How to book
Visit our website: thelbt.org
Visit our Box Office: Open in-person and over the phone Tue - Sat, 10am - 2pm.
On Fridays, we’re available by phone only and are closed for in-person visits. The Box Office is also open 90 minutes before shows.
Phone us: 01484 430528
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We’re here to make magic happen this autumn/winter. From the return of Huddersfield’s favourite family pantomime to brand new home-grown musicals, we’re bringing world class shows to your doorstep and welcoming you all in with our trademark West Yorkshire warmth. As a registered charity (No. 510693) we can’t do it without you. Why not take advantage of our season deal to see even more, sign up to our Membership scheme for exclusive benefits or give the gift of theatre and become a Christmas Hero. Your support will help us make this season a spellbinding one. We can’t wait to see you.
Becky Dash Chief Executive of Lawrence Batley Theatre
Woodhouse Musical Theatre Company and Lawrence Batley Theatre
Madein Yorkshire World Premiere
Wed 10 –
Sat 13 September
Main House
7:30pm
2:15pm - Sat matinee
Tickets £18 - £25
After the success of By George: The Chip Shop Musical, Woodhouse Musical Theatre Company and Lawrence Batley Theatre present the world premiere of a brand-new Yorkshire musical, The Village Hall.
Cheeley Village Hall has problems: an over-stuffed Saturday schedule, not-so-secret affairs, two twitchy tea ladies - and now, somebody’s lost the key...
With book and lyrics written by Richard Sykes, this toe-tapping, in-the-round musical farce is a show brimming with catchy choruses, comedy, chaos and committee meetings.
After all shows in our Cellar Theatre there will be a post-show talk where you can hear from the artists, writers and creatives.
Our Cellar Theatre is the place to discover brave and exciting productions by some of the freshest, boldest and most daring artists around today. In this intimate and unique studio tucked underneath our main space, we’re bringing you the best shows from across the UK and showcasing locally rooted artists who are creating incredible theatre right here in Yorkshire. Expect to see the latest hits direct from the Edinburgh Fringe to new-writing from emerging playwrights and so much more...
Fri 19 September
& visceral”
The five-star, award-winning Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me returns for one night only! From our Associate Artist writer Philip Stokes, this twisted coming-of-age story blends pitchblack humour, heartache and Jane McDonald to explore family dynamics, who our idols are and just how hard life can be when you’re a little bit different.
7pm | Tickets £15
Arts at the Arms
Wed 1 October
Arts at the Arms brings its trademark mix of theatre, comedy, poetry and music to Lawrence Batley Theatre – all created and performed by talented artists from right here in Kirklees. Expect laughs, heart, and a night full of entertainment!
7pm | Tickets £15
Matt Miller & Peader Kirk
Fixing
Wed 5 November
Can something broken ever truly be mended? Fixing is an outrageous, touching, laugh out loud and heartfelt show about family, learning car maintenance and choosing the right shade of lipstick to do it in.
7pm | Tickets £8 - £15
DRAMA
Philip Stokes Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me
DRAMA
DRAMA
Madein Yorkshire
Madein Yorkshire
11am & 1pm
Tickets £12 adult & child, £8 additional child or adult
A sleepy, sheepy show for babies and toddlers (and very tired grown-ups). Snuggle up and join two sheep on a journey through the joys and frustrations of everything bedtime. A touching, musical adventure filled with sensory play.
Gather up your mini movers and shakers for a daytime dance party with a difference!
Dinky Disco
Cellar Theatre 11am
Tickets £10 adult & child, £7 additional child or adult
Come on 24 Hour Party Parents! Bring out your little ravers for Huddersfield’s coolest daytime dance party.
Fri 26 September
Join us for some Old Skool Garage tunes.
Fri 31 October
Get ready to boogie with your little monsters at our Halloween special!
Fri 28 November
We’ll rave it up with some 90s house music bangers.
Fri 12 December
Bring out your SANTA BABIES for our Christmas party!
Main House 10am, 12pm & 3pm (no 10am on Fri 19)
Tickets £19 - £25 Fri 19 –Sun 21 September
Join Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends live in their fun-filled show! See all your favourite characters beautifully brought to life with full-size costumes, magical puppets, and the amazing flying Pinky Ponk.
Madein Yorkshire
Victoria Firth & Company
Batty!
Sun 28 September
Main House
7:30pm
Tickets £16
Madein Yorkshire
Have you got a wild side? Batty has. She dreams of running barefoot, wild swimming, of talking trees, strange animals and the scent of the seasons turning. In fact, she’s starting to wonder if she might be a witch…
This new production from Victoria Firth & Company explores the wildness - as opposed to madness - of women, and how our feral side can reconnect us to ourselves and our environment.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®
Hamlet
Main House 7:30pm
Tickets £28 Thu 2 October
Main House
7:30pm
Tickets £10 - £25 Tue 30 September –Wed 1 October Madein Yorkshire
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® are excited to once again drunkenly stomp all over the greatest dramatic work ever committed to page in the English language: the story of a privileged whiny lad who goes a bit bonkers and does some stabbings.
John Godber, writer of Bouncers, turns his laser gaze onto the black-tie ball in all its sophisticated pomp. It’s the glitziest night of the year, and everyone wants to be there, from the great to the good. But behind the bow ties and fake tans there are jealousies and avarice, divorces and affairs.
DRAMA
Srishti - Nina Rajarani Dance Creations
SEVENS
Wed 15 October
Main House
7:30pm
Post-show talk
Tickets £15 - £24
SEVENS is a triple bill of Bharatanatyam and Kathak dance from one of the UK’s leading choreographers of classical Indian dance, Nina Rajarani MBE.
Performed to an original live score, SEVENS explores the sacred, and sometimes sinful, significance of the number seven. From playful and energetic, to soulful and contemplative, the show takes audiences on an emotion-filled and entertaining journey.
Longwood Theatre Productions
Tue 7 –Sat 11 October
Main House
7:15pm
2:15pm - Sat matinee
Tickets £13 - £26
Huddersfield Thespians
The
Unfriend
Based on the hit film starring Jack Black, School of Rock is the ultimate feel-good musical packed with laughter, rebellion, and pure rock energy.
An amateur production by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd.
“Rajarani’s take on classical Indian dance is invigorating”
The Sunday Times
Wed 15 – Sat 18 October
Cellar Theatre
7:15pm
2pm - Sat matinee
Tickets £15
The Huddersfield Thespians return with a ridiculous comedy of manners from the pen of Steven Moffat - creator of TV’s Sherlock, Coupling and Dracula.
Peter and Debbie befriend brash American Elsa on a cruise, and struggle to leave the friendship on the ship due to the crippling British inability to be impolite. When Elsa shows up at their door, a Google search reveals she has a dark past.
DRAMA
Fri 17 October
Get ready for a night at the musicals like you’ve never seen before! All the eleganza-extravaganza of the West End combined with the fierce and fabulous world of drag! Whether you live for Les Mis, cheer for Mamma Mia, or you’re crazy for Kinky Boots, there is something for everyone in this ultimate twist on a classic night at the theatre!
Celebrate the very best of country music with songs from Johnny Cash to Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton to The Chicks! Main House
Mon 1 December - Sun 4 January
Main House
See table for times >
Tickets £20 - £34 Family of four £95
A magical charm has transformed a Prince into a beastly creature. Now trapped in his castle, only true love will lift the spell...
Enter Belle, a Huddersfield lass who loves nothing more than getting lost in a good book. But Belle’s a bit fed up. She’s feeling lonely and dreams of the faraway lands and love stories she finds between the pages. Could she be the one to lift the curse?
Full of incredible effects, lavish costumes, a side-splitting script and big musical numbers prepare for this fairytale with a Lawrence Batley Theatre twist that will leave you positively spellbound.
Tickets £14 - £16 Thu 23 – Fri 24 October
Main House 1:30pm & 4pm - Thu 10:30am & 1pm - Fri
An adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
On a far-off planet, Smeds and Smoos can’t be friends. So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love and zoom off into space together, how will their families get them back?
High Jinx Magic & Illusion Show
(RP - Relaxed Performance) Madein Yorkshire
Wed 29 October
Main House 2pm
Tickets £10 - £18
The ever-popular High Jinx Magic & Illusion Show is back in Huddersfield with another jampacked afternoon filled with amazing magic, incredible illusions and crazy circus thrills that are sure to leave you amazed.
Main House 7:30pm
Tickets £34 - £37 Sat 25 October
The Phantoms, starring Lee Mead and a sensational cast direct from the West End, takes you on a magical journey through iconic shows such as Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and of course, The Phantom of the Opera
Disclaimer - The Phantoms is in no way connected with and/or approved/ endorsed by Really Useful Group or Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The Smeds and The Smoos © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2019, published by Scholastic
Halloween Disco with Kevlar Boombox
Fri 31 October
Cellar Theatre
8pm
Tickets £5
High-voltage soul and funk collective Kevlar Boombox join us for a spine-tingling Halloween Disco. Expect spooky funk, monster grooves, and a few surprise twists on classic tracks. It’s going to be a night of thrills, chills, and serious dancefloor madness. Costumes encouraged. Good times guaranteed.
Bhangra Night: Ladies Only
Fri 14 November
Cellar Theatre
8pm
Tickets £9
Dance the night away at our special ladies only Bhangra Night. Groove to a mixture of contemporary and classic Bhangra dance floor bangers plus a live Dhol player. Enjoy a fun, friendly club-like atmosphere in our Cellar Theatre. It’s a perfect safe space for women to hit the dance floor.
Huddersfield Musical Theatre Company
Main House
7:15pm
2:15pm - Sat matinee
Tickets £14 - £26
Tue 4 – Sat 8 November
They’re creepy, they’re kooky, and they’re coming to Huddersfield! Featuring a cast of eccentric characters, catchy songs, and plenty of spooky laughs, this musical is the perfect treat for the autumn season.
An amateur production through special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), www.theatricalrights.co.uk
Bhangra and Giddha Dance Class
Wed 24 Sep, Wed 1 Oct, Wed 8 Oct, Wed 22 Oct, Wed 5 Nov & Wed 12 Nov
7:30pm | Tickets £5
Book 6 classes for £24
Join inspiring Bhangra specialist Hardeep Sahota in these fun classes to brush up on your dance moves!
Highly Suspect
Happily
DRAMA Interactive comedy whodunnit with clues to crack and evidence to examine from popular returning mystery maestros Highly Suspect. It’s panto time! But when the fairy godmother is found with her throat cut and the shattered glass slipper is the murder weapon, can you catch the killer? Oh yes you can!
Never After
Fri 5 – Sat 6 December
Cellar Theatre
7:30pm
Tickets £18
Red Ladder Theatre Company
A Proper Merry Christmess
Mon 22 –Tue 23 December
Cellar Theatre
6pm
Tickets £14 - £16
It’s Christmas Eve at West Yorkshire’s (almost) favourite garden centre, which means seasonal bonus time. But there’s a problem: only one department can take home the cash. A Proper Merry Christmess is a chaotic Christmas comedy for adults. At the time of year when being skint isn’t an option, step into an honest festive story, featuring the authentic heartbreak and humour that the Christmas movies always leave out, actually.
Swing Into Christmas
Fri 12 December
Main House
7:30pm
Tickets £15 - £45
Wrongsemble
Family of four £42 Down For The Count Swing Orchestra
Join this 30-piece big band with strings for a joyful, festive celebration of Swing Era classics, including I’ve Got You Under My Skin, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) and many more.
A Town Called Christmas
Mon 22 – Wed 24 December
Cellar Theatre
3pm - Mon
3pm - Tue
11am & 2pm - Wed
Tickets £10 - £14
Clementine dreams of a gingerbread village where chocolate coins are currency, and laughter hangs like baubles in the air! The happiest place on Earth. Or at least it used to be. Together with a cantankerous caretaker and a glitching robot, can you help her save the day, and the town called Christmas?
Huddersfield Light Opera Company
Sat 10 – Sat 17 January
The timeless tale Jack and the Beanstalk is brought to life with dazzling energy, modern twists, and all the magic you’ve come to expect from Huddersfield Light Opera Company. Expect side-splitting comedy, toe-tapping songs, and plenty of audience participation –everything that makes panto season so magical!
ADULTS ONLY! | Thu 15 & Fri 16 January
A special panto that’s full of extra naughtiness and strictly for 16+ only!
Main House
1pm & 4:30pm - Sat & Sun 7pm - Wed Tickets
This is an amateur production brought to you by Huddersfield Light Opera Company.
Young Company
Running during term time, Young Company offers weekly classes for ages 6–16. Led by professional theatre-makers, we build confidence, creativity, and theatre skills through games, storytelling, and performance.
Inspired by the shows on our stages, Young Company is a relaxed and welcoming space where everyone’s ideas are celebrated as we explore, create, and perform together.
Find out more about getting involved at thelbt.org
Season at a glance
OCTOBER (CONTINUED)
Your Visit
We’re looking forward to welcoming you to Lawrence Batley Theatre. Whether you’re a regular or it’s your first time through our doors, we’re here to make your visit as easy and enjoyable as possible.
Getting Here
Address: Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
We’re right in the heart of Huddersfield town centre. Set back from the street, the main entrance is through our Courtyard. We’re just a 10-minute walk from the train and bus stations.
Coming by car?
We recommend parking at the Kingsgate Shopping Centre car park, King St Huddersfield, HD1 2QB.
Booking
All bookings are subject to a £2.50 transaction fee. When you book an e-ticket, you’ll receive an email straight after your purchase with the e-ticket attached. Receiving e-tickets is free and these do not need to be printed, just have them ready on your phone when you arrive. If you order a physical ticket to collect at Box Office you will incur a £1.00 Physical Ticket Fee per transaction. If you require your tickets to be posted this will incur a £3.00 fee. Charges cover the cost of our booking system.
Access
We’re proud to be an accessible and welcoming space for everyone. Our venue is wheelchair accessible, and service dogs are always welcome. We also offer free Essential Companion tickets, which can be easily booked through our Box Office. An Accessibility Box is available at our Box Office. It contains ear defenders, fidget toys, and other sensory aids. We have accessible toilets and baby changing facilities.
Accessible Performances
Some of our shows feature Relaxed Performances, British Sign Language interpretation, Captioning or Audio Description with an accompanying Touch Tour. We use a Sennheiser Tour Guide System to assist those with hearing impairments which works with or without a hearing aid.
How We Can Help
If you would like to make use of our facilities, please inform the Box Office when making your booking or ask one of our friendly team members for assistance at the event.
Relax in our Bar
Our Bar opens 60 minutes before the show. You will find our specially curated wine list as well as a selection of local and imported beers and lagers. We also have a selection of hot drinks, soft drinks and 0% beers, spirits and ciders. At our Kiosk you will find a selection of bottled beers, wine, soft drinks and snacks. We also have a fantastic range of ice creams on offer from Northern Bloc. Order your interval drinks from the scan points in the theatre before you go in to avoid the queues!
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Images: These photos have been taken with full knowledge and permission of the participants and their families that they will be used to promote the amazing difference our Christmas Heroes appeal can make. Photos by Towers Film and Media.