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Centre stage in our summer season is Blood Harmony (Tue 28 June – Sat 2 July), a powerful new play by award-winning theatre company, ThickSkin building on the success of our co-production How Not To Drown (Fringe First winner and Hector Macmillan Award 2019). This new production is soundtracked by the music of indie folk trio The Staves, featuring live singing from the talented cast of three women, the band have also written an original song exclusively for this unique production. A stellar creative team lead the creation of Blood Harmony including award winning playwright Matthew Bulgo, Frantic Assembly director Jonnie Riordan and National Theatre movement director Jess Williams. Blood Harmony shares the story of a fractured trio of sisters, pulled back together with news that turns their worlds upside down. Tensions from the past and worries about the future leave them feeling paralysed. When it feels like your world has come to a stop, how do you find a way to keep moving forward?

National Dance Company Wales takeover our Main Stage this May for a thrilling two days full of dance. As well as the Yorkshire Premiere of their triple bill One Another (Wed 4 May), you are invited to Watch Dance Class at lunchtime on the same day. This is a great opportunity for drawers and photographers to come along and create studies of the body in movement. The following day the company are staging an interactive performance, Discover Dance (Thu 5 May) this is a special experience designed for children between 7 and 11 to have a go, ask the professionals some questions and then watch a snippet of the previous night’s show. 

A host of touring productions will visit us including: Qweerdog Theatre’s Absolute Certainty? (Fri 29 April), Full English (Thu 19 May) made in Bradford last year met sell out crowds on its first run in 2021, Marsden’s Mikron Theatre Company bring Raising Agents and Red Sky At Night (Sat 21 May) for a day to celebrate their 50th anniversary, The History of Soul (Fri 24 June) featuring an exceptional nine-piece band and the Olivier award-winning star Le Gateau Chocolat is joined by alternative drag queen Jonny Woo in their melting pot of musical theatre Now That’s What We Call Musicals! (Thu 14 July).

Did you know we were opened in 1994 as a multi-arts space? Although the theatre has mainly staged live performances, during our recent refurbishment all the screening and sound equipment was upgraded, and this summer season sees us throwing a festival full of the best films, Let’s Go to the Movies (Fri 27 May – Sun 12 June) featuring cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, family favourite Paddington, as well as silver screen musical Singin’ in the Rain, amongst many more. 

Fabulous family shows are here to stay. Some of the absolute highlights this season include Dinosaur World Live (Fri 22 – Sun 24 July), which features phenomenally huge puppets that are sure to leave you awestruck, CBeebies favourites Twirlywoos Live! (Fri 6 May) is the perfect introduction to live entertainment for your little ones and for the slightly older ones Top Secret – The Magic of Science (Sat 7 May) will inspire and educate the whole family with the miracles of magic and science.

Those looking for a good laugh can enjoy a wealth of comedy performances kicking off with Count Arthur Strong (Thu 12 May), musical duo Flo & Joan (Wed 18 May), and Northern Irish star Patrick Kielty’s new show Borderline (Thu 16 June).

Beside these highlights, there is plenty more to see! Click here to visit our What's On page. We look forward to welcoming you soon!