Sir Ken Dodd Auditorium
Auditorium
The main 1865 music-hall auditorium on three levels, all reached by lift.
Capacity
- Seated
- up to 467
467 seats, published by Leeds Heritage Theatres on its own venue-hire page.
Theatre
2 hireable spaces
City Varieties Music Hall
Restored 1865 music hall on Swan Street in Leeds city centre, run by Leeds Heritage Theatres, seating 467 for comedy, live music, panto and hire.
Up to 467
capacity
2 spaces
hireable
Hire by arrangement around the performance schedule.
available for hire
About this venue
City Varieties Music Hall opened in 1865 on Swan Street, a cobbled alley between Briggate and Lands Lane, built as an adjunct to the White Swan Inn. It is Leeds' oldest working theatre and holds the Guinness World Record as the country's longest-running music hall, best known outside the city for hosting the BBC's The Good Old Days for 30 years.
Now run by Leeds Heritage Theatres alongside Leeds Grand Theatre and the Howard Assembly Room, it programmes comedy, live music, variety and pantomime, and runs behind-the-scenes tours. The Sir Ken Dodd Auditorium seats 467 across three levels, all reached by lift, and the venue is licensed for weddings and hired for conferences, briefings and launches, with the Friends' Circle Bar taking up to 60.
The Spaces
Friends' Circle Bar
Bar
Bar space used for receptions, briefings and small events.
Capacity
- Standing
- up to 60
Up to 60 with standing room and seating, per Leeds Heritage Theatres' venue-hire page.
Technical and venue information is available directly from the venue.
Location
City Varieties Music Hall, Swan Street, Leeds LS1 6LW
Contact Information
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