West Yorkshire Playhouse

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The West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, United Kingdom is a theatre which opened in March 1990 as part of the regeneration of the Quarry Hill area of the city. According to the West Yorkshire Playhouse website it has established a reputation both nationally and internationally as one of Britain's most exciting producing theatres, winning awards for everything from its productions to its customer service.

The West Yorkshire Playhouse complex comprises: The Quarry Theatre (770 seats), The Courtyard Theatre (356 seats), a Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) award-winning bar, a restaurant, The Newlyn Gallery, two function rooms (The Congreve Room and The Priestley Room), three rehearsal spaces, a recording studio, extensive technical workshops, dressing rooms, a Costume Hire department, a Cyber Café/LIFEONLINE centre (voted 100 of the best in the world by YAHOO, in partnership with BBC RaW and NIACE) and offices for production, administrative and artistic teams.