In the dark days of 1919, just after the First World War, a likeminded group of members of Christ Church Woodhouse in Huddersfield decided to ‘put on a musical show’, the show was Princess Ju Ju and Christ Church Woodhouse Amateur Operatic Society was born. Exactly 100 years later, Woodhouse Musical Theatre Company is in the […]
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This March A Festival returns to the LBT. It’s a week of live performance which cuts across art forms, brings different voices to the stage and celebrates artistic adventure. Please find news below of an opportunity to share work as part of this week long festival of exciting live performance. A Festival Call out for […]
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Henry Filloux-Bennett has been announced as the new Director & Chief Executive of the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield. Henry, who is currently the Head of Marketing at The Lowry, will join the organisation in March 2019, taking over from the outgoing director Victoria Firth. He leaves The Lowry after three years, having previously worked […]
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We’re so proud that our own Che Whigfield-Turner is staging her show Why is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt? here at the LBT. It’s particularly special for us as we’ve been able to see Che’s talent blossom: from being a key member of our Young Company, to being a part of our Christmas pantomime, to […]
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In August 2018 we created In the Family Way, a unique project for young people aged 16-25 which explored the LBT’s history as a Women’s Home for unwed, pregnant young women. Through generous funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) a group of talented men and women worked at both Heritage Quay, the official archives […]
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Today we have announced plans to reduce plastic waste across our bars and Queenie’s coffee shop. Plastic bottles have been swapped for cans and cartons with plastic cups replaced with cardboard going forward. We have also taken the decision to stop using plastic straws on our bars. The above changes affect the LBT bars and […]
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After 11 years in post Victoria Firth is stepping down from the role of Director and Chief Executive of the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield. Victoria was credited with turning around the theatre’s fortunes and successfully stewarding the organisation through a decade of creative and financial success. In 2013 she also successfully led the Kirklees […]
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To coincide with English Touring Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Othello, the LBT is collaborating with ETT to provide a unique opportunity for local theatre makers to develop their own performance work in response to some of the themes of Othello. This scratch performance work will be shown as part of The Othello Project on […]
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Hallowe’en Happening is Huddersfield’s biggest and most terrifying Halloween event, when we fill our haunted Georgian building with a multitude of performances and activities for the audience to sample throughout the night. It’s a great event and we want to support local and emerging artists to be part of it. If you’re an artist or […]
Read MoreFallen women, wayward girls, whore and ner’ do wells. These are just a few of the names given to describe young women who would find themselves needing the help of women’s homes across the UK. You may not know that one of these homes was once located in what is now the LBT. The Women’s […]
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