Leeds Heritage Theatres have announced plans to reopen City Varieties Music Hall from Monday 17 May for the first time since March 2020 and have revealed an exciting new programme of live performance and film screenings, presented in partnership with Hyde Park Picture House. 

A one night only special socially distanced performance of Judy & Liza will run on Thursday 20 May, which will be the first live performance for the venue, telling the tale of the Hollywood stars against the backdrop of their 1964 London Palladium concert. 

Other highlights of the venue’s reopening season include screenings of the Academy Award-winning Nomadland, the Oscar nominated Wolfwalkers and Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal. 

CEO Chris Blythe said: “It is no exaggeration to say that our industry has suffered exponentially because of COVID-19 – as arts and culture venues across the country have tried and failed to recover from the impact – but it has never been more important for this sector to thrive, as people reach out to theatres, cinemas, music venues etc as spaces to escape their day-to-day pressures. Our audiences want to be entertained.”

Tickets to Judy & Liza are available here and film screenings here.