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1931-1935
The very beginnings of Leeds Children's Theatre


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Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer 11 May 1931

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YP 20 November 1934

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Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer 18 May 1935
The Trial of Peter Potter-Parts I & 2
A Play by Arthur Davenport , acted by members of The Leeds Children's Theatre



The listing, in the Radio Times of the day, is available online (as part of the GENOME project)

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Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer 30 October 1935
The Marionettes are likely to be invited as part of their visit to England, as there's a British Pathe film of their 1935 performance in London. 

"Marionette MAGIC (Filmed at the Arts Theatre Club, London)"  which can be found online

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Celebrating 90 years of Leeds Children's Theatre (1935-2025)
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"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"
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This was drawn into the constitution in April 1937
​and it remains the aim of Leeds Children's Theatre today 
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