KAY MELLOR RETURNS TO LEEDS GRAND THEATRE WITH TV GOLD
Leeds Grand Theatre is proud to announce that Leeds’ own Kay Mellor will return to The Grand in 2019 with the world premiere stage production of the multi award-winning ITV series Band of Gold.
Following the unprecedented sell-out success of Fat Friends The Musical,which premiered at The Grand in November 2017, Band of Gold, directed by Mellor and produced by Joshua Andrews,will run from Thursday 28 November to Saturday 14 December 2019. The gritty thriller tells the story of a group of women – Carol, Rose, Anita and Gina – as they battle to survive whilst working in Bradford’s red-light district.
First aired on ITV in March 1995,Band of Gold captivated over 15 million viewers each week and starred (amongst others) Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Barbara Dickson and Samantha Morton. The groundbreaking crime drama ran for two series after which Kay felt the series had run its course, but over 20 years on, Kay is thrilled to breathe life back into this iconic piece: “I get asked once a day if I’m going to bring Band of Gold back.” says award-winning writer and director Mellor: “My answer will now be yes, on stage at The Grand Theatre! I’m thrilled that it’s going to premiere in my home town.”
General Manager, Ian Sime, comments: “We are so excited to welcome our good friend Kay Mellor back to The Grand Theatre & Opera House with another hugely successful stage adaptation of one of her many iconic TV classics. Kay knows Leeds and Yorkshire audiences like no other and is one of the great writers of our time; this is going to be pure gold.”
Band of Gold is at Leeds Grand Theatre from Thursday 28 November to Saturday 14 December 2019. Priority Membership tickets go onsale on Wednesday 16 January. General onsale is Wednesday 23 January.
Book online at leedsgrandtheatre.com or call Box Office on 0844 848 2700