Lawrence Batley Theatre

With details of upcoming performances from the Spring/Summer season, here is the latest Lawrence Batley Theatre newsletter:

We're almost halfway through our spring/summer season but we still have so much more inspiring performance to share with you COMING SOON NORTHERN BROADSIDES HARD TIMES Wed 2 - Sat 5 May, 7.30pm / Saturday matinee 2.30pm ★ ★ ★ ★  'Deborah McAndrew puts an intelligent new slant on a classic novel as Northern Broadsides add extra oom-pah' THE OBSERVER Northern Broadsides (For Love or Money, The Merry Wives) return with Deborah McAndrew’s witty adaptation of Charles Dickens’ great Northern novel. Directed by Conrad Nelson, HARD TIMES brings you a joyful juggling and tumbling through this touching and often hilarious tale of repression and longing. Tickets £20 - £12 / Under 26s £8 / Kirklees Passport Holders £3 off Book now EDDI READER Mon 30 April, 7.30pm From the traditional to the contemporary, Eddi Reader brings joyous life to all forms of song. From the warmly remembered Fairground Attraction to solo albums, her rare blend of meltingly true vocals and towering romanticism combine to make her a unique and powerful figure in contemporary British music. Tickets £22.50 Book now HUDDERSFIELD GILBERT & SULLIVAN SOCIETY THE MIKADO WED 16 - Sat 19 May With colourful costumes and scenery and well known songs including Three Little Maids from School, A Wandering Minstrel, The Mikado’s Song, Tit Willow and Ko-Ko’s Little List. Huddersfield Gilbert & Sullivan Society return with this timeless comic opera.  Tickets £14.50 - £7.50 + selected concessions Book now MAY COMEDY CELLAR Thu 10 May, 7.45pm Intimate, atmospheric and relaxed, our popular Comedy Cellars are the perfect way to experience stand-up in all its spontaneous, electrifying glory. This month we welcome star of Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere, STEVE ROYLE, and So You Think You're Funny? finalist TOM TAYLOR. Tickets £10 / Under 26s £8 / Kirklees Passport holders £3 off Book now SHAZIA MIRZA WITH LOVE FROM ST TROPEZ Thu 17 May, 8pm Following her critically acclaimed, 103 date sellout international tour, The Kardashians Made Me Do It, Shazia Mirza announces her brand new stand-up show for 2018.  Tickets £13 / Kirklees Passport holders £3 off Book now GET INVOLVED: PLAY IN A WEEK Children aged 6-9 can spend May half term staging classic furry-tales at the LBT The week begins with a performance of Northern Ballet's UGLY DUCKLING at the LBT. This wonderful show will help us to create our own brand new stories that focus on all of our favourite characters from the animal kingdom, and perform them to friends and family at the end of the week. Find out more Copyright © 2018 Lawrence Batley Theatre, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Lawrence Batley Theatre Queen Street Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 2SP United Kingdom