Leon Fleming
@leonfleming.bsky.social
Playwright. Gay. In Leeds. Open to commissions and adjacent work of all kinds.Co-Artistic Director of 5pound5 Theatre. Trustee at Equity Partnership, Bradford. No LGB without the T! DMs open.
He/Him.
He/Him.
In one week and one day the grown-up Christmas comedy that myself and Seeta Wrightson have written for renowned @redladder.bsky.social opens in Leeds for just two nights before touring the North East and West Yorkshire!
There isn't loads of chances to see it, so get on it!
www.redladder.co.uk
There isn't loads of chances to see it, so get on it!
www.redladder.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In one week and one day the grown-up Christmas comedy that myself and Seeta Wrightson have written for renowned @redladder.bsky.social opens in Leeds for just two nights before touring the North East and West Yorkshire!
There isn't loads of chances to see it, so get on it!
www.redladder.co.uk
There isn't loads of chances to see it, so get on it!
www.redladder.co.uk
Had a great time yesterday at the @bradfordoperafest.bsky.social-organised mini-symposium on Art, AI, and Access at #MindtheGap.
The saw brand new opera #TheLastMachineBreaker by #BenCrick and #KamalKaan, directed by @amcchisholm.bsky.social. It was fantastic! Beautifully performed and accessible.
The saw brand new opera #TheLastMachineBreaker by #BenCrick and #KamalKaan, directed by @amcchisholm.bsky.social. It was fantastic! Beautifully performed and accessible.
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Had a great time yesterday at the @bradfordoperafest.bsky.social-organised mini-symposium on Art, AI, and Access at #MindtheGap.
The saw brand new opera #TheLastMachineBreaker by #BenCrick and #KamalKaan, directed by @amcchisholm.bsky.social. It was fantastic! Beautifully performed and accessible.
The saw brand new opera #TheLastMachineBreaker by #BenCrick and #KamalKaan, directed by @amcchisholm.bsky.social. It was fantastic! Beautifully performed and accessible.
My mum came through to town today, so I allowed her to take me for lunch. I'm such a considerate son! 😂😂
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My mum came through to town today, so I allowed her to take me for lunch. I'm such a considerate son! 😂😂
Got my name on a poster!!
(via my friend Iain Bloomfield.)
(via my friend Iain Bloomfield.)
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Got my name on a poster!!
(via my friend Iain Bloomfield.)
(via my friend Iain Bloomfield.)
Reposted by Leon Fleming
You can book now! 🎉
www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/a-pr...
www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/a-pr...
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
You can book now! 🎉
www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/a-pr...
www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/a-pr...
Saw the stagger through of the @redladder.bsky.social Christmas comedy #AProperMerryChristmess I've written with #SeetaWrightson today! #CherylMartin and all the cast and all the team are doing a cracking job!!!! Can't wait for us to open and share it with the world on 28 November!!! 😃
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Saw the stagger through of the @redladder.bsky.social Christmas comedy #AProperMerryChristmess I've written with #SeetaWrightson today! #CherylMartin and all the cast and all the team are doing a cracking job!!!! Can't wait for us to open and share it with the world on 28 November!!! 😃
Seeing the first stagger-through of mine and #SeetaWrightsson's @redladder.bsky.social Christmas comedy #AProperMerryChristmess on Friday. I'm so excited!!!
Can't wait to see what #CherylMartin and the team have done with our play!!
Book here: www.redladder.co.uk
Can't wait to see what #CherylMartin and the team have done with our play!!
Book here: www.redladder.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Seeing the first stagger-through of mine and #SeetaWrightsson's @redladder.bsky.social Christmas comedy #AProperMerryChristmess on Friday. I'm so excited!!!
Can't wait to see what #CherylMartin and the team have done with our play!!
Book here: www.redladder.co.uk
Can't wait to see what #CherylMartin and the team have done with our play!!
Book here: www.redladder.co.uk
If you didn't catch the #EquityShow on #BCBRadio earlier today - made by young people at #EquityPartnership this month - you can hear it on the listen-again function on the BCB Radio website!
listenagain.bcbradio.co.uk
listenagain.bcbradio.co.uk
BCB Radio 106.6 FM Listen Again Service
listenagain.bcbradio.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
If you didn't catch the #EquityShow on #BCBRadio earlier today - made by young people at #EquityPartnership this month - you can hear it on the listen-again function on the BCB Radio website!
listenagain.bcbradio.co.uk
listenagain.bcbradio.co.uk
So proud of my self-producing mentee #AnnMorgan today who has produced her first show; an outdoor site-specific piece no less!
Huge thanks to @bdproducinghub.co.uk and Ann for allowing me to be small part of this journey x
Huge thanks to @bdproducinghub.co.uk and Ann for allowing me to be small part of this journey x
October 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So proud of my self-producing mentee #AnnMorgan today who has produced her first show; an outdoor site-specific piece no less!
Huge thanks to @bdproducinghub.co.uk and Ann for allowing me to be small part of this journey x
Huge thanks to @bdproducinghub.co.uk and Ann for allowing me to be small part of this journey x
First day of rehearsals!! 😀
#AProperMerryChristmess
www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/a-proper-merry-christmess/
#AProperMerryChristmess
www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/a-proper-merry-christmess/
A Proper Merry Christmess - Red Ladder Theatre Company
It’s Christmas Eve at West Yorkshire’s (almost) favourite garden centre – and the last chance for one lucky department to win the seasonal bonus. Over at the grotto, a reluctant Santa, relentlessly po...
www.redladder.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
First day of rehearsals!! 😀
#AProperMerryChristmess
www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/a-proper-merry-christmess/
#AProperMerryChristmess
www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/a-proper-merry-christmess/
Buzzing that my play #AProperMerryChristmess co-written with #SeetaWrightson (helped by @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social and @aliceinbarberland.bsky.social) for @redladder.bsky.social being directed by #CherylMartin goes into the rehearsal on Monday!
Get your tickets here while you can! shorturl.at/xGXT0
Get your tickets here while you can! shorturl.at/xGXT0
A Proper Merry Christmess - Red Ladder Theatre Company
It’s Christmas Eve at West Yorkshire’s (almost) favourite garden centre – and the last chance for one lucky department to win the seasonal bonus. Over at the grotto, a reluctant Santa, relentlessly po...
shorturl.at
October 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Buzzing that my play #AProperMerryChristmess co-written with #SeetaWrightson (helped by @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social and @aliceinbarberland.bsky.social) for @redladder.bsky.social being directed by #CherylMartin goes into the rehearsal on Monday!
Get your tickets here while you can! shorturl.at/xGXT0
Get your tickets here while you can! shorturl.at/xGXT0
Only a week to go until the biggest birthday party of the year takes place!
Are you invited? YES YOU ARE!
It's @dilfuk.bsky.social Leeds' first birthday this Saturday!
Get you tickets now. See you there!
dilf.uk/events/dilf-...
Are you invited? YES YOU ARE!
It's @dilfuk.bsky.social Leeds' first birthday this Saturday!
Get you tickets now. See you there!
dilf.uk/events/dilf-...
DILF - Event - DILF Leeds: 1ST BIRTHDAY! / DJs CHRIS TODD + DAZ G
Buy tickets to DILF Leeds: 1ST BIRTHDAY! / DJs CHRIS TODD + DAZ G @ PRIDE, Queen's Court, 167-168 Briggate, LS1 6LY, Leeds
dilf.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Only a week to go until the biggest birthday party of the year takes place!
Are you invited? YES YOU ARE!
It's @dilfuk.bsky.social Leeds' first birthday this Saturday!
Get you tickets now. See you there!
dilf.uk/events/dilf-...
Are you invited? YES YOU ARE!
It's @dilfuk.bsky.social Leeds' first birthday this Saturday!
Get you tickets now. See you there!
dilf.uk/events/dilf-...
Tonight has been the #HarehillsLabourClub AGM. And as will be a surprise to no one at all that knows me; I've put myself forward to be on the committee 😂
Sometimes I try and stop myself; sometimes I know there's no point in even trying to stop myself 😂😂
Sometimes I try and stop myself; sometimes I know there's no point in even trying to stop myself 😂😂
October 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Tonight has been the #HarehillsLabourClub AGM. And as will be a surprise to no one at all that knows me; I've put myself forward to be on the committee 😂
Sometimes I try and stop myself; sometimes I know there's no point in even trying to stop myself 😂😂
Sometimes I try and stop myself; sometimes I know there's no point in even trying to stop myself 😂😂
Off to see John Grant at St George's Hall tonight. Very excited! Big thanks to my mate Richard!! 😃
October 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Off to see John Grant at St George's Hall tonight. Very excited! Big thanks to my mate Richard!! 😃
Brought myself out to the club for a pint and to watch the turn.
#SimplePleasures
#SimplePleasures
October 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Brought myself out to the club for a pint and to watch the turn.
#SimplePleasures
#SimplePleasures
Reposted by Leon Fleming
📢 New on the blog: writer/performer Margot Przymierska on working as a migrant, making theatre that provokes reflection, and her newest play - Monument, a powerful theatrical piece that explores the cyclical nature of power, ideology, and human displacement
www.redladder.co.uk/i-initially-...
www.redladder.co.uk/i-initially-...
"I initially thought it was just another migrant story" - theatre writer/performer Margot Przymierska on her latest play, Monument - Red Ladder Theatre Company
Margot Przymierska is a Polish-born performer, writer and creative producer now living in the UK. She brings Monument, a powerful theatrical piece that explores the cyclical nature of power, ideology,...
www.redladder.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📢 New on the blog: writer/performer Margot Przymierska on working as a migrant, making theatre that provokes reflection, and her newest play - Monument, a powerful theatrical piece that explores the cyclical nature of power, ideology, and human displacement
www.redladder.co.uk/i-initially-...
www.redladder.co.uk/i-initially-...
Pre-titles section of first ep of 2nd season of #Juice, and it's feels like #MawaanRizwan said: "I've got a second season and I'm going to do what the fuck I like. "
I'm so in love with it! Going to binge the whole thing!!!
I'm so in love with it! Going to binge the whole thing!!!
September 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Pre-titles section of first ep of 2nd season of #Juice, and it's feels like #MawaanRizwan said: "I've got a second season and I'm going to do what the fuck I like. "
I'm so in love with it! Going to binge the whole thing!!!
I'm so in love with it! Going to binge the whole thing!!!
I had a brilliant meeting with #EmmaMcCormack (and wonderful to meet #EmilyMcCormack too!) at #LighthouseStudios yesterday.
Its propensity to be a real community hub is virtually limitless. A great addition to Bradford's arts and culture scene!
www.amberlightsperformingarts.co.uk/lighthouse-studios
Its propensity to be a real community hub is virtually limitless. A great addition to Bradford's arts and culture scene!
www.amberlightsperformingarts.co.uk/lighthouse-studios
Amber Lights Performing Arts
Delivering exceptional Musical Theatre education and opportunities in West Yorkshire for performers aged 2-18.
www.amberlightsperformingarts.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I had a brilliant meeting with #EmmaMcCormack (and wonderful to meet #EmilyMcCormack too!) at #LighthouseStudios yesterday.
Its propensity to be a real community hub is virtually limitless. A great addition to Bradford's arts and culture scene!
www.amberlightsperformingarts.co.uk/lighthouse-studios
Its propensity to be a real community hub is virtually limitless. A great addition to Bradford's arts and culture scene!
www.amberlightsperformingarts.co.uk/lighthouse-studios
On my way to Bradford for a meeting.
Hoping good things come of it! 😃
Hoping good things come of it! 😃
September 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
On my way to Bradford for a meeting.
Hoping good things come of it! 😃
Hoping good things come of it! 😃
Very much looking forwards to seeing #AaronSorkin's adaptation of #HarperLee's seminal work #ToKillAMockingBird tonight at #LeedsPlayhouse.
Best wishes to all the cast, crew, and team for this evening's press night!
Best wishes to all the cast, crew, and team for this evening's press night!
September 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Very much looking forwards to seeing #AaronSorkin's adaptation of #HarperLee's seminal work #ToKillAMockingBird tonight at #LeedsPlayhouse.
Best wishes to all the cast, crew, and team for this evening's press night!
Best wishes to all the cast, crew, and team for this evening's press night!
Reposted by Leon Fleming
Thanks to all our members who came to our AGM today - it was great to see so many of you there!
Read our round-up of all the news, including motions, elections + more:
writersguild.org.uk/wggb-agm-cat...
Read our round-up of all the news, including motions, elections + more:
writersguild.org.uk/wggb-agm-cat...
WGGB AGM - catch up on all the news - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
WGGB members from across the UK joined us for our 2025 AGM today (12 September), which took place online for the sixth year running. Opening the meeting, WGGB Chair Emma …
writersguild.org.uk
September 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Thanks to all our members who came to our AGM today - it was great to see so many of you there!
Read our round-up of all the news, including motions, elections + more:
writersguild.org.uk/wggb-agm-cat...
Read our round-up of all the news, including motions, elections + more:
writersguild.org.uk/wggb-agm-cat...
Had what feels like a long day on zoom attending my first @writersguildgb.bsky.social AGM. Definitely the right decision to cancel my gym membership so that I could afford to join. It's hard out there, which makes being in a union even more important. Hoping to start getting a bit more involved 😀
September 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Had what feels like a long day on zoom attending my first @writersguildgb.bsky.social AGM. Definitely the right decision to cancel my gym membership so that I could afford to join. It's hard out there, which makes being in a union even more important. Hoping to start getting a bit more involved 😀
Wishing my friends @danielyorkloh.bsky.social and @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social luck in their @writersguildgb.bsky.social elections announced tomorrow at the AGM!
September 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wishing my friends @danielyorkloh.bsky.social and @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social luck in their @writersguildgb.bsky.social elections announced tomorrow at the AGM!
Playwrights with a meaningful connection to West Yorkshire,
#LeedsPlayhouse want to read your work! 🤓
They want to connect with local writers, build relationships, and engage with the stories that West Yorkshire wants to tell.
Deadline for submissions: Mon 6 Oct
Find out more >> bit.ly/47u6j8u
#LeedsPlayhouse want to read your work! 🤓
They want to connect with local writers, build relationships, and engage with the stories that West Yorkshire wants to tell.
Deadline for submissions: Mon 6 Oct
Find out more >> bit.ly/47u6j8u
Exciting opportunities for Artists at Leeds Playhouse - Leeds Playhouse
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September 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Playwrights with a meaningful connection to West Yorkshire,
#LeedsPlayhouse want to read your work! 🤓
They want to connect with local writers, build relationships, and engage with the stories that West Yorkshire wants to tell.
Deadline for submissions: Mon 6 Oct
Find out more >> bit.ly/47u6j8u
#LeedsPlayhouse want to read your work! 🤓
They want to connect with local writers, build relationships, and engage with the stories that West Yorkshire wants to tell.
Deadline for submissions: Mon 6 Oct
Find out more >> bit.ly/47u6j8u
Saw the original production of this play in Keighley. Fabulous! Great work from @kerrywright.bsky.social!!
Go see it!
Go see it!
Have you booked your ticket for next week?
St. Bart's Church, Armley, Leeds on 17th Sept at 7pm
Belle Isle TMO Leeds on 18th Sept at 7pm
The Cluntergate Centre Horbury, Wakefield on 20th Sept at 7pm
🎟Book now: www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/kail...
St. Bart's Church, Armley, Leeds on 17th Sept at 7pm
Belle Isle TMO Leeds on 18th Sept at 7pm
The Cluntergate Centre Horbury, Wakefield on 20th Sept at 7pm
🎟Book now: www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/kail...
Kailey - Red Ladder Theatre Company
Who cares for you when your parent is in prison? Kailey’s mum’s been sent to prison, and she needs to grow up – fast. She’s just turned eighteen; first job, her own place, big nights out. This might j...
www.redladder.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Saw the original production of this play in Keighley. Fabulous! Great work from @kerrywright.bsky.social!!
Go see it!
Go see it!