A message to our community In direct response to the advice of the government today, theatres across the country have started to close with immediate effect. So from Tuesday 17th March, we will be closing our building to ensure that we play our part in slowing the spread of the virus. Though the lights might be […]
Read MoreAlthough we appreciate the public concern around Coronavirus, we have taken the decision that for the moment at least, it is very much business as usual at the Lawrence Batley Theatre. We therefore have no plans to close the theatre or cancel any shows. In the event that we are forced to close or cancel shows, […]
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Autumn 2019 saw the return of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance (SJD) to the Lawrence Batley Theatre, touring their new work, Staging Schiele. We were pleased to partner with the company in order to bring creative dance workshops into schools across Kirklees, giving children the chance to explore contemporary dance. The workshops as part of SJD Learning […]
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One of the most rigorous and exciting talent development initiatives, The 24 Hour Plays, are coming back to the UK after a break of nearly ten years. The Lawrence Batley Theatre, working in partnership with The 24 Hour Plays in New York, is delighted to announce the return of the process with the newly created […]
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Poet and author Nikita Gill is penning her first theatre piece this Christmas at the Lawrence Batley Theatre. Ahead of The Krumpus she visited Westborough High School and Newsome High to talk about life as an author and her unique spin on fairytales. Here’s some thoughts from the pupils after her visit. What a great […]
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Green Carnation Company, a proud LGBTQ led theatre company based in Manchester, have revealed the cast for their 2020 revival tour of Kevin Elyot’s award-winning play My Night with Reg, which comes to the Lawrence Batley Theatre from Thu 20 – Sat 22 February. The full cast of the production, unconventionally co-directed by director/producer duo […]
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This Spring Charmaine Childs, a Strong Lady of extraordinary abilities, will perform at the Lawrence Batley Theatre her new show POWER. Here Charmaine delves into what power means to her, what to expect from her show, and why it’s important to embrace both fragility and strength in an increasingly polarised world. I’m very excited to […]
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Today Huddersfield’s Lawrence Batley Theatre has been awarded a £499,999 grant from Arts Council England to transform the Grade II listed building. The theatre, which is celebrating 25 years this year, will use the funding to make key updates and renovations to the building. Changes will include improved access facilities for artists, a new look […]
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In 1913 when the Ballet Russes performed to Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring for the first time audience members at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées were shocked at the avant-garde nature of the work and apparently broke out into riots. Now, over 100 years later Phoenix Dance Theatre perform a reworking by Haitian-born choreographer, Jeanguy […]
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Our October performance of Amanda Whittington’s Mighty Atoms is a first for us in several ways. The play was commissioned for Hull’s year as City of Culture in 2017, and performed at Hull Truck Theatre, but this is the play’s first production since then, and the first by a non-professional company. It will also be […]
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