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16/07/2026

So, you've not heard about the Yorkshire Fringe? Where've you been? Lancashire?!

A brand-new arts festival is making its debut this week as the inaugural Yorkshire Fringe Festival brings together theatre-makers, musicians,…

13/07/2026

Talking Yorkshire Fringe with Tony Macaluso at Chapel FM while trying to name-check as many people and productions as possible, all inside 30 minutes!
Thanks for helping to share all the goodness of the Yorkshire Fringe, Chapel FM 😎🎭
https://www.chapelfm.co.uk/elfm-player/archive/2026/07/yorkshire-fringe-festival-2026/

24/05/2026

Now, all we need are a few folk to turn up and see it! 😎

Q***r Spaces Scratch Nights at the Stephen Joseph Theatre and York Theatre Royal, produced by Roots and Four Wheel Drive.

17/04/2026

Here is our final selection of rehearsal shots from ‘Family Matters’, the latest anthology shown of new theatre from Lost Fox Productions which has its last run tonight, Friday 17th April 2026, at the Bradford Playhouse.
These images are from the fourth piece of the evening, ‘Not a Penny!’ by , directed by .
It features .of_india as Betty, as Dorothy, .drye as Robert and Matthew Bellwood as Pritchard with Steve Brennan as the voice of the newsreader.
Demand for tickets has been very high and return may be available by contacting the theatre directly: https://bradfordplayhouse.org.uk

Cast photography courtesy of

05/04/2026

If you’re a Script Yorkshire - - member and have a WIP that’s in need of some R&D, don’t forget to get that entry in - the ‘Rise & Write’ competition, in collaboration with , closes tomorrow! Get those entries in! .f.boyle

04/04/2026

What do you mean? You’re going to sit there all weekend? Pardon? Not just the weekend! Until when? 17th April!

The cast of ‘He Said...’ - one of four fantastic pieces of new theatre - have heard that there are only (as of Saturday 4th April at 8am) 4 tickets left for ‘Family Matters’, the latest anthology show from , which is playing at the on 11th and 17th April 2026. The first performance is already sold out and the second is likely to do so very soon. So, don’t just sit there! Get those last few tickets booked as, once they’re gone, they’re gone!

‘He Said...’ is written by and is directed by .cat.85 with Verity Greenfield as Melanie, Lisa Arundale as Faith and Irene Lofthouse - - as Jess.

https://www.ticketsource.com/bradfordplayhouse/t-pllvngl

Cast photography by

21/03/2026

A fantastic Script Yorkshire - - workshop today in the Theatre Upstairs & courtesy of Irene Lofthouse - - a wonderfully engaging exploration of historical & biographical writing. Photography by

04/03/2026

And now to .e.williams - another of our ‘Family Matters’ writers who is making their debut with ‘Care’, a thought-provoking exploration of how generations care for each other, as they struggle to care for themselves.
Rosie - who uses she/her and they/them pronouns - has had three pieces staged at and Corpus Christi College Playroom, read poetry at it’s they are - and and is published with The Camera, and The Thomas Hardy Journal. They are a 2025 graduate of the where they received the Rosalie Girton scholarship to read English.
They worked on the AHRC-funded project ‘Terms & Conditions of Engagement’, with a script by Debbie Beeks - - after being put forward by as an emerging artist. She was a core member of ‘Beyond the Trigger’, a research group focused on theatre and trauma, co-curating an immersive exhibition to share findings with the public. She co-founded Re/Hearsal, a creative, nonhierarchical space for artists.
Rosie is currently based in Leeds. She is writing for and a poetry collection, as well as producing their piece ‘Care’ for ‘Family Matters’.
‘Family Matters’ premieres at on 28th March 2026 - https://www.sevenleeds.co.uk/event/family-matters/ - before transferring to on 11th April 2026 - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/.../family-matters/e-rbxrql
Tickets are available now for what promises to be a stunning evening of new theatre. Secure your seats now!