1935 - 2025
Celebrating 90 years of Leeds Children's Theatre
Leeds Children's Theatre would like to thank everyone who came to see our recent production of The Jungle Book at the Carriageworks Theatre. We appreciate your support and hope you enjoyed the show. Our members are now looking forward to starting work on the musical play The Gingerbread Man, which will open at the Carriageworks Theatre on 6 November 2025. Tickets on sale soon!
HOT OFF THE PRESS ... tickets will soon go on sale for our autumn production.
The action takes place on an antique kitchen dresser where The Gingerbread Man, newly baked by the Big Ones, meets Salt, Pepper and Herr Von Cuckoo, who lives in the cuckoo-clock. He has a sore throat which is ruining his “cuckoos”, thus threatening to land him in the dreaded dustbin. The Gingerbread Man’s efforts to help Cuckoo’s sore throat are hampered by the villainous scavenger Sleek the Mouse and by The Old Bag – an old tea-bag who lives in the tea pot on the top shelf.
Join Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves, as he adventures through the jungle encountering a colourful cast of characters including the wise panther Bagheera, the fun-loving bear Baloo, and the fearsome tiger Shere Khan.
Interspersed with the Mowgli tale is the intriguing story of a young Rudyard Kipling, who is sent from his home in Bombay to a British boarding school, where he encounters his own "jungle". The story unfolds using his own experience of feeling lost in unfamiliar surroundings, and the people he meets - good and bad - inspire many of his famous animal characters.
With its rich storytelling, excitement, humour and a vibrant ensemble of jungle inhabitants,
‘The Jungle Book’ is a timeless story, that explores themes of courage, friendship, and the importance of finding one’s place in the world. Embark on a wild journey with Mowgli as he discovers the true meaning of family and belonging in this enchanting adaptation.
Interspersed with the Mowgli tale is the intriguing story of a young Rudyard Kipling, who is sent from his home in Bombay to a British boarding school, where he encounters his own "jungle". The story unfolds using his own experience of feeling lost in unfamiliar surroundings, and the people he meets - good and bad - inspire many of his famous animal characters.
With its rich storytelling, excitement, humour and a vibrant ensemble of jungle inhabitants,
‘The Jungle Book’ is a timeless story, that explores themes of courage, friendship, and the importance of finding one’s place in the world. Embark on a wild journey with Mowgli as he discovers the true meaning of family and belonging in this enchanting adaptation.
This amateur production of The Jungle Book (Robinette/Kipling) is produced by special arrangement with
THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.
THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.