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Johnny and the Dead 
The second of the Johnny Maxwell trilogy by award winning author Terry Pratchett, ​adapted by Stephen Briggs
Schools and children's clubs​ can prebook their theatre tickets
​ £8 per student (no early bird discount on this deal),
AND we are offering a complimentary teacher's ticket with every 10 student tickets bought).
Post-life citizens
Breath challenged
Vertically disadvantaged
(buried, not short)

​Johnny Maxwell's new friends do not appreciate the term "ghosts," but they are, well, dead. 
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When Johnny knocks on the door of a mausoleum in the cemetery, he gets the surprise of his life when an occupant answers. Here begins an adventure in which Johnny joins with the dead to prevent their resting pace being redeveloped.

The town council wants to sell the cemetery, and its inhabitants aren't about to take that lying down! Johnny is the only one who can see them, and and the previously alive need his help to save their home and their history. Johnny didn't mean to become the voice for the lifeless, but if he doesn't speak up, who will? 
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In Johnny Maxwell’s second adventure, Carnegie Medalist Terry Pratchett explores the bonds between the living and the dead and proves that it's never too late to have the time of your life -- even if it is your afterlife!
TICKETS: 
​Standard Price: £14.50
Concession: £12.50
Under 16s: £10.50
Family Ticket: £46.00
10% Early Bird Discount off the above rates
​when you book before 1st October.
How to book tickets for our shows at the Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds. 
​Please note that we included the council's ​Box Office 6% booking fee within the ticket price.  What you see is what you pay!
  • By Phone  (0113) 376 0318 
The Box Office will charge a fee for postage if you wish to have your tickets mailed out. 
The City Centre Box Office is open Monday to Saturday from 10am until 15 minutes after the last performance begins, or 10am until 6pm when there is no performance.  Sundays: 30 minutes prior to performance.
  • Online via the theatre website 
Family Tickets, restricted view seats, groups and other special offers are rarely sold online and should be purchased over the phone or in person. 
  • By email
Contact the City Centre Box Office by email on boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk
  • In person
Go to the City Centre Box Office in Leeds Town Hall, The Headroom, LS1 3AD. (entrance is under the lion nearest the Library/Art Gallery). This Box Office is open to personal callers from 10am – 6pm Monday to Saturday. 
An event Box Office will be open at the Carriageworks Theatre from 1 hour before performance start times for you to collect your tickets. ​
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Leeds CAN Guild Awards 2019 take place at the Carriageworks Theatre on Saturday 21 September 2019, and Leeds Children's Theatre has been nominated in 9 categories  (read more on our blog page) Tickets cost £10 and are available to book online or at the Box Office (individual nominees can book their own ticket FOC). 
Did you visit the theatre to watch one of our productions - a school trip or a family treat perhaps?  Perhaps you were a member of the society 'back in the day'? 
Leeds Children's Theatre will reach another landmark year in 2020.
Amazing but true - it will be 85 years since the group was officially formed.  
Some of you may have noticed that a lot of our archive photographs and images have been removed from the archives website and Flickr recently.  We're hoping to update & upload the archive again before 2020, but in the meantime if you have any memorabilia or stories that you'd like us to share on the website please get in touch.  Thank you
​​Notices & member's information
Saturday Workshop News
After last weekend's change of venue we should be back in the theatre on Saturday 21 September 2019, and every Saturday until further notice (updated 16/9/19)
Friday Workshop for Members aged 13plus
Usually held on the 3rd Friday every month. 
Johnny and the Dead: all cast members should have received their schedule covering rehearsals taking place up until the performances in November. Info is also available at our  Leeds Children's Theatre online calendar. (updated 30/8/19)
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Dadstastic Day 2019, members help to entertain the guests
Hundreds of children were in Leeds City Museum today (Father's Day 16 June), attending Dadstastic 2019, but we managed to catch a quiet moment to snap special guests Mrs Sylvia Liberty, Peter Pan, Wendy, Mr Wolf, Mr Toad, Red Riding Hood, Alderman Thomas Bowler. A big thank you to our Leeds Children's Theatre actors and helpers for giving their time today to this family friendly event.
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Kirkstall Festival 2019, our stall before the event opened to the public at 11am.
A big “Thank you” to the members who came to help at Kirkstall Festival this year, and of course to all our visitors.  It was busy, and the rain downpour held off until we’d finished which is always a bonus!  We met up with a couple of past members, including Robert who was a member and performed with us in the early 1960s. Great to catch up.  
The extra 13+ Workshop Group evening sessions during July and August, were a great success and ended with a short performance from "The Smell of the Sea".  (An original play written by Thomas, one of the 13+ Workshop Group).
The specially invited audience included parents, friends and committee members who enjoyed a taster of the play, which we hope to stage in full later in the season.  
Many thanks to all involved, and to the small team that ran the summer workshops.
​Testimonials from a few of our past members of Leeds Children's Theatre ... read.  It's Always Great To Hear From Past Members, Especially When They're Letting Us Know About Projects That They're Working On.  We also have an alumni group on Facebook to share news and help past members keep in touch. ​
​Parents, please ask us about how you might help the society ... as chaperones, publicity, craft skills, front of house, scenery, technical skills etc
​Leeds Children's Theatre were nominated again this year, at the Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2019, in the Inspiring Creativity Through Arts and Culture category.
We were at the Civic Hall on 1 July, attending  “Celebrating Small Groups and Small Charities in Leeds 2019” with the Lord Mayor (and hundreds of other people who run and volunteer for Leeds groups)
"The aim of Leeds Children's Theatre is to produce plays suitable for children, the players to be either children or adults or both, as is necessary for the production".   
​This was drawn into the constitution in April 1937 and it remains the aim of Leeds Children's Theatre today.