January – Easter 2014
Welcome to the Carriageworks Theatre This Spring discover innovative, intimate work in our studio with A Day of Pleasure (20 – 21 Mar) and Dream Yards (25 Mar). Lose yourself to great literature in the mystical world of Grisly Tales from Tumblewater (15 Feb), dive into Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Kidnapped (13 Feb) and enjoy a fright-night out with Nosferatu’s classic movie monster (20 – 21 Mar). Youngsters – don’t miss out on new adventures with Bin Men (20 Feb) by acclaimed children’s playwright Mike Kenny, Isabel’s Well (11 Apr) and Worried Walrus (10 Apr) back after their summer sell out. Enjoy picture books brought to life on stage with Big Red Bath (21 Feb) and Dog’s Don’t Do Ballet (14 Apr).
So much to see here at Carriageworks Theatre!
LIDOS present
Puss in Boots
Hot on the heels of their award winning 2013 pantomime Goldilocks and the Three Bears, LIDOS brings yet another fantastic show bursting with fun for the whole family. When the evil Crowman takes control of the kingdom’s supply of corn, the lowly miller’s son, John, and his trusty cat take it upon themselves to defeat him. With a pair of magic boots they succeed in unlocking the answer to one of the kingdom’s most puzzling mysteries, revealing that John isn’t so lowly after all! Filled with magic, music and mayhem, this is a feline-fun-filled pantomime you won’t want to miss!
Councillor Lucinda Yeadon Executive Member for Leisure & Skills
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Leeds Civic Arts Guild Leeds Civic Arts Guild is an association of various amateur drama, music and opera companies who meet and perform regularly at the Carriageworks Theatre including: Cosmopolitan Players – Leeds Amateur Operatic Society – Leeds Arts Centre – Leeds Art Theatre in partnership with Spotlight Theatre Company – Leeds Children’s Theatre – Leeds Gilbert & Sullivan Society – Leeds Insurance Dramatic & Operatic Society – Leeds Writers’ Circle – Leeds Youth Opera – Morley Amateur Operatic Society – Shatterproof – S.T.A.R.S – St Mary’s Youth Theatre – West Riding Opera.
Leeds Civic Arts Guild has an ever growing membership and you can take part too. Everyone is welcome, from old hands to complete novices. This might be the opportunity you’ve always wanted to tread the boards and become the star of the show! Or you could experience the thrill of being backstage by getting involved in lighting, sound and set building. For more information and enquiries about joining visit www.lcag.org.uk Leeds Civic Arts Guild productions are highlighted with this logo:
Fri 17 – Sat 25 Jan
Main Auditorium: Weds to Fri 7pm, Weekends 12 noon & 5pm Tickets: £13 (£10 concession) Family Ticket: £40
2 Box Office: 0113 224 3801
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Bite My Thumb present
Shakers By John Godber
Shakers Cocktail Bar is THE place to be! After work, before a club, to meet the blokes, to pick up the girls, to drink to celebrate or drown your sorrows, for birthdays and parties and romance and sin, this is the place to be seen. Carol, Adele, Nicky and Mel, are four friends who have taken to waitressing in desperation but who also have wit and resilience enough to never let any of the colourful characters they come across escape their satire unscathed. See both Bite My Thumb’s productions (Shakers and Bouncing Back p13) for £17 (£15 concession). Call to book.
Weds 22 – Sat 25 Jan
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 7:45pm Tickets: £10 (£8 concession)
Carriageworks Young Theatre Makers and Ruth Cooper present
Our War Carriageworks Theatre are proud to host our 10-13 year old Carriageworks Young Theatre Makers performing an original play, Our War. The group have been exploring children’s lives during WWI over the past few months and have devised this new production in commemoration of the Centenary. For more information on the Carriageworks Young Theatre Makers programme please visit our website www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk and click on the ‘Participate’ tab.
Tangram Theatre present
Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking
Sat 1 Feb
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 7pm Tickets: £6 (£4 concession)
Join Albert for science, songs and puns in the hit show that proves Einstein = Musical Comedy2. Ever looked at E=MC2 and thought… what?! Ever been curious how a pacifist became the creative mind behind the atomic bomb? Ever wanted to meet the genius behind the über-coolest moustache in scientific history? Yes? No? Either way, join Albert for an hour of science, songs and the wurst sausage joke ever as he (theoretically) proves that Einstein = Musical Comedy2!
Sat 1 Feb
Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £12 (£10 concession)
4 Box Office: 0113 224 3801
A wunderbar new show by the boys behind international smash-hits Crunch! and The Origin of Species... (BEST SHOW / BEST PERFORMER NOMINEE – ADELAIDE FRINGE 2012)
THE TIMES
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
‘The clearest – and certainly the funniest – explanation of the Theory of Relativity I know’ JOHN LLOYD (CREATOR OF QI) Photo © Hannah Houston
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Leeds Youth Opera present
Snowline Media Ltd present
Hansel & Gretel
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Travel with Hansel and Gretel into the haunted wood and meet the fantastical characters who inhabit it. Venture with them into a house made only of sweets and see if they can defeat the Witch who lives there! Enchanted trees, fairies and witches; Leeds Youth Opera bring this beautiful fairy tale to life in a truly magical way. This is a musical adventure suitable for all the family. Will you go down to the woods today?
Weds 5 – Sat 8 Feb
Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £18, £12 (£3 off concessions) Weds – Thurs half price tickets for under 18s and students Family Ticket: £50
Carriageworks Young Theatre Makers and Ruth Cooper present
Centenary Stories The 13-16 year old Carriageworks Young Theatre Makers will be performing Centenary Stories, telling the true stories of Leeds residents and their experiences in WW1. Performances will have small capacities and will be held at various times on the day, please check the website for the most up to date information. For more information on the Carriagewworks Young Theatre Makers programme please visit our website www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk and click on the ‘Participate’ tab.
Sat 8 Feb
Leeds City Museum: various times Tickets: free entry, no need to book
6 Box Office: 0113 224 3801
From the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival comes an evening of extraordinary short films. Follow the expeditions of some of today’s most incredible adventurers. See incredible footage of adrenaline packed action sports and be inspired by thought-provoking pieces shot from the far flung corners of the globe. This is an inspiring evening of exhilarating film by the most talented adventure film makers of today. A festive event not to be missed with lots of free prize giveaways. Book for both Carriageworks & Leeds Town Hall events for £22 (£19 concession) www.banff-uk.com
Weds 12 Feb
Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £13 (£11 concession)
Photo © Grant Gunderson
Leeds Arts Centre present
The Money’s in the Bank Premiere of Alan Buttery’s translation and adaptation. George the Bold is a safe cracker with a difference – he has principles! Crafty Leeds blacksmith George is a family man who is notorious for being second-tonone with a cutting torch until an enforced sabbatical puts him on the straight and narrow. His long-suffering sons are distraught when they hear that he is up to his old tricks again, but will their plotting and scheming be enough to stop George from finally being able to ‘work properly’ again?
Weds 5 – Sat 8 Feb
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 7:15pm Tickets: £10
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Sell a Door Theatre Company present
Carriageworks in association with Leeds Film present
Carriageworks Love Fest Adapted by Ivan Wilkinson from the book by Robert Louis Stevenson
It’s your choice! Carriageworks Theatre presents Leeds’ two favourite romantic films (one each night) to get you in the Valentine spirit. Tell us what you want to see! Join in the conversation via Twitter #cwxlovefest @carriagewrx, Facebook Carriageworks Theatre, or email in your requests: carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk. We’ll announce the chosen films on Friday 24 January on our website and via social media.
Fri 14 – Sat 15 Feb Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £6 (£5 concession)
Teasel Theatre Company present
Grisly Tales From Tumblewater “There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility. We get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.” An adventure tale for all the family, this fast paced adaptation tells the story of Davie Balfour as he survives shipwreck and murder to dramatically escape through the Highlands of Scotland in an exciting, gripping adventure story packed full of physical storytelling and imagination.
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Adapted by dynamic playwright Ivan Wilkinson, Kidnapped chronicles the adventures of Alan Breck and Davie Balfour as they escape murder and shipwreck on a quest for justice, set against the fierce social and political backdrop of 1760s Scotland. This highly imaginative re-telling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story is perfect for young and old alike.
Welcome to Tumblewater – not that it’s a welcoming place unless you’re an undertaker or umbrella salesman. Caspian Prye, the twisted land owner, controls everything and everyone, even the police. Into this world stumbles fearless orphan Daniel Dorey, armed only with his wits and a satchel of spinechilling stories. Can he bring down Caspian Prye? Can he stay alive long enough to tell his tales? Dickens meets Dahl via Horrible Histories with laughs, frights and live music for all.
www.selladoor.com
Thurs 13 Feb
Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £12 (£10 concession) Family Ticket: £40 Age 6+
Sat 15 Feb
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 2pm & 4pm Tickets: £8 (£6 concession) Family Ticket: £24 Age 8+
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Horse and Bamboo Theatre present
York Theatre Royal and ajtc present
Red Riding Hood
Bin Men
A young girl, a hungry wolf and a walk through the woods – it sounds like a recipe for disaster, but Red Riding Hood’s not scared… well maybe she’s a little bit scared. Horse and Bamboo present a gorgeously rendered re-telling of the classic girl-andthe-wolf tale. Exquisite visuals blend with pantomime-style silliness and spooky moments to create an enchanting piece of theatre.
Bin men see everything we throw away – and we throw away so many things. With Don and Sam around we may just need to think again; they can find a use for anything. Written by multi-award winning writer Mike Kenny and directed by Rosamunde Hutt this is a story of recycling and transforming told with live music, puppetry, a touch of Don Quixote and lots of fun. Children’s theatre to remember.
Tues 18 Feb
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 2pm & 4pm Tickets: £8 (£6 concession) Family Ticket: £24 Age 4+
Half Moon and Full House Theatre present
Big Red Bath
Supported by Arts Council England.
Thurs 20 Feb
Main Auditorium: 2pm Tickets: £9.50 (£8.50 concession), £6 (no concession) Family Ticket: £34 Age 5+
Rubba-Dubba-Giggle, Rubba-Dubba-Laugh, there’s magic to be found in the Big Red Bath. It’s the end of a busy day and it is almost time for bed, and Ben and Bella are in the bath. Splish! Splosh! Splash! Bubbles burst and bubbles rise and a frothy feast of animals jump right in to join in the fun. Come with us on a bubbly, barmy bath time adventure around the world and home again celebrating all things bath time. Adapted from Julia Jarman’s popular children’s picture book, this quirky, vibrant and humorous tale for 2-5 year olds features music by We Were Evergreen, an alternative indie-electro-pop trio who bring a blend of folk melodies, electro beats and vocal harmonies. Big Red Bath is an exciting collaboration between Full House Theatre and Half Moon that will appeal to families as it blends music, song and humorous character based performances in a unique new take on this well-loved book.
Fri 21 Feb
Main Auditorium: 1pm & 3pm Tickets: £9.50 (£8.50 concession), £6 (no concession) Family Ticket: £34 Age 2+
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Cosmopolitan Players present
Bite My Thumb present
Office Party
Bouncing Back
It’s Leeds advertising group Chapman and Howard’s annual Christmas party and the drinks are flowing. The party soon gets a little wild. As the evening reaches its climax the party lurches from one disaster to another. This is a hilarious look at the minefield of social politics that come in to play at the office Christmas party.
The Bouncers are back in this sequel to one of the most celebrated and popular British plays ever, John Godber’s Bouncers. Many years have passed since the closure of Mr Cinders nightclub and the Bouncers find themselves fragmented and strangers in different worlds. All are secretly longing for that old feeling of boot against face... then a chance meeting offers them an opportunity to relive their glory days. See both Bite My Thumb’s productions (Shakers p4 and Bouncing Back) for £17 (£15 concession). Call to book.
By John Godber
By Joe Mills
Weds 26 Feb – Sat 1 Mar
Fri 28 Feb – Sat 1 Mar
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 7:45pm Tickets: £10 (£8 concession)
Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £12 (£10 concession)
Same Difference Pop Academy
Leeds Gilbert and Sullivan Society present
The Showcase
The Pirates of Penzance
Same Difference Pop Academy is a fun-packed performing arts course designed for 7-16 year olds. Over the half term week the students learn stage, performance and singing techniques, combined with choreography and dance training from top industry professionals. The children will be coached by Same Difference themselves with every child receiving personal one-to-one tuition from the X Factor stars as well as top industry professionals. All students will perform solo on the Carriageworks stage to showcase what they have learnt in a professionally produced pop concert to family and friends.
Avast me hearties! Heave ho and prepare to set sail for the Cornish coast, where the infamous Pirates of Penzance are plying their treacherous trade! Policemen, pirates, a bevy of beautiful girls and a very modern major-general come together in this rip-roaring tale of love, leap years and pirate sherry. Follow the fortunes of pirate apprentice Frederic as he leaves his pirate band, meets the magnificent Mabel and then is forced by the dastardly Pirate King to betray her.
www.sdpopacademy.com
Sat 8 – Sat 15 Mar Sat 22 Feb
Main Auditorium: 6pm Tickets: £10
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Main Auditorium: 2:30pm first weekend, 7:30pm weekdays, 4:30pm second Sat Tickets: £17.50, £13, £8 (£2 off concessions, under 16s half price) Mon all tickets £12 (no concession)
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River Monsters Face-to-Face, with Jeremy Wade Man-sized piranhas, fish that electrocute, nine-foot river sharks… You’ve seen the programmes; now find out what it takes to deliver these outlandish creatures to your living room – and why nobody had done it before. Join the presenter of the global hit series River Monsters, biology teacher and angler turned seatof-the-pants explorer Jeremy Wade, for an evening of mystery, mayhem and monster wrangling.
‘The greatest angling explorer of his generation’ INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
www.jeremywade.co.uk
Tues 18 Mar
Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £12 (£10 concession)
Impulse Collective present
Exposed Impulse Collective have woven real people’s stories, thoughts and feelings into a fast paced, physical ensemble performance looking at the basic and complex natural impulses in human behaviour. Society and our minds impose restrictions on impulsive behaviour. Exposed delves into a world where these restrictions no longer exist. What happens when our restrictions are taken away? How far will we go? Exposed is a sensitive performance that is precise, energetic and thought-provoking. It uses an exciting mix of verbatim, physical theatre, projection, comedy and autobiography and received 5 star reviews at The Edinburgh Festival.
Tues 18 Mar
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 7:45pm Tickets: £10 (£8 concession)
Leeds Children’s Theatre present
Useful Donkey Theatre Company present
The Witches
A Day of Pleasure
by Roald Dahl, adapted by David Wood
Written by Isaac Bashevis Singer Performed by Stuart Richman
‘Witches? Silly black hats, cloaks, riding on broomsticks?’
Stories of a boy growing up in Warsaw. New York, 1978. The cab driver is waiting to take him to the airport. The evening before he travels to Stockholm to collect the Nobel Prize for Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer – a passionate, brilliant storyteller – recalls a fascinating childhood full of mystery, torment and adventure. A Day of Pleasure is about more than a young boy growing up in a strange and exotic world; it is about growing up itself. Singer brings to life the vivid characters of pre-war Warsaw, his own character and the human conditions that affect us all.
If that’s what you think a witch is, you are very much mistaken! A real witch looks like an ordinary lady and has no greater pleasure than squelching children. Can you save yourself? Only if you learn how to spot one! Come along for the adventure and find out what would happen should you run into a real witch… An amateur production in association with Samuel French Ltd.
Tues 11 – Sat 15 Mar
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 7pm Tues – Thurs, 2pm & 7pm Sat Tickets: £8 (£7 concession) Family Ticket: £28 Age 7+
14 Box Office: 0113 224 3801
www.usefuldonkeytheatre.co.uk
Thurs 20 – Fri 21 Mar Photo © Barry Revill and Icon Films
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 7:45pm Tickets: £10 (£8 concession)
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Proper Job Theatre Company present
Nosferatu
The Wardrobe Ensemble present
33
Devised by the company, directed by Tom Brennan
It’s one hour before dawn On the blood dark sea the ship is barely moving There’s a sail as torn as a shattered shirt Something is aboard the ship… With a mixture of breathtaking illusions and trickery, an original musical score and a libretto from the acclaimed poet Ian McMillan, this production from award winning Proper Job Theatre promises to live long in the memory. Nosferatu tells the dark and mysterious tale of the sailors in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, as they journey from Varna to Whitby with an unknown cargo.
‘…simply be advised that this is fantastic theatre’ THE LIST
Thurs 20 – Fri 21 Mar Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £12 (£10 concession)
16 Box Office: 0113 224 3801
The Wardrobe Ensemble use soulful stories, macho choreography and original music to present their take on the Chilean miner crisis of 2010. 33 tells the tale of the thirty three men stuck half a mile under the ground, the journalists in the desert above them and the world that watched them from afar. A tale of friendship, hope and Elvis Presley, 33 takes you beyond the newsrooms, past the cameras and leaves you 2,000 feet under the ground. An outlandish, touching and funny modern-legend of men on the brink of death, fame and madness.
‘I was entertained, moved and inspired to see such dynamic ensemble work and creative theatre making. They chose brilliantly challenging material and approached it in a fast/edit, fresh and fearless way.’ EMMA RICE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, KNEEHIGH
33 was developed at the National Theatre Studio, the Berkshire Fringe Festival and Bristol Old Vic.
Sat 22 Mar
Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £12 (£10 concession)
Photo © Sam Smith
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Mullen Theatre Dance Studios present
Second Star to the Right Tue 25 – Weds 26 Mar Main Auditorium: 7:15pm Tickets: £12 (£8 concession)
Girlguiding Leeds present
Girlguiding Leeds Rockz the Musicals Fri 28 – Sat 29 Mar
Main Auditorium: 7pm, Sat matinee 2pm Tickets: £10 (£7 concession)
Roundhay Creative Arts present
Grease Claire Hind and Gary Winters present
Townsend Productions present
Dream Yards
We Will Be Free
‘If I were to wake you now, you may not know to tell me that you were dreaming.’ In late 2012 we collected accounts of Yorkshire dreams. By dreams we mean the ones that wake you up in the middle of the night or disappear in an instant in the morning; those ones that really get to you and make you feel a bit strange for the rest of the day or for years to follow. Part talk show, part neuro-psychoanalyst’s couch, our host Kong Lear is grappling with the riddles of dream generation and sleep science.
Tues 25 Mar
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 7:45pm Tickets: £10 (£8 concession)
18 Box Office: 0113 224 3801
Fri 4 – Sat 5 Apr
Main Auditorium: 7:30pm, Sat matinee 2pm Tickets: £6 (£4 concession)
The Tolpuddle Martyrs story Musically Directed by John Kirkpatrick
From Townsend Productions who brought you The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in Spring 2013 comes a new play of the story of The Tolpuddle Martyrs. We Will Be Free is the true story of George and Betsy Loveless and the Dorset farm labourers who colluded to form a Trade Union in 1834 to fight against the local landowner. This inspirational tale tells of their conviction and transportation by an oppressive government. Their determination, solidarity and courage is presented using an entertaining theatrical style, political cartoon, puppetry and folk music.
Thurs 3 Apr
Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £12 (£10 concession)
My Little Cherries present
A Journey Through Fantasia Fri 11 Apr
Main Auditorium: 7pm Tickets: £12 (£10 concession)
Big Red Curtain Ltd present
In the Habit Thurs 17 Apr
Main Auditorium: 7pm Tickets: £13 (£11 concession)
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New Perspectives present
Him With His Foot In His Mouth By Saul Bellow Adapted for the stage by Jack McNamara
Harry Shawmut is funny, charming, self-doubting and neurotic... A man who often says things he shouldn’t. He once made a wise crack to a lady in passing and now, 35 years later and racked with guilt, he has tracked her down to your neighbourhood to apologise. But saying sorry isn’t always that simple... Witness the most elaborate apology in history as Harry introduces us to the family, friends, enemies, mystics and con men that make up his uniquely funny and moving life story. Prepare for a host of throw away lines and dry humour as Harry prepares to make amends. This heart-warming new production marks the first ever UK stage adaptation of a work by the great American writer Saul Bellow, three times winner of the National Book Award and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Tues 1 Apr
Main Auditorium: 7:30pm Tickets: £12 (£10 concession) Age 14+
20 Box Office: 0113 224 3801
Shone Productions present
The Wizard of Oz Click your heels, clap your hands and go Over the Rainbow with this fantastic production of The Wizard of Oz. Watch Dorothy and her cute dog Toto enter the wonderful Land of Oz. During their travels down the yellow brick road they meet some lovely friends and travel to see the great and powerful Wizard of Oz. This won’t be easy as the Wicked Witch of the West is determined to stop them by any means necessary!
Mon 7 – Weds 9 Apr
Main Auditorium: 6pm, 2pm matinee on Tues & Weds Tickets: £16 (£14 concession) Family Ticket: £54 £1 off early bird tickets booked before 20 Jan
Odd Doll present
The Worried Walrus It’s time for the Annual Animal Beauty Contest! This year’s contestants include Terry the Tree Frog, Randy the Panda, Mary-Rose the beautiful flamingo and a brand-new, firsttime competitor… Wendy the Walrus! Wendy has had her bath, exfoliated her skin and polished her tusks but what happens when the other animals boo her off-stage? Join Wendy on her magical journey to the bottom of the ocean where she makes some unlikely new friends who help her to re-think what real beauty is…
Thurs 10 Apr
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 2pm & 4pm Tickets: £8 (£6 concession) Family Ticket: £24 Age 3+
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Travelling by Tuba present
Little Angel Theatre present
Dogs Don’t Do Ballet
Travelling By Tuba II This all new show features wind and brass instruments from around the globe in a fascinating journey through the weird and wonderful world of the tuba. Imagine the gladiatorial Roman Cornu, a Swiss Alpine Horn – the original 1,000 year old mobile phone – the Chinese dragon headed trumpet plus the Zulu warrior African Kudus and many more… an amazing variety of sights and sounds. Music from Classical to Jazz and, impossible as this may sound, the opera Carmen in four and a half minutes!! An unforgettable performance. Plenty of audience participation.
Based on the book written by Anna Kemp and illustrated by Sara Ogilvie.
Weds 16 Apr
Main Auditorium: 2pm Tickets: £8 (£6 concession) Family Ticket: £26 Age 4+
Topsy Turvy Theatre present
Isabel’s Well Some wells make Great homes for fishes Others, if you’re lucky, Will grant your wishes But down this one you’ll find (if you’re brave enough to go) A wonderful, magical, world below. Written especially for children aged 3-7 and told with their own captivating blend of energetic storytelling, hand-crafted puppets, enchanting scenery and original music, Isabel’s Well is a journey into a child’s imagination where anything is possible!
Fri 11 Apr
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks: 2pm Tickets: £8 (£6 concession) Family Ticket: £24 Age 3+
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Biff is not like ordinary dogs. He likes moonlight. And music. And walking on his tiptoes. You see, Biff doesn’t think he’s a dog, Biff thinks he’s a ballerina… The sublime and the ridiculous combine in this hilarious story of a small dog with a big personality and even bigger dreams, brought to life by Little Angel Theatre using beautiful puppets, well-loved ballet music and dazzling comedy. This play is based on the original book Dogs Don’t Do Ballet © 2010 text by Anna Kemp, illustrations by Sara Ogilvie. First published in the United Kingdom by Simon and Schuster UK Ltd.
Mon 14 Apr
Main Auditorium: 1pm & 3pm Tickets: £9.50 (£8.50 concession), £6 (no concession) Family Ticket: £34 Age 2+
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15th Leeds Young Film Festival presented by MediaFish A unique film experience for young people and their families, featuring amazing films from around the world and masterclasses from leading film industry talent. Leeds Young Film Festival also features The Leeds Young Filmmakers Golden Owl Awards - the North’s largest celebration of young filmmaking as well as The INDIs, the UK’s only young filmmaking award celebrating purely independent work and Leeds Young Music Video Awards bringing together the region’s best up and coming music and filmmaking talent. For more information on all of these competitions and information about how to apply go to www.leedsyoungfilm.com
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LYPFF
Carriageworks Young Theatre Makers (CYTM) is a group of young people aged between 10 and 16 who meet every Saturday to create new and significant theatre. CYTM develops young people’s skills as performers, writers and directors through the creation of three original productions.
Leeds Young Filmmakers Golden Owl Awards 2014
Led by professional theatre director, Ruth Cooper, the members have the opportunity to work with other industry professionals such as actors, designers and stage managers. In creating a new piece of theatre, the CYTM work as an ensemble, developing teamwork skills and increasing their vocabulary of contemporary performance styles and techniques. They form a supportive group in which their creativity is nurtured and they are offered a genuine platform for their ideas. Members may choose to work with Ruth to earn a Bronze or Silver Arts Award. Workshop auditions are held each Summer, but enquire at any time as places may become available throughout the year, so if you’re interested in joining get in touch! Email carriageworksytm@gmail.com or call 07891 272410. For examples of CYTM’s work, please visit www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk
For more information about the festival and to register for our e-newsletter, email nick.jones@leeds.gov.uk
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What’s On Spring 2014 Saturday 18 January
Morley Town Hall, 7:30pm
Black Dyke Band Saturday 15 February
Morley Town Hall, 7:30pm
Brighouse & Rastrick Band Saturday 15 March
Morley Town Hall, 7:30pm
Grimethorpe Colliery Band Saturday 29 March
John Cooper Clarke plus special guests
Saturday 1 March: 7.30pm Punk poet John Cooper Clarke remains one of the most important voices of our time and one of the greatest performers currently touring.
Clannad and Mary Black Wednesday 12 March: 7.30pm Two of Ireland’s musical icons share the stage in a special tour that will be sure to delight fans of both artists. Tickets: £32.50 & £28.50
Tickets: £35, £22, £18.50
Morley Town Hall, 7:30pm
Leyland Band Saturday 5 April
Yeadon Town Hall, 7:30pm
Reg Vardy Band Saturday 12 April
Morley Town Hall, 7:30pm
Cory Band Saturday 26 April
Morley Town Hall, 7:30pm
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band To book call 0113 224 3801 or visit www.leedsconcertseason.com
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Irving Berlin
A Life in Song
Sunday 9 February: 7.30pm
Friday 4 April: 7.30pm
A celebration of 125 years of one of the finest songwriters featuring all your favourite Irving Berlin songs: Cheek to Cheek, White Christmas, Puttin’ on The Ritz, Blue Skies, How Deep is the Ocean and many more with orchestra, guest vocalists and dancers.
An evening celebrating the life of one of our most versatile lyricists, the stories behind the songs and Don Black’s journey from Hackney to Hollywood. Featuring the Oscar-winning Born Free, Diamonds are Forever and musical hits from Sunset Boulevard, Billy and Aspects of Love.
Tickets £34.50, £29.50, £24.50, £15
Tickets: £36.50 & £29.50
From Rags to Ritzes
Lyrics by Don Black
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Regular Classes
Access
Tai Chi
with Tim Jeffries Tuesdays: 5.45pm
The Carriageworks Theatre front of house staff will help make your visit as enjoyable as possible. If you need to make specific arrangements prior to your visit please contact us on 0113 395 0307.
Acting Classes
Northern:Drama Acting School Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Age 18+
Acting Classes
Yafta Adult Classes Wednesdays: 7pm – 8pm
Belly Dancing Classes with Mel Hayirlioglu Thursdays: 6pm – 7pm
Lindy Hop Classes Fridays: 7pm – 9.30pm
Musical Theatre Classes
On Stage Theatre Arts Academy Saturdays: 1pm – 4pm Age 3 – 18
Wheelchair Access
The venue is fully accessible and has accessible toilets on every level.
Visually Impaired
Family Friendly Venue
Carriageworks Theatre:
Here at Carriageworks Theatre we value children and they are at the heart of our programming. There are shows for tots to teens. Please note under 13s must be accompanied by an adult. All events are suitable for families, a few are a little more adult than others. Guidance about age suitability is always available from our Box Office and children's shows are clearly highlighted on the event listing.
In addition to the 349 seater Main Auditorium, a further six meeting rooms are available for conferencing, meetings and workshops, accommodating various numbers of delegates. All conference rooms provide AV equipment, air conditioning and support from a dedicated commercial team.
At Carriageworks Theatre: • There are pre-show activities for under 10s
This brochure is available in large print and tape by contacting 0113 224 3139.
• Baby changing facilities are available on all floors in the unisex disabled toilets
Guide Dogs are welcome and bowls of water supplied.
• Children under one year old come for free but will not be given a specified seat
Hearing Enhancements
A hearing loop is available from the Box Office on arrival. A £5 returnable deposit is required.
• Child booster seats are available • Breast-feeding mothers are welcome
• A buggy parking area will be available on show days to keep the auditorium clutter free and a safe environment
A unique business destination
Three of the six meeting rooms are situated in the historic part of the old Carriageworks development. These attractive meeting spaces reveal exposed brickwork and roof beams in keeping with the Victorian architecture whilst providing a light and airy studio feel. These rooms are also available to hire for evening rehearsals, workshops and classes at a reasonable competitive rate. 20% discount available for arts and charity organisations. Please call 0113 395 2157 or email carriageworksvenue@leeds.gov.uk for more information.
Parking A variety of street parking and secure car park options are available nearby with the nearest facilities including: • St John’s Shopping Centre (long stay) • The Light (long stay) • Woodhouse Lane There are also several disabled parking spaces on Cookridge Street, just around the corner from the entrance to the Carriageworks Theatre.
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How to book tickets
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Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
OUR WAR
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Main Auditorium
ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING
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Weds 5 – Sat 8
Main Auditorium
HANSEL & GRETEL
6
Weds 5 – Sat 8
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
THE MONEY’S IN THE BANK
7
Sat 8
Leeds City Museum
CENTENARY STORIES
6
Weds 12
Main Auditorium
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR
7
Thurs 13
Main Auditorium
KIDNAPPED
8
Fri 14 – Sat 15
Main Auditorium
CARRIAGEWORKS LOVE FEST
9
Sat 15
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
GRISLY TALES FROM TUMBLEWATER
9
Tues 18
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
RED RIDING HOOD
10
Weds 19
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
CLEAN AS POSSIBLE COMEDY SHOW
11
Thurs 20
Main Auditorium
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Please contact Box Office for group bookings.
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Concessions are generally available for LeedsCard holders, Students, Jobseekers, under 16s and over 60s at the advertised concessionary price. Carer tickets are available through Box Office.
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Family Tickets are sometimes available. These are for 4 tickets, maximum of 2 adults.
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At the City Centre Box Office on the ground floor of the Carriageworks Theatre. Tickets are also available from Leeds Visitor Centre at Leeds City Station.
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Please note that a fee of 75p per ticket will be applied for online bookings.
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Box Office open: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm except show days, when open until 15 minutes after the start of the performance. Sundays open 30 minutes prior to start of performance. Please note that a fee of £1 will be applied for all transactions over £10.
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Main Auditorium
BIG RED BATH
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Sat 22
Main Auditorium
SAME DIFFERENCE POP ACADEMY THE SHOWCASE
12
Weds 26 – Sat 1
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
OFFICE PARTY
12
Fri 28 – Sat 1
Main Auditorium
BOUNCING BACK
MARCH
VENUE
PRODUCTION
Sat 8 – Sat 15
Main Auditorium
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
13
Tues 11 – Sat 15
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
THE WITCHES
14
Tues 18
Main Auditorium
RIVER MONSTERS FACE-TO-FACE WITH JEREMY WADE
14
Tues 18
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
EXPOSED
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Thurs 20 – Fri 21
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
A DAY OF PLEASURE
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Thurs 20 – Fri 21
Main Auditorium
NOSFERATU
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Sat 22
Main Auditorium
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Tues 25
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
DREAM YARDS
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Tues 25 – Weds 26
Main Auditorium
SECOND STAR TO THE RIGHT
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Fri 28 – Sat 29
Main Auditorium
GIRLGUIDING LEEDS ROCKZ THE MUSICALS
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PRODUCTION
Tues 1
Main Auditorium
HIM WITH HIS FOOT IN HIS MOUTH
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Thurs 3
Main Auditorium
WE WILL BE FREE
18
Fri 4 – Sat 5
Main Auditorium
GREASE
19
Mon 7 – Wed 9
Main Auditorium
THE WIZARD OF OZ
21
Thurs 10
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
THE WORRIED WALRUS
21
Fri 11
Main Auditorium
A JOURNEY THROUGH FANTASIA
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Fri 11
Upstairs @ The Carriageworks
ISABEL’S WELL
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Mon 14
Main Auditorium
DOGS DON’T DO BALLET
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Weds 16
Main Auditorium
TRAVELLING BY TUBA II
22
Thurs 17
Main Auditorium
IN THE HABIT
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Contact us Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD Box Office: 0113 224 3801 Email: carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk
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