RENOWNED Teesside playwright Gordon Steel is bringing his humorous and heart-warming play, Grow Up Grandad to Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds on Thursday, September 22.

This intergenerational story deals with love and loss, hope and sadness, and the bonds that, in the end, keep family together when all hell breaks loose.

Troubled teen, Poppy, and her grumpy grandfather are forced to live together when trouble arises in their family. The pair clash initially, but slowly learn to appreciate each other’s differences before some shocking truths are revealed.

Featuring plenty of Northern colloquialisms and references to the area, the show draws strongly on themes of family and love with some heart-breaking twists.

Award winning writer Gordon Steel’s previous works include Like a Virgin, Studs, Dead Fish, and A Kick in the Baubles. He has written for the BBC, Channel 4, Carlton Television and LWT.

Speaking about the play and the publishing opportunity, Gordon said: “It’s always rewarding when your plays get published as it allows a worldwide audience to have access to your work. I have people still performing and studying plays that I wrote over twenty years ago. I was in a school recently and the students there had copies of one of my plays and that is always pleasing to know that they are still enjoying and getting so much pleasure from it. I hope that happens with Grow Up Grandad.”

Grow Up Grandad is on Thursday, September, 22, 7.30pm. Tickets: £12.50 (£10.50 concession)

Tickets for all Carriageworks Theatre productions can be booked on 0113 376 0318, online through the website at www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk or in person at the City Centre Box Office, Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AD.