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It was designed by James Robinson Watson, chief assistant in the office of Leeds-based architect George Corson, and opened on 18 November 1878.It was built as a complex in three parts: the theatre, a set of six shops and Assembly Rooms, all facing onto New Briggate, in High Victorian style of red brick with stone dressings and a slate roof, the whole being a Grade II* listed building.
The musical made its world premiere at the Grand Theatre, Leeds in November 2017, prior to a UK tour from January to June 2018. [1] The tour starred Jodie Prenger as Kelly, Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff in his musical theatre debut as Kevin (alternating with Joel Montague in certain venues), Sam Bailey as Betty (Elaine C. Smith at certain venues), Kevin Kennedy as Fergus, Natalie Anderson as ...
The Grand Theatre, Leeds, home of Opera North. Opera North is an English opera company based in Leeds.The company's home theatre is the Leeds Grand Theatre, but it also presents regular seasons in several other cities, at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, the Lowry Centre, Salford Quays and the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
The musical is based on the 2003 film Calendar Girls.The film itself was produced on a budget of $10 million, earning over $96 million in global box office receipts. [1] A stage play adaptation was launched in 2008 at the Chichester Festival Theatre, [2] before embarking on a national tour and transferring to the West End's Noël Coward Theatre in 2009.
After the Grand Theatre's closure in June 2005 for the commencement of the Leeds Grand Theatre Transformation project, the final three productions in the theatre toured to Hull New Theatre, the Theatre Royal, Norwich, the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, and the Grand Opera House, Belfast, as well as the company's regular venues in the North of England.
On 10 March 1976, at a reception at Harewood House, a plan to make the Grand Theatre a northern home for English National Opera (ENO) was unveiled.The Arts Council of Great Britain was prepared to back the scheme, provided that the local authorities in the area would also contribute funding.
Opera North is an opera company based at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, England. This article covers the period between the severing of its ties with English National Opera and the departure of its founding music director David Lloyd-Jones.
The opera was commissioned by Opera North with Sadler's Wells Theatre, and the original production opened at the Grand Theatre in Leeds on December 21, 2007. It starred Victoria Simmonds as Pinocchio, Mary Plazas as the Blue Fairy and Jonathan Summers as Mister Geppetto.