Leeds Arts Centre is a prestigious amateur theatre group which presents a wide variety of plays at the Carriageworks Theatre on Millennium Square in Leeds.
We offer opportunities to all who are interested in becoming involved with any aspect of drama, including acting, directing, stage management, props, design, costumes, lighting, sound, publicity and front of house.
God of Carnage
• directed by Spike Marshall
Various Times • Wednesday 3rd – Saturday 6th February 2027
This February, we present Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage: a masterclass in how not to parent. What starts as a civil, “adult” meeting to resolve a playground fracas between two children quickly desolves into a hilarious, high-stakes collision of egos. Beneath the thin veneer of espresso and clafoutis, the gloves aren’t just off... they’ve been shredded.
To keep the Carnage fresh we are performing with two revolving ensembles. With our casts being shuffled throughout the week, you never know exactly who will be throwing the punches. It’s a different kind of disaster every night, come see who survives the chaos.
Tickets for God of Carnage are on sale now from the Leeds Ticket Hub and, before performances, from the Carriageworks Box Office in the Electric Press building on Millennium Square. Please book your tickets online, or by telephoning 0113 376 0318 between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Saturday.
This amateur production of God of Carnage is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French, Ltd.
Get involved
Whether your interests in theatre lie on-stage or off, or even just in the audience, there are opportunities to get involved with Leeds Arts Centre.
In addition to acting roles, our members carry out all of the backstage tasks in our productions. Alongside the main productions, we also organise regular play readings, workshops and social events – and even stage the occasional ‘green room’ production just for fun.
We’re an open group with no auditions to join, and have members from a wide range of backgrounds. New members are always welcome, and you don’t need any past experience in the theatre. If you would like to meet up with us at one of our activities, contact us!
From the archives
In June 1988 we produced How the Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn. The production, directed by Philip Weston, took place in The Civic Theatre. You can find more details – including cast, crew, photos and archive documents – in our archive.
This is just one of the plays that Leeds Arts Centre has staged in our city since the 1940s – memories of many others can also be found in our production archive.
Costume hire
Leeds Arts Centre has an extensive mens’ and womens’ wardrobe, which incudes period and character costumes, suits and evening dress, military uniforms and accessories.
All of these are all available for hire at competitive rates: check our costume hire information if you would like to know more.
The design pictured here was created for Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime in May 2007.
Production photos
The picture at the top of this page is from Hamlet in February 2019.
Pictures of many of our past productions can be found in our photo gallery.
