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MARCH AT LEEDS HERITAGE THEATRES
4th March 2025
March is jam-packed with dazzling productions and star performers at Leeds Heritage Theatres. Catch Carrie Hope Fletcher starring in Calamity Jane and Joe McElderry in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Leeds Grand Theatre.
If you’ve missed out on tickets for sold-out shows from Harry Hill, Will Young and Clinton Baptiste, there is still plenty to keep you entertained at City Varieties, including a nostalgic trip back to the golden era of traditional variety shows with The Magnificent Music Hall.
Plus, tickets are now on sale for the classic musical, Fiddler on the Roof, and the Olivier-Award-winning Dear England.
RECENTLY ANNOUNCED SHOWS AT LEEDS GRAND THEATRE:
Fiddler on the Roof: Tue 29 July – Sat 2 August
A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out, electrifying Fiddler On The Roof is coming to Leeds in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025. One of the greatest musicals of all time, featuring If I Were A Rich Man, Tradition, Matchmaker and Sunrise, Sunset, Fiddler On The Roof is a classic musical of joy, revolution and community and an exuberant celebration of love and life.
Dear England: Tue 4 – Sat 8 November
The National Theatre’s Olivier Award-winning smash hit comes to Leeds in a highly anticipated tour. From multi-award-winning writer James Graham (Sherwood, BBC) and director Rupert Goold (Patriots, Cold War), this five-star ‘new stage epic’ (Telegraph) tells the uplifting, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring story of Gareth Southgate’s revolutionary tenure as England manager, in a ‘gripping’ (Times) examination of nation and game.
A SELECTION OF SHOWS AT LEEDS GRAND THEATRE IN MARCH 2025:
Calamity Jane: Tue 4 – Sat 8 March
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 the multi-award-winning West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher (Cinderella, Les Misérables).
Paul Chowdhry: Englandia: Sun 9 March
Multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, actor and writer Paul Chowdhry is taking his brand-new Englandia UK stand-up tour on the road in 2025. Renowned as the most successful British Indian stand-up comedian in UK history, Paul’s career is marked by numerous accolades and groundbreaking achievements.
Northern Ballet’s Jane Eyre: Fri 14 – Sat 22 March
Jane Eyre – passionate, fiery, rebellious and strong. Charlotte Brontë created Yorkshire’s ultimate heroine. Experience the unexpected twists and turns of one woman’s life from the dreary school room to a towering manor house and the sweeping Yorkshire moors. With heart-stirring choreography and music that captures the essence of her timeless tale, watch Jane’s journey unfold.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Tue 25 – Sat 29 March
The smash-hit London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns to Leeds Grand Theatre – starring Joe McElderry as Pharaoh!
A SELECTION OF SHOWS AT CITY VARIETIES IN MARCH 2025:
Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo (Screening): Sun 9 March
David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, Criminal Record) lead a stellar cast in an ‘enthralling’ (★★★★★ Daily Telegraph) new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London, especially for the big screen.
Chicago Blues Brothers: Respect: Fri 14 – Sat 15 March
The Chicago Blues Brothers have put the band back together to bring you their Respect greatest hits tour. They have combined the best arrangements from their last five tours to bring you our greatest set list ever, a combination of audience favourites and showstoppers.
Paul McKenna: Power Manifesting: Mon 17 March
Would you like to have the life of your dreams? Great health, amazing relationships, a fantastic career, significant wealth, and real happiness? Then this live coaching event is for you! Using the new science of ‘Power Manifesting’, Paul McKenna will help you reach even greater heights of success, happiness, and joy in every area of your life!
Shabaz Ali: I Am Rich You Are Poor: Wed 26 March
Join Shabaz Ali, @ShabazSays, as he takes to the stage in his debut live comedy tour. Jam-packed with his roaring, on-point and hugely requested observations of the mindboggling lengths that are taken to present a ‘perfect’ life online.
The Magnificent Music Hall: Sat 29 March
Let us take you on a gloriously nostalgic trip back to the golden days of traditional music hall and variety. For your delight and delectation, this talented company offers song, dance, magic and laughter as they pay tribute to the many great stars who appeared on BBC TV’s longest-running series The Good Old Days.
Mark Smith: The Story of the Victoria Cross: Mon 31 March
Witness Mark’s extensive knowledge live as he explores and details the instigation of the Victoria Cross, expels some of the myths, and presents some of the breathtaking stories of those men who have been awarded this country’s highest award for bravery.
To see what’s on and book tickets, visit leedsheritagetheatres.com.
Main image: Carrie Hope Fletcher as Calamity Jane – c. Mark Senior