23 - 25 Oct 2025
Bradford Arts Centre
Bring It Back
Natalie Davies
An immersive theatre experience that explored Bradford's musical heritage.
Remember when Bradford buzzed? Bassline, bhangra, and dancefloors full ‘til 6am. Nadia, a thirty-something washed-up DJ, was looking to get that energy back — and she wasn't asking nicely.
A Bradford 2025 Artist-Led Award project.
Part love letter, part comeback mission, Bring It Back was a high-energy theatre experience with heart, humour, and heavy beats. The audiences night out started here.
About the artist
Bradford born and bred, Natalie Davies has worked as an actress on stage, screen and radio since 2011. Credits incl. ‘The Full Monty’ (Disney), ‘Hullraisers’ (Channel 4), Bradford’s City of Film feature ‘Eaten By Lions’ (Netflix/ UK Cinema Release) and ‘The War After the War’ directed by Johnny Vegas and starring Sir David Jason (BBC Radio 4). Telling the stories of her city is at the heart of her artistic practice, with my own autobiographical show ‘Full English’ produced in 2021 in partnership with Kala Sangam and Bent Architect, winning Best Stage Production at the Asian Media Awards in 2021.
Artist-Led Project Awards
This project was supported by the Bradford 2025 Artist-led Project Awards programme.
Find out more about this programme and the projects that we supported below.
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