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Saturday 13 February 2010

Yorkshire Post Magazine feature. Read the article online here

Click here to read the Leeds City Council media release dated December 2 2009

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September 2009

The ongoing campaign to raise £1.3m to complete the funding for the refurbishment for City Varieties will continue from a temporary office at 24 Eastgate in Leeds city centre, while the construction work at the theatre begins.

Some of the architectural plans for the much improved building will be on display in the window alongside an example of the all new seating which is due to be installed. The office is just along the street from The Friends of City Varieties' shop at 28 Eastgate which is raising funds towards the refurbishment.

Gorden Kaye (as Rene from 'Allo 'Allo) has officially opened the Friends of City Varieties' charity shop at 28 Eastgate Leeds.

The store trades from 10am to 5pm, Mon to Sat - pop along to bag a bargain or donate your quality unwanted items.

City Varieties' legend, Danny La Rue, died late on Sunday night May 31st, following a short illness and the stroke he suffered in 2006.

His appearances at the Good Old Days have been enjoyed by the people of Leeds for decades and his talent will be sorely missed.

The Yorkshire Evening Post has written about the initial exploratory work prior to our full refurbishment.

Read the full article and view the video HERE

On Thursday 26th March, a Gala Fundraising Dinner was held in the auditorium of the Varieties in aid of the Refurbishment Fund.To view a selection of images from the evening, please click here

Exciting images are revealed online from initial exploratory works in preparation for the refurbishment.

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The City Varieties Music Hall has now closed for public performances, to allow for a £9.2million refurbishment, funded by Leeds City Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund and monies raised by Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House Limited and The Friends of City Varieties.

The venue will remain closed until the Autumn of 2010 - please follow the "Contact Us" link in the left navigation, if you need to get in touch.

Friday December 19 2008

The Heritage Lottery Fund has signalled its support for our refurbishment project by awarding the bid by Leeds City Council just over £2.7m.

This award guarantees the future of the £9.2m refurbishment project and allows work to commence as planned in April 2009.

The City Varieties will close in mid January 2009 and is due to reopen in the Autumn of 2010.

Click here for HLF Media Release

Click here for LCC Media Release concerning purchase of The Swan public house.

Two sold out performances by Britain's national treasure, comedian Ken Dodd, will be the last shows before the City Varieties Music Hall closes for a long overdue refurbishment.

For further information about the Refurbishment Project and our Fundraising endeavours, please click here.

is planned to begin in 2009 to preserve this historic venue for future generations to enjoy.

This exciting and ambitious project will undertake essential restoration and improvement work and is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Leeds City Council. To find out more visit the Refurbishment Project pages.