Past Shows - Red Ladder Theatre Company

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Sanctuary

19 September 2024 - 9 November 2024

Red Ladder Theatre Company in collaboration with Theatre Royal Wakefield & supported by CAPA College Traditionally, churches across the world have offered sanctuary to those seeking safety from persecution. But how do we react when that ideal becomes a reality? When Alland, a young Iranian man, begs to be given sanctuary at St Mary’s church […]

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We’re Not Going Back

8 March 2024 - 25 October 2024

Red Ladder Theatre Company and Unite the Union present 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 – in […]

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Me For You by Rachel E. Thorn

17 July 2024 - 26 July 2024

“Choosing sperm is weird. The one thing we know for sure is these guys are all wankers.” Holly knows that human-beings have screwed the planet but she’s still desperate to have a baby of her own. She’s tried doing the right thing, but her bamboo toothbrush didn’t reverse global warming. So she’s joined Extinction Rebellion. […]

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Tones – A Hip Hop Opera

A piece of gig theatre like no other, Tones – A Hip Hop Opera combines the gritty underground sounds of hip-hop, grime and drill with the melodrama of opera to tell the story of a treacherous path to self-discovery. From writer and performer Gerel Falconer, winner of Best Book and Lyrics at the Black British Theatre […]

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Dragon

1 November 2024 - 3 November 2024

Dragon is a visually stunning, fantasy genre puppetry show for families and children aged 7+, taking audiences on an exhilarating 70 min adventure, mixing cutting edge projection and digital animation with beautiful live puppetry, performed by a cast of 3 to a soaring original score. In a verdant valley ringed by mountains, a young orphaned […]

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LASH

10 November 2024 - 10 November 2024

A Pulsating New Play About Going Out Out! Meet Sonny. It’s the weekend and time for him to hit the town. To go “out out” and experience everything a Friday night has to offer a young man. Dodgy dealers, even dodgier workmates and the local hard nuts merge into a toxic mix that assaults the […]

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Nightmares

13 November 2024 - 21 November 2024

The Book of Darkness & Light in association with LittleMighty present: Nightmares Three classic ghost stories – live on stage! Vengeful spirits, murderous revenants and gruesome promises kept from beyond the grave – every horror imaginable is conjured in this uniquely terrifying experience. Nightmares is a gothic show that will leave you quaking in your […]

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Football Freddie

Fidget Theatre presents Football Freddie The story of a little girl, With a big love of the beautiful game And her Great-Great-Great Uncle, Who shares the same name. A warm and witty new show for children and their grown-ups about football, team-work and the joy of joining in. Football Freddie tells the story of Freddie […]

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Dead Girls Rising

25 May 2024 - 26 May 2024

Katie and Hannah love murder. They go to bed listening to podcasts about serial killers; they clutch blankets glued to gruesome documentaries. They’re in deep. They’re not sure if they can stop, and they’re not sure if they want to. And then they summon The Furies. The Greek goddesses of vengeance! Well… technically the Greek […]

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BI-TOPIA

22 June 2024 - 22 June 2024

Sam Danson and Emmerson & Ward present BI-TOPIA by Sam Danson Directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair BI-TOPIA is a ‘Hilarious, honest and raw’ coming-of-age story, exploring the highs and lows of the Bisexual experience, bravely delving into under-represented links between poor mental health, sexuality and masculinity. Join Sam; a self-confessed people-pleaser, in the war room as […]

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