The Priestley

4 – 12 Chapel Street,
Bradford
BD1 5DL
1 274 820 666
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 basement. 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.