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"Leeds Community Arts Network (LeedsCAN) champions community participation in the arts in the Leeds area. We are not for profit, and community led. We firmly believe that access to the arts should be enjoyed by and open to all."

The LeedsCAN website is an external site to LCT and you can visit it using the link below.

Leeds Community Arts Network

L.C.T. at the LeedsCAN/Leeds Civic Arts Guild Annual Awards

Awards 2021

Johnny and the Dead (Nov. 2019) was our only production considered for this year's awards due to productions having to be cancelled due to the pandemic closing all venues.
Leeds Children's Theatre members were nominated for awards in 3 categories at the 2021  Leeds CAN Guild Awards, and won all three. 
Johnny and the Dead poster (designed by Dan) was awarded the Civic Theatre Poster Award
Lexie was awarded the Tony Hoyland Youth Award
Barry was awarded the Sue Elliott Award for Outstanding Service
A huge congratulations to Lexie, Dan and Barry.
  The awards were streamed live from the theatre bar and can be viewed online LINK 

Awards 2020

Johnny and the Dead (Nov. 2019), Fantastic Mr Fox (March 2020) was cancelled the day of the dress rehearsal due to Covid-19 when all theatres had to close.
Sadly no Awards were presented - they've going to combine them with next year's as so many productions had to be cancelled between March and September 2020. 

Due to the Covid-19 restrictions LeedsCAN decided to put together a virtual celebration of the season via Zoom.  The event was recorded and can be watched online

​www.facebook.com/LeedsCAN/videos/356826862010200
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Awards 2019

James and the Giant Peach (Nov. 2018), Hansel and Gretel (March 2019)
Leeds Children's Theatre were nominated for awards in 9 categories at the 2019  Leeds CAN Guild Awards!
Our nominated categories were:
Best Supporting Female in a Play
Best Supporting Male in a Play
Best Leading Female in a Play
Best Leading Male in a Play
Tony Hoyland Youth Award
Freda McHale Commitment in a Non-Acting Role Award
Sue Elliott Award for Outstanding Service
Dave Peters Award for Best Stage Presentation
Pearl Baxter Trophy for Best Play

HUGE congratulations to all our nominees, we are so very proud of you! 
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Congratulations to all nominees from all of our Leeds CAN societies, it's been a fantastic season, here's to the next one! ​​

Awards 2018

Goodnight Mister Tom (Nov. 2017), The Demon Headmaster (March 2018)
As well as Leeds Children's Theatre's production of The Demon Headmaster (Directed by Dan Dainter) being nominated for the PEARL BAXTER ROSE BOWL FOR BEST PLAY, a number of our members were also nominated for awards this year ... 
  • Jane Curtin (OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD) 
  • Bernard Wilson in Goodnight Mister Tom (AUDREY RAYNOR TROPHY FOR BEST MALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMATIC PRODUCTION)
  • Molly Goodison in Goodnight Mister Tom (BEST FEMALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMATIC PRODUCTION)
  • Harley McCormack in Goodnight Mister Tom (AUDREY RAYNOR TROPHY FOR BEST MALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMATIC PRODUCTION) 
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The event took place at the Carriageworks Theatre on Saturday 1 September, and we're delighted to report that Molly Goodison won "BEST FEMALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMATIC PRODUCTION" for Goodnight Mister Tom. ​

Awards 2017

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents (Nov. 2016), Fairy Tale Courtroom (March 2017)
Congratulations to all of our members who were nominated for this year's Guild Awards, Judith Unwin, Ian Goodison, Caitlin Duggan, Harley McCormack, Jane Curtin and Jorge-Ann Cooper.
The ceremony took place on Saturday 2 September at the Carriageworks Theatre, where Judith, Harley and Jane received their Awards for their work with Leeds Children's Theatre. Another member of Leeds Children's Theatre, Janine Walker, also won an award for her performance in LIDOS' production of "Company" this season. ​

Awards 2015

The Railway Children (Nov. 2014), The Diary of Anne Frank (March 2015)
Leeds Children's Theatre members had a stunning night at this year’s Leeds Civic Arts Guild Awards held at The Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds.  The group managed to walk away with a total of 6 of the major awards which included;

Best dramatic production of the year - 'The Railway Children'
Best visual and technical production of the year - 'The Railway Children'
Best female performer in a drama - Becky McNutt - 'The Railway Children'
Best theatrical publicity poster -'The Railway Children'
Best female supporting actor - Pam Wilson - 'The Diary of Anne Frank'
Special award for commitment to the arts (non acting role) - Mavis Heaton

Other Leeds Children's Theatre members also nominated for their work on stage last season included:
Maddy Miller, Chris Bamforth, Megan McNutt, Ciaran Duggan, Emily Lindley & Michael Lockwood
(The Diary of Anne Frank and The Railway Children).

Molly Goodison & Ciaran Duggan were also nominated for the Leeds Civic Arts Guild Youth Award.
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Director & cast "The Railway Children" at the Awards evening
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The cast of "The Diary of Anne Frank"
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Poster for The Railway Children
"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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