NOW ON SALE AND CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THE GRAND AND THE VARIETIES

CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SHOWS NOW ON SALE AT LEEDS GRAND THEATRE

Victoria Wood’s dinnerladies: Tue 29 June – Sat 3 July 2027 
Les Dennis (Only Fools and Horses The Musical) stars in Victoria Wood’s dinnerladies as dependable maintenance man Stan and serving in the famous canteen are TV favourites Sue Cleaver (Coronation Street) as sarcastic Jean and Karen Henthorn (EastEnders) as sharp-tongued Dolly. Amy Drake (Brassic, Alma’s Not Normal) will be filling the iconic role Victoria Wood embodied as kind-hearted Deputy Canteen Manager Bren.
Joining them are the beloved characters audiences will know and love, including cynical young Twinkle, played by Gemma Dobson (A Taste of Honey; Rita, Sue and Bob Too), and her endearingly naïve co-worker Anita, played by Faye Weerasinghe (Spitting Image The Musical). Mild-mannered Canteen Manager Tony is Jimmy Fairhurst (Doctors, Emmerdale), while Petula, Bren’s chaotic mother, is portrayed by Josie Brightwell (Fawlty Towers – The Play). Lovable canteen regular Jane is played by Rachel Marwood (Waterloo Road), and portraying scatty Human Resources manager Philippa is Rachel Pickup (HBO’s The Gilded Age).

RECENTLY ANNOUNCED SHOWS AND EVENTS AT LEEDS GRAND THEATRE

Julian Clary: Fully Dilated: Wed 5 May 2027
Are you ready for some filth? Good! I’m going to be talking about things on this tour that would get me flogged in Dubai. And pointed at in Peckham. I have decided to open up to the public and reveal all. No more hiding behind a stage persona – I’m going to be myself. The question is will you be able to tell the difference? In this show I will reveal intimate secrets of my life and share the traumas that have led me to lead the life of a camp comic and renowned homosexual.

RECENTLY ANNOUNCED SHOWS AT CITY VARIETIES

National Theatre Live: Hay Fever (Screening): Mon 18 January 2027
Filmed live in the West End, Emmy and Tony winner Christine Baranski makes her West End debut alongside Academy Award-nominated stage and screen legend Richard E. Grant in Noël Coward’s irresistible comedy.

Andy Zaltzman: The Certifiable History: Tue 19 January 2027
Andy Zaltzman – host of The News Quiz and The Bugle podcast, statistician on Test Match Special, Taskmaster series 18 champion – returns with his stand-up review of the global year, for the first time this decade.

Jack Skipper: Nothing Heavy: Wed 24 February 2027
After a sell-out debut tour and an appearance on Live at the Apollo, Jack Skipper is back with his brand-new show, Nothing Heavy.

Chloe Petts: Call Me by My Surname: Sat 27 February 2027
Chloe Petts, breakout star of Taskmaster S22 (Channel 4) and ‘one of the most compelling young comics’ (Guardian), returns with a new stand-up hour of trademark critically acclaimed cerebral laddishness.

Tom Lawrinson: Speak of the Devil: Tue 2 March 2027
Tom Lawrinson – ‘truly unique… joyfully daft’ (Rolling Stone) – embarks on his biggest tour yet with new show Speak of the Devil, finally answering the questions “is magic real?” and if so, has he been shagged? Tom takes audiences on a whirlwind tour of his innermost thoughts on the likes of fairy tales, gentlemen’s clubs and the late 90s kids TV show 50-50.

Secret Screenings with Beau Miles: Tue 9 March 2027
For the first time, Beau Miles is taking his Secret Screenings on the road in the UK, bringing new, unreleased films to intimate venues in 2027. Three or four of Beau’s films, shown somewhere between first and final draft, but entirely watchable, will be shown then chewed over by Beau with insight into the hijinks of being a mediocre YouTuber.

Ed Night: Remains: Wed 10 March 2027
Fresh off the back of a string of hospital appointments and a stint in the writer’s cage of the only comedy TV show left in the country, people’s comedian and serial loser Ed Night is back on that old road with his brand-new stand-up tour.

Laugh in the Face of Cancer 12: Wed 24 March 2027
We’re back and super excited to be bringing our 12th Laugh in the Face of Cancer event back for another year! Bringing you some of the hottest comedians on the circuit and our resident compere Matt Reed.

Love with Johnny Echols: Tue 18 May 2027
2027 sees the 60th anniversary of Forever Changes, where the band will perform the album in full. Love with Johnny Echols sees Arthur Lee’s longest-serving band – complete with founding member and guitarist, Johnny Echols – continue to perform the classic songs from Love’s catalogue, including the albums Love, Da Capo, Four Sail and, of course, the timeless Forever Changes.

Thomas Green: Brainstorm: Thu 3 June 2027
One of Australia’s best exports, Thomas Green storms back onto the stage to electrify audiences with his show Brainstorm. After a significant self-discovery, Green realises his life is a whirlwind full of tangents of his own making, navigating through the impulsive, random and stupid.

John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills: Fri 18 June 2027
A fragmented, digressing portrayal of a 38-year-old man’s life, alluding to books he hasn’t read, touching on the modern condition. Plus VAT! More allusive and bleak as ever, it is unreal the comedian you become. And for who? Decent craic with the right crowd. A show for those who have read about but not committed to the Guinness Nitrosurge.

Stephen K Amos: The Missing Lemon Meringue: Sat 16 October 2027
Chewing the fat with smarter laughter in a jolly, jovial, joyous, jape jamboree (there I said it. Can you?), Stephen K Amos finds the funny in how simple misunderstandings can lead to unexpected consequences, the good, the bad and the outright hilarious. And how some people might just need a pie in the face.

To see what’s on and book tickets, visit leedsheritagetheatres.com.