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Historic architecture and contemporary creativity come together in our Grade II* listed building in the centre of Huddersfield. Once the largest Wesleyan mission in the country, our venue has evolved into a vibrant home for theatre, live performance, artistic activity and community events. Today, we provide a distinctive setting for organisations and individuals looking to host gatherings in a creative environment. Our three theatre spaces give us considerable flexibility. The Main House accommodates approximately 459–461 guests, while our Cellar Theatre can host up to 120 and the Attic Theatre up to 60. Alongside these performance spaces, we also provide flexible meeting areas, a gallery, bar and outdoor Courtyard. Our programme spans drama, comedy, contemporary dance, circus, pantomime, music and community productions, while our venue-hire facilities allow us to accommodate conferences, meetings, workshops, rehearsals, parties, celebrations and festivals. Our central Huddersfield location makes us easy to reach, with both the town's train and bus stations approximately a ten-minute walk away. This accessibility, combined with our varied spaces, makes us suitable for both local gatherings and events attracting visitors from further afield. Whether you are planning a conference, creative workshop, rehearsal, celebration or live performance, we provide a characterful environment where historic surroundings and contemporary culture meet, giving your event a setting with genuine personality.
The stunning Main House is a multi-tiered auditorium that comfortably seats up to 459 audience members. Rebuilt inside a historic, grand 1819 Methodist chapel, it provides top-tier acoustics, proscenium staging, and state-of-the-art lighting. It is perfect for large-scale theatrical musicals, orchestral concerts, dance showcases, and major corporate conferences.
The atmospheric Cellar Theatre is a versatile, underground basement room that hosts intimate audiences of up to 120 people with loose seating. Famous for launching early comedy careers, this flexible, industrial-chic space is ideal for close-up stand-up comedy nights, brave independent drama acts, musical sets, or experimental interactive workshops.
Located on the top floor, the cozy Attic Theatre is a bright room built with dark wooden roof frames and a smooth dance floor. It accommodates up to 60 seated guests. Equipped with blackout curtains and full-length wall mirrors, it serves beautifully as a rehearsal room, fitness studio, or intimate poetry reading space.
The beautiful outdoor Courtyard sits directly in front of the building’s historic stone facade, welcoming 50 to 250 guests. Lined with wooden picnic tables and an open-air stage, this bustling square is a local favorite for summer programming, live music festivals, street food events, and vibrant community mixers.
The Large Meeting Room is a spacious, bright environment filled with plenty of natural light and beautiful architectural details. It is incredibly flexible and can host up to 25 people in a classic boardroom layout or up to 40 people in a theatre-style configuration. This space is ideally suited for formal training sessions, board presentations, and corporate workshops.
TEN Queen Street is a smaller dedicated venue-hire space associated with Lawrence Batley Theatre. The current venue-hire information gives it a capacity of up to 20 people. Its scale makes it appropriate for small meetings, workshops, creative sessions, private discussions and compact community or professional events.
The Small Meeting Room is the theatre's most compact dedicated business space, with seating for up to eight people. The room contains a meeting table and chairs and is suitable for focused discussions, interviews, planning sessions, small team meetings and other activities requiring a private and relatively intimate environment.
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