West Yorkshire Playhouse: What's on

	Rum and Coca-Cola 5 March 2010 to 3 April 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	On the beautiful island paradise of Trinidad, under the fiery heat of the Caribbean sun, Slim and Professor play sweet calypso for passing tourists. Professor, a past calypso giant with an historic hat-trick of hits, is schooling Slim in the noble art.
	Yorkshire Dance : Fresh 2010 10 March 2010: Quarry Theatre
	From street dance to cheer dance to salsa, Fresh 2010 is a sensational showcase for the finest youth dance groups from Yorkshire and North & North East Lincolnshire, and a celebration of the achievements of the region’s young dancers.
	Fiddler on the Roof 19 March 2010 to 27 March 2010: Quarry Theatre
	Following their critically acclaimed production of The Producers, LAOS return to the Playhouse with this powerful musical classic about a father’s battle to balance his religious devotion with his love for his daughters.
	Courtyard Comedy Club 2010 21 March 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	Courtyard Comedy Club continues with five hilarious line ups featuring headliners from the international circuit as well as emerging talent. It's the best in British comedy in a relaxed good humored setting.
	Beautiful Octopus Club : 1980s Disco 30 March 2010: Leeds University Union
	A chance to let your hair down at this fabulous club night run by adults with learning disabilities. Get into the groove on the dance floor, sing on the open mic and get into costume for the ultimate 1980s night. Takes place at Leeds University Union. Tickets £6 available from West Yorkshire Playhouse and on the door at Leeds University Union (Over 18s only).
	The Canterbury Tales 30 March 2010 to 17 April 2010: Quarry Theatre
	The Tabard Inn, London, sometime in the fourteenth century. A motley group of individuals – Knight, Cook, Miller, Squire, Wife and more gather for their pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral. On the way, they regale each other with their colourful tales to pass the time of day, and so unfolds one of the greatest collections of stories ever told.
	Charlie and Lola's Best Bestest play 7 April 2010 to 10 April 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	Don’t miss everyone’s favourite brother and sister, Charlie and Lola, in their extremely everso wonderful stage show!
	The Indoor Picnic 7 April 2010 to 10 April 2010: Restaurant
	If you’ve booked to see Watershed Productions’ Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Play at West Yorkshire Playhouse this Easter, why not complete your visit with a fabulous Indoor Picnic?
	The Count of Monte Cristo 16 April 2010 to 16 May 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	A reckless, swashbuckling new adaptation of Alexandre Courtyard Dumas’ incredible tale of love, betrayal and consequence.
	Courtyard Comedy Club 2010 18 April 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	Courtyard Comedy Club continues with five hilarious line ups featuring headliners from the international circuit as well as emerging talent. It's the best in British comedy in a relaxed good humored setting.
	Stagecoach Musical Spectacular 21 April 2010 to 24 April 2010: Quarry Theatre
	A four day celebration of musical theatre from Stagecoach Theatre Schools in Yorkshire featuring more than 750 students from schools in Leeds, York, Harrogate, Wakefield, Ripon, Doncaster, Bradford, Hull, Wetherby, Selby, Keighley and Pontefract. Tickets £9 (Discounts and groups of 5 or more £2 off)
	Death of a Salesman 1 May 2010 to 29 May 2010: Quarry Theatre
	Arthur Miller’s unflinching examination of the American Dream. At sixty-one years old, Willy Loman has been a travelling salesman for thirty-four years. Now, he’s been taken off salary and is forced to confront a future on commission. As memories and dreams of the past, ebb and flow, Willy’s family struggle to engage him in the present.
	Sean Lock - Lockipedia 9 May 2010: Quarry Theatre
	Lockipedia Is a brand new stand-up show from the comedian Sean Lock. Is a very unreliable, misleading but highly entertaining information resource. Is Sloppy Knowledge. Can only be accessed live. Is funny.
	The Dandy Lion Club 16 May 2010: Location to be advised
	A creative arts day for young people with learning disabilities aged 14 to 25 and their families. Sing, dance, DJ, act and discover new skills in a friendly, inclusive environment. Try on costumes and have your face painted – there’s even relaxing massage on offer for parents and carers. Tickets £4
	Courtyard Comedy Club 2010 16 May 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	Courtyard Comedy Club continues with five hilarious line-ups featuring headliners from the international circuit as well as emerging local talent. It's the best in British comedy in a relaxed and good humored setting.
	Andy Hamilton's Hat of Doom 23 May 2010: Quarry Theatre
	The multi award-winner one of Britain’s best loved comedy performers and writers serves up a one-man show, brimming with jokes, stories, gossip, music, cash prizes, nudity and trampolining and containing “mild peril.”
	Counted 25 May 2010 to 29 May 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	Stephen’s at the top of his game as an opinion pollster, but he’s losing faith in statistics. The general election is expected to see the lowest turnout in modern history, and nobody seems to be asking why. Stephen decides to get back to basics and ask ordinary voters for their stories. What really counts to them? The problem, he discovers, isn’t political apathy. Quite the opposite.
	The Harder They Come 1 June 2010 to 5 June 2010: Quarry Theatre
	Following sell-out successes in the West End, Toronto and Miami. Based on the iconic 1970s film that launched Jimmy Cliff onto the world stage, this exhilarating production tells the story of a country boy who makes for the bright lights of Kingston, Jamaica with high hopes of becoming a reggae star.
	Treasure Island 2 June 2010 to 5 June 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	Blood, greed, murder and mutiny for all the family! Set sail with Long John Silver and young Jim Hawkins on a swashbuckling adventure where desperate men fight for hidden treasure, bloodthirsty pirates rule the high seas and danger lurks at every turn.
	Me, As a Penguin 10 June 2010 to 12 June 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	A comedy of knitting, penguins and Battenberg cake.
	Hay Fever 11 June 2010 to 10 July 2010: Quarry Theatre
	Noel Coward’s comparable domestic comedy of bad manners and the surreal lives of the 1920s bright young things.
	Men of the World 14 June 2010 to 19 June 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	Meet Stick, Frank and Happy Larry as they embark on another coach journey down the Rhine Valley. These long-suffering drivers have seen it all and done it all; so as they head towards the Channel Tunnel with thirty OAPs, what on earth could go wrong?
	Country Music 24 June 2010 to 26 June 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	A moving drama of crime and redemption by the Olivier award-winning writer Simon Stephens.
	The Mermaid Princess 30 June 2010 to 4 July 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	Once upon a time, in the depths of the ocean, a mermaid princess is singing, and a young prince is drowning…she saves him…he kisses her…but in the quest for true love the mermaid must sacrifice herself, her voice, and ultimately her life.
	Courtyard Comedy Club 2010 4 July 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	Courtyard Comedy Club continues with five hilarious line ups featuring headliners from the international circuit as well as emerging talent. It's the best in British comedy in a relaxed good humored setting.
	Britain's Got Bhangra 13 July 2010 to 17 July 2010: Quarry Theatre
	Twinkle was an 80’s Bhangra Star with the world at his feet. Now he’s a washed-up has-been, unemployed and on the scrap heap. Will he ever find his magic and shine again or will fate make him change his tune?
	This Land : The Woody Guthrie Story 15 July 2010 to 17 July 2010: Courtyard Theatre
	Hitch a ride on this musical journey through Woody Courtyard Theatre Guthrie’s life. From the boom bust childhood in Oaklahoma to the cold canyons of Manhattan. See America’s ‘Dust Bowl Balladeer’ perform in boxcar, pickett line, street corner and concert hall.
	A Christmas Carol 20 November 2010 to 15 January 2011: Quarry Theatre
	Bah! Humbug! It’s Christmas Eve and the meanest and most cold-hearted man in London, Ebenezer Scrooge has no time for merriment or mistletoe. But as the clock strikes midnight Scrooge’s world turns around as he is taken on a vivid journey by three spirits who show him visions of happy memories from his past, cruel realities from his present and the very likely future should Scrooge continue with his unloving and uncaring ways. Can the spirits convince Scrooge to change his ways in time for Christmas Day?