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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.

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

​Awards 2024 

NEWS UPDATE: The results ...
From 15 nominations, we came away with 4 wins:
  • Our March production of The Boy Who Fell Into A Book won BEST PLAY!
  • Karen was awarded the Sue Elliot Award for Outstanding Achievement which was incredibly well deserved.
  • Glen won Best Supporting Actor for his role of Sheep/Announcer in our November 2023 production of Charlotte's Web.
  • Milo was awarded the Tony Hoyland Youth Award for his contribution to LCT over the past 12 months.
Congratulations to all of our nominees and award winners for this year! Here's to our 2024/25 season!
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We received a whopping 15 nominations as a society for this year's Leeds Community Arts Network "Guild Awards".  There were some new awards this year including the Young Actor/Actress and the Artistic Innovation Award.  ​The awards evening took place at the theatre on Saturday 7th September 2024,
For Charlotte's Web (November 2023), 
​our nominees are
  • Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Production - 
    Alana Doherty as Charlotte
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Production - 
    Glen Routledge as Sheep/Announcer
  • Best Young Actress - 
    ​Daisy Fowler as Wilbur
  • Civic Theatre Award for Best Poster
  • Artistic Innovation Award (comments below)
"This production has been nominated for the Artistic Innovation Award, due to its set, costumes and accents reflecting the American feel with such success." ​
Poster for CHarlotte's Web
For The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (March 2024), our nominees are
  • Best Actor in a Dramatic Production - 
    Glen Routledge as Rockfist Slim
  • Best Young Actress - 
    Lydia Bailey as Kevin
  • Chris Fox Comedy Award - 
    ​Glen Routledge and Lydia Bailey
  • Artistic Innovation Award (comments below)
"This production has been nominated for the Artistic Innovation Award for the use of mentoring, and giving the young members of the society real roles and responsibilities. Leeds Children's Theatre should be commended for cultivating passion and skills in their young members offstage as well as onstage."
  • Pearl Baxter Award for Best Play ​
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Congratulations to the following members of committee for their nominations:
Sue Elliott Award for Outstanding Service - Karen Waddicor
Freda McHale Trophy For Commitment in a Non-Acting Role - Tony Hutchinson
Tony Hoyland Youth Award - Milo Burrows & Rosie Walding

Awards 2023

Update
​Congratulations to everyone who won awards at the LeedsCAN Guild Awards this year,
especially Jemma and Mike from our own productions  ... 
Mike Tattersall as 'The Big Friendly Giant' (​awarded Best Leading Male in a Play)
Jemma Leckenby as 'Mum' (​awarded Best supporting female in a Play: A Monster Calls) 

Exciting news: Many of our members have been nominated for awards, and winners will be announced at the LeedsCAN Awards event at the theatre, on Saturday 2 September 2023.  Details of the winners will be updated after the event.
Leeds Children's Theare members who have been nominated:
Best supporting female in a Play: Jemma Leckenby (A Monster Calls)
Best supporting female in a Play: Pam Wilson (A Monster Calls) 
Best Leading Female in a Play: Maisy Greenall (A Monster Calls) 
Best Leading Female in a Play: Naomi Kelly (The BFG) 
Best Leading Male in a Play: Mike Tattersall (The BFG) 
Best Poster Design: A Monster Calls 
Dave Peters Award for the Best Visual Presentation: A Monster Calls 
Best Play: The BFG
Best Play: A Monster Calls 
Tony Holland Youth Award: Gorgia Vaughan 
Freda McHale `Commitment in a Non-Acting Role Award: Tony Hutchinson
Sue Elliott Outstanding Service Award: Jane Curtin
 

Awards 2022

Both of our plays attracted nominations this season, Fantastic Mr.Fox and Skellig. 
Our congratulations to all the LCT members who have been nominated for awards this year, incl Maisy Greenall (Skellig), Janine Walker (Skellig), Sam Small (Fantastic Mr.Fox), Lily Rugg and Lauren Viligiardi.  
Update: Lily was presented with the Tony Hoyland Youth Award, and Sam won the Audrey Raynor Trophy for the best supporting male performance in a dramatic production. 

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
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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