As temperatures rise, please remember that our Victorian theatres do not have air conditioning. We encourage you to dress comfortably for the heat.

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Support Us

To help us achieve our vision of advancing the arts in Leeds and inspiring the next generation to keep telling our stories, we rely on your generosity.

Why support Leeds Heritage Theatres?

Leeds Heritage Theatres – encompassing Leeds Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall, and Hyde Park Picture House – has long been at the heart of Leeds’ cultural life. As a charity, we are passionate about making the arts accessible to all and believe in their power to inspire and connect.

We’re constantly evolving; improving our historic venues, expanding our program, and growing our team. With your support, we’ve made great progress and remain committed to preserving our rich history while creating spaces for connection, creativity, and community.

From donations to volunteering, every contribution helps keep our doors open for all. With ambitious plans for programming, education, and sustainability, your continued support will ensure we’re here for generations to come.

Two primary schoolchildren in high-vis jackets sit in the Varieties auditorium during a tour. Credit Chris Coote

Primary Theatre Tours. Credit Chris Coote.

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Chandelier at Leeds Grand Theatre. Credit: Aaron Cawood.

Audience members watching a film at HPPH.

An audience at Hyde Park Picture House.

How to show your support

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Theatre for All and legacy donations

At Leeds Heritage Theatres, we believe that the arts and culture have the power to change lives, improve well-being, and remind us of what connects us as humans.

We want everyone to be able to experience our performances, screenings, and events but we know there’s more we need to do to make this happen.

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Name a Seat

Leeds Grand Theatre and City Varieties Music Hall – two theatres rich in history that have become a central part of the Leeds community with countless stories woven into their fabric.

Now it’s your turn to be part of the narrative and contribute to the continuation of their legacy through our Name a Seat campaign.

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Memberships

Ensure you’re always at the front of the queue with our membership packages.

We boast several membership packages suitable for first-time visitors or avid theatre and cinema-goers of all ages. As well as enjoying great benefits, you’ll also be helping to support our charitable aims, ensuring future generations can continue to tell our story.

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Gift vouchers

Give the gift of world-class live performance and cinema…

Treat your loved ones to something they’ll never forget. Whether it’s the best of the West End and the UK’s finest comedy, music, variety and ballet to blockbusters and independent films. Our gift vouchers can be used across all three of our venues.

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Volunteer at our venues

Leeds Heritage Theatres could not operate without the help of our enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers.

Volunteering is a great way to meet people, experience something new, share your knowledge, and develop additional skills. When we come together, we make a difference.

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Learning & Engagement Fund

Every year over 10,000 people of all ages take part in our Learning and Engagement programme.

By supporting our Learning & Engagement Fund, you’ll support activities for schools, colleges, universities and home educators to creative activities for young people (ages 6-25).

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Follow us on social media

Ever wanted another way to be the first to know what’s on sale? Or have you wanted to see what we’re up to behind the scenes? Our social media is full of content you won’t get to see anywhere else.

Each of our three venues have pages on Facebook and Instagram, and you’ll find Leeds Heritage Theatres on TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

What will you come to next?

There’s nothing better than visiting our three incredible venues.

New shows go on sale at Leeds Grand Theatre and City Varieties every week, and Hyde Park Picture House is always adding to its collated programme of the biggest in cinema and the best in indie.

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Join our team

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Leeds Heritage Theatres’ success and our ability to fulfil our charitable aims is dependent on the people who choose to join our team. Whether you are just starting out or if you have decades of experience under your belt, we are looking for people who want to help us to succeed and who, in turn, will find our team to be a safe and supportive environment in which to flourish.

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