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Leeds theatre history fans, we’ve published a Theatre Spotlight on City Varieties Music Hall. Pub room beginnings, The Good Old Days, and why it still feels electric today.
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#TheatreSpotlight #Leeds
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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Victorian music hall roots, space age foyer vibes.
Our Theatre Spotlight on Liverpool Playhouse looks back to 1866, the 1906 extension, and one chilly ghost story.
Check out our article https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/theatre-spotlight-liverpool-playhouse

@LivEveryPlay #TheatreSpotlight
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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The Victoria Theatre Halifax has been making nights out in Halifax feel like an occasion since 1901. Check out our Theatre Spotlight - https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/theatre-spotlight-the-victoria-theatre-halifax

#TheatreSpotlight #Halifax
January 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Shake It Up Baby at Epstein Theatre.
A joyous jukebox night that deserves a tour.
Check out the review on Northern Theatre News.
https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/review-shake-it-up-baby

#ShakeItUpBaby #EpsteinTheatre #JukeboxMusical #NorthernTheatreNews #TheatreReview
January 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Sheffield Lyceum love 💛
Built in 1897 and designed by W.G.R. Sprague, it is a rare survivor outside London.
Our Theatre Spotlight is live, check it out https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/theatre-spotlight-sheffield-lyceum
 @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social #TheatreSpotlight #Sheffield
January 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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We were lucky enough to see The Book of Mormon at Leeds Grand Theatre.
The funniest musical of all time!
Check out our full review and see it on tour!
https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/review-book-of-mormon

@LeedsHeritageTheatres

#TheBookOfMormon #LeedsGrandTheatre #UKTheatre #Leeds
January 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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If a gun is on the wall in Act One it must go off.
Anton Chekhov

What's your fave Chekhov's gun?
Let me know in the comments.
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#TheatreQuotes #theatrelife #livetheatre #musicaltheatrelife #theatrelover #quotes #quotesoftheday #quotesdaily #quoteoftheday
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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A quick tour of a true Northern icon
Edwardian grandeur on High Street West
Check out our Theatre Spotlight on Sunderland Empire
https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/theatre-spotlight-sunderland-empire

@SundEmpire
#SunderlandEmpire #NorthernTheatre #NTN #TheatreSpotlight #WhatsOnSunderland
January 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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We caught War Horse at Leeds Grand Theatre.
Precision puppetry with a beating heart.
Check out the review on Northern Theatre News and see it on tour!
https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/review-war-horse

#WarHorse #LeedsGrandTheatre #NorthernTheatreNews #TheatreReview
January 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Had any 'wish I hadn't' theatre visits?
Let me know in the comments.
https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/

#TheatreQuotes #NorthernTheatre #UKTheatre #theatrelife #livetheatre #theatrelove #theatrearts #musicaltheatrelife #theatrelover #quotes #quotesoftheday #quotesdaily #quoteoftheday
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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A quick tour of a true Northern icon
Ancoats mill turned award-winning theatre
Check out our spotlight on Hope Mill Theatre
https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/theatre-spotlight-hope-mill-theatre

@hopemilltheatre
#HopeMillTheatre #ManchesterTheatre #NTN #WhatsOnManchester #UKTheatre
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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A Christmas Carol at Leeds Playhouse is festive theatre firing on all cylinders. Big performances, beautiful design, and a real focus on access. Full review from Northern Theatre News via link in bio.

#AChristmasCarol #LeedsPlayhouse #LeedsTheatre #YorkshireTheatre
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Does your love of theatre stretch to creation, have you acted, written, directed?
Let me know in the comments..
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December 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Art Deco glamour on the High Street
Check out our Theatre Spotlight on Stockton Globe
Read the full piece on this Teesside beauty
https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/theatre-spotlight-stockton-globe

@stockton_globe
#StocktonGlobe #NTN #TheatreSpotlight #WhatsOnStockton #UKTheatre
December 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Noises Off at Stephen Joseph Theatre.
A joyous feat of staging in the round.
Check out the review on Northern Theatre News.
https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/review-noises-off

#NoisesOff #StephenJosephTheatre #NorthernTheatreNews #TheatreReview
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Beauty and the Beast at The Victoria Theatre Halifax is a colourful, chaotic panto with mop sloshing mayhem and a water pistol moment that gets the crowd laughing.
Review https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/beauty-and-the-beast-victoria-theatre-halifax-review
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Who's your face actor in a supporting role, cameo, or before they were famous?
Let me know in the comments, tag the show, and actor.
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#TheatreQuotes #NorthernTheatre #musicaltheatrelife #theatrelover #quotes #quotesoftheday #quotesdaily #quoteoftheday
December 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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We caught To Kill A Mockingbird at Leeds Playhouse.
Powerful, timely, beautifully acted.
Check out the review on Northern Theatre News.
https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/review-to-kill-a-mockingbird

#ToKillAMockingbird #LeedsPlayhouse #NorthernTheatreNews #TheatreReview
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Who's your dream casting and in what show?
Let me know in the comments, tag the actor, and show.
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#TheatreQuotes #NorthernTheatre #UKTheatre #musicaltheatre #theatrearts #musicaltheatrelife #theatrelover #quotes #quotesoftheday #quotesdaily #quoteoftheday
December 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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We caught Military Wives at York Theatre Royal.
Warm laughs, honest grief, and a soaring sound.
If it tours, get your tickest booked asap!
Check out the review - https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/review-military-wives

#MilitaryWives #YorkTheatreRoyal #NorthernTheatreNews #TheatreReview
December 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Who do you think of when you read that?
Let me know in the comments, and tag the actor or show.
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#TheatreQuotes #musicaltheatre #livetheatre #theatrelove #theatrearts #musicaltheatrelife #theatrelover #quotes #quotesoftheday #quotesdaily #quoteoftheday
December 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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We caught Lost Atoms at York Theatre Royal.
Inventive design, fierce performances, devastating show.
Full review on Northern Theatre News, see it on tour.
https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/review-lost-atoms

@YorkTheatreRoyal

#LostAtoms #TheatreReview #UKTheatre #York #NorthernTheatreNews
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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What's you fave show about revolution, resistance, or politics?
Let me know in the comments, and tag the show.
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#theatrelife #livetheatre #theatrelove #theatrearts #musicaltheatrelife #theatrelover #quotes #quotesoftheday #quotesdaily #quoteoftheday
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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We caught Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift  at Sheffield Lyceum.
A whodunit with a cast that throws everything at it.
Check out our review - https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/review-midsomer-murders
@SheffieldLyceum
#MidsomerMurders #sheffieldtheatres #NorthernTheatreNews
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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We caught ⚡The Lightning Thief - The Percy Jackson Musical⚡ at Bradford Alhambra.
Nostalgia, noise, and heart.
Catch it on tour!
Check out the review - https://northern-theatre-news.beehiiv.com/c/review-the-lightning-thief
@officialbradfordtheatres

#PercyJackson #BradfordAlhambra #TheatreReview
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM