Name a Seat: Leeds Heritage Theatres

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Your seat, your story, our future

Leeds Grand Theatre and City Varieties Music Hall are two historic venues at the heart of Leeds’ vibrant arts and culture scene. Steeped in stories – from famous faces to everyday moments – each tale contributes to the rich tapestry that defines these beloved theatres

Now it’s your chance to leave a lasting mark. By naming a seat, you’re becoming part of the story. From family gatherings and friendships made, to the wonder of live performance and the joy of shared experiences, your named seat helps ensure these special moments will be cherished for generations to come.

Name a Seat at The Grand

Name a Seat at The Varieties

An audience smiling in the City Varieties.

From just £145 at The Grand or £160 at The Varieties, you can have your personal message engraved and attached to the seat of your choice. It’s the perfect way to:

Honour the memory of a loved one
Celebrate a milestone or special occasion
Mark your own personal connection to our theatres

Joey posing with the auditorium of Leeds Grand Theatre in the background, jumping onto his hind legs

Each year, our venues host over 500 performances, enjoyed by more than 400,000 people, as they have been doing since 1865.

Our stages have welcomed legends from Charlie Chaplin to Sting, Russell Crowe, and even three sitting Monarchs.

Every seat tells a story. We’d love for yours to be one of them.

A primary school pupil sitting in the Varieties auditorium and looking upwards at the ceiling

By naming a seat, you’re also supporting our wider charitable work.

Every pound donated is reinvested into our mission – from protecting and restoring our three stunning listed venues, to delivering our Learning & Engagement programme, which reaches 1000s of people across the region. We invest around £500,000 each year to ensure unique, inclusive experiences are available to everyone, and aim to work with 10,000 young people annually by 2028.

These spaces are more than theatres, they are backdrops to cherished memories.

How to name a seat

City Varieties auditorium seats in the close up

Add a Name a Seat Membership to your basket and proceed to check out (this is set up as a membership to enable us to manage the process). The membership only entitles you to name one seat. Should you wish to name multiple seats, please contact Box Office directly on 0113 243 0808.

Once you have paid, we will send you an email later that day where you can select the seat you would like to name* and the message you would like engraved (55 characters maximum inc. spaces). Please note, that seat plaques will be visible and read by all audience members, therefore, Leeds Heritage Theatres reserves the right to refuse disrespectful or defamatory messages that could upset other audience members.

If you are a UK Taxpayer, we can claim gift aid on your Name a Seat purchase. Please fill out the details as requested.

*Seats are currently only available in the Stalls at The Grand, and we are unable to affix plaques to seats in the Boxes at The Varieties

Terms and Conditions

Naming a seat gives no entitlement to that seat when booking tickets. If you wish to sit in your named seat, you will need to purchase a ticket for the performance. Please note, there may be occasions when certain seats are not available for sale.
The maximum number of characters per plaque is 55 (inc spaces).
Seats are currently only available in the Stalls at The Grand, and we are unable to affix plaques to seats in the Boxes at The Varieties
The membership only entitles you to name one seat. Each seat is only available to name once so don’t miss your opportunity to choose your favourite seat. Should you wish to name multiple seats, please contact Box Office directly on 0113 243 0808.
Your plaque is valid for five years from date of purchase. You will be given the option to renew the seat three months before expiry.
All monies from the Name a Seat campaign will come directly to Leeds Heritage Theatres and will be fully invested in ongoing projects, including, but not limited to, improved access facilities, changing our lighting to LED, and upgrading technical equipment.

A child drawing in the auditorium at Hyde Park Picture House

Legacy

We want to ensure that we are here for generations to come, as we have been for generations past. We have ambitious plans for our future, be that programming, education, or sustainability. These plans can only be lived with the support of our audiences.