Charming venue, with a lovely stage, even with the ability to host fire and aerial!…read more Reasonable bar, nice little backstage area, and stepped seating. I've been a performer, customer, and workshop attendee here, and its been suitable every time.

Theatre in the Mill is everything that a university affiliated theatre should be. They have a solid…read moreprogram of high quality visiting work representing the entire gamut of alternative and Fringe theatre, as well as being active in the development of new work. Now, if only the students would turn up.

Wonderful theatre. Amazing space. Amazing staff. It should be more recognised for its beauty and…read moregreat programming.

4-12 Chapel Street, Bradford…read more BD1 5DL 01274 820666 Its sad that this independant theatre never gets the funding it asks for. I think this is a brilliant place for your normal everyday amateur dramatics to come and put on a show. The actors/actresses here work so hard to keep the good shows coming and they are usually brilliant. They also do some jazz productions which are also very good. The costume and scenery for the shows are always brilliantly made and a lot of hard work goes into them. After each one is used they are offered to be leased out until needed again. The theatre is only small but is unique and still very much original. Unfortunately it is also hard to find as it is quite out of the town centre and up a very steep hill - access is quite hard. There is a nice little friendly bar downstairs which is very unique and everyone is very friendly.

I love it here, the staff are brilliant, it's an old eccentric little place, with a nice bar in the…read morebasement. They seem to be in constant financial difficulty though. We saw an excellent production of Pinnochio there last year- a tiny little theatre a really special night out with the children. They also rent out constumes too, there is an amazing woman, Ange, who can get together just about any costume anyone would ever want.

This is an excellent little theatre offering a wide range of amateur plays and musicals. It is…read morelocated in a former chapel and there is a real old fashioned feel about the place. The bar downstairs is spacious and though busy there is never normally a problem getting a drink at the interval. The bar is also used for a film club a couple of times a month.

lovely little theatre good range of thinsg happeing from…read moremusicals to dramas/play

In my experience, Viaduct Theatre proved to be extremely unhelpful, providing poor customer service…read morewhen it comes to contacting them through email. They never replied to my queries. It makes me wonder why the Viaduct Theatre even has an email address when it seems to be left permanently unattended. Either that, or someone, or several somebodies, aren't doing their jobs properly.

This is a lovely little venue located at the bottom of Dean Clough Mill. The walls are undecorated…read moreand it really retains that original feeling of the mill. Its quite a small venue but all the seats have a great view of the stage and it feels very intimate and atmospheric. The shop within is also very nice and the Viaduct Cafe and Design House Restaurant are also next door offering meals at good prices. Northern Broadsides often visit here to tour Shakespeare plays and comedians also tour regularly so its worth keeping an eye on the local listings.

Lawrence Batley Theatre deserves a mention because it often gets overlooked in comparison to the…read morebig Yorkshire powerhouses like the Alhambra and the Leeds Grand etc, but I find the Lawrence Batley Theatre to be such a hidden jewel in the theatre crown that it deserves a write up. It's not the largest of theatres, but it certainly has a special something about it, especially at night, the courtyard when it's all lit up is beautiful. In addition it truly is a lovely place to go and get involved with the various artsy, poetic, literature things that often happen here. I've seen a few productions here, and I thought they benefited from the smaller venue size, without being overbearing in the sound department. There are three main spaces, the main stage, which is grand, the cellar stage, which is a host to comedy nights and performances, and then the courtyard. The Courtyard is grand for a pre-show beverage should the weather be kind to you. Ticket prices run cheaper than the larger theatres too, which is always a bonus when you're in the mood for cultural enlightenment on a budget. Also, in my student days, if there was a show on that night, if I went in during the day and there were seats available, I was provided with best seats available for £3 a ticket. If you don't get there on the day, save the risk, then student discount and other concessions are available. Oh I almost forgot, LBT is part of the Free theatre tickets for under 26 year olds scheme; A Night Less Ordinary. So seriously take advantage.

Lovely building.Good size auditorium.Bars adequate and always well staffed and they are open to…read moreserve drinks and food even when no one is performing.The box office staff are always very accomodating in person and on the telephone -I've been unable to attend performance for different reasons and they've always organised a 'swap'. However the you look through the programme and there is rarely anything you'd want to pay to see.They recently had the Nighty Boosh on and could could have sold it out ten times over but no one seems to amke an effort to get big or well known names. The website is always out of date and is poorly designed the ticket purchase part is particulary bad.

Stylish historic concert hall in downtown Bradford. Sonics are good, too…read more Bradford in West Yorkshire is not necessarily the town that comes up first when you think about historic buildings and monuments in the UK. There are a few stunning examples, like the town hall - and of course, St. George's Hall, the premier concert venue in the city. It is a lovely 19th century building outside and inside, very well preserved. The auditorium especially is wonderfully ornate and pleasant. Unlike German cities its size, Bradford does not have its own, standing professional symphony orchestra, so they depend on guests. A regular visitor to St.George's Hall is the Manchester-based Hallé Orchestra, one of the oldest professional classical ensembles in the country. I visited St. George's Hall for a Hallé concert in September of 2014. The acoustics are very good. Maybe not as transparent and dynamic as those of Nottingham's modern Royal Concert Hall, certainly not comparable to the magnificent The Bridgewater Hall. But very good indeed if an orchestra is in town. Amenities are on the traditional side: Toilets are small and few, the bar certainly doesn't impress compared to the above-mentioned venues. The decor is cozy, rather 1960-ish. Everything feels a little cramped until you get into the auditorium. Definitely worth a visit in a city with few outstanding features.

I went here earlier this month to see Russell Brand and was so excited for the night. The bar area…read morewas filling up pretty quick but there was enough time to get a drink and take a seat in the bar. The bar had not only a very poor selection of drinks but the staff had very poor knowledge of what was actually stocked on the bar. They were also happy to serve whoever pushed to the front which was unfair on everyone else who was waiting patiently.  Breaking free from the nightmare that was the bar area we went to take a seat in the theatre. It looked great and seeing the stage made me even more excited of what was to come.  We found our seats and went to sit down. Painful! I am unsure whether the seats were actually designed for children, they were so small! It wasn't the seat space it was the leg space you had to literally wedge yourself down. I have no idea how people with long legs sat in these seats as I am not exactly the tallest person ever and found it quite hard.  The most comfortable position was to sit with your legs apart as it gave you a little more room however it isn't exactly the most lady like of positions.  We were seated at the end of a row and had to get up to let people in and out about 800 times which was fine but each time we sat back down it really hurt your legs. Great show just shame on the seats, they are in no way made for adults.