May – July 2012

Box Office: 0113 224 3801www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

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Welcome to The CarriageworksHere at The Carriageworks our mission is to nurture theatre-makers and grow the audience for live performance. Two great new projects this season do exactly that. Promised Land (see pg 11) sees national touring company Red Ladder join forces with our very own Leeds Civic Arts Guild. Together they will produce a spectacular community production of a new adaptation by Anthony Clavane of his award-winning memoir about the changing fortunes of the city’s football club.We’re delighted that we will also be launching a whole range of activities under the Emerge banner – a year round artist development programme that aims to make a big noise about great theatre being made in our region. Things kick off with the annual SummerFest – see page 10 for more.

Disabled parking available on Cookridge Street alongside Leeds City Museum.

A selection of shows to brighten the day of all your kids, including visits from Hairy Maclary & Friends(6 June) and The Snail and the Whale (29 July), from the company that brought you Room on the Broom.

Family pg 3 – 5

A packed season featuring the finest touring shows such as Improbable’s The Pirate Project (8 May), plus the return of New End Theatre (producers of last summer’s Where’s Your Mama Gone?) with Jerusalem Tango (1 – 26 May) and A Big Day for the Goldbergs (3 – 28 July).

Performance pg 6 – 12

Breeze InternationalYouth Festival (30 May –10 June) returns with a packed programme across the city, as do the young people of our very own Carriageworks Theatre Academy with Gold and Flying Like A Bird (28 July).

Participatory Arts pg 19 – 22

As well as taking the lead in our community production Promised Land (22 – 30 June), our association of amateur companies will be presenting their regular programme of top-notch shows. Take your pick!

Leeds Civic Arts Guild pg 15 – 18

Children welcome.For more info see page 25.

We’re thrilled to be a host venue for the Leeds Comedy Festival (28 Apr – 3 May), as well as one of our favourite comedians – the delightful Alex Horne (29 May).

Comedy pg 13 – 14

Cover photograph: Can You Dig It? – page 14.

Nonsense Room Productions present

Hairy Maclary & FriendsFollowing a sell-out run at the Fringe 2010, a UK Tour in 2011 and the Christmas season at the SydneyOpera House, Hairy Maclary and his friends are springing off the page once again this summer.Featuring many of the characters from thebooks like Hercules Morse, as big as a Horse,and Bottomley Potts, covered in spots. Withmusic, singing and several of your favouriteHairy Maclary stories, this show is a must forthe whole family.

“A vibrant, fun filled show thatcleverly brings Lynley Dodd’smuch-loved children’s books to life”PRIMARY TIMES

Sun 6 JuneMain Auditorium: 1.30pm & 3.30pmTickets: £9.50, £7.50 (concessions £1 off)Family Ticket: £32Suitable for ages 2 – 8

Theatre Lark presents

This Way UpThe grown ups have put the whole world into cardboard boxes, neatly wrapped with tape and string. There are adventures in those boxes. Adventures on moons and under oceans. Adventures filled with spaceships and fantastic creatures. We can’t wait. We’re going in. Do you want to come too? This Way Up is a sideways look at moving on, saying goodbye, and stepping into the great unknown, told through a headlong tumble into the irresistible joy of play.

Sat 16 Juneupstairs@thecarriageworks: 12 noon & 2.30pmTickets: £8 (£6 concessions)Suitable for ages 3 – 7 and their grown ups

Want tobook a

conference or rehearsal room?

See page 24for details.

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Squashbox Theatre presents

UniversaramaWed 19 – Thurs 20 Sept 2012Since the beginning of time, human beings have gazed up at the night sky and wondered… What are the stars made of? How big is the universe? Is there life on other planets?Featuring Craig Johnson – actor, musician, puppeteer, astronomy fan, and long-standing member of Cornwall’s renowned Kneehigh Theatre.

Barisons Productions presents

How Lion BecameKing of Tinga TingaWed 31 Oct – Thurs 1 Nov 2012Inspired by the hit Cbeebies/Tiger Aspect TV show, five performers and two drummers lead kids and their families through a high-octane story full of music, puppets, dancing, and lots of things to join in with.

Theatre of Widdershins presents

Rapunzel &The Tower of DoomFri 2 Nov 2012The Carriageworks’ favourites return, having taken this traditional tale right back to its roots, teased out the tangles and styled it into a beautifully coiffured hairpiece!

Sun 29 JulyMain Auditorium: 12.30pm & 3pmTickets: £9.50, £7.50, (concessions £1 off)Family Ticket: £32Suitable for ages 4+

‘How I long to sail’ said the tiny snail…Tall Stories (creators of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom stage shows) is proud to present its latest collaboration with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

A tiny snail longs to see the world, so she hitches a lift on the tail of a huge humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, experiencing sharks and penguins, icebergs and volcanoes. The little snail is amazed by it all, but starts feeling very small in the vastness of the world. Then disaster strikes – the whale becomes beached in a bay… Can the tiny snail save the day?

Created in Tall Stories’ unique style, The Snail and The Whale combines physical storytelling,live music and lots of laughs.

Tall Stories presents

The Snail& The Whale

Great family shows coming soon...Call Box Office on 0113 224 3801 for more details.

Fri 30 Nov 2012 – Sat 5 Jan 2013

A giant of a pantomime!With a bag full of magic beans, colourful characters, creative costumes and a set straight out of a fairy tale book, Jack and the Beanstalk promises to raise the roof atThe Carriageworks with bucket-loads of laughter and GIANT opportunities for audience participation.Our fast-paced story will growquicker than our magicalbeanstalk, with a dame toadd confusion and comedycapers from Leeds’ favouritefunny-man Jez Edwards.And if that’s not enough,there’s Daisy the cow to bringcuteness to this enchanting tale!For the full pantoschedule and pricesplease visit ourwebsite.

Paul Holman Associates presents

CarriageworksTheatre Academy

presentsGold & Flying

Like A Bird28 July – see pg 22

for more detailsIllustration © Axel Scheffler

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Lucy Foster in co-production with Improbable,in association with Ovalhouse present

The Pirate ProjectThree women set sail in search of their innerpirate. Expect sword fights, theatrical storms andcross-dressing aplenty. Ha Harrrr!Fanciful stagings of the escapades of Anne Bonny, Mary Read and Ching Shih – swashbuckling female pirates of the past – combine with intimate stories of personal piracy in the performers’ own lives. See these bloodthirsty damsels out-sail, out-think, and out-fight every man on the high seas.A brilliantly visual show, the piece features ahighly inventive set and video projections. Lucy Foster, Associate Director of Improbable: “One of the most energising forces in British theatre” THE GUARDIAN

Tues 8 MayMain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £11, £9 (concessions £2 off)Suitable for age 15+

The Foundry Group presents

Big Daddy Vs Giant HaystacksAt 4pm every Saturday, from 1976 to 1988, tens of millions of Britons, and countless moreworld-wide, were in the grip of an extraordinary sports phenomenon: watching two fat menpretend to fight each other. This new play by Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon, award-winning writers of NewPerspectives’ hit Those Magnificent Men, brings backto grunting, grappling life these two well-lovedwrestling rivals and the bizarre world theybestrode. Featuring Latest 7 Award andHerald-Angel winner Ross Gurney-Randall andRadio 4’s Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Showregular David Mounfield.

Thurs 10 MayMain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £13, £11 (concessions £2 off)

New End Theatre Beyond presents

Jerusalem TangoBy Pat Rowe

The Second World War ended a year ago. It’s two years before Israeli independence. A beautiful young Jewish woman visits the King David Hotel to dance the tango. There she meets a British officer who falls under her spell...Enter a tangled world of love and conflicting loyalties in a country fraught with the complex issues that heralded the end of the British colonial presence in the Middle East.From the company that brought you Where’s Your Mama Gone?.

Tues 1 – Sat 26 Mayupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmThurs mat 2pm (not 3 May)No performances Sundays or MondaysTickets: £11 (£9 concessions)

Tongue Tied Theatre presents

The Fantasist’s WaltzSet in a world of misguided passions, momentary lifetimes and crumbs of desire, The Fantasist’s Waltz is the haunting modern fairy tale of an isolated man who disappears into his imagination for solace, a magnificent dream world in which he is the centre of wonder and the object of desire.Through the veins of TongueTied’s tale pulses a live original score and inventive physical storytelling bringing to life the story of a man’s fight for survival in a world that has seemingly forgotten him.

“Potency, humour and poignancy”YORK PRESS

Tues 1 MayMain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £13, £11 (£2 concessions £2 off)Suitable for ages 11+

WINNER: BUxTON FESTIvAL FRINGE AWARD –BEST THEATRE PRODUCTIONFRINGE GURU EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD (BRIGHTON 2011)LATEST 7 AWARD FOR BEST MALE PERFORMER (BRIGHTON FESTIvAL & FRINGE 2011)

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Odd Doll Puppet Theatre presents

The TrickDriven by a desire to create something original, one man releases control of his own shadow, in the hope that it will discover a kind of beauty that he can only dream of. Instead, it reveals a stark reality, as creative success swiftly degenerates into a moral battle between light and dark.Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson’s The Shadow and Franz Kafka’s Obeying the Law, this contemporary fairytale has been created by Total Theatre Award-winners, combining puppetry and object theatre with a live original music score. Featuring angry pegs, dancing scissors, magic taps and flying creatures, The Trick is playful, bizarre, beautiful and tragic.

Tues 12 & Wed 13 Juneupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)Suitable for age 12+

The Wardrobe Ensemble presents

Riot

Fri 8 JuneMain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £5

10 February 2005. At the stroke of midnight the British public punch, kick, strangle and eventually stab their way to £45 sofas and £35 bed frames at the opening of their favourite Swedish furniture store.Riot is a true story set in a lamp-lit flat-pack universe bursting with violence, chaos and more characters than you can throw a meatball at. Hammered together with physical theatre and music, The Wardrobe Ensemble tear up the instructions and disregard the diagrams to construct a comedic tragedy of a thoroughly modern kind.

Mon 18 June Main Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £11, £9 (concessions £2 off)All tickets £6 to Emerge wristband holders

Move To Stand presents

KinAn award-winning show about three friends who lose one life to gain another. An international cast unearths a delicate story of home, foreignness and speaking the mother tongue. This is the tale of a young couple, their lodger and the big city in which they live. Will they re-find each other in their darkest moment?Kicking off Emerge 2012, this is an enchanting and taut piece that draws its audience into a compelling story of tragedy and transcendence. An early version was first seen at The Carriageworks as part of The Best of BE Festival tour. Audience comments said the work was “stunningly effective”, as well as “heartbreaking and beautiful”.

“An anarchic comedy… Deserves to be applaudedfor their darkly convincing portrayals of masshysteria” THE SCOSTMAN

Performance supported byBreeze International Youth Festival

1110 PerformancePerformance Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

Fri 22 – Sat 30 JuneMain Auditorium: 7.30pm, Matinees Sat 23 & 30, Sun 24: 2pmTickets: £11.50 (£9.50 concessions)£8 (Fri 22 June preview and matinees only)£8 schools (no bus), LUFC season ticket holders/members, LCAG members.School ticket + bus deal also available

“This superb memoir defies categorisation... Clavane brings together a wealth of detail, allied with historical and sporting judgment, to produce the football book of the year.” NICK PITT, THE SUNDAY TIMES

Sun 17 – Sun 30 Junevarious times and places:see www.emergeleeds.co.uk for detailsEmerge wristbands will be available from Box officefor £20 (free access to most events in the festivalplus special year-round discounts on shows)Separate tickets available for individual events

Emerge is a partnership between The Carriageworks,stage@leeds, Seven Arts, Red Ladder Theatre Companyand PLaY Theatre.

Twitter: @emergeleedsFind our group on Facebook: Emerge: Leeds New Work FestivalEmail: carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk

Some of the best new theatre in Britain is coming out of the north, and Emerge aims to make a big noise about the great work being made in our region. It provides a platform to try out ideas, take creative practice to the next level, and connect with new audiences.Every year Emerge runs a festival to celebrate and showcase the great work being made by young companies and theatre-makers today. This year’s festival will feature a week-long schedule of full-length performances, scratch work, script nights, workshops and networking opportunities.The week will also showcase new piece Kin (18 June, see page 9) from Move to Stand and the premiere of Red Ladder’s collaboration with the Leeds Civic Arts Guild, Promised Land(22 – 30 June, see opposite).Call outs for work will be made during April and May, so keep checking www.emergeleeds.co.ukfor up-to-date information and the latest schedule.We also support the development of work with our year-round mentored commissionprogramme. During the coming seasons we will be producing tours by 2011 Emergecommission winners Lawrence Speck, Naomi Rothwell andBeth Caudle, as well as supporting and commissioning workby a new intake of talented theatre-makers.

Photo © Matthew Tullett

A co-production between Leeds Civic Arts Guild, The Carriageworks and Red Ladder, the show will be performed by a large community cast with a live band playing original music.In the Olympic year and the month the Olympic torch comes to Leeds, this brand new stage adaptation of Leeds-born journalist and writer Anthony Clavane’s best-selling book will be a large-scale celebration of the city of Leeds, its people and football club.

Nathan and Caitlin are young idealists growing up in the same city, but on opposite sides of a cultural and religious divide. Nathan is Jewish, a Leeds United fan and a dreamer. Caitlin is a musician from a Catholic family and has more practical ambitions. What they have in common is a hope of escaping. But will that be enough to hold them together?

Red Ladder, The Carriageworks and Leeds Civic Arts Guild present the world premiere of

Promised LandA Northern Love Story

12 Performance Box Office: 0113 224 3801 13Comedywww.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

28 April – 3 MayMain Auditorium

SJC Productions presents

Deirdre & MeSusan White is 35. Average height. Average build. Average looks. But there’s something far from average about Susan. Not only is she best friends with Deirdre Barlow, she is in fact theNo.1 super fan of the TV soap star from Coronation Street! This is the story of Susan White – office worker, stationary lover and Corrie fanatic. Played by writer and performer Rachael Halliwell, we witness one woman’s obsession take a dark and dangerous twist in an original show, full of laugh out loud yet poignant humour in the style of Alan Bennett and Victoria Wood.

Mon 30 & Tues 31 Julyupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)

New End Theatre Beyond presents

A Big Day ForThe GoldbergsFor sisters Michelle and Lucille the future burns bright: nice houses, Jewish boys and babies in the Leeds they’ve always known. But Michelle wants something different and she’s prepared to fight for it against a neurotic mother, judgemental grandma and the age-old assumptions of a provincial community. And where, in all this, is Daddy?Following sell-out seasons in London, Edinburgh and Harrow, Brian Daniels presents a revised version of his first play, with a newly written second act that will have you laughing, crying and questioning all the way home.

Tues 3 – Sat 28 Julyupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pm, Thurs mat 2pmNo performances Sundays or MondaysTickets: £11 (£9 concessions)

Comedy Club 4 Kids:Big Howard,Little HowardSaturday 28 April, 4pmAll Tickets: £6

Cracking entertainment for everyone over the age of six. The best comedians on the UK circuit do what they do best... but without the rude bits! Starring Big Howard & Little Howard (CBBC’s Little Howard’s Big Question), Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2011 Ben Target and host Eric Lampaert.Suitable for ages 6+

Laughter Lines presents

Leeds Comedy Festivalwww.laughterlines.org

Live Nation/MHA/United Agents presentIsy Suttie:Pearl & DaveThurs 3 May, 7pmAll Tickets: £8

This extraordinary new one-woman comedy show tells the story of the part Isy played in two people’s blossoming internet romance whilst on her own treacherous search for true love. Bursting with hilarity and genuinely touching, this beautifully nuanced show flits between stand-up, music and character comedy.Suitable for ages 16+

Laughter Lines presentsHenning Wehn:No SurrenderWed 2 May, 9pmAll Tickets: £8

You may well have heard Henning on BBC Radio’s Unbelievable Truth, News Quiz, Now Show and Fighting Talk or seen him on QI, Dave’s One Night Stand or Edinburgh and Beyond. Now’s your chance to see the self-appointed German Comedy Ambassador to the UK in the flesh in his sell-out Edinburgh show.Suitable for ages 16+

Paul Foot: Still LifeThurs 3 May, 9pmAll Tickets: £8

Paul Foot is one of the UK’s most creative and original comedians. A BBC New Comedy Award and Daily Telegraph Open Mic winner, his recent Edinburgh Shows have met with great critical acclaim, as have his appearances on BBC2’sNever Mind The Buzzcocks.Suitable for ages 16+

Frisky & Mannish:Extracurricular ActivitiesSat 28 April, 7pmAll Tickets: £10

School? College? Job? YAWN. Life isn’t about spreadsheets – it’s about joy and laughter and POP MUSIC.London’s resident experts of pop hermeneutics and ‘fully-blown superstars’ (Time Out), are letting their hair down, and letting rip. Expect the F&M classics, alongside things they haven’t even made up yet.

“Generation x-Factor have found their perfect comedy duo” THE GUARDIAN

Suitable for ages 16+

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Leeds Civic Arts Guild

Wed 11 JulyMain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £11, £9 (concessions £2 off)

Avalon presents

Alex HorneSeven Years in the BathroomStar and co-creator of BBC Four’s comedy quiz show We Need Answers, award-winning comedian Alex Horne has established a reputation among critics, comics and audiences as a thoughtful and original stand-up, writer and solo performer. Seven Years in the Bathroom is the ultimate stat-based fun-packed thought-provoking experimental-and-sometimes-stupid comedy show in which Alex aims to recreate your entire life in one hour. That’s right – he’ll do everything you’ll ever do but in sixty minutes. Alex is going to squeeze all those things into one show and it’ll be tremendous.

Wed 16 – Sat 19 MayMain Auditorium: 7.15pmTickets: £12 (£9 concessions)Suitable for ages 12+

Leeds Arts Centre presents

Who’s Afraidof Virginia Woolf?At a small New England college, George and Martha invite new-comers Nick and Honey to join them for a drink after a party. What appears a simple invitation is soon revealed to be a ring-side seat for one hell of a marital row and a night of games and revelations from which none of them will emerge unscathed.Edward Albee’s 1962 play has received almost every major theatre award going and is probably best known for the film version starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Both funny and shocking, this rollercoaster show is one of the great American plays of the Twentieth Century.An amateur production in association with Samuel French Ltd

Don’t forget! Promised

LandLeeds Civic Arts Guild’s

co-production withRed LadderSee page 11for details

Leeds Civic Arts Guild is an association of various amateurdrama, music and opera companies who perform regularlyat The Carriageworks.The following pages include some of the fantastic shows coming up from the Guild societies this season. There’s something for everyone, from spectacular musicals to classic drama. Which will you be seeing?

Leeds Civic Arts Guild has a growing membership and you can take part too!

Everyone is welcome, from old hands to complete novices. This might be the opportunity you’ve always wanted to tread the boards and become the star of the show. Or you could experience the thrill of being backstage by getting involved in lighting, sound and set building.

For more information or to join up, email enquiries@lcag.org.uk or visit www.lcag.org.uk.

xylophone Productions presents

Can You Dig It?Comedy songs about growing your own vegetables starring musical comedians (and real-life allotment holders)Jo Stephenson and Dan Woods.This critically acclaimed horticultural revue includes The Balladof Derrick the Evil Pigeon, a powerful love song to Alan Titchmarsh and the world’s first rap battle between a gardener and a slug.Can You Dig It? will appeal to both vegetable-growing novices and seasoned cultivators, as Jo and Dan delve into the mysterious and competitive world of vegetable shows, launcha campaign to give sprouts the recognition they deserve,and ask: John Innes – who is he?There’s even a song for people who don’t like vegetables,poor things. No Filth – except the mud!

“It is difficult not to laugh. Highly entertaining” THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

“A beguiling blendof the smart and

the stupid…a real delight”

SUNDAY TIMES

Tues 29 MayMain Auditorium: 8pmTickets: £12

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LIDOS presents

The Sound of MusicThe world’s best-loved musical was the final show written by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The unforgettable score brims over with memorable songs such as My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Me, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, The Lonely Goatherd, Sixteen Going on Seventeen and of course the wonderful title song The Sound of Music.An amateur production in association with Josef Weinberger Ltd

Wed 13 – Sat 16 JuneMain Auditorium: 7pm; Sat Matinee 2pm Tickets: £16, £14 (concessions £2 off)Family Ticket: £50

Cosmopolitan Players presents

And Then ThereWere NoneThis classic Agatha Christie whodunit will keep you guessing right through to the very end!Ten people, all strangers to each other, are invited by unknown hosts to a lonely house on a remote island. When they arrive, it seems they have all been invited for different reasons. Nothing quite adds up. A mysterious voice accuses each of them of murder. First one and then another dies – and the tension grows as they realize that the killer is one of themselves.An amateur production in association with Samuel French Ltd

Thurs 24 – Sat 26 MayMain Auditorium: 7.30pm; Sat matinee 2pm Tickets: £12 (£10 concessions)

Leeds Arts Centre presents

The Priceby Arthur Miller

Two estranged brothers discover the cost of their parents’ furniture and the decisions they have made.Victor, a New York cop nearing retirement, moves among furniture in the disused attic of a house marked for demolition. Cabinets, desks, a damaged harp: the relics of a lost life of affluence he’s finally come to sell. But when his brother Walter arrives, attention turns to the price one of them paid when their father lost his fortune – and his will to carry on.An amateur production in association with Josef Weinberger Ltd

Wed 27 – Sat 30 Juneupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.15pmTickets: £12 (£9 concessions)

Leeds Youth Opera presents

ManonOne of Jules Massenet’s most popular and enduring operas, with music that is said to capture the charm and vitality of the Parisian ‘Beautiful Era’. Manon starts her journey on the way to a convent but is soon seduced by the sights, sounds and characters she meets along the way, leading her down a very different path. Leeds Youth Opera set this version against the romantic and poetic backdrop of 1930’s Paris, allowing the vibrant characters, stunning chorus numbers and intimate arias an exciting artistic freedom which brings this delightful opera to life.An amateur production in association with Schirmer Publishing

Wed 4 – Sat 7 JulyMain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £18, £12 (concessions £3 off)

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Forthcoming Shows

Leeds Civic Arts Guild is an association of various amateur drama, music and operatic companies who perform regularly at The Carriageworks. The Civic Arts Guild holds a ‘New Members Evening’ every second Tuesday of the month at 8pm in the Level 2 Bar. Feel free to come along and join us.

1 Cosmopolitan Players1 Leeds Amateur Operatic Society1 Leeds Arts Centre1 Leeds Art Theatre in partnership with Spotlight Theatre Company1 Leeds Children’s Theatre1 Leeds Gilbert & Sullivan Society1 Leeds Insurance Dramatic & Operatic Society (LIDOS)1 Leeds Writers’ Circle1 Leeds Youth Opera1 Limelight Drama Group1 Morley Amateur Operatic Society1 Pandemonium Drama Company1 Shatterproof1 S.T.A.R.S1 St Mary’s Youth Theatre1 West Riding Opera

Leeds Civic Arts Guild

Look out for these shows coming soon.See www.lcag.org.uk for more details.

Wed 19 – Sat 22 SeptemberLIDOS presents

Songs, Dance,Comedy & Music Wed 17 – Sat 20 OctoberCosmopolitan Players presents

Calendar Girlsby Tim FirthTickets go on sale in June Wed 24 – Sat 27 OctoberLeeds Arts Centre presents

Duetsby Peter Quilter Thurs 10 – Sat 19 January 2013LIDOS presents

Goldilocks &The Three Bears

Tai Chiwith Wai-Yii RogersTuesdays, Room 1: 5.45pm

The Music of Poetrywith Rommi SmithTuesdays, fortnightly, Room 3: 6.45pm – 8.45pm

Acting Classeswith Northern Spirit CreativeWednesdays, Room 2: 6pm – 8pmSuitable for ages 16+

Belly Dancing Classeswith Sabrina OwenThursdays, Room 4: 6pm – 7pm

Lindy Hop ClassFridays, Room 1: 7pm – 9.30pmOn Stage Theatre Arts AcademyMusical Theatre ClassesSaturdays, Room 2: 1pm – 4pmRoom 3: 2pm – 4pm

Participatory Arts

Regular ClassesFor more information visitwww.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk oremail carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk.Classes are not run by The Carriageworks and are the responsibility of the respective groups.

The Carriageworks regularly opens its doors to participatory arts activities from across Leeds. All of the groups involved offer great opportunities for people to have a go and get involved in a whole range of creative experiences.

Want tobook a

conference or rehearsal room?

See page 24for details.

Breeze International Youth Festival presents

BIYF LIVE!@ The CarriageworksThis selection of performances has been developed especially for this year’s festival and we are proud to showcase up and coming talent from Leeds.

Performance groups include:1 2 Directions1 Tamara Sharp1 Rodillian School1 Yorkshire Dance1 See Leeds1 ExP Dance1 Ascendance Rep1 DAZL

Saturday 9 JuneMain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £3 or free with a Breezecard

Photo: Jonathan Turner

For more details of therest of the festival(30 May – 10 June) seewww.breezeleeds.org/biyf

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Mullen Dance Studios presents

Here We Go AgainDance ExtravaganzaThe title says it all! After 62 years of performing, Mullen Theatre Dance Studios yet again take to the stage to give the most spectacular performance.Fasten your seatbelts for an entertaining evening of song, ballet, tap and modern all featuring their very own Mullen Babies right up to their Mullen Adults. Rest assured you too will be toe tapping and dancing in your seat.Mullen promises to leave you overwhelmed by their amazing performance skills.

Fri 13 & Sat 14 JulyMain Auditorium: 7pmTickets: £12 (£8 concessions)

Include Arts Afternoon

Thurs 7 JuneWhole venue: 1pm – 4pmFree Entry

La’Fay School of Dance presents

Cirque du La’FayWelcome to the circus!Cirque du La’fay is full of surprises, clowns, jugglers, dolls and twists of fate.La’fay School of Dance takes to the stage to delight, shock and entertain with a variety of dance styles including ballet, tap and street dance. Dancers of all ages will take you behind the red curtains to a world of fun and excitement. Routines set to traditional circus songs, modern tunes and unique sounds will take you from the theatre to the big top. Enjoy an evening of laughs, smiles, tears, toe tapping and clapping to the beat!

Fri 20 & Sat 21 JulyMain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)

A fun afternoon of creative activities for young people aged 13 – 25 with disabilities, their siblings and families.The Carriageworks opens up its building for a packed afternoon of taster workshops and activities including dancing, cheerleading, storytelling, film screenings and music. There’ll be a cafe, people to chat to, as well as quiet space.  If you’re a young person with additional needs, come along to find out more about arts and culture in Leeds, what’s on offer, and how you can get involved.Participating organisations include Northern Ballet, DAZL Dance, Leeds Libraries, Pyramid of Arts, Equal Voices and many more.

Photo © Yorkshire Post

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The Carriageworks Theatre Academy in association withTheatre Company Blah Blah Blah presents

Gold & Flying Like a Bird

Sat 28 JulyMain Auditorium: 2pm & 7.30pmTickets: £6 (£4 concessions)Family Ticket: £16

A double bill of myth and life intertwined. Midas wished everything he touched turns to gold. Lee wishes he were witty. Icarus fell in love with flying. Chloe falls in love with shopping.Gold and Flying Like a Bird interweave theclassic myths of Midas and Icarus withoriginal stories created by young theatremakers in an unforgettable double billabout getting what you wish for and goingtoo far.

Created by The Carriageworks Theatre Academy Written and directed by Ruth Cooper

CompetitionHairy Maclary is coming to The Carriageworks on Wed 6 June with a new friend. Can you invent and draw this friend? Don’t forget to give him a name! Our favourite entry will win a family ticket to see the show.Send us a picture at carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk or drop your design at your local Library before Tues 22 May.Terms and Conditions: A family ticket consists of either two adults and two children OR one adult and three children. Tickets will be available for collection on the day of the performance. The prize is only valid for the performance on Wed 6 June 2012 - no substitute is available. Leeds Libraries

Bookstart Bear Clubfor families. It’s FREE!Children under 4 years are invited to join at their local library – they just need to be a member.If you’re not already a member why not join?It only takes a minute. Once they join the Bookstart Bear Club, children receive a folder and joining certificate. They can then start their journey collecting stamps and special certificates. We promise it will open up an exciting world as you and your child explore stories, books and rhymes together. For more information visit your local library or go to www.leeds.gov.uk/libraries

Education PackDon’t forget that our free education pack is available for primary schools throughout the year to help with your trip.Email: carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk

Interactive Backstage Tours Explore the theatre! Get in touch with us to organise a backstage tour for your students or community group. Uncover the secrets of performance, take a snoop in our dressing rooms and let our technicians teach you the tricks of the trade. Why not link your visit with seeing a show?Email carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk if you would like to arrange a tour. Prices are very reasonable, so please get in touch for a quote. Subject to availability.

TransportDon’t let the cost of transport stop you coming to the theatre. To help, we have partnered with Metro Buses to bring you a special deal.Please call the office for more information about shows and transport on 0113 247 4746.

Interested?Apply to join the Theatre Academy now!Aged between 10 and 16, Academy members work as a team of young theatre makers; performing, writing and directing to build new performances from thought-provoking starting points.The Academy is led by director Ruth Cooper and run in partnership with the renowned Theatre Company Blah Blah BlahDuring summer we will be auditioning for new members to join us in September.Email carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk for an information pack.

Future School ProductionsSquashbox Theatre presentsUniversaramaWed 19 – Thurs 20 Sept 2012Suitable for Key Stage 2/3Ticket deals inclusive of transport available. Please contact Pauline Courtier atpauline.courtier@leeds.gov.uk.

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AccessThe Carriageworks front of house staff will help make your visit as enjoyable as possible. If you need to make specific arrangements prior to your visit please contact us on 0113 395 2160or 0113 395 0307.

Wheelchair Access

Lift access to all floors. Please discuss any access requirements with the Box Office staff when you make your booking.

Visually Impaired

This brochure is available inlarge print and tape by contacting The Carriageworks office:0113 247 4746.Guide Dogs are welcome and bowls of water supplied.

Hearing Enhancements

A hearing loop is available for both performance spaces. Please enquire at the Box Office when you arrive at the venue. A £5 returnable deposit is required.

Disabled Parking

A variety of street parking and secure car park options are available nearby with the nearest facilities including:• St John’s Shopping Centre (long stay)• The Light (long stay)There are also several disabled parking spaces on Cookridge Street, just around the corner from the entrance to The Carriageworks.

Children & FamiliesThe Carriageworks welcomes mothers who wish to breast-feed. Please feel free to do so throughout the building, but if you would prefer a private area then let a member of staff know and we will provide one if available.

•Baby changing facilities and child booster seats are available.

• Children under one year old come free but will not be given a specified seat.

• Prams cannot be taken into the auditorium.

• Under 13s must be accompanied by an adult.

In our ‘upstairs@thecarriageworks’ space, children may be invited to sit on tour mats so they can get closer to the action and improve their view and experience.

Join The CarriageworksMailing ListTo receive information on upcoming shows, offers and events, please emailcarriageworks@leeds.gov.uk with‘Subscribe to mailing list’ in the header field.

To receive copies of the What’s On brochure by post, send your name and address to:

City Centre Box OfficeThe CarriageworksThe Electric PressMillennium SquareLeeds LS2 3ADEmail: carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk

LatecomersPlease note that latecomers will be admitted during a suitable gap in the performance. Latecomers may not be admitted at all at the request of some visiting companies. In this case, no refunds will be available.

The Carriageworks:A unique business destinationThe Carriageworks offers conference, meeting and rehearsal spaces to hire. In addition to the 349 seater Main Auditorium, a further six meeting rooms are available for conferencing, meetings and workshops, accommodating various numbers of delegates. All conference rooms provide AV equipment, air conditioning and support from a dedicated commercial team. Three of the six meeting rooms are situated in the historic part of the old Carriageworks development. These meeting spaces reveal exposed brickwork and roof beams in keeping with the Victorian architecture whilst providing a light and airy studio feel.These rooms are also available to hire for evening rehearsals, workshops and classes at a reasonable competitive rate.Please call 0113 395 2157 or email carriageworksvenue@leeds.gov.uk for more information.

BarThe Carriageworks Bar on Level 2 provides spectacular views overlooking Millennium Square. Enjoy a drink before the show, during the interval or after the curtain has fallen.To avoid queuing during the interval, orders may be placed before the show starts. And there’s no need to rush your drinks – ask for a plastic glass at the bar and you can take them into the Auditorium.

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By Phone

0113 224 3801Box office open: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm except show days, when open until 15 mins after the start of the performance. Sundays open 30 mins prior to start of performance.

Onlinewww.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

In PersonGo to the City Centre Box Office on the ground floor of The Carriageworks. Tickets are also available from the Leeds Visitor Centre atLeeds City Station.

In our Main Auditorium listings you will sometimes find two prices, for example £11, £9. These refer to our price bands. Price band A is the more expensive and represents our premium seats, while Price band B is the lower price and represents our standard seats. Concessions are often available. Occasionally band C seats are made available at a special discount rate.

All seating in our studio space, upstairs@thecarriageworks,is unreserved.

Please call Box Office for further information.

Online bookings have a fee of50p per ticket.Tickets are non refundable.

Tickets can be exchanged for £1 per ticket up to 48 hours before the performance.

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Concessions & Group DiscountsConcessions generally available for LeedsCard holders, NUS card holders, the unwaged,under 16s and OAPs at the advertised concessionary price.Family tickets are sometimes available. This will be indicated on individual show pages. These enable you to buy tickets at a specially reduced rate for two adults with two children or one adult with three children.Please contact the Box Office for discounts on group bookings, school trips and visits with accompanying carers or social workers on0113 224 3801.See individual show listings for prices.

How to Book Tickets MAY vENUE PRODUCTION PAGE

1 Main Auditorium THE FANTASIST’S WALTZ 6

1 – 26 upstairs@thecarriageworks JERUSALEM TANGO 6

2 Main Auditorium HENNING WEHN: NO SURRENDER 13

3 Main Auditorium ISY SUTTIE: PEARL & DAvE 13

3 Main Auditorium PAUL FOOT: STILL LIFE 13

8 Main Auditorium THE PIRATE PROJECT 7

10 Main Auditorium BIG DADDY vs GIANT HAYSTACKS 7

16 – 19 Main Auditorium WHO’S AFRAID OF vIRGINIA WOOLF? 15

24 – 26 Main Auditorium AND THEN THERE WERE NONE 16

29 Main Auditorium ALEx HORNE: SEvEN YEARS IN THE BATHROOM 14

30 MAY – 10 JUN Various locations BREEZE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FESTIvAL 19

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TO 10 Various locations BREEZE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FESTIvAL 19

6 Main Auditorium HAIRY MACLARY & FRIENDS 3

7 Whole venue BREEZE: INCLUDE ARTS AFTERNOON 20

8 Main Auditorium RIOT 8

9 Main Auditorium BIYF LIvE! @ THE CARRIAGEWORKS 19

12 & 13 upstairs@thecarriageworks THE TRICK 9

13 – 16 Main Auditorium THE SOUND OF MUSIC 16

16 upstairs@thecarriageworks THIS WAY UP 3

17 – 30 Various locations EMERGE: SUMMERFEST 10

18 Main Auditorium KIN 9

22 – 30 Main Auditorium PROMISED LAND 11

27 – 30 upstairs@thecarriageworks THE PRICE 17

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3 – 28 upstairs@thecarriageworks A BIG DAY FOR THE GOLDBERGS 12

4 – 7 Main Auditorium MANON 17

11 Main Auditorium CAN YOU DIG IT? 14

13 & 14 Main Auditorium HERE WE GO AGAIN DANCE ExTRAvAGANZA 21

20 & 21 Main Auditorium CIRQUE DU LA’FAY 21

30 – 31 upstairs@thecarriageworks DEIRDRE & ME 12

28 Main Auditorium GOLD & FLYING LIKE A BIRD 22

29 Main Auditorium THE SNAIL & THE WHALE 4

The CarriageworksThe Electric Press, Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD

Box Office: 0113 224 3801 or boxoffice@leeds.gov.ukConferencing: 0113 395 2157Arts Planning: 0113 247 4746

Operations: 0113 395 2160 or 0113 395 0307Email: carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk

www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

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How to find usThe Carriageworks is located inThe Electric Press development

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By car, we can be accessed on theInner Ring Road often labelled ‘Loop Traffic’.

We are just a short walk from Leeds City Train Station.

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