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We’re Not Going Back
Red Ladder Theatre Company and Unite the Union presents We’re Not Going Back Written by Boff Whalley 75 Mines. 3 Sisters. 1 Cause. (And a six-pack of Babycham) 2024 is the fortieth anniversary of the 1984/85 miners’ strike, a dispute that still resonates today. But the strike wasn’t just about pickets vs police – […]
TAXI
Red Ladder and mad dogs dance theatre present: TAXI Written by Andrea Heaton Co-directed by Rod Dixon and Douglas Thorpe “Leeds. So many people. So many stories. I’m driving and driving and never moving.” I was there when your son was born… I drove you to your mother’s funeral… I see you at your best […]
The Damned United
THE DAMNED UNITED By Anders Lustgarten Adapted from the novel by David Peace Directed by Rod Dixon Down the stairs… Along the corridor… Round the corner… Into the dressing room… HIS dressing room. Hateful, hateful place. Spiteful, spiteful place. Dirty, dirty Leeds. 1974. Brian Clough, the enfant terrible of British football, tries to […]
Glory: At Home
Glory is available to watch from 8th – 22nd December. You will have access for 48hrs after the date and time of the showing you have booked for. Within that period, you can watch the show when you like, and as many times as you like. By Nick Ahad Directed by Rod Dixon Red Ladder and The Dukes – Lancaster in […]
Homebaked: The Musical
Out of hard times, something magical can rise. They didn’t just want the loaf, they wanted the whole bakery. They didn’t just want the bakery, they wanted the whole street! Head over to the Royal Court this autumn to see a story of hard graft, hope and pies (mainly pies to be honest). Back in […]
Connected
Paul and Danny meet every Wednesday for a pint after work. It has been a tradition for three years, and 2020 is no different. But 2020 is different. And as the weeks continue the reality of this new world dawns upon them both and we see how they react as the world starts to fall […]
Smile Club: At Home
Smile Club is available to watch from Thursday 25 November – 15 December. You will have access for 48hrs after the date and time of the showing you have booked for. Within that period, you can watch the show when you like, and as many times as you like. Box Office handled by Leeds Playhouse. Written by Andrea Heaton & […]
Wrong ‘Un
February 1918, and after several decades of protest and four years of bloody war Parliament is poised to grant what the suffragettes have demanded and fought for – votes for all women. After years of direct action, arrest, imprisonment and force-feeding, it seems their time has come. Wrong ‘Un tells of the adventures of Annie […]
The Parting Glass
Written by Chris O’Connor Directed by Rod Dixon Can you ever really know what someone’s going through? Jim’s always been a bit of a character – cracking jokes, telling funny stories, the life and soul of the party. You’ll most likely find him down the pub with his mates, or at the footie. A Leeds […]
Mother Courage and Her Children
A Red Ladder Theatre Company production supported by Leeds Playhouse Peace is bad for business. The ‘Thirty Years War’ rages on. Whether flogging leather belts, greasy pots, bullets or her children’s lives – life for Mother Courage is reduced to a series of transactions, and escape routes. Bertolt Brecht’s timeless and epic drama about the turmoil and trauma […]
