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Red Ladder and Wrongsemble team up

We are joining forces with our fantastic friends and fantabulous family theatre creators, Wrongsemble, to take...

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“We just have to be a bit more…

I was among the arts sector panellists at a public event organised by the Cultural Institute at the University of Leeds recently. It...

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Red Ladder welcomes eight new board members

Red Ladder Theatre Company is delighted to welcome Dawn Cameron, Coralie Datta, Deborah Kelly, Paul Graham-Bell,...

Chris Thorpe is sat crossed leg at a table, in a coffee shop, looking directly at the camera, whilst holding a white teacup. On the table is a yellow teapot, with the lid off and a white mushroom cloud escaping. Behind him are several illustrated prints on the wall.

“That sounds heavy but it’s not” – Chris…

Writer and performer Chris Thorpe discusses the themes and influences behind his new show Talking About The Fire coming...

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Meet the ‘Christmess’ writers: Seeta Wrightson

Seeta is a writer, stand-up comedian and voice actor originally from Bradford, now living in Leeds....

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Meet the ‘Christmess’ writers: Leon Fleming

Leon Fleming was born in Castleford. He is a playwright, a producer and dramaturg. He is...

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Theatre, football and fatherhood – Chris O’Connor

Can you talk about the idea behind Through It All Together? Through It All Together came...

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Tayọ Aluko, bringing African stories to life

Tayọ Aluko is a Nigerian-born writer, singer, actor, and producer based in Liverpool. Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown...

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That light switch moment – Riana Duce

Actor Riana Duce was born in Leeds. She appeared in Leeds Lads (2016), a Red Ladder production written by Anthony Clavane and Nick...

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Q&A with actor & writer William Fox

William Fox is an actor and writer whose numerous TV credits include EastEnders, Waterloo Road, Boat...

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“I don’t think my career would have taken…

Ben Tagoe is a screenwriter and playwright. His plays Bittersweet Sunshine (2010) and The Thing About...

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“It isn’t an exercise in virtue signalling” –…

Phill Jupitus is best known as a stand-up, improv comedian, actor and performer. He was a...