Cast: Andrew Frame, David Calvitto, Andrew Lancel, Robert Duncan, Alexander Forsyth, Mark Carter, Sean Power, Tom Conti, Paul Beech, Denis Lill, Edward Halsted, Gareth David-Lloyd, Jon Carver
Director: Christopher Haydon Writer: Reginald Rose Theatre: Leeds Grand Theatre Duration: 130 minutes Start Date: April 7, 2015 End Date: April 11, 2015 Direct from the West End, Twelve Angry Men transfers to Leeds Grand Theatre this week as part of a national tour. Developed from an American teleplay into a highly successful motion picture starring Henry Fonda, Twelve Angry Men is the story of a New York jury as they debate the verdict of a boy accused of patricide. The evidence is overwhelming and the majority of the jury initially consider the boy guilty, until one juror raises a shadow of doubt which swells into a fierce deliberation. Motivated by prejudice, intolerance, claustrophobia and growing fatigue, attitudes and instincts collide with the life of a youth at stake.
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Cast: Flavia Cacace, Vincent Simone, Faye Best, Tyman Boatwright, Callum Clack, Oliver Darley, Ivan De Freitas, Ben Harris, Teddy Kempner, Rebecca Lisewski.
Director: Karen Bruce Writer: Ed Curtis Theatre: Leeds Grand Theatre Start Date: March 30, 2015 End Date: April 4, 2015 This month Strictly Come Dancing favourites Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace quickstep into Leeds Grand Theatre in the return of hit dance show Dance ‘Til Dawn. 1940s movie star Bobby Burns is brutally murdered on the Hollywood backlots of Los Angeles. Soon trapped behind bars, Tony DeLuca (Vincent Simone) is framed by the killer. DeLuca and his lover Sadie Stauss (Flavia Cacace) make moves to attempt to unmask the real culprit and dance their way to freedom. In recent years, the popularity of Strictly Come Dancing has provided a surge of interest in dance and professional contenders Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have rightly become household names. The spectacle of Simone and Cacace’s live performance are the major draws to this production, showcasing their exquisite dance skills in a relentless cavalcade of boundless performances to classic hits from the Forties and beyond. Cast: Emma Barton, Derek Elroy, Norman Pace, Jasmyn Banks, David Verrey, Edward Hancock, Gavin Spokes, Alicia Davies, Patrick Warner, Elliot Harper, Michael Dylan.
Director: Adam Penford Writer: Richard Bean Theatre: Leeds Grand Theatre Duration: 150 minutes Start Date: November 4, 2014 End Date: November 8, 2014 The National Theatre’s critically acclaimed One Man Two Guvnors transfers to Leeds Grand Theatre this week as part of a national tour. Based on 18th century comedy The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, One Man Two Guvnors follows the plight of Francis Henshall, a dumpling-like lackey who tries to maintain two jobs with two governors in the wake of a gangster killing and arranged marriage. When Henshall’s two bosses eventually collide, his world explodes into torment and chaos – all whilst trying to gain a date and stave off hunger for chips and warm ale. Cast: Gareth Bailey, Roseanna Frascona, Claire Rogers, Colin Charles, James Coombes, Mark Faith, Julia J. Nagle, Michael Remick, Wayne Smith, Alexander Wolfe, Jessie-Lou Yates, James Bennett, Sarah Cortez, Lizzi Franklin, Francis Haugen, Antony Hewitt, Verity Jones, Lewis Kirk, Robin Lake, Garry Lee, Carly Miles, Carlie Milner, Simone Mistry-Palmer, Marlon Moore, Brandon Lee Sears, Natalie Winsor.
Director: Sarah Tipple Writer: Eleanor Bergstein Theatre: Leeds Grand Theatre Duration: 150 minutes Start Date: November 11, 2014 End Date: December 6, 2014 Leeds Grand Theatre offers a parting sprinkle of summertime ahead of the festive season with Dirty Dancing, the musical based on the cult Eighties motion picture. A nostalgic romantic drama showcasing dance, drama and song, the show provides an expanded book by Eleanor Bergstein with over two dozen musical numbers, underscoring a coming-of-age love story between Frances “Baby” Houseman and holiday resort dancer Johnny Castle. A struggle between identity, revolution, and a generation gap, Dirty Dancing tells a tale beyond the romanticism of dance. Bergstein’s adaptation of her film script is tautly structured, densely factoring in contemporary musical hits and political overtones from the Sixties, giving the production a vivid sense of time and place. Capturing the zeitgeist of the era, the book acknowledges the shift in racial and gender equality, placing ethnic diversity, premarital sex and the politics of abortion at the forefront of an otherwise idealised romance. Cast: Dean Chisnall, Faye Brooks, Gerard Carey, Idriss Kargbo, Bronte Barbe Nikki Bentley, Jennifer Caldwell, Candace Furbert, Stefan Harri, Will Haswell, Mai Lincoln, Rory Maguire, Neil Moors, Jenny O'Leary, Georgina Parkinson, Ryan Reid, Leo Roberts, James Winter, Kevin Yates
Director: Nigel Harman Writer: David Lindsay-Abaire & Jeanine Tesori Theatre: The Grand Theatre & Opera House Leeds Duration: 150 minutes Shrek The Musical launches its national tour at the Leeds Grand Theatre this month. Adapted from Dreamworks’ 2001 animated movie and the novel by William Steig, it tells the tale of Shrek the ogre in search of his own princess bride. Accompanied by a posse of classic fairy tale characters and a catalogue of musical numbers, can the stage version live up to the acclaim of its silver screen inspiration? Cast: Henry Shields, Greg Tannahill, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Charlie Russell, Dave Hearn, Nancy Wallinger, Rob Falconer.
Director: Mark Bell Writer: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields. Theatre: Leeds Grand Theatre Duration: 120 minutes The Play That Goes Wrong stops off at Leeds Grand Theatre this week as part of a national tour. As its title suggests, the show runs anything but smoothly and promises audiences a white-knuckle ride of mishaps and calamity. Cast: Anna O'Grady, Jane Lambert, Lewis Collier, Rachel Barry, Paul Brightwell, Alistair McGowan, Charlotte Page, Jamie Foreman, Rula Lenska, Katie Hawgarth, Andrew McDonald
Director: David Grindley Writer: Bernard Shaw Theatre: The Grand Theatre Leeds Duration: 140 minutes Start Date: April 1, 2014 End Date: April 5, 2014 Bernard Shaw’s most famous play, Pygmalion, visits the Grand Theatre Leeds this month. Drawing its title from the Greek myth about an artist who falls in love with his own sculpture, Pygmalion has influenced a body of cultural work in the past century, including adaptations such as My Fair Lady, Pretty Woman and more subtle derivations in Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. It has even had artificial intelligence programs named after its leading lady. Pygmalion follows the story of Henry Higgins as he meets Eliza Doolittle, a waiflike cockney flower seller with aspirations to improve her diction and become ladylike. She visits Higgins with a view to gaining elocution lessons, but he readily sees Doolittle as an opportunity for a great linguistic experiment. As remarkable transformations take place at his home on Wimpole Street, neither foresee the challenge, conflict and division which her cultural evolution will soon create. Cast: Barry Humphries, Philip Bertioli, Jack Jefferson, Nick Len, Ross McLaren, Carley Meyers, Eve Prideaux.
Director: Simon Phillips Writer: Barry Humphries Theatre: Leeds Grand Theatre Duration: 180 minutes. Barry Humphries brings a collection of his best loved characters to The Grand Theatre this month as part of his farewell show, Eat Pray Laugh. Humphries began his career at the Melbourne Theatre Company in the 1950s, developing among other characters the acerbic Edna Everage, back then only a Mrs. He headed to Britain at the beginning of the 1960s, coinciding with the new wave of satirical comedy which included collaborations with Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett and Peter Cook. It was a time when a new form of character-based comedy was evolving, with comic personas emerging between straight stand-up and theatrical farce. Humphries’ richly textured and outrageously outspoken characters made him an instant hit with the British public, and by the 1980s Dame Edna had become an institution hosting several television series. She was no longer a character, but a celebrity in her own right. After over sixty-five years in the business Humphries has declared that Eat Pray Laugh is to be the final outing for his celebrated creations. Part cabaret-revue and part monologue, the show is an opportunity to experience first hand the characters many will have enjoyed on the small screen, with some lesser known faces in-between. Cast: Siân Phillips, Brigit Forsyth, Selina Cadell, Michael Thomas
Director: Nicholas Hytner Writer: Alan Bennett Theatre: Leeds Grand Theatre Duration: 135 minutes After a sell-out run at the National Theatre, Alan Bennett’s People arrives at the Leeds Grand Theatre with a new cast and much anticipation. People enters the world of Dorothy and Iris, two aging spinsters who live in the crumbling remains of a stately home. When Dorothy’s sister June insists the house is donated to the National Trust, Dorothy seeks other means of maintaining her beloved habitat. From selling her ancient heirlooms to renting out space for the filming of a ‘mucky’ film, the battle is on to secure her future and preserve her past – with the view of getting central heating and an ensuite bathroom. Leeds Grand Theatre is the launch venue for An Afternoon with Sir Roger Moore, a touring one-man show where the much loved James Bond star recalls his adventures in acting and beyond.
Roger Moore is best known for his portrayal of James Bond, the slick secret service agent with a licence to kill. The second actor to take to the role, Moore remains the longest serving, starring in no less than seven blockbuster movies between 1973 and 1985. In his show, Moore recounts his Bond experiences, amongst his work on The Saint and The Persuaders, over two relaxed hours, sharing eyebrow-raising stories about Tony Curtis, Errol Flynn and Grace Jones, to name but a few. |
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