Leeds playhouse

The last time I had gone to the Yorkshire Playhouse was to watch ‘The Death of a Salesman’. I love the theatre so for me the atmosphere was simply a plus.

The WYPH has always been a family favourite. Numerous plays and performances to enjoy, whether you are visiting alone or part of a group. We recommend you check to see which performances are on and book in advance to avoid disappointment.
It is a popular destination for school trips educational as well as fun. There are play houses and there is the WYPH. Go and have some fun.
The EducateFirst Team.

Great, great, great venue for liver performances — we’ve seen various plays and musicals here and had a brilliant time everytime.
The layout of the venue makes it easy to get around, the bar isn’t ridiculously overpriced and the theatre itself seats just enough people for it not to become overcrowded.
West Yorkshire Playhouse amongst other theatres offer free tickets to under 26’s (having just turned 26 this is now bad news) which is a brilliant idea to get young people into theatre and musicals.
Overall a great venue with really good performances. If you’re lucky you’ll see one or two soap stars in the audience supporting their friends on stage!

Really like the shows i ve seen there, and both theatres have great stage spaces. Yep go here a lot and would highly recommend! Would love to see more dance put on here. Suport them so they can!

brilliant! leeds got something right.
great location. next to bus station.
good prices, especially family ticket deals
my daughter & partner went to see peter pan here a couple of weeks ago & again was a brilliant production.
best thing i’ve ever seen here… bad girls the musical!

This is a fantastic theatre. It’s unique — very different to any other theatre that I’ve been to because it is so modern, and it really uses this to its advantage. There are actually two theatre spaces, the Quarry and the Courtyard) and they manage to do fantastic things with them. Last time I went was to see Twelfth Night, which they staged in the round — something very few large theatres would be able to do, and which really spiced up the production. The seating is comfortable and there are good views from all areas. The theatre also runs all sorts of events — they do a senior citizens day, with workshops in loads of differents arts based activities such as writing and drama. They also run drama workshops for school and nursery groups on certain weeks. In addition to this, the theatre’s really easy to get to — right across the road from Leeds bus station, and it’s got its own carpark.

nice place. Alot of building going on around it now though. ive only been to a few plays. really enjoy’d them though. i use this place now mainly for its cyber café. which isnt great. but its good enough.

This prominent theatre venue in central Leeds is a huge concrete mass of a building, not dissimilar to the National Theatre in feel. With two auditoria, the huge 759-​seat Quarry and the smaller 300-​seat Courtyard, it’s got something for everyone and a huge amount of theatre and dance to see.
Not only that, but the quality of work done here is astounding. I went to see a truly captivating version of A Tale of Two Cities by Northern Ballet, and a fiercely brutal new play about Jelly Roll Morton. Add to that a smash-​hit production of Privates on Parade and a dark and moody Animal Farm, not to mention the up-​coming Christmas treat of Peter Pan, and you’ve got a vibrant heartbeat in the middle of West Yorkshire.
Not only that, but it’s affordable as well, with ten pound tickets available for every show. So forget about staying in every night watching trash tv. Go, go, go.

It is nice that Leeds has an old theatre (The Grand) and a modern one (West Yorkshire Playhouse).
A few years ago, I used to go here alot, as my friend worked there, so we could get cheap tickets.
There are two theatre rooms, a large one for bigger plays and a smaller one for more arty /​smaller productions. I like them both, although I’ve seen a share of good and notsogood plays.
The whole place has a nice buzz about it. The bar area is really nice, with windows overlooking the town, although the food isn’t great and is overpriced.

WY playhouse is great — the tickets are really reasonably priced, varying from show to show. They have a range of plays on but they full in the big Shakespeares from year to year which is a big pull for schools. Sometimes this means a crowd of kids, but they are good at arranging the seating to keep big groups on one side. The bar/​restaurant isn’t top of the range but the restaurants nearby offer theatre deals and are REALLY good. Seating is comfortable and there is a big car park, so there is very little that can go wrong — definately a good evening out.

A great venus which shows many plays and performances. Many a time ave i visited this venue, everytime, i have been impressed by its high quality. Prices are a bit high, but i must say, its worth the money! If you ever hapen to spend time in leeds, try and go see something at this venue.

go every year to the play put on around christmas, top class entertainment at reasonable price. love the behind the sceens sessions for kids. just been to say peter pan and its definitely family entertainment. would recommend it to anyone of any age

A place Leeds should be proud of. I’ve seen some wonderful performances here — Christopher Ecclestone as Hamlet (drool), and Baz off of Hollyoaks (that gay one from when it first started) in a play called Huddersfield, and I saw To Kill a Mockingbird here too, with another famous person in
I like the Quarryhouse theatre, because I like the layout, and the fact that the stage is in the middle, at the bottom, and you feel like you’re a part of the production.
The café/​shop bit sells fruit pastilles in boxes, and it’s a well known fact that these are the sweeties you have to eat at the theatre. It’s the law.
A truly ace theatre.

I cannot fault how brilliant this place is. I really like the location right next to the bus station and the huge range of comedies, musicals, operas and more they put on, from small amateur productions right through to professional outfits on tour.
The prices are excellent for the quality of the venue especially the seating which is comfortable and generally with a good to excellent view. The staff are very friendly and there is a good atmosphere –it is warm and inviting and you do feel comfortable.
I have seen some excellent productions here as I work in the area and my girlfriend is a huge fan of the theatre. It is a lovely gift to give someone say your mother and of all the theatres in the area this is the most modern with the best accessibility.
I would recommend this place without a doubt — you won’t regret going here.