One of the more surprising moves by the Arts Council in the funding arrangements announced in July was the 100% cut in the grant (£160,000) awarded to Leeds-based radical theatre company, Red Ladder.

As Red Ladder celebrates its half-centenary, the Leeds-based company’s artistic director and producer tell Catherine Love how the company has evolved while focusing on making a distinctive brand of ...

Karen Piemme has been bringing the art of theater to marginalized populations for 30 years. The director of Red Ladder, which was founded in 1992, Piemme has focused all her efforts on improving the ...

Red Ladder Theatre Company has been awarded £36,000 to tackle the industry’s under-representation of people from working class backgrounds in the north of England. Part of the grant, from the Paul ...

Leeds’ Emerge Festival will be joined this year by Red Ladder Theatre Company to bring innovative theatre to the Yorkshire Region. The Emerge Festival runs from the 19th- 26th June, consisting of ...

As Red Ladder’s latest show heads out on tour, producer Chris Lloyd talks to Nick Ahad about audiences and theatre etiquette. Wrongsemble's The Not So Ugly Sisters, a co-production with Red Ladder and ...

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A hard-hitting play about men’s mental health is being staged in Leeds at unusual venues. The Parting Glass is being put on at TCV Hollybush Conservation Centre in Kirkstall, Hunslet Rugby League Club ...