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All the important stuff Booking Tickets can be booked 24 hours a day online at thelbt.org Our booking line is open from 9am - 9pm Access 7 days a week. Audio Description provides The Theatre Box Office is open from additional commentary, via 10am – 5pm Monday – Saturday* a headset, that explains what's happening on stage. *We're open later on performance evenings and one hour before Sunday performances. Signed Performances have a 01484 430528 British Sign Language interpreter For full ticket terms and conditions go to thelbt.org. live on stage. Information on the best seats to see the signer can be found Discounts when booking online or via Box Office. Groups of 10+ get one free ticket Captioned Performances provide for every 10 bought* text on screens at the front of the stage, similar to subtitles. Information Education Groups get tickets on the best seats to see the captions for £10 plus one free teacher can be found when booking online or for every 10 students* via Box Office. *Subject to availability Relaxed Performances are for anyone who would benefit Getting Here from a more relaxed environment at We are located on Queen Street in the theatre. These performances have Huddersfield Town Centre (HD1 2SP). slight changes to lighting and sound to create a calmer atmosphere. Parking The nearest car park is Market Hall If you have any other access on Alfred Street. The postcode for requirements, including booking a the car park is HD1 2UJ. There are a wheelchair space, please call Box Office, limited number of spaces on Queen email boxoffice@thelbt.org or visit Street for Blue Badge holders. thelbt.org/your-visit/accessibility 2 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
XXXXXXX Hello Welcome to our Courtyard Café and Bar – the perfect place new season. for a Dark Woods Coffee, a bite to eat from our Good Food Guide recommended We’ve got incredible drama, amazing friends at Epicure, or a pint of Magic Rock. family shows, world-class dance, and We are the Gallery – a space to take a few some of the best comedy around, minutes out of your day, to relax and to including the first ever Magic Rock reflect. We are our theatre spaces and Comedy Festival. We’re also delighted to meeting rooms – get in touch with us and be able to bring some of the very best of use our spaces for whatever you need, the last Edinburgh Fringe to Huddersfield; from rehearsal or workshop, book group amongst them the completely wonderful to sewing club. We are our Participation SLIME and the show that everyone was and Talent Development schemes – talking about – Beach Body Ready. whether it be taking part in young We’re continuing our commitment to company, getting work experience, new making more work in Huddersfield, for writing, producing or drag and cabaret. Huddersfield – following on from Henry V, Most importantly, we are YOURS. We’re we’re producing another epic community here because of you and we couldn’t production, and we’re also excited carry on without you. So come along, beyond belief to be co-commissioning a get involved. We look forward to brand new show from Strong Lady. welcoming you soon. We are more than just a place to come and see shows though. We are the new Team LBT THELBT.ORG 3
THEATRE MAGIC THIS CHRISTMAS MADE IN HUDDERSFIELD PANTOMIME Fri 6 December – Sun 5 January Go on a magical adventure with our new Main Stage pantomime Sleeping Beauty. Tickets from £12.50 Family ticket £65* In a castle high above Huddersfield, a wicked fairy (Top price tickets only subject has cursed Princess Aurora to sleep for 100 years. to availability) With the Princess watched over by her nursemaid, a kind fairy sets out to find a hero who can break Group Discounts the spell, but who will be the one to rescue School Discounts our Princess? *MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO UNDER 16S Spun together by the creative team behind Aladdin and Jack & the Beanstalk, 2019’s family Audio Described show includes spectacular costumes, hit songs Thu 12 Dec 1.30pm and audience participation. It promises to be Signed Performance Huddersfield’s biggest pantomime yet. Wed 18 Dec 7.00pm FOR FINAL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE SEE THELBT.ORG Relaxed Performance Thu 2 Jan 2.30pm 4 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
THEATRE MAGIC THIS CHRISTMAS DECEMBER XXXXX MADE IN HUDDERSFIELD Wed 11 - Sun 29 December FAIRYTALE Alice knows at Christmas if you’ve been good you receive presents and if you’re naughty to expect Syngenta Cellar a lump of coal. She had heard stories of monsters 4pm & 8pm under the bed but didn’t really believe them. Tickets £15 But when the Krumpus visits her on Christmas Eve Group Discounts she discovers not only are the monsters real, but even they have their demons. School Discounts 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. THELBT.ORG 5
HUDDERSFIELD LIGHT OPERA COMPANY PANTOMIME Aladdin Sat 11 – Sat 18 January Main Stage Tickets £7 - £18 Concessions available Adult Performance (over 18s only) Fri 17 January Join Huddersfield Light Opera Company on a magic carpet ride this Christmas. Full of laughter, spectacular staging and glittering costumes the company’s 25th pantomime has a few magic tricks to give Aladdin even more ‘oohs and ‘aahs’. WOUND UP THEATRE DRAMA It’ll be Alt-Right on the Night Sat 18 January Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 It’ll be Alt-Right on the Night chronicles a friendship which finds two best friends on opposite sides of a political divide. From the team behind Bismillah! an ISIS Tragicomedy, this show asks, in an age of division can two best friends overcome their differences? Group Discounts DICK & LOTTIE COMEDY Absurd Person Singular Fri 24 & Sat 25 January Main Stage in the Round 7.30pm & Sat matinee 2.30pm 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. 6 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528 Group Discounts
FILM LIVE CINEMA UK & MAKE A SCENE Make A Scene: Cabaret Tue 28 January Main Stage 7.30pm Tickets £15 Queer musical classic Cabaret is back on the big screen with sickening live performances throughout the night. Screening as part of BFI Musicals! The Greatest Show on Screen, a UK-wide film season supported by National Lottery, BFI Film Audience Network and ICO. Group Discounts FAMILY XXXXX High Jinx Magic, Illusion and Circus Show Sat 1 February Main Stage 2pm & 7pm Tickets £13.50 I £11 concessions High Jinx is back with another fast paced show filled with grand illusions, crazy tricks and unbelievable circus skills that will have you on the edge of your seat. Group Discounts Fundraising performance in aid of Kirklees Theatre Trust FAMILY CHOL THEATRE Click – The Internet Genie Sat 8 February Syngenta Cellar 11am & 2pm Tickets £7.50 What are you looking at? What do you see? What appears on the surface may not be the same underneath. The internet genie has given you three wishes…be careful what you wish for! A brand new performance for children aged 4-12 about the perils and wonders of the web. Group Discounts 8 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
JANUARY XXXXXXX THE SHOWSTOPPERS Thu 30 – Fri 31 January MUSICAL COMEDY A brand new musical comedy is created live in front of your very eyes at each performance of this Olivier Award Main Stage 7.30pm winning show, as audience suggestions are instantly Tickets from £10 transformed into hilarious all-singing, all-dancing Group Discounts entertainment. With 12 years as an Edinburgh Festival must-see, ★★★★★ a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West 'So polished, it End run and multiple awards to their name, these defies belief.' incredible performers are guaranteed to impress. DAILY TELEGRAPH So whether you fancy Hamilton in a hospital or Sondheim in the Sahara, you suggest it ★★★★★ and The Showstoppers will sing it! 'Achingly funny. Worth seeing again and again.' TIME OUT THELBT.ORG 9
DRAMA GREEN CARNATION COMPANY My Night with Reg By Kevin Elyot Thu 20 – Sat 22 February Funny, sad and sweet, this visually-stunning Main Stage 7.30pm production of Kevin Elyot’s award-winning Sat matinee 2.30pm comedy is a moving exploration of friendship, Tickets from £10 desire and love in the shadow of the 1980’s AIDS crisis. In 1985, in a London flat, old friends and Post-show talk Fri 21 Feb lovers gather to celebrate new beginning, yet their whole world is about to change… Group Discounts MUSICAL LEO&HYDE GUY: A New Musical Fri 21 – Sat 22 February Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 Finding love isn’t easy being fat, gay and nerdy. Luckily for Guy, you can be anybody online… including your best friend. leo&hyde’s award- winning GUY is Queer As Folk meets Bridget Jones with a cat-fishing electronic-pop musical twist. You’ll laugh-cry, sad-cry, face-palm and heart- eyes at this rom-com about body image. Group Discounts 10 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
S E L L A D O O R P R O D U C T I O N S , M AT T H E W TO W N S H E N D P R O D U C T I O N S , B E L G R A D E T H E AT R E C O V E N T R Y A N D P E R T H T H E AT R E AT H O R S E C R O S S A R T S PRESENT FEBRUARY M A R Y S H E L L E Y ’ S ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY R O N A M U N R O Mon 10 – Sat 15 February DRAMA From the producers who brought you Of Mice and Men Main Stage 7.30pm and The Crucible. Thu & Sat matinee 2.30pm An eighteen year-old girl dreams up a monster. Tickets from £10 A young scientist, Frankenstein, breathes life into a gruesome body. Group Discounts Banished into an indifferent world, Frankenstein’s School Discounts creature desperately seeks out his identity, but the agony of rejection pushes him into darkness. Munro’s brilliant new adaptation places the writer amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now. THELBT.ORG 11
OPERA NORTH Green Eggs and Ham OPERA Mon 17 February Main Stage 11am & 2pm Tickets £7.50 Meet Dr Seuss’ hilariously persistent Sam-I-Am who is on a mission to persuade a grumpy grouch to try a delicious plate of green eggs and ham! This 50-minute performance features two opera singers, a nine-piece orchestra, and an interactive workshop introducing families to the music, instruments and themes of the piece. Suitable for 4-7 year-olds and their families. Group Discounts Fundraising performance in aid of Kirklees Theatre Trust OPERA NORTH Whistle Stop Opera: The Marriage of Figaro Mon 17 February Main Stage 7.30pm Tickets £10.50 A 45-minute whistle stop tour of Mozart's playful opera. Be entertained by four professional opera singers and an accordionist in a show packed with mistaken identity, misunderstanding and comic twists. This is the perfect chance to experience the magic of opera! Group Discounts 12 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
DRAMA ANDY CRAVEN-GRIFFITHS MARCH Joygernaut – Tales of Kindness Wed 19 February Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 Using spoken word, physical theatre and origami, Joygernaut explores the damage one man's pursuit of success does to his mental health. The first show by BBC Verb New Voice and Glastonbury Slam Champion, Andy Craven- Griffiths, Joygernaut leaves you feeling hopeful. Group Discounts DRAMA Ladies That Bus Written by Joyce Branagh and the company Mon 24 February Main Stage 7.30pm Tickets from £10 Ladies That Bus is a comedy-drama - a heart-warming and hilarious tale of journeys taken and not taken, of regrets and celebrations, and what it means to be free. Based on real-life interviews and peppered with humour, songs and original music, it shows a day- in-the life of the Route 555 bus to Keswick, and the kaleidoscope of different characters that travel on it. Group Discounts Fundraising performance in aid of Kirklees Theatre Trust COMEDY Last of the Summer Wine Thu 5 March Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £14 Acclaimed and BAFTA winning Julian Dutton (Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression) brings to life one of Britain’s most loved sitcoms in this brand new show. Join Foggy, Clegg and Compo on adventures in three classic hilarious tales. Group Discounts THELBT.ORG 13
BIGGER, BRIGHTER AND MORE ROA R- SOM E THAN EVER! FRECKLE PRODUCTIONS AND ROSE THEATRE KINGSTON PRESENT HHHHH HHHH SUPERBLY MUSICALTHEATRE REVIEW (ON THE 2019 PRODUCTION) UTTERLY, UTTERLY BRILLIANT FROM START TO FINISH MODERN MUMMY (ON THE 2019 PRODUCTION) FUN COLOURFUL AND HEARTWARMING MY THEATRE MATES (ON THE 2019 PRODUCTION) , LIVE ON ST AGE WITH BRAND NEW SONGS FROM JOE STILGOE · DIRECTED BY EMMA KILBEY Zog © 2010 Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Published by Alison Green Books, an imprint of Scholastic Children’s Books Fri 28 February – Sun 1 March FAMILY Large in size, and keen in nature, Zog is so eager to Main Stage Fri 4.30pm win a golden star at Madam Dragon’s school, he bumps, Sat & Sun 11am & 2pm burns and roars his way through. Luckily, the plucky Tickets £15.50 Princess Pearl patches him up ready to face his Children £13.50 biggest challenge yet… For all ages With brand new songs from Joe Stilgoe, directed by Emma Kilbey, the smash-hit stage adaptation of Groups of 10+ £13.50 Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved Zog is a magical production for all ages. 14 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
MARCH Fri 13 – Sun 15 March FAMILY Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award nominated Main Stage Fri 1.30pm smash hit show, The Tiger Who Came to Tea returns Sat & Sun 11am & 2pm on tour, celebrating over 10 years on stage! Tickets £14 The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy Family of Four £52 are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? For ages 3+ What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door Groups of 10+ £8.50 is a big, stripy tiger! Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family School Discounts £8.50 Fri 13 March 1.30pm show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos! A stunning stage adaptation of the classic tale of teatime mayhem... expect to be surprised! THELBT.ORG 15
DRAMA Fitting Fri 13 & Sat 14 March Attic Theatre 7.45pm Tickets £11 Fitting is about Matt’s adventures in dresses and suits and also has some magic tricks up its sleeves. From interactions with strangers at bus stops to transgressive explorations in charity shops, follow Matt as they navigate and explode the ground between gender binaries. Group Discounts JAMES WILTON DANCE The Storm Tue 3 March James Wilton Dance, one of Europe’s most in demand dance companies, present The Storm, a whirlwind of lightning fast athleticism, where acrobatics, break-dancing, martial arts and contact work fuse to form dance that will blow audiences away. DANCE Seven dancers, a soundtrack of thundering electro-rock specially Main Stage 7.30pm composed by Amarok and thousands of pieces of paper combine to create a work that will astound you with its athleticism and Tickets From £10 touch you emotionally in a way that words simply can’t. Group Discounts In this storm can you find peace? Can you find the calm eye of the storm? Will it all blow over? School Discounts 16 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
THE FACTION The Talented MARCH Mr Ripley Tue 10 – Thu 12 March Tom Ripley is a nobody given an unexpected chance DRAMA to make a name for himself. Main Stage 7.30pm When he first meets Dickie Greenleaf, Tom's skills Thu matinee 2.30pm for forging signatures, telling lies and impersonating Tickets from £10 just about anybody are nothing more than impressive games. But as his friendship with Dickie becomes Group Discounts obsession, Tom's talents have very dangerous School Discounts consequences. The Faction breathes fresh life into Patricia Highsmith's extraordinary psychological thriller ★★★★ about ambition, escapism and murder. 'Magnificent' WHATSONSTAGE THELBT.ORG 17
MUSIC Deep Cabaret Fri 6 March Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £14 Desert blues improv and noir-drenched drone songs; sparkling jazz, rooted folk and resonating vocals. Deep Cabaret is the culmination of bandleader Steve Lewis' life's work: to make a band that curates all the musics that fascinate him - jazz, improv, African, folk and leftfield pop. Lyrics taken from novels, journalism and other texts that have interesting things to say about being human. Group Discounts MUSIC Huddersfield University Big Band Fri 20 March Main Stage 7.30pm Tickets £13 The Huddersfield University Big Band return to the Lawrence Batley Theatre with an evening of swinging jazz and big band numbers. Group Discounts PAPER SMOKERS DRAMA Diary of an Expat Wed 25 – Thu 26 March Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 When Cecilia arrived in the UK from Italy nine years ago with a suitcase of hopes, dreams and pasta, her adventurous life abroad, successful career and vibrant urban lifestyle were about to begin… kind of. Now, after dubious jobs and bizarre encounters, Cecilia finds herself navigating the uncertainty of Brexit and juggling the concept of identity when no country claims you as their own. Group Discounts 18 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
MARCH COMPANY WAYNE MCGREGOR FAR Wed 25 March DANCE Main Stage 7.30pm Tickets from £10 Group Discounts School Discounts Wayne McGregor’s anatomy- defying choreography and ground-breaking approach across dance, science, film, music, visual art and technology has fuelled a string of truly unique works. FAR is no exception. Inspired by the controversial Age of Enlightenment, FAR mines an era that first placed ‘a body in question’. Ten incredible dancers confront the distortions, sensuality and feeling of the 18th Century’s searing contemporary sensibility to a haunting score by the critically- acclaimed composer Ben Frost. Staged in a mesmerizing environment of shadow and light, FAR binds cutting edge design with choreography made from a radical cognitive research process. THELBT.ORG 19
FESTIVAL HUDDERSFIELD LITERATURE FESTIVAL From Moomin Valley to Jane Austen Sat 21 March Whole building Tickets vary Huddersfield Literature Festival’s takeover day, with workshops, talks and puppet show Mischief and Mystery in Moomin Valley. Plus Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is revisited as Adrian Lukis reprises his celebrated role in a new show, Being Mr Wickham. huddlitfest.org.uk DRAMA Beach Body Ready Sat 4 April Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 Shaving? Tanning? Over-exercising? Cabbage- Souping? Starving? Don’t bother, we're not. Grab your pals and your biscuits and watch Beach Body Ready! Join The Roaring Girls for a defiantly feel good show which sticks two fingers up at how the media says you should look. Post-show talk Group Discounts DRAMA These Hills Are Ours by Daniel Bye and Boff Whalley, produced by ARC Stockton Wed 8 April Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 In story and in song, These Hills Are Ours is about escaping it all and running to wild places. This is the first theatre collaboration between award-winning theatre maker Daniel Bye, and Chumbawamba member Boff Whalley. Group Discounts 20 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
MARCH PILOT THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION WITH BELGRADE THEATRE COVENTRY, DERBY THEATRE AND YORK THEATRE ROYAL. Tue 31 March – Sat 4 April DRAMA By Alex Wheatle Main Stage 7.30pm Adapted by Emteaz Hussain Thu matinee 1.30pm Directed by Corey Campbell and Esther Richardson Sat matinee 2.30pm Life isn’t easy on the Crongton Estate and for McKay Post-show talk Tue 31 March and his mates it’s all about keeping their heads down. Tickets from £10 But when a friend finds herself in trouble, they set out on Group Discounts a mission that goes further than any of them imagined. Crongton Knights will take you on a night of madcap School Discounts adventure as McKay and his friends ‘The Magnificent Six’ encounter the dangers and triumphs of a mission Signed Performance gone awry. Thu 2 April 7.30pm Audio Described Sat 4 April 2.30pm THELBT.ORG 21
MUSICAL SILENT UPROAR Thank You For Doing Nothing Tue 14 – Wed 15 April Main Stage 7.30pm Tickets from £10 In the near future so called “global warming” has apparently affected most of Britannia’s drinking water - if you want to believe the opinions of 99% of experts and their so called “science”. But fear not; our hero, and lobbyist for the Big Water Corporation, Molly Pazgan is here to tell you that everything is fine. This satirical musical is a hilarious night out like no other, exploring the climate emergency and the men that profit from it. Group Discounts CONTEMPORARY DANCE LEWYS HOLT Phrases Sat 18 April Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 Miscommunication and confusion are often things to be avoided, but what if you just lay into them? What if there's actually nothing else? Big questions. Existential meanderings. Don't worry. I have a PowerPoint. Phrases exists in a kind of ethereal space. Projections of stream-of-consciousness writing are paired with often improvised movement and discussions of communication to create a subtly humorous yet unnerving piece. Generally, the piece expresses some kind of solidarity with the anxious and the confused and those who overthink. Group Discounts 22 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
WOODHOUSE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY MUSICAL APRIL West Side Story Based on a Conception of JEROME ROBBINS Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Entire Original Production Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS Tue 7 – Sat 11 April Main Stage 7.30pm Sat matinee 2.15pm Tickets £10 - £20 Following the huge success of Our House, Woodhouse Musical Theatre Company present one of the best musicals of all time. Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince By Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe www.mtishows.co.uk HUDDERSFIELD LIGHT OPERA COMPANY MUSICAL Jesus Christ Superstar Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Mon 20 - Sat 25 April Main Stage 7.30pm Sat matinee 2.30pm Tickets £12 - £20 Concessions available Following their tremendous, ground-breaking production of CATS, HLOC return with an iconic 1970’s rock opera. What’s the buzz? The first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be produced for the professional stage, Jesus Christ Superstar has wowed audiences for over 40 years. Based on the Gospels, this rock opera includes the songs I Don't Know How To Love Him, Signed Performance Everything's Alright and Superstar. Tue 21 7.30pm & Sat 25 April 2.30pm An Amateur production by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd. THELBT.ORG 23
MAGIC 24-27 JUNE 2020 ROCK COMEDY FESTIVAL 4 DAYS / 4 STAGES / THE BEST COMEDY AND THE BEST BEER AROUND. NO PROBABLIES ABOUT IT. Following on from the success of last year’s Great Big Amazing Edinburgh Preview Comedy Festival, we’re back, bigger and better, and we couldn’t be more ridiculously excited to be working with Magic Rock. Early-bird passes from £10. #MAGICROCKCOMEDY / THELBT.ORG/COMEDY
FAMILY SLIME APRIL Sat 11 April Syngenta Cellar 11am & 2pm Tickets £7.50 Being a slug is hard. Everyone thinks you’re disgusting. Slug and Caterpillar are starving, and the only leaf left in the garden is just out of reach. Slug thinks they should work together. Get the leaf, eat the leaf, play a game, be friends. Caterpillar has other ideas. Enter Slug and Caterpillar’s world and sit in a giant garden to SQUISH, SQUELCH and PLAY your way through this hilarious, surreal show for 2-5 years and their families. Group Discounts Signed Performance Relaxed Performance DRAMA AMEENA HAMID PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS BEN SCHWARZ’S Soapbox Racer Wed 15 April Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 When the love of your life dumps you for your best friend, do you sit down and take it? No! You race down a hill, in a matchbox on wheels, and invite them to watch! A new play about love, loss and connecting with your inner daredevil. Group Discounts THELBT.ORG 25
DRAMA Unsung Sat 2 May Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 Ada Lovelace. Sophia Jex-Blake. Lilian Bader. Andrea Dunbar. Heard of them? Neither had we. Unsung explores the untold stories of four inspirational women from British history, asking why they, and hundreds like them, have been relegated to the footnotes. Group Discounts MUSIC Down for the Count Swing Orchestra Fri 15 May Main House 7.30pm Tickets from £16 A spectacular evening of swing and big band music with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, as they bring the sounds of the Swing Era back to life for ‘one hellova celebration of vintage music’ (TimeOut London). Group Discounts COMEDY My Father The Tantric Masseur Fri 22 May Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 Fresh from award winning, sellout runs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Roann McCloskey navigates life as a post #MeToo Queer, British-Algerian woman in a production that will have you laughing, crying and pondering the name you’ve given your genitals as you're taken on a journey of excruciating self-discovery. Post-show talk Group Discounts 26 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
APRIL STRONG LADY PRODUCTIONS Thu 30 April – Sat 2 May CIRCUS THEATRE A WEEK 53 commission for The Lowry Salford Main Stage 7.30pm with Lawrence Batley Theatre. Tickets from £10 POWER celebrates stories of feeling powerful, even in an uncertain world… moments of strength, resilience, Group Discounts connection, choice and change. After almost 20 years performing feats-of-strength as a circus Strong Lady, Charmaine is using her strength MADE IN and circus physicality to tell you stories. HUDDERSFIELD POWER is an energetic, optimistic (and at times moving) solo show that weaves Charmaine's own experiences with an array of real people’s stories from interviews with men and women around the UK. Created with funding from Arts Council England, Cambridge Junction and Creative Arts East. THELBT.ORG 27
LOCK THE DOORS DRAMA Dear Caveman Sat 23 May Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 Why do desperate solutions and moments of despair so frequently present themselves to men we know and admire? Masculinity was built in our favour. So why are we so isolated, violent, lonely… Exploring the stories we tell ourselves, Dear Caveman uses verbatim accounts collected from all walks of life, original sound composition and explosive movement to examine what it means to be a man. Group Discounts SPOKEN WORD LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE Cellar Stories with Rose Condo Mon 17 February, Mon 16 March, Mon 27 April, Mon 18 May 7pm Syngenta Cellar 7pm Tickets Pay What You Decide Enjoy a relaxed evening in the Syngenta Cellar with special guests and local talent performing poetry, music and more. Hosted by award- winning spoken word artist Rose Condo. DARE TO KNOW THEATRE DRAMA Drowning Written and Performed by Jake Talbot Directed by Miranda Parker Sun 24 May Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 An intelligent but naïve sixteen-year-old, Josh, with extreme views on mental health, claims that suicide is selfish. However, as his world crumbles around him, his life begins to spiral out of control… Group Discounts 28 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
MAY Mon 4 – Wed 6 May COMEDY Friendsical is an original and unique new parody musical Main Stage 7.30pm inspired by the gang in Friends, the iconic TV show. Tickets from £10 When Ross’s wife leaves him for another woman, he fears he will never find love again. But then Rachel runs Group Discounts back into his life… will he end up with his one true love? With original new songs such as (He’s her) Lobster!, Richard’s Moustache and You’re Over Me, When Were You Under Me?, the gang take on naked Thursdays, a power cut, and a dinosaur convention! What could possibly go wrong? This is a loving parody not to be confused with the Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. series Friends. THELBT.ORG 29
DRAMA Dog/Actor A double-bill of Steven Berkoff Tue 16 June Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Tickets £11 DOG follows a day in the life of a racist football hooligan and his beloved pitbull terrier. ACTOR is a spoken word monologue which delves into the heart of the acting industry, humorously and poignantly portraying the trying life of a struggling artist. Group Discounts MUSIC Nani Tue 23 June Main Stage 7.30pm Tickets from £16 Nani’s music has distant leanings to Flamenco, North African music and Sephardic traditional song, with timeless melodies and fluid improvisation. The sound world of fiery Spanish guitar and vibrant percussion is infused with the melodies of joy and heartbreak, and the stories of a people who left behind their homeland. Group Discounts DARK HORSE DRAMA The Garden Wed 1 – Thu 2 July Syngenta Cellar 7.45pm Thu matinee 1.30pm Tickets £11 The Garden is a bitter sweet story of friendship, denial and unrequited love. Told by Dark Horse’s final year learning disabled student actors, poetry and dance beautifully weave together to create a funny, poignant show suitable for everyone. 30 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
OPERA MAY HUDDERSFIELD GILBERT & SULLIVAN SOCIETY Yeoman of the Guard Wed 20 – Sat 23 May Main Stage 7.15pm Sat matinee 2.15pm Tickets £8 - £15 I Concessions available The Yeomen of the Guard is a tragi- comic tale of deception and mistaken identity set against the brooding and dramatic backdrop of The Tower of London. It’s also a very touching story of love and intrigue that’s one of the finest works of Gilbert & Sullivan. W S Gilbert’s witty words are set to Sir Arthur Sullivan’s finest music in this perfect introduction to English light opera. COMEDY DICK & LOTTIE Just Between Ourselves Thu 4 - Sat 6 June Main Stage 7.30pm Sat matinee 2.30pm Tickets £15 Dennis spends his spare time messing about in his untidy garage, indifferent to the fact that his wife is being driven to distraction and beyond by his possessive mother. The hidden tension and antagonisms under an apparently normal surface build up to a climax of bizarre violence and madness. Group Discounts THELBT.ORG 31
Sun 7 June Huddersfield Pride supports and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community in Huddersfield and beyond. To find out more about this year’s event and the activities taking place at the Lawrence Batley Theatre go to huddersfieldpride.co.uk. FESTIVAL Grand Northern Ukulele Festival is one- Grand Northern of-a-kind featuring ukuleles and so very much Ukulele Festival more – there is truly something for everyone! Don’t miss out on the fun at this extraordinary Sat 20 & Sun 21 June event. With world-class live music, inspiring Whole Building workshops, chances to sing and play along and Tickets Full Weekend £0 - £55 more, it’s no surprise that it sells out every year. This multi-award-winning event is quirky, Group Discounts bold, welcoming and it’s back! GNUF – A 32 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
JUNE Tue 16 – Thu 18 June FAMILY From the creators of DINOSAUR WORLD LIVE Main Stage Tue 4.30pm Calling all brave heroes! Enter into a magical world of Wed & Thu 1.30pm & 4.30pm myths and legends in this fantastical new interactive Tickets £14 show for all the family. For ages 3-7 years Unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face to face School Discounts with some of the most magnificent monsters and £8.50 on Wed & Thu terrifying beasts ever to walk the earth. Discover the colossal Stone Troll, the mysterious Indrik and Japanese Group Discounts £8.50 Baku; the Tooth Fairy (not as sweet as you'd think), an adorable Unicorn and majestic Griffin. Take your place among legendary heroes, just don't wake the Dragon… From the creators of the West End smash hit Dinosaur World Live, who bring spectacular puppets to life, don’t miss this brand new spell-binding adventure, live on stage! THELBT.ORG 33
Huddersfield Thespians celebrate their centenary season in our Syngenta Cellar. DRAMA A Warning To The Curious Tue 3 - Sat 7 December Syngenta Cellar 7.15pm Sat matinee 2pm Tickets £12 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. DRAMA The York Realist Tue 11 – Sat 15 February Syngenta Cellar 7.15pm Sat matinee 2pm Tickets £12 In 1960s Yorkshire, the York Mystery plays are in rehearsal and a farmer strains against his roots as a new world opens up to him. Peter Gill's period drama is staged as part of LGBT history month. COMEDY Teechers Tue 21 – Sat 25 April Syngenta Cellar 7.15pm Sat matinee 2pm Tickets £12 John Godber's hilarious comedy follows three school pupils as they stage their own performance about a new, naive teacher. DRAMA Frozen Tue 9 – Sat 13 June Syngenta Cellar 7.15pm Sat matinee 2pm Tickets £12 Three people's lives are drawn together in this psychological thriller about a child who goes missing. Bryony Lavery's award-winning play asks: Are some people born evil? 34 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528 Two shows for £20 | Group Discounts
Spontaneous Potter JULY Tue 14 July COMEDY Grab your wands, don your house robes, and Main Stage 7.30pm apparate yourselves to the box office! Tickets £16 A very magical improv show awaits... Ages 16+ The smash hit Spontaneous Potter is an entirely improvised Harry Potter comedy play, based Group Discounts on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title. Fundraising performance in aid of Kirklees Theatre Trust Hilarity ensues as an entirely new Potter adventure is magically improvised on the spot - with live musical accompaniment! ★★★★★ NB: Spontaneous Potter is an unofficial show that is not endorsed by or affiliated with ''Totally jaw- dropping... improv Warner Bros., JK Rowling or her publishers. at its very best' BROADWAY BABY THELBT.ORG 35
FAMILY MEI THEATRICAL PRESENTS Twirlywoos Live! Sat 27 – Sun 28 June Main Stage Sat 3pm Sun 11am & 3pm Tickets £13 I £11 concessions For ages 1+ From the producers of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show and Sarah and Duck Live on Stage comes another enchanting show for young audiences. The Twirlywoos are setting sail around the UK to welcome young fans along for a theatrical adventure. Expect mischief, music and plenty of surprises as they share the delight of discovery. With beautifully inventive puppetry, Twirlywoos Live! promises a cast full of all your favourite characters from the hit TV show. Group Discounts FAMILY HHHH ‘A DELIGHT FROM START TO FINISH’ TIME OUT Freckle Productions present Tue 7 & Wed 8 July Tue 4.30pm Wed 10.30am & 1.30pm Main Stage Tickets £15.50 I £13.50 concessions and other terrific tales Under the sea, out on the farm and into the jungle, these terrific tales are woven together with live music, puppetry and a whole host of colourful characters from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best-loved titles. From the team behind Zog Live, funky moves, toe tapping tunes and giggles are guaranteed! School discounts £11 Groups of 10+ £13.50 © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 36 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
Summer in the Courtyard JULY FAMILY THE SLAPSTICK PICNIC The Importance of Being Earnest Fri 10 July Courtyard 1.30pm & 7pm Tickets £13 The Slapstick Picnic would like to cordially invite you to its inaugural summer tea party, where a marvellous feat of performance awaits: Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy performed by just two actors! Group Discounts FAMILY THE HANDLEBARDS The Comedy of Errors Fri 28 August Courtyard 7pm Tickets £13 Join the all-male troupe in the Lawrence Batley Theatre Courtyard for a bicycle- powered production of Shakespeare’s ‘The Comedy of Errors’ like you’ve never seen before. When two sets of estranged twins are brought together on the same island, this classic comedy takes hold, with mistaken identity, music and manic costume changes a plenty. Group Discounts THELBT.ORG 37
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Diary DATE SHOW TIME PAGE DATE SHOW TIME PAGE JANUARY FEBRUARY Thu 9 Comedy Cellar 8pm 38 Mon 17 Green Eggs & Ham 11am & 2pm 12 Fri 17 Justin Moorhouse 7.30pm 38 Whistle Stop Opera: 7.30pm 12 The Marriage of Figaro Sat 18 It’ll be Alt-Right 7.45pm 6 on the Night Cellar Stories with 7pm 28 Rose Condo Fri 24 Absurd Person Singular 7.30pm 6 Wed 19 Joygernaut 7.45pm 13 Sat 25 Absurd Person Singular 2.30pm & 7.30pm 6 Thu 20 My Night with Reg 7.30pm 10 Tue 28 Cabaret 7.30pm 8 Comedy Cellar 8pm 38 Thu 30 Showstopper! The 7.30pm 9 Improvised Musical Fri 21 My Night with Reg 7.30pm 10 Fri 31 Showstopper! The 7.30pm 9 Improvised Musical GUY: The Musical 7.45pm 10 FEBRUARY Sat 22 My Night with Reg 2.30pm & 7.30pm 10 Sat 1 High Jinx Magic Illusion 2pm & 7pm 8 and Circus Show GUY: The Musical 7.45pm 10 Fri 7 Tom Binns 8pm 38 Mon 24 Ladies that Bus 7.30pm 13 Sat 8 Click – The 11am & 2pm 8 Internet Genie Fri 28 Zog 4.30pm 14 100% Simon Brodkin 8pm 38 Sat 29 Zog 11am & 2pm 14 Mon 10 Frankenstein 7.30pm 11 Tue 11 Frankenstein 7.30pm 11 MARCH The York Realist 7.15pm 34 Sun 1 Zog 11am & 2pm 14 Wed 12 Frankenstein 7.30pm 11 Tue 3 The Storm 7.30pm 16 The York Realist 7.15pm 34 Thu 5 Last of the 7.45pm 13 Summer Wine Thu 13 Frankenstein 2.30pm & 7.30pm 11 Fri 6 Deep Cabaret 7.45pm 18 The York Realist 7.15pm 34 Tue 10 The Talented Mr Ripley 7.30pm 17 Fri 14 Frankenstein 7.30pm 11 Wed 11 The Talented Mr Ripley 7.30pm 17 The York Realist 7.15pm 34 Sat 15 Frankenstein 2.30pm & 11 Thu 12 The Talented Mr Ripley 2.30pm & 17 7.30pm 7.30pm The York Realist 2pm & 7.15pm 34 Comedy Cellar 8pm 38 40 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
DATE SHOW TIME PAGE DATE SHOW TIME PAGE MARCH APRIL Fri 13 The Tiger Who 1.30pm 15 Thu 9 West Side Story 7.30pm 23 Came to Tea Fitting 7.45pm 16 Comedy Cellar 8pm 38 Sat 14 The Tiger Who 11am & 2pm 15 Fri 10 West Side Story 7.30pm 23 Came to Tea Sat 11 West Side Story 2.15pm & 23 Dom Joly’s 7.30pm 38 7.30pm Holiday Snaps Fitting 7.45pm 16 SLIME 11am & 2pm 25 Tue 14 Thank You for 7.30pm 22 Sun 15 The Tiger Who 11am & 2pm 15 Doing Nothing Came to Tea Wed 15 Thank You for 7.30pm 22 Mon 16 Cellar Stories with 7pm 28 Doing Nothing Rose Condo Soapbox Racer 7.45pm 25 Fri 20 Huddersfield 7.30pm 18 University Big Band Sat 18 Phrases 7.45pm 22 Sat 21 Huddersfield All day 20 Mon 20 Jesus Christ Superstar 7.30pm 23 Literature Festival Wed 25 FAR 7.30pm 19 Tue 21 Jesus Christ Superstar 7.30pm 23 Teechers 7.15pm 34 Diary of an Expat 7.45pm 18 Wed 22 Jesus Christ Superstar 7.30pm 23 Thu 26 Diary of an Expat 7.45pm 18 Teechers 7.15pm 34 Tue 31 Crongton Knights 7.30pm 21 Thu 23 Jesus Christ Superstar 7.30pm 23 Teechers 7.15pm 34 APRIL Wed 1 Crongton Knights 7.30pm 21 Fri 24 Jesus Christ Superstar 7.30pm 23 Teechers 7.15pm 34 Thu 2 Crongton Knights 1.30pm & 21 7.30pm Sat 25 Jesus Christ Superstar 2.30pm & 23 Fri 3 Crongton Knights 7.30pm 21 7.30pm Teechers 2pm & 7.15pm 34 Sat 4 Crongton Knights 2.30pm 21 7.30pm Mon 27 Cellar Stories with 7pm 28 Rose Condo Beach Body Ready 7.45pm 20 Thu 30 POWER 7.30pm 27 Tue 7 West Side Story 7.30pm 23 Wed 8 West Side Story 7.30pm 23 These Hills are Ours 7.45pm 20 Audio Signed Captioned Relaxed Description Performance Performance Performance THELBT.ORG 41
Diary DATE SHOW TIME PAGE DATE SHOW TIME PAGE MAY JUNE Fri 1 POWER 7.30pm 27 Sat 13 Frozen 2pm & 7.15pm 34 Tue 16 Dragons and Mythical 4.30pm 33 Sat 2 POWER 7.30pm 27 Beasts Live Dog / Actor 7.45pm 30 Unsung 7.45pm 26 Wed 17 Dragons and Mythical 1.30pm & 4.30pm 33 Mon 4 Friendsical The Musical 7.30pm 29 Beasts Live Thu 18 Dragons and Mythical 1.30pm & 4.30pm 33 Tue 5 Friendsical The Musical 7.30pm 29 Beasts Live Comedy Cellar 8pm 38 Wed 6 Friendsical The Musical 7.30pm 29 Sat 20 Grand Northern All day 32 Ukulele Festival Thu 14 Comedy Cellar 8pm 38 Sun 21 Grand Northern All day 32 Ukulele Festival Fri 15 Down for the Count 7.30pm 26 Swing Orchestra Wed 24 – Comedy Preview 24 Sat 27 Festival Mon 18 Cellar Stories with 7pm 28 Rose Condo Tue 23 Nani 7.30pm 30 Wed 20 Yeoman of the Guard 7.15pm 31 Sat 27 Twirlywoos Live! 3pm 36 Sun 28 Twirlywoos Live! 11am & 3pm 36 Thu 21 Yeoman of the Guard 7.15pm 31 Fri 22 Yeoman of the Guard 7.15pm 31 JULY Wed 1 The Garden 7.45pm 30 My Father the 7.45pm 26 Tantric Masseur Thu 2 The Garden 1.30pm & 7.45pm 30 Sat 23 Yeoman of the Guard 2.15pm & 7.15pm 31 Tue 7 Tiddler 4.30pm 36 Dear Caveman 7.45pm 28 Wed 8 Tiddler 10.30am & 1.30pm 36 Sun 24 Drowning 7.45pm 28 Fri 10 The Importance of 1.30pm & 7pm 37 Being Earnest Tue 14 Spontaneous Potter 7.30pm 35 JUNE Thu 16 Comedy Cellar 8pm 38 Thu 4 Just Between Ourselves 7.30pm 31 Thu 30 Comedy Cellar 8pm 38 Fri 5 Just Between Ourselves 7.30pm 31 Sat 6 Just Between Ourselves 2.30pm & 7.30pm 31 AUGUST Sun 7 Huddersfield Pride All Day 32 Fri 28 The Comedy of Errors 7pm 37 Tue 9 Frozen 7.15pm 34 Wed 10 Frozen 7.15pm 34 Thu 11 Frozen 7.15pm 34 Fri 12 Robert White 8pm 38 Audio Signed Captioned Relaxed Frozen 7.15pm 34 Description Performance Performance Performance 42 BOX OFFICE 01484 430528
XXXXXXX Each term ends with a performance. Our Young Company All sessions include a chance to see For ages 6 - 18 a live performance at the Lawrence Batley Theatre each term. We’re proud to offer a range of weekly drama sessions designed Spring Term begins on to be creative and fun, enabling Monday 6 January. children and young people to share ideas and find their voice. To find out more or book a place Led by experienced facilitators, our weekly visit thelbt.org/get-involved/ sessions are open to all and explore themes young-people/ or contact related to the professional productions. letscreate@thelbt.org The Team behind this season at And of course our the Lawrence Batley Theatre amazing Stewards Rebecca Atkinson, Adele Barclay, Ruth Adams, Nathan Auckland, Ellie Battey, Annie Baskeyfield-Bride, Adele Birkenshaw, Katie Beadle, Julia Beaumont, Helen Bisson, Tom Blakemore, Freyja Boycott-Garnett, Liz Bradbury, Sue Brook, Maureen Buckley, Chris Brearley, Judy O’Brien, Paul Caldwell, Diane Calverley, Julie Clare, David Clegg, James Clare, Craige Clarke, Peter Clark, Caroline Cole, Sylvia Collins, Jan Coning, Holly Czolacz, Will Dash, Les Dowie, Karl Eaton, Sue Eaton, Andy Evans, Diane Felton, George Doyle, Karl Eaton, Andy Evans, Alison Fisher, Gail Flynn, Debbie Ford, Henry Filloux-Bennett, Sarah Finch, Louise Galvin, Alex Gaywood, Kate Gimblett, Leah Fisher, Michael Ford, Jenny Goodman, Sandy Goler, Lynda Green, Kamila Grodecka, Andrew Goulding, Betty Hadfield, David Halloran, Robin Hall, Mary Hallet, Rosemary Hanna, Bev Haigh, Sharon Haigh, Barbara Hellowell, Barbara Hardwick, Brian Hardwick, Ryan Hogan, Jonathan Hudson, Nancy Hughes, Sarah Hargreaves, Eve Harris, Faye Henderson, Ruth Jones, Connor Moseley, Amy Norman, Jenny Holmes, Lesley Honeyman, Laura Norman, Mass Nying, Louise Parsons, Philip Jackson, Debbie Jennings, Julie Johnston, Nancy Penvose, Helen Petty, Olivia Race, Sheila Johnston, Maggie Joyce, Jo Kelly, Louise Redfearn, Jaqueline Ryan, Roohi Sarwar, Ann Lee, George Lee, Stuart Mallinson, Tommy Savage, Vashti Schmahl, Jane Sibbald, Eric Martin, Shirley Maude, Gillian Metcalf, Brett Speakman, Ellie Stringer, Hayden Sugden, Margaret Mitchell, Theresa Mullings, Le Thi To Nhu, Erica Taylor, Chris Thompson, Shelagh Nying Christine Oldbury, Delia Oldfield, Lauren Townsend, Rebecca Turner, George Oldfield, David Payne, Helen Pearson, Marcus Walker, Katherine Warman, Michelle Pearson-Brook, Heather Pollard, Dianne Watkinson, Che Wigfield Turner, Leonora Redmond, Viltare Repsyte, Elaine Jane Wilson, Rebecca Winwood, Mollie Wood, Richardson, Ella Robertshaw, Pauline Robinson, James Yates-Hothersall. Ann Sandiford, Elise Sandiford, Linda Senior, Paul Senior, Kate Shaw, Emma Slater, Christine Smith, Eva Smith, Maureen Speight, Nan Steinitz, Christina/Tina Sutcliffe, Susannah Tunnacliffe, Katie Tyers, Danielle Vermeer, Dorothy Walklett, Elaine Walmsley, Shirley E. Ward, Pauline Wheat-Bowen, Pat Wilding, Damaya Williams, Sandra Wilson, Melissa Wong, Gill Young THELBT.ORG 43
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