LEEDS GRAND THEATRE AND HYDE PARK PICTURE HOUSE CELEBRATE LEEDS’ OWN KAY MELLOR
- BAND OF GOLD TO PREMIERE AT LEEDS GRAND THEATRE
- KAY MELLOR MINI SEASON AT HYDE PARK PICTURE HOUSE
Leeds Grand Theatre and sister venue, Hyde Park Picture House, are celebrating Leeds’ own award-winning writer and director Kay Mellor with the world premiere stage adaptation of BAND OF GOLD at The Grand and a Kay Mellor mini season at The Picture House.
Featuring a star-studded cast, including Laurie Brett (EastEnders), Gaynor Faye (Emmerdale), Kieron Richardson (Hollyoaks) and Shayne Ward (Coronation Street), BAND OF GOLD will run at The Grand from Thursday 28 November to Saturday 14 December 2019. To book tickets visit leedsgrandtheatre.com.
Telling the story of how a young mother is drawn into the notorious red-light district, the stage adaptation is based on the 90’s groundbreaking TV drama of the same name that starred (amongst others) Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Barbara Dickson and Samantha Morton.
To run alongside BAND OF GOLD at The Grand, Hyde Park Picture House has invited Kay to reflect on some of the films that have influenced and inspired her and will present three of Kay’s choices in a specially curated mini season in the run up to Christmas. Kay says: “I could watch each one of these films time and time again. They’re absolute classics.” To book tickets visit hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk/season/kay-mellor-presents.
What: Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
When: Saturday 23 November
Based on Edward Albee’s iconic play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is an astounding journey into the hell of a marriage at breaking point.
What: Capernaum
When: Sunday 1 December
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language film, Capernaum follows the journey of a clever, gutsy 12-year-old, who sues his parents for neglect. Twisting between heart-warming and heart-breaking, Capernaum is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.
What: Some Like It Hot
When: Sunday 22 December
Billy Wilder’s zany comedy about two down on their luck jazz musicians on the run from the mob is as funny and sharp as it was 60 years ago. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon’s theatrics are matched perfectly by Marilyn Monroe’s flawless timing and on-screen presence.
Since the 1990s Kay Mellor OBE has been a singular creative voice in our city, shifting between screen, stage, TV and film, depending on the story she wants to tell. Best known for TV favourites Fat Friends, Band of Gold, The Syndicate, In The Club, Love, Lies & Records and Girlfriends, Kay is also known for her stage version of A Passionate Woman and Fat Friends The Musical which premiered at Leeds Grand Theatrein November 2017.