is defined as Tragedy Plus Time. Join Ed Byrne as he tests that formula by mining the most tragic event in his life for laughs.
Luke Kidgell: Happy Hour: Sat 6 July
Luke has amassed over 3.5 million fans online for his viral stand-up videos, often showcasing outrageous and quick-witted crowd interactions. Now he is bringing his brand-new stand-up show Happy Hour all around the world.
Mark Watson: Search: Sun 7 July
Mark Watson‘s 12-year-old son has just got a phone. His 70-year-old dad has been through the most frightening experience of his life. Both a dad and a kid himself, around the midpoint of his life, the Taskmaster star and multi-award winner – now also famous as one-third of YouTube cult sensation No More Jockeys – returns.
Leeds Grand Youth Theatre presents Little Shop of Horrors: Thu 25 – Sun 28 July
Following the sell-out success of last year’s production of The Addams Family, Leeds Grand Youth Theatre (LGYT) will be taking over The Varieties stage for the 11th year this summer with a brand-new revival of the ever-popular horror musical Little Shop of Horrors.
To see what’s on and book tickets, visit leedsheritagetheatres.com.