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The Ocean Film Festival

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Dive into a night of ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing a new collection of thrilling ocean-themed films to venues around the UK this autumn. The Ocean Film Festival is a celebration of the planet’s oceans, with wild seafaring voyages and fascinating marine-life – up on the big screen!

£18

Banff Mountain Film Festival

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

The Banff Mountain Film Festival features a brand-new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography! Experience an unforgettable evening of thrilling adventure – up on the big screen!

£18

Mark Thompson’s Spectacular Science Show

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Awarded ‘Best Kid’s Show at Edinburgh Fringe’ by The Derek Awards, this interactive show promises to entertain and educate in the most spectacular way! You think science is boring, think again; this is science like you have never seen it before. £17/£15.

Hans Rey – Mishaps and Mayhem

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Untold stories, chaos and legendary tales from mountain bike icon, Hans Rey. Mountain Bike pioneer, adventurer, former Trials World Champion, Hans ‘No Way’ Rey will reveal, the crazy and whacky that accompanied him on some of his adventures. £19.50, concs £17.50.

Teach Rex LIVE – VELOCIRAPTORS

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Meet various velociraptors (including the only fully feathered velociraptor in the world!) whilst getting a real insight into these fascinating creatures. Ages 3 plus. 10am & 12.30pm. £10, concs £9.

Pete Whittaker – Fine Lines

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Big wall free solo climbing remains an area of the sport that climbers and public are yet to wrap their heads around. Pete explores the art of free solo climbing, taking you on a journey of where soloing started out for him, right up to his 800m big wall free solo of Kjerag in Norway. £19, concs £16.50.  

Steve Bate MBE presents Wild Tracks

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Paralympic gold medal-winning cyclist Steve Bate MBE shares the incredible journey of riding to ascend the iconic mountain of Kilimanjaro, with fellow Paralympic gold medallist Karen Darke MBE. £17.50, concs £14.50.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

This ‘GIANT’ adventure is the pantomime you’ve BEAN waiting for! Join the award-winning LIDOS as they take you on an adventure like no other. It promises to be Fe-Fi-Fo-FUN! Various times & prices.

A Christmas Carol

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

The award-winning Dyad Productions, (A Room of One’s Own, I, Elizabeth, Austen’s Women, Female Gothic) who have toured their sell-out festive show Christmas Gothic since 2015, now bring their magic to Dickens’ classic and perennially relevant ghost story.

£17.60

Snow White

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Featuring breath-taking scenery and special effects, sparkling costumes, spectacular song and dance, with plenty of fun, laughter and audience participation, Snow White is the pantomime that is simply wicked, simply wonderful and simply must be seen! Various times & prices.

Rope by Patrick Hamilton

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Rope by Patrick Hamilton. The play that inspired Alfred Hitchcock, a pitch black comedy of murder and intrigue. 7.30pm. Sat mat 2.30pm. Adult £15, concs £13.

The Bubble Show

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Join Mr. Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! The Bubble Show is a unique blend of magic, storytelling, science and bubble art! £14.30, concs £13.20.

Martyn Ashton – Bike Party

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

One of the biggest personalities in mountain biking, former World Champion Mountain Bike Trials Rider, GMBN’s Martyn Ashton. Despite a life-changing back-break in 2013, Martyn has continued to explore what’s possible on a bike! In Bike Party, Martyn will take audiences through an entertaining look at his life on bikes. £17.50 - £20.50.

Teach Rex LIVE – TREX Show

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Get ready for an unforgettable educational adventure as a team of life-sized, roaring dinosaurs take the stage, captivating audiences of all ages. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to witness the prehistoric world come to life right before your eyes. 10am & 12.20pm. £9.90 - £11.

Fame The Musical

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Based on the 1980’s phenomenal pop culture film, Fame The Musical is the international smash-hit sensation following the lives of students at New York’s High School For The Performing Arts. £19.80 - £22.

Hazel Findlay – The Walls Within

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

In ‘rockstar’ climber Hazel Findlay’s new show, she’ll walk you through the biggest internal battles she’s faced in her career and how she’s overcome them. She’ll take stories from her most difficult ascents and wild expeditions, such as her recent climbing trip to Greenland with Alex Honnold. £15.50 - £18.50.

Make Musical Magic Summer School

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Work with award-winning industry professionals to create a new musical performance of your own! Four days jam-packed with singing, acting, dancing, and writing your own musical numbers.  The showcase performance is free for parents and friends at 6pm on the final day.

£100

Sarah and Duck’s Big Top Birthday

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

2023 marks the 10th Anniversary of Sarah and Duck, but it is also someone else’s special day. Join Sarah and her best friend Duck as they plan the ultimate circus soiree to help Scarf Lady celebrate her birthday. 1.30pm & 4pm. 1.30pm & 4pm.

The Snail and the Whale

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Join an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father as they reimagine the story of a tiny snail’s incredible trip around the world, inspired by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved picture book. Various times. £13.50 - £15.50.

Kenton Cool – Everest: The Untold Story

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first successful summit, Kenton Cool, the 16x summit non-Sherpa world record-holder, has created a new show to take audiences on a fascinating journey through the history of the highs and lows of summit attempts, on one of the world’s most magnificent mountains: from its first ‘discovery’ as part of the Great Indian Trigonometric Survey, through to the perceived ‘bucket list adventure’ that it is considered today.

£20

Zog

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

With lively songs from Joe Stilgoe and directed by Emma Kilbey, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved Zog is a magical production for all ages. Various times and prices.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show is a vibrant celebration of Eric Carle’s adored classics and the perfect introduction to live theatre.  Various times and prices.

Dirty Dusting

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

A searing indictment of ageism in the 21st century heavily disguised as a hysterical, laugh-out-loud, heart-warming comedy.

£14

An Evening with Nicola Adams

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Spend an evening with Great Britain’s most successful boxer of all time, Nicola Adams, for an intimate and inspirational night charting her incredible career.

£29.70

Chicken Soup

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

A play about community spirit, endurance, and the kind of friendships that last a lifetime.  A well-rounded and honest portrayal of family and friendship, with a down-to-earth dash of northern charm and female grit.

£15

KATHYRN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

This popular, multi award-winning husband and wife duo exude timeless class with their exquisite brand of traditional and contemporary music.

£19.50

James Ketchell: It’s all Mental

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

‘It’s All Mental’ is record-breaking aviator, adventurer and author James Ketchell’s second UK tour. The only person on the planet to have climbed Everest, cycled around the world AND rowed an ocean, will be sharing his mind-set and the mentality needed to achieve difficult, and what sometimes feel like unattainable, goals. £17.50, concs £14.40.

Mark Beaumont – Faster

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Mark Beaumont’s adventures have taken him to over 100 countries over the past twenty years, making him one of the most respected ultra-endurance athletes on the planet.  Five years on from his famous ‘Around the World in 80 Days’, there is no sign of anyone breaking his circumnavigation World Record. Faster captures the wanderlust to find new disciplines of cycling and new wild places, including those closer to home. £18.50, concs £15.50.

THE LIGHT PRINCESS

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

With Director Sophie Gilpin, and Musical Director Tom Newall, Leeds Conservatoire presents a brand new opera production based on the classic fairy tale by George MacDonald. Using music from pre-existing opera scenes, reworked in to a new production, we tell the story of The Light Princess, a princess cursed from birth, who seeks to beat the spell set upon her. 6pm & 8.30pm.  £3 - £12, unwaged free.    

PUSS IN BOOTS

Carriageworks Theatre The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds

Bringing a modern spin to the traditional world of pantomime, the award winning Lidos presents this family-fun, amateur pantomime that is a must see in 2023!  Various times. £15 - £20.