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When Insurevue disbanded in 1973, it seemed that the end was in sight for amateur dramatics within the insurance industry in Leeds. However, a team of enthusiasts, led by the likes of Alan Smith, Noel Meer, Bob Sutherland and Barrie Ward decided to keep the tradition alive. They moulded a group of insurance workers, largely inexperienced, into a performing company and on 14th January 1974 their dreams were rewarded with the opening night of Gershwin's musical, "Lady Be Good". LIDOS was born

With an operatic show under their belts, LIDOS decided to show the Leeds audiences that the "dramatic" part of their title could also be upheld. In May of the same year LIDOS staged the comedy play "They Don't Grow on Trees". The following years proved that LIDOS was here to stay with a musical and a play performed each year until 1977, when they decided to try their hand at pantomime. Much to the childrens' delight, LIDOS produced "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp", which was directed by Alan Smith, who also played the dame, Widow Twankey. There have been many changes over the years, not least the parting from the insurance industry in 1978, but LIDOS has gone from strength to strength and in 2013 LIDOS celebrated its 40th anniversary.

10/09/2026

✨ SAVE THE DATE: OUR HOUSE AUDITIONS ✨

We’ve had so much fun starting rehearsals for our January pantomime Beauty and the Beast this week and we’re delighted that it will soon be time to step into Our House! 🏠🎶

Our June 2027 production is Our House – The
Madness Musical, and we’re looking for a brilliant cast to join us for a show packed with huge songs, big characters and, of course, a little bit of Madness!

Get Together: Thursday 15th October, 6pm –
Carriageworks Theatre
Main Audition Day: Saturday 31st October
Can’t make the main audition day? Come along on Thursday 22nd October instead!

Show Dates: 16th–19th June 2027

Keep your eyes on our socials for details on how to sign up! 🏠🎶✨

07/09/2026

LIDOS is delighted to share our winners from the Leeds CAN Awards 2026 🏆 Including the inaugural prize for Best Pantomime 🎭

Congratulations to the winners and nominees from LIDOS and all our fellow LCAN societies. Cheers to an amazing end of a fantastic year of theatre, and looking ahead to the next incredible year to come!

11/08/2026

The Leeds CAN Award nominations are in, and LIDOS are thrilled to have 22 nominations across several categories!

The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday 5th of September 2026.

Congratulations, and good luck to all nominees! 🎉

31/07/2026

🎸 WE WILL ROCK YOU - JUNE 2026 🎸

We're taking one last look back at the incredible memories we made with 'We Will Rock You' and the amazing company who brought it to life last month.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on this rock ‘n’ roll journey—we’re taking a little summer breather before we begin rehearsals for Beauty and the Beast, and we can’t wait to see you all again soon! 🌹

30/07/2026

✨ WHARFEDALE AWARD WINNERS! ✨

Congratulations to all of the award winners from last weekends Wharfedale Festival of Theatre Awards, but we would like to share a special congratulations to our LIDOS award winners! 🏆

23/07/2026

🌹✨ CAST ANNOUNCEMENT ✨🌹

The wait is over… we’re delighted to reveal the cast of our January 2027 pantomime, ‘Beauty and the Beast’! 💜

A huge congratulations to everyone involved. We can’t wait to bring this magical tale to the stage and share another fantastic panto with our amazing audiences!

Tickets are on sale now - book today to secure the best seats in the house 🎟️

Don’t forget to keep an eye on our social media over the coming months as we give you exclusive behind the scenes content for ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and more! 🌹✨

02/07/2026

✨ SIGN UP BY MIDNIGHT! ✨

We loved seeing so many smiling faces at our get together on Tuesday night! Don’t forget that today is your last day to submit your audition sign up form on our website.

Sign up to audition by midnight TONIGHT! The principal audition materials you’ll need to prepare are on our website: https://lidos.co.uk/auditions

Show Dates: 15th to 23rd January 2027

Audition date: 19th July 2026. You can audition on 8th July if you can’t make it on the 19th, just let us know when you sign up!

30/06/2026

✨ GET TOGETHER TONIGHT! ✨

Who’s coming to our get together TONIGHT?

Don’t miss your opportunity to meet the Production Team get the low down on all things Beauty and the Beast - come down to our get together at 6pm TONIGHT at the Carriageworks Theatre!

Sign up to audition by midnight on Thursday 2nd July! The principal audition materials you’ll need to prepare are on our website: https://lidos.co.uk/auditions

Show Dates: 15th to 23rd January 2027

Address

The Carriageworks. 3 Millennium Square
Leeds
LS23AD

Website

http://www.lidos.co.uk/

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