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May 2025
RED LADDER & WRONGSEMBLE CASTING CALL
A PROPER MERRY CHRISTMESS/A TOWN CALLED CHRISTMAS Directed by Cheryl Martin / Elvi Piper Written by Leon Fleming & Seeta Wrightson / Elvi Piper with original music by Bay Bryan and Claire O’Connor Northern based actors preferably West Yorkshire Auditions: Mon 2 June 2025 10am – 2pm and Fri 6 June 2025 11am – 8pm […]
Leeds theatre companies Red Ladder and Wrongsemble team up for exciting new partnership
We are joining forces with our fantastic friends and fantabulous family theatre creators, Wrongsemble, to take a double bill of Christmas shows on tour across the UK later this year. We will tour our brand new play, A Proper Merry Christmess, alongside Wrongsemble’s family show A Town Called Christmas, to audiences in November and December. […]
“It’s harder for theatre writers and directors today. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. There are still opportunities, we just have to be a bit more creative” – Cheryl Martin
I was among the arts sector panellists at a public event organised by the Cultural Institute at the University of Leeds recently. It was chaired by the broadcaster (and former Red Ladder alumni) Nick Ahad, and the question posed was ‘What’s next for Yorkshire’s Arts and Culture sector after devolution?’ It’s a big question and […]
Red Ladder welcomes eight new board members
Red Ladder Theatre Company is delighted to welcome Dawn Cameron, Coralie Datta, Deborah Kelly, Paul Graham-Bell, Tyler Pickles, Martin Plock, Richard D Rhodes, and Paul Robinson to its Board of Trustees. The eight new trustees bring with them a wealth of expertise across multiple fields including project management, heritage, education, housing and the arts. Dawn […]
