And these memories plucked from the YEP archive showcase the different productions which have brought countless smiles to faces when they graced the stage in the city down the decades. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Pantomime memories
Young Charlotte Maxted meets Cinderella, played by Charlotte Estelle at Leeds Civic Theatre in December 1996. The seven-year-old from Tadcaster designed the dress. Photo: Roy Fox
2. Pantomime memories
Chris Fox as Fanny the Cook in Dick Whittington at Civic Theatre in 2002. Photo: Graham Lindley
3. Pantomime memories
Leeds City Varieties staged Babes in the Wood in December 1996. Pictured with his feet up between shows is panto dame David Barry. Photo: BRUCE ROLLINSON
4. Pantomime memories
Michael Hobbs who was playing the villainous Abanazar in Aladdin at the City Varieties in December 1999. Photo: Justin Lloyd
5. Pantomime memories
Enjoy these pantomime memories in Leeds. PIC: Bruce Roillinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson
6. Pantomime memories
Aladdin was being staged at the City Varieties in 1999 Pictured are Dale Meeks as Genie of the Lamp and Matthew Daines as Aladdin. Photo: Dan Oxtoby