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All the important stuff Booking Tickets can be booked 24 hours a day online at thelbt.org The Box Office is open from 9.30am – 5pm Monday – Saturday* *We're open later on performance evenings and one hour before Sunday performances.
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Getting Here We are located on Queen Street in Huddersfield Town Centre (HD1 2SP). Parking The nearest car park is Market Hall on Alfred Street. The postcode for the car park is HD1 2UJ. There are a limited number of spaces on Queen Street for Blue Badge holders. 2
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Access Audio Description provides additional commentary, via a headset, that explains what's happening on stage. Signed Performances have a British Sign Language interpreter live on stage. Information on the best seats to see the signer can be found when booking online or via Box Office. Captioned Performances provide text on screens at the front of the stage, similar to subtitles. Information on the best seats to see the captions can be found when booking online or via Box Office. Relaxed Performances are for anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed environment at the theatre. These performances have slight changes to lighting and sound to create a calmer atmosphere. If you have any other access requirements, including booking a wheelchair space, please call Box Office, email boxoffice@thelbt.org or visit thelbt.org/your-visit/accessibility
Hello Welcome to our 25th anniversary season. An opportunity to celebrate who we are, where we have come from, and everyone who has helped us to get here. Wind back the clocks to another incredible anniversary, and exactly two hundred years ago a Methodist chapel is erected in the heart of Huddersfield to serve the community. After more than a century the building falls in to disuse, and after a couple of brief (separate) stints as a nightclub and squash court, the Lawrence Batley Theatre is created. Over the last 25 years we have had some of the country’s most amazing, entertaining and ambitious companies coming to the theatre, but we have never forgotten where we come from...
A theatre created by the community in a building created for the community. From our epic community production in September to return visits from some of our favourite local amateur companies, we are as committed as ever to that simple idea as we look ahead to the next 25 years. But we want to explore new avenues as well. As you’ll see we’ve got some really high-profile plays and family shows coming to the theatre over the next few months, and alongside our traditional family panto, we’re also incredibly excited to be making more work in Huddersfield, for Huddersfield. We look forward to seeing you at the theatre soon, and thank you so much for deciding to spend your time with us.
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Stories have shaped the world around us for as long as we’ve been able to share them. Over the next few years we’re going to be working with some absolutely incredible people to look at how and why we tell stories for today. They’re going to be called ‘Storytellers’, and they’ll be creating completely new stories for you, on stage, right here in Huddersfield.
Meet our first two ‘Storytellers’…
‘I love to tell stories for people outside the mainstream. Stories that put women front and centre and that have the power to change the world we live in.' Nikita Gill 4
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Nikita Gill
Neil Bettles
‘We want to bring more people into the theatre, not just to watch a show, but to take part in making it. We love theatre that draws on many forms but at the heart of what we do, we want to tell good stories.' Neil Bettles
Laura Mallows
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BRITISH YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE
A.L.I.C.E in Wanderlust Fri 30 - Sat 31 August Main Stage Tickets £14 I £10 concessions Family Ticket £44 must include four people From an exceptional young company of emerging talent comes a highly innovative new musical exploring humankind's eternal impulse to journey into the unknown.
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GARLIC THEATRE
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Sat 7 September Syngenta Cellar Tickets £7.50 I For ages 3+ A new retelling of the much-loved story of three hungry goats and a grumpy old troll. Garlic Theatre present this classic fairytale with puppets, live music, storytelling, songs and an eco-friendly message. Group Discounts
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KIRKLEES YOUTH THEATRE ENSEMBLE
The Phantom of the Opera
Wed 11 – Sat 14 September Main Stage Tickets £5 - £20 Concessions available
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA – An Amateur Youth Group Production. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lyrics by Charles Hart. Additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Book by Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on the novel Le Fantome de ‘l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux. Originally directed by Harold Prince. Orchestrations by David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber. Original production by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group Ltd. An amateur youth production by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd.
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Witness the timeless The Phantom of the Opera this autumn from Kirklees Youth Theatre Ensemble. Featuring classic songs The Phantom of the Opera and The Music of the Night.
AUGUST
PW PRODUCTIONS AND KARL SYDOW PRESENT THE LOWRY PRODUCTION
Nigel Slater’s Toast Written by Henry Filloux-Bennett Based on the book by Nigel Slater
Mon 19 – Sat 24 August
★★★★★
‘Delicious. Funny. Touching.’ THE SUNDAY TIMES
★★★★★
‘The show rises like a good soufflé’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
DIRECT FROM THE WEST END Direction & Choreography by Jonnie Riordan Toast vividly recreates Nigel Slater’s childhood through the tastes and smells he shares with his mother, culminating in the young Nigel’s escape to London. From making the perfect sherry trifle, through the playground politics of sweets, the rigid rules of restaurant dining, and a domestic war over cakes, this is a moving and evocative tale of love, loss and…toast.
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Main Stage Tickets £10 - £26 Group Discounts
Photo Credit: Simon Annand - Photo includes previous cast
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Wed 4 - Fri 6 September Tickets free with a suggested donation September 2019. The Lawrence Batley Theatre is turning 25, and a big posh black tie VIP gala event is being planned. Fancy French food, Champagne, a string quartet. The local Huddersfield community are having none of it though. This is their theatre, and they’ve got their own party planned. Singing, dancing, party games, cake, and a 90s playlist. As tensions rise, it seems like both sides will stop at nothing to win. This isn’t a party. It’s war. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V and the 70th anniversary of Sir Lawrence Olivier’s original screen adaptation, join over 70 people on stage as we bring one of Shakespeare’s classic plays bang up to date to look at what it means to come together as a community. Directed by Sameena Hussain and Olivia Race with Henry Filloux-Bennett. Produced by the Lawrence Batley Theatre in association with Front Room Productions
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LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE
Queenie’s Coffee House Nights
Mon 16 September, Mon 21 October, Mon 18 November, Mon 16 December Queenie's Coffee Shop Tickets Pay What You Decide Enjoy a relaxed evening in Queenie's Coffee Shop with special guests and local talent performing poetry, music and more. Hosted by award-winning spoken word artist Rose Condo.
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BELINDA O’HOOLEY
Inversions Fri 20 September Main Stage Tickets £14
A special evening of piano compositions from Belinda O'Hooley, one of the UK's foremost folk musicians and half of award-winning duo O'Hooley and Tidow. Inversions showcases new music inspired by songs passed down to Belinda by her late father. Group Discounts
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SK2 Jazz Orchestra Fri 27 September Main Stage Tickets £12
Dedicated to the timeless music of Stan Kenton, SK2 Jazz Orchestra bring together the crème de la crème of professional musicians from across the North of England for a powerful and highly energised evening of big band entertainment. Group Discounts Fundraising performance in aid of Kirklees Theatre Trust
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SEPTEMBER
A THICKSKIN AND TRAVERSE THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION, CO-PRODUCED WITH TRON THEATRE AND LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE
How Not To Drown Written by Nicola McCartney & Dritan Kastrati
Mon 16 – Thu 19 September
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Direction & Choreography by Neil Bettles Commissioned by ThickSkin and Lawrence Batley Theatre Painful, uplifting and sometimes hilarious, How Not To Drown shares a story of endurance for a little kid who wasn’t safe or welcome anywhere in the world. In 2002, in the turmoil after the end of the Kosovan War, Dritan is sent on the notoriously perilous journey across the Adriatic with a gang of people smugglers to a new life in Europe. He relies on his young wit and charm to make it to the UK. But the fight for survival continues as he clings to his identity and sense of self when he ends up in the British Care system.
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Tickets £10 - £18 For ages 14+
Post-show talk Tue 17 Sep Group Discounts School Discounts
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RADIUS OPERA
The Fire of Olympus; or On Sticking It To The Man Sat 21 September Main Stage Tickets £15
The Fire Of Olympus; or On Sticking It To The Man tells the story of Prometheus and Pandora in a brand new opera by Tim Benjamin, performed by the innovative mavericks Radius Opera. Incredible virtuoso singers re-imagine the popular 18th century operas of Handel; tuneful, direct, and sung in English. The brilliant cast and orchestra are joined by the digitally combined voices of over 1,000 volunteers, in a spectacular and exciting theatrical event. Group Discounts
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LIPSERVICE THEATRE
Strangers on a Train Set Sat 28 September Main Stage Tickets £10 - £15
If you like: The 39 Steps Challenging a youth to turn down his music, Irene Sparrow finds herself under suspicion of murder after the train emerges from a tunnel with the young man dead. With clever use of projection and multiple train sets, LipService give you a whistle-stop tour that will leave you breathless and racing for the refreshment coach. 'Lip Service are the Laurel and Hardy of literary deconstruction' The Guardian Group Discounts Fundraising performance in aid of Kirklees Theatre Trust
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OCTOBER
MEI THEATRICAL LTD
Tue 1 & Wed 2 October The timeless classic has made its way off the page and onto the stage. Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four of Eric Carle’s stories. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course, the star of the show celebrating its 50th Birthday in 2019 The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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Main Stage Tickets £13 I £11 concessions For ages 3+ Group Discounts
School Discounts Wed 2 Oct 11am
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Under Three Moons Tue 1 – Sat 5 October Mike and Paul are mates. They drink, they smoke, they crack jokes. They kill time. Spanning half a lifetime, Under Three Moons takes place on three nights across three decades of two friends’ lives. From a school trip to France as teenagers, to a surf shack in their twenties, to Christmas in their thirties, Mike and Paul meet up and talk into the night. From boyhood to manhood to fatherhood, these are the nights they share. A new play about friendship and growing up, Under Three Moons explores how men relate to each other today. Who we are, how we live, and the spaces between.
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Syngenta Cellar Tickets £11 Group Discounts If you like: Boyhood
COUNT ARTHUR STRONG | ED BYRNE | JASON BYRNE | JOHN ROBINS | JUSTIN MOORHOUSE JOIN US FOR HUDDERSFIELD'S PREMIERE COMEDY NIGHT ACTS THIS SEASON INCLUDE:
TOM WRIGGLESWORTH KATIE MULGREW MERYL O'ROURKE
EVERY THIRD THURSDA OF THE Y MONTH!
RAHUL KOHLI MIKE NEWALL DANNY MCLOUGHLIN
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The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hit Farce
Thu 3 & Fri 4 October Main Stage Tickets £10 - £15 For ages 16+ Follow Sherlock Holmes and his incomparable sidekick Dr. Jane Watson on their journey from the streets of London to the Devonshire Moors as they attempt to solve the mystery of… The Hound of the Baskervilles! Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery, The Hound of the Baskervilles, is brilliantly brought to life on stage in this acclaimed production. 'Fantastic, farcical, clever fun... a romp of a play.' Living Edge Magazine Group Discounts
HUDDERSFIELD THESPIANS
Mighty Atoms By Amanda Whittington Tue 8 – Sat 12 October Syngenta Cellar Tickets £12 Thespians Saver Buy with A Warning to the Curious for £20
Inspired by real-life hero Barbara Buttrick, Mighty Atoms is the uplifting and empowering story of four women who start a boxercise class in a struggling pub in Hull with the help of an ex-pro boxer. Huddersfield Thespians present the first staging of Mighty Atoms since its original run as part of Hull UK City of Culture.
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OCTOBER AN ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE AND SHEFFIELD THEATRES CO-PRODUCTION
Reasons To Stay Alive By Matt Haig
Tue 8 – Sat 12 October
Imagined for the stage by Jonathan Watkins Adapted by April De Angelis What does it mean to truly feel alive? At 24 Matt’s world collapsed and he could see no way to go on. This is his story of a journey through crisis and triumphing over illness, a joyous exploration of how to live, and love, better. Matt Haig’s frank and funny international bestseller is brought to the stage by the award-winning Jonathan Watkins (Northern Ballet’s 1984) and celebrates what it means to be alive. 'Warm and engaging, and shot through with humour.' Sunday Times on the book Reasons To Stay Alive
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PHOENIX DANCE THEATRE
The Rite of Spring & Left Unseen Tue 15 October
Phoenix Dance Theatre present a 21st century re-working of the iconic ballet, The Rite of Spring. For his first work created in the UK, choreographer Jeanguy Saintus re-envisions The Rite of Spring introducing the sacred art of Haitian Vodou, celebration and ceremony in his bold approach. Left Unseen explores inclusion and isolation and how we rely on our five senses to find our place and navigate the world. In isolation there is often stillness and silence and also unpredictable disturbance and chaos. The eight dancers embody these different states creating an aesthetically beautiful and emotive piece of dance. 18
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Main Stage Tickets £12 - £17 Post-show talk Group Discounts School Discounts Fundraising performance in aid of Kirklees Theatre Trust
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ANDREW MCMILLAN AND PROPER JOB THEATRE COMPANY
LUNG THEATRE
Thu 17 October Main Stage Tickets £10 - £15
Tue 22 October Main Stage Tickets £12 - £16 Post-show talk
Dorian
What if a portrait didn't accurately reflect the life you've lived, but could be manipulated to show the life you wish you'd lived? What if your body was changing, but the image you saw of yourself wasn't? Concluding The Monster Trilogy (Nosferatu, Medusa), Proper Job Theatre Company and Andrew McMillan present a contemporary re-telling of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, exploring male vanity, gym culture, masculinity and body dysmorphia. Group Discounts Fundraising performance in aid of Kirklees Theatre Trust
OCTOBER
Trojan Horse
If you like: Ackley Bridge, Waterloo Road Trojan Horse was a local story that hit the national press, accusing ‘hardline’ Muslim teachers and governors of plotting extremism in Birmingham schools. Adapted from the real-life testimonies of those at the heart of the UK Government's inquiry, critically acclaimed theatre-company LUNG investigate what really happened. Amnesty International Freedom of Expression and Fringe First Award-winning, Trojan Horse is the story of a community torn apart by racial division, ‘British values’ and the culture of Prevent. Group Discounts |
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Clare Teal and her Band Thu 24 October Main Stage Tickets £16 - £22
Celebrate the golden age of jazz and swing with renowned vocalist Clare Teal and Her Band. Performing classics from the Great American and British song books alongside contemporary material, Clare Teal and Her Band promise an evening of inspiring music that is guaranteed to entertain. Group Discounts DRAMA
SETTLE STORIES
Memories of an Indian Childhood Fri 25 October Syngenta Cellar Tickets £11
Be transported to Bombay, dusty, crowded and vibrant. Welcome to Sita’s world of large families, romantic train journeys and political unrest. Funny, moving and lighthearted tales become darker as Sita must leave India behind and come to Britain. Group Discounts FAMILY
RED EARTH THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARENA THEATRE WOLVERHAMPTON & DERBY THEATRE
Soonchild
Based on the book by Russell Hoban Mon 28 October Main Stage Tickets £12 I Family of Four £44 I For ages 5+ Dig out your snowshoes for an Arctic adventure. With live music, puppets and sign language, Soonchild is so warm and big-hearted it would melt an iceberg. Group Discounts Creative Captioning I 20
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OCTOBER
SHOBANA JEYASINGH DANCE
Staging Schiele Wed 30 October CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Main Stage Tickets £10 - £18 Post-show talk Group Discounts School Discounts
★★★★★
'a vivid, moving and stunning stylised performance'
Award-winning Shobana Jeyasingh Dance stage a new searing piece inspired by the life and work of artist Egon Shiele. Four dancers inhabit Schiele’s highly-charged world of colour, masterful lines and unusual perspectives, a world that puts the human body on visceral display. Shobana Jeyasingh’s dynamic choreography matches the intensity of Schiele, engaging with his anxieties as well as his supreme self-confidence. Shobana is joined by an exceptional creative team composer Orlando Gough, designer and visual artist Ben Cullen Williams, lighting designer Adam Caree and with costume design by Cottweiler.
THE TIMES (On Contagion) Photo by Chris Nash
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Seaside Terror Thu 31 October COMEDY
Syngenta Cellar Tickets £10 Group Discounts If you like: The League of Gentlemen, The Mighty Boosh
Let Odd Doll take you on a terrifying trip to the seaside this Halloween. Be careful as you walk along the dilapidated pier, as the ice cream man is not quite who he seems… Explore his mind-boggling collection of hysterical horrors including Evil Seagulls, Zombie Donkeys, and Bingo Hairballs. But will anyone who experiences it live to describe it? Stuffed with fun frights and ice cream chills, Seaside Terror is a celebration of the British horror and holidays of the 1970s. Funny, nostalgic and visually stunning, Odd Doll use their trademark brew of puppetry, clown and specially composed music to fill the stage with nerveshattering shocks.
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FRECKLE PRODUCTIONS
Stick Man
From the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
★★★★★
‘Zesty and delightful. A clever compelling treat’ THE INDEPENDENT
Sun 10 November
Main Stage Tickets £13.50 I Groups of 10+ £13 All ages welcome What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man; a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on
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a fire! How will Stick Man ever get back to the family tree? This award-winning production features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves. Stick Man © 2008 Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Published by Alison Green Books, an imprint of Scholastic Children’s Books.
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Lost Bear
Sat 2 November Syngenta Cellar Tickets £7.50 I For ages 3+ Lost Bear has found himself in a world that is full of lost things and he needs to get home. A gentle tale for little ones, created with a sense of fun and adventure for anyone who still loves their toys. Group Discounts THELBT.ORG 23
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Evita
Tue 5 – Sat 9 November
Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Originally directed by Harold Prince Evita charts the young and ambitious Eva Peron’s meteoric rise to sainthood. Eva Peron seduced a nation with her story; growing up a poor illegitimate child to becoming the most powerful woman in Latin America. Evita is a classic rags-to-riches tale in which scandal and corruption mingled with a life of charity and an extreme public persona. This classic musical features much-loved songs Oh What a Circus! and Don't Cry for Me Argentina. 24
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How the Other Half Loves Tue 5 – Sat 9 November Syngenta Cellar Tickets £14
Alan Ayckbourn's hilarious tale of extramarital affairs. When Bob and Fiona begin an affair their cover story is foolproof. But when an innocent couple become entwined in the lie, misunderstandings and mayhem ensue. The popular Dick & Lottie present this wickedly funny farce by one of Britain's most cherished playwrights. Group Discounts
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Absurd Person Singular Fri 24 & Sat 25 January Main Stage in the Round Tickets £14
Direct from a New York run, Dick & Lottie present Alan Ayckbourn’s classic comedy. Follow The Hopcrofts, The Jacksons and the Brewster-Wrights as they manoeuvre disastrous drinks, social scheming and Christmas catastrophes. Absurd Person Singular is Dick & Lottie’s first full production in the round. Group Discounts
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NOVEMBER
GARY CLARKE COMPANY PRESENT
Wasteland Tue 12 & Wed 13 November
★★★★ ‘Outstanding’ THE TIMES (On Coal)
In 1994 hundreds of coal miners hung up their pit boots as Grimethorpe Colliery was destroyed, along with the tight-knit working-class community that surrounded it.
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Wasteland, Gary Clarke’s sequel to Coal, looks at how two generations coped in this era of radical upheaval. As we see one generation grind to a halt, we follow the next into the '90s illegal rave scene, where derelict warehouses and abandoned work spaces became home for a new-found community of music and dance.
Tickets £10 - £16
Bringing together Clarke's vivid physical dance language performed by a company of exceptional dancers, a community cast of male singers, brass musicians, archive film footage, a powerful rave soundscore and unique art work by Jimmy Cauty (co-founder of The KLF), Wasteland dives head first into a gritty story of loss, hope, escapism and survival.
Contains strong language
For ages 14+ Post-show talk Tue 12 Nov Group Discounts School Discounts If you like: This is England, Skins, Brassed Off
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Tabby McTat FROM THE BOOK BY JULIA DONALDSON AND AXEL SCHEFFLER
Fri 15 – Sun 17 November
LIVE O N S TA G E
★★★★
‘The zippiest Donaldson adaptation I've seen - a real delight' TIME OUT
Tabby McTat is a cat with the loudest of meee-ews and a best friend with a guitar. Together they sing their favourite songs delighting the crowds, until one day Fred disappears. Separated and alone, Tabby finds shelter and a new life with all the home comforts that any cat could dream of. However, memories of his life with Fred haunt him, and he sets off to search the streets for his long-lost friend. From the team behind Stick Man, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Tabby McTat is a heart-warming tale of friendship and loyalty interwoven with original songs and a sprinkling of magic. Tabby McTat © 2009 Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Published by Alison Green Books, an imprint of Scholastic Children’s Books
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Main Stage Tickets £14 All ages welcome Group Discounts
School Discounts Fri 15 Nov 1.30pm Signed Performance Fri 15 November 4pm
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IAN ASHPITEL AND JONTY STEPHENS
An Evening of Eric & Ern Thu 14 – Sat 16 November
‘You have the giddy out of time illusion that you are watching the legendary double act live’ INDEPENDENT
Jonty Stephens and Ian Ashpitel capture the brilliance of Morecambe and Wise in their fantastic homage to Britain's best loved comedy duo. Crammed full of renditions of those famous comedy sketches, that hits all the right notes. It’s a show full of Morecambe and Wise's most loved routines, songs and sketches and of course a musical guest. This wonderful show evokes memories of times when whole families would huddle around the telly on Sunday evenings.
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Main Stage Tickets £10 - £23 Group Discounts
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GARLIC THEATRE
Eggs on Legs Sat 16 November Syngenta Cellar Tickets £7.50 | For ages 4+
Meet a family of zany eggs on legs, living in a lost pocket of the globe. Garlic Theatre conjure a poetic, Dr Seuss world full of egg-centric puppets and music to make you roll around with laughter. A cracking family show bursting with wonder and surprise - you will never look at an egg in the same way again. Group Discounts
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VICTORIA FIRTH
How to Be Amazingly Happy!
Wed 20 November Main Stage Tickets £11
In this big hearted, big thinking show of storytelling and physical comedy our heroine’s mid-life search for joy, identity and belonging features public displays of playfulness, private truths and sheer bloody mindedness. Join Victoria as she asks - is it possible to be happy without kids? Group Discounts
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AUSTIN TALENT PRESENT
Notflix – The Improvised Musical Fri 29 November Syngenta Cellar Tickets £11
Five-star, total sell out show Edinburgh Fringe 2016-2018 and VAULT Festival 2017-2019. Did we mention the cast are making it up as they go along? Did we mention it's a musical? Featuring a live band and original, improvised songs. Because everything is better as a musical! Group Discounts 30
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NOV - DEC
CABARET
GUY WOOLF AND ISLA VAN TRICHT
Becoming Electra: A Queer Mitzvah Fri 22 November Syngenta Cellar Tickets £11
A heart-warming and original one-woman drag show about a queer Jewish girl trying to find her voice. Electra struggles to reconcile conflicting elements of her identity: can she tell her queer friends she’s Jewish and her Jewish friends that she’s queer? You’re invited to the party she’s throwing to find out. ‘Listen to Electra sing and your soul will be healed’ The Guardian Group Discounts
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HUDDERSFIELD THESPIANS
A Warning to the Curious
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY ALEX WATKINS FROM THE CLASSIC GHOST STORIES OF M. R. JAMES
Tue 3 – Sat 7 December Syngenta Cellar Tickets £12 Thespians Saver Buy with Mighty Atoms for £20
There’s a chill in the air this Christmas as this new adaptation of M.R. James’ ghost stories is set to send a shiver down your spine. Eerie shadows hint at dark doings for those who find the strange Christmas present that fate has waiting for them.
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DECEMBER
DECEMBER
Fri 6
10am
Tue 24
11am & 2.30pm
Sat 7
2pm & 7pm
Thu 26
2pm & 7pm
Mon 9
10am & 1.30pm
Fri 27
2pm & 7pm
Tue 10
1.30pm & 7pm
2pm & 7pm
Wed 11
10am & 1.30pm
Sat 28
Thu 12
10am & 1.30pm
Sun 29
2pm & 7pm
Fri 13
10am & 1.30pm
Mon 30
2pm & 7pm
Sat 14
2pm & 7pm
Tue 31
11am & 2.30pm
Mon 16
10am & 1.30pm
Tue 17
10am & 1.30pm
Wed 18
1.30pm & 7pm
Thu 19
JANUARY Thu 2
11am & 2.30pm
1.30pm & 7pm
Fri 3
2pm & 7pm
Sat 21
2pm & 7pm
Sat 4
2pm & 7pm
Mon 23
2pm & 7pm
Sun 5
11am & 2.30pm
Mon 23
2pm & 7pm
Fri 6 December – Sun 5 January Go on a magical adventure with our new pantomime Sleeping Beauty. In a castle high above Huddersfield, a wicked fairy has cursed Princess Aurora to sleep for 100 years. With the Princess watched over by her nursemaid, a kind fairy sets out to find a hero who can break the spell, but who will be the one to rescue our Princess? Spun together by the creative team behind Aladdin and Jack & the Beanstalk, 2019’s family show includes spectacular costumes, hit songs and audience participation. It promises to be Huddersfield’s biggest pantomime yet.
PANTOMIME
Main Stage Tickets from £12.50 Family ticket £65* Group Discounts School Discounts *MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO UNDER 16S
Audio Described Thu 12 Dec 1.30pm
Signed Performance Wed 18 Dec 7.00pm
Relaxed Performance Thu 2 Jan 2.30pm
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Wed 11 - Sun 29 December Alice knows at Christmas if you’ve been good you receive presents and if you’re naughty to expect a lump of coal. She had heard stories of monsters under the bed but didn’t really believe them. But when the Krumpus visits her on Christmas Eve she discovers not only are the monsters real, but even they have their demons. The UK’s most followed poet and bestselling author Nikita Gill (Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul) brings her stories to life on stage for the first time in this interactive tale for older children and adults. 34
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FAIRYTALE
Syngenta Cellar Tickets £15 Group Discounts School Discounts FOR FINAL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE SEE THELBT.ORG
If you like: Maleficent, Stranger Things
HUDDERSFIELD LIGHT OPERA COMPANY
Aladdin
Sat 11 – Sat 18 January
Join Huddersfield Light Opera Company on a magic carpet ride this Christmas. Aladdin dreams of a life of riches with his love, the beautiful Princess. When he stumbles upon a magic lamp in a dark old cave, he thinks his luck has changed, but an evil magician is not far behind to ruin his plans. Can Aladdin stop him and live happily ever after? Full of laughter, spectacular staging and glittering costumes, Huddersfield Light Opera Company are back for their 25th pantomime and they have a few magic tricks up their sleeves to give Aladdin even more ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’.
PANTOMIME
Main Stage Tickets £7 - £18 Concessions available Adult Performance (over 18s only) Fri 17 January FOR A FULL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE GO TO THELBT.ORG
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Our Young Company
the professional productions. Each term ends with a performance.
For ages 6 - 18
All sessions include a chance to see a live performance at the Lawrence Batley Theatre each term.
We’re proud to offer a range of weekly drama sessions designed to be creative and fun, enabling children and young people to share ideas and find their voice. Led by experienced facilitators, our weekly sessions are open to all and explore themes related to
Autumn Term begins on Monday 9 September. To find out more or book a place visit thelbt.org/get-involved/ young-people/ or contact letscreate@thelbt.org
The Team behind this season at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
And of course our amazing Stewards
Kayleigh Anderson, Adele Barclay, Annie Baskeyfield-Bride, Adele Birkenshaw, Tom Blakemore, Chris Brearley, Freyja BoycottGarnett, Paul Caldwell, James Clare , Katrina Clark, Craige Clarke, Holly Czolacz, Will Dash, Les Dowie, George Doyle, Karl Eaton, Henry Filloux-Bennett, Sarah Finch , Michael Ford, Hannah Frogett, Jenny Goodman, Andrew Goulding, Jack Greening, Bev Haigh, Sharon Haigh, David Halloran, Barbara Hellowell, Sarah Hornby, Jonathan Hudson, Nancy Hughes, Ruth Jones, Connor Moseley, John Munden, Le Thi To Nhu, Laura Norman, Mass Nying, Judy O’Brien, Karen O’Neill, Helen Petty, Louise Parsons, Cathy Pilkington, Olivia Race, Louise Redfearn, Jaqueline Ryan, Roohi Sarwar, Tommy Savage, Jane Sibbald, Jessica Smith, Brett Speakman, Erica Taylor, Nick Travis, Rebecca Turner, Thomas Walsh, Katherine Warman, Dianne Watkinson, Che Wigfield Turner, Jane Wilson, Rebecca Winwood, Keren Wood, Mollie Wood, Kayleigh Wright and James Yates-Hothersall.
Ruth Adams, Julia Beaumont, Helen Bisson, Liz Bradbury, Megan Briggs, Sue Brook, Maureen Buckley, Diane Calverley, David Clegg, Caroline Cole, Sylvia Collins, Charlie Dickinson, Colette Dyson, Karl Eaton, Sue Eaton, Andy Evans, Diane Felton, Alison Fisher, Gail Flynn, Debbie Ford, Louise Galvin, Kate Gimblett, Sandy Goler, Elba Gonzalez, Lynda Green, Robin Hall, Mary Hallet, Rosemary Hanna, Barbara Hardwick, Brian Hardwick, Eve Harris, Jenny Holmes, Lesley Honeyman, Charlie Hunt, Philip Jackson, Debbie Jennings, Julie Johnston, Sheila Johnston, Maggie Joyce, Jo Kelly, Pam King, Ann Lee, George Lee, Stuart Mallinson, Eric Martin, Shirley Maude, Gillian Metcalf, Margaret Mitchell, Theresa Mullings, Shelagh Nying, Christine Oldbury, Delia Oldfield, George Oldfield, David Payne, Helen Pearson, Michelle Pearson-Brook, Leonora Redmond, Viltare Repsyte, Elaine Richardson, Ella Robertshaw, Ann Sandiford, Elise Sandiford, Linda Senior, Paul Senior, Kate Shaw, Emma Slater, Christine Smith, Eva Smith, Maureen Speight, Nan Steinitz, Christina Sutcliffe, Susannah Tunnacliffe, Danielle Vermeer, Dorothy Walklett, Elaine Walmsley, Shirley E.Ward, Pauline Wheat-Bowen, Lily Whitmarsh, Pat Wilding, Damaya Williams, Sandra Wilson, Melissa Wong, Julie Woolard, Gill Young
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BY MARC CAMO CIS EVANS RLEY CROSS & FRAN TRANSLATED BY BEVE TH SWOR DIRECTED BY GUY UN
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Diary DATE
SHOW
TIME
PAGE
7.30pm
7
Tue 20
Nigel Slater's Toast
7.30pm
7
Wed 21
Nigel Slater's Toast
7.30pm
7
Thu 22
Nigel Slater's Toast
2.30pm & 7.30pm 7
Fri 23
Nigel Slater's Toast
7.30pm
Sat 24
Nigel Slater's Toast
2.30pm & 7.30pm 7
Fri 30
A.L.I.C.E In Wanderlust
7.30pm
Sat 31
A.L.I.C.E In Wanderlust
2.30pm & 7.30pm 6
7 6
SEPTEMBER Wed 4 Henry V
7.30pm
9
Wed 5
Henry V
7.30pm
9
Wed 6
Henry V
7.30pm
9
Sat 7
Three Billy Goats Gruff
11am & 2pm
6
Wed 11
The Phantom of the Opera
7pm
6
Thu 12
Comedy Cellar
8pm
15
Thu 12
The Phantom of the Opera
7pm
6
Fri 13
The Phantom of the Opera
7pm
6
Sat 14
The Phantom of the Opera
2.15pm & 7pm
6
Mon 16
Queenie's Coffee House Night
7pm
10
How Not To Drown
7.30pm
11
Tue 17
How Not To Drown
7.30pm
11
Wed 18
How Not To Drown
2.30pm & 7.30pm
11
Thu 19
How Not To Drown
7.30pm
11
Fri 20
Inversions
8pm
10
Sat 21
The Fire of Olympus; or 7.30pm On Sticking It To The Man
12
Thu 26
Jason Byrne
8pm
15
Fri 27
SK2 Jazz Orchestra
7.30pm
Sat 28
Strangers on a Train Set
7.30pm
Wed 2
TIME
PAGE
Under Three Moons
7.30pm
14
The Hound of the Baskervilles
8pm
16
Fri 4
Under Three Moons
7.30pm
14
Fri 4
The Hound of the Baskervilles
8pm
16
Sat 5
Under Three Moons
2.30pm & 7.30pm
14
Sat 5
As Good As It Gets
7.30pm
Tue 8
Mighty Atoms
7.15pm
16
Reasons To Stay Alive
7.30pm
17
Mighty Atoms
7.15pm
16
Reasons To Stay Alive
7.30pm
17
Reasons To Stay Alive
2.30pm & 7.30pm
17
Mighty Atoms
7.15pm
16
Mighty Atoms
7.15pm
16
Reasons To Stay Alive
7.30pm
17
Reasons To Stay Alive
2.30pm & 7.30pm
17
Mighty Atoms
2pm & 7.15pm
16
Tue 15
The Rite of Spring & Left Unseen
7.30pm
18
Wed 16
Count Arthur Strong
8pm
15
Thu 17
Dorian
7.30pm
19
Thu 3
Wed 9
Thu 10
Fri 11
Sat 12
Comedy Cellar
8pm
15
Queenie's Coffee House Night
7pm
10
10
Tue 22
Trojan Horse
7.30pm
19
12
Thu 24
Clare Teal and Her Band 7.30pm
20
Fri 25
Memories of an Indian Childhood
7.30pm
20
Mon 28
Soonchild
3pm
20
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
4.30pm
13
Under Three Moons
7.30pm
14
Tue 29
John Robins
7.30pm
15
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
11am & 4.30pm
13
Wed 30
Staging Schiele
7.30pm
21
14
Thu 31
Seaside Terror
7.30pm
22
Under Three Moons
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Mon 21
OCTOBER Tue 1
DATE OCTOBER
AUGUST Mon 19 Nigel Slater's Toast
7.30pm
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DATE
SHOW
TIME
PAGE
NOVEMBER
DATE
SHOW
TIME
PAGE
Broadway on Screen: Mean Girls
10pm
25
NOVEMBER
Sat 2
Lost Bear
11am & 2pm
23
Tue 5
Evita
7.15pm
24
Thu 21
Ed Byrne
8pm
15
Tue 5
How The Other Half Loves
7.30pm
26
Fri 22
Becoming Electra: A Queer Mitzvah
7.30pm
31
Wed 6
Evita
7.15pm
24
Fri 29
Notflix
7.30pm
30
How The Other Half Loves
7.30pm
26
Evita
7.15pm
24
Tue 3
7.15pm
31
How The Other Half Loves
7.30pm
26
A Warning to the Curious
Wed 4
A Warning to the Curious
7.15pm
31
Evita
7.15pm
24
Thu 5
31
7.30pm
26
A Warning to the Curious
7.15pm
How The Other Half Loves
Fri 6
31
2.15pm & 7.15pm 24
A Warning to the Curious
7.15pm
Evita How The Other Half Loves
2.30pm & 7.30pm
26
Sat 7
A Warning to the Curious
2pm & 7.15pm
31
Mon 16
10
Stick Man
1.30pm & 4pm
23
Queenie's Coffee House Night
7pm
Sun 10 Tue 12
Wasteland
7.30pm
27
Wed 18
Christmas Comedy Cellar
8pm
15
Wed 13
Wasteland
7.30pm
27
Thu 19
Christmas Comedy Cellar
8pm
15
Fri 17
Justin Moorhouse
7.30pm
15
Fri 24
Absurd Person Singular
7.30pm
26
Sat 25
Absurd Person Singular
2.30pm & 7.30pm
26
Thu 7
Fri 8
Sat 9
DECEMBER
An Evening of Eric & Ern
7.30pm
29
Thu 14
Comedy Cellar
8pm
15
Fri 15
An Evening of Eric & Ern
7.30pm
29
Tabby McTat
1.30pm & 4pm
28
Tabby McTat
11am & 2pm
28
Mon 27
Boeing-Boeing
7.30pm
37
Eggs on Legs
11am & 2pm
30
Tue 28
Boeing-Boeing
7.30pm
37
Wed 29
Boeing-Boeing
7.30pm
37
Thu 30
Boeing-Boeing
2.30pm & 7.30pm
37
Boeing-Boeing
7.30pm
37
2.30pm & 7.30pm
37
Sat 16
JANUARY
An Evening of Eric & Ern
7.30pm
29
Tabby McTat
11am & 2pm
28
Broadway on Screen: Moulin Rouge
6pm
25
Fri 31
Queenie's Coffee House Night
7pm
10
FEBRUARY
Broadway on Screen: Tootsie
7.30pm
25
Tue 19
Broadway on Screen: Pretty Woman
7.30pm
25
Wed 20
How To Be Amazingly Happy!
7.30pm
30
Sun 17
Mon 18
Sat 1
Boeing-Boeing
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