Leeds Civic Arts Guild - Leeds Civic Theatre

Leeds Civic Theatre was, until May 2005, part of the Leeds (Mechanics') Institute Building. It is being redeveloped as the Leeds City Museum which is now due to open in 2008. There will be a display illustrating the buildings life as a theatre - so Guild members with posters and photos they'd like to donate should contact Viv at the Carriageworks.
view of Civic Theatre from Millennium Square

view of Civic Theatre from Millennium Square

Exterior, from Millennium Square.

Interior, view from the stage wings

Interior, view from stage.

and did you know that ....

There were initially strong hopes that the new Mechanics’ Institute building under construction on Cookridge Street would incorporate an observatory, which would be used both by the Society and the townsfolk of Leeds. Sadly this was not to be; however the LAS did hold meetings in the new building for many years.
source: The Leeds Astronomical Society

Interested in the Museum development that was started when the Civic Theatre closed in May 2005?
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Do you remember when they had jazz concerts in the theatre bar?

source: http://www.tsukuba-ibk.ed.jp/aet2/piers/Jazz.html