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Based loosely on the Chinese legend 'Journey to the West', Monkey! is a fast paced story about Monkey and Tripitaka following the path to the Buddha. Along the way, they encounter and must fight off many tricksy Demons, false Kings and even Yama, King of Death, himself. But with a flying cloud to command and the help of his new friends Pigsy and the fish dragon Sandy, the Western Heavens may just be within reach

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: June 2008, July 2008, Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds

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Macbeth

May 15th 2008 09:30

The Macbeth production by leading opera director Tim Albery is returning to the Leeds Grand Theatre this month

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: May 2008, Theatre, The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds

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Hapgood

May 12th 2008 14:25

Rachel Kavanaugh (The Madness of George III, The Wizard of Oz) returns to the Playhouse to direct Josie Lawrence in the title role of Hapgood, a gripping spy thriller that’s guaranteed to keep you guessing until the very end

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: May 2008, Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds

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Habeas Corpus

May 7th 2008 07:05

Habeas Corpus is a satirical and farcical comedy by Alan Bennett and highlights the sexual excesses of the middle class in the 1960s

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: May 2008, Theatre, The Carriageworks, Leeds

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Sweeney Todd

April 21st 2008 09:25

LAOS return to the Playhouse for the first time since 2006 with Stephen Sondheim’s dark musical tale of revenge and pastry, Sweeney Todd
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Posted By: Blighty - Category: April 2008, Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse

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Angel House

March 19th 2008 01:35

The Angel House drama production at the West Yorkshire Playhouse is written by acclaimed author Roy Williams and tells the story of two brothers with contrasting paths despite being brought up with the same upbringing

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: March 2008, Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse

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CATS

March 17th 2008 02:17

Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of T S Eliot's 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' holds the prestigious honour of being the longest-running musical in West End

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: March 2008, Theatre, The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Briggate Square

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Year Of The Rat

March 10th 2008 08:15

After the great success of Ying Tong, writer Roy Smiles returns to the West Yorkshire Playhouse with a moving and funny journey into one of the great minds of the twentieth century

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: March 2008, April 2008, Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse

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Ruddigore: The Terrifying Tale of the Witches Curse

March 4th 2008 08:45

'Ruddigore: The Terrifying Tale of the Witches Curse' tells the story of Robin Oakapple, a shy, retiring farmer living in the Cornish village of Rederring, who seeks to woo pretty Rose Maybud. Little does Rose know that he is in fact the Baronet of Ruddigore (living incognito to avoid the family curse). When Robin’s foster brother Richard falls in love with Rose he reveals Robin’s true identity. Forced to renounce Rose, Robin assumes his title and with it the curse. With a picture gallery of dead ancestors who have come to life to torment him, Robin's troubles are only just beginning

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: March 2008, Theatre, The Carriageworks

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The Grouch

February 18th 2008 09:00

The Grouch is a witty new adaptation of Molière’s The Misanthrope by Ranjit Bolt

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: February 2008, March 2008, Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse

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Hamlet

January 25th 2008 12:00

The world premiere of Hamlet at the Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House is a ballet by David Nixon with a new score by Philip Feeney, played live by the Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: February 2008, Theatre, The Grand Theatre and Opera House

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Salonika

January 25th 2008 08:30

Salonika is a profound and thought-provoking drama by Louise Page which receives a welcome revival at West Yorkshire Playhouse

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: January 2008, February 2008, Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse

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Peter Grimes - a classic British Opera

January 23rd 2008 20:30

Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts reprises his searing performance as the fisherman Peter Grimes in Benjamin Britten's astounding, sea-swept opera that many hailed as the ‘The operatic event of the year’ when it first played in 2006

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: January 2008, Theatre, The Grand Theatre and Opera House

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Robin Hood and The Babes in the Wood

January 10th 2008 08:15

The Robin Hood and The Babes in the Wood production at The Carriageworks is a fun-filled, action-packed pantomime extravaganza for the entire family

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Posted By: Blighty - Category: January 2008, Theatre, The Carriageworks, Millennium Square

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