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“It’s both sensual and anonymous and I felt…

Close Enough to Touch writer Henry Roberts talks about his new play, the joy of theatre and why we need to tell different...

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Meet actor Stefan Race: star of ‘Close Enough…

“It’s a story about cruising, a pocket of queer society that not everyone knows or understands....

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Leeds-based playwright, Philip Stokes on his tense postwar…

Recognised by the British Library as a culturally important playwright of the 21st Century, his plays...

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Family theatre for Red Ladder Local this summer

COLOSSEUM OF CHAOS – Welcome to a world of laughter, clowning and mayhem Created by Hull-based...

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Graduate, Linda-Ray heading back to Conservatoire as our…

Linda-Ray Ndlovu, 26, is a Zimbabwean-born British theatre producer, musician and actor. Brought up by a...

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Leeds Theatre Festival: Red Ladder Readings & Scratch

Following the success of last year’s Red Ladder readings and scratch event at Leeds Theatre Festival,...

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My 20 years making theatre at Red Ladder…

Back in June 2006, England were among the favourites to win the World Cup and the Labour Party was in power on the...

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‘Surreally Good’ heads to Red Ladder Local

Surreally Good, Scott Turnbull’s award-winning show, is a comedy that blends humour and pathos, in which...

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Selene – A Radical Reimagining of Myth and…

Australian performer Meg Drury tells us about her play SELENE, which heads to St Bartholomew’s Church,...

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Why new writing is crucial for British theatre

Do you want the good news, or the bad news? Let’s start with the positive. Theatre audiences in the UK are up on...

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Sound Designer call out for ‘Close Enough To…

Red Ladder and Silent Uproar invite sound design interest for our co-production touring in autumn 2026...

Designer call out for set, props and costumes…

Red Ladder and Silent Uproar invite design interest for our co-production touring in autumn 2026 and...