Leeds boasts a long and proud pantomime tradition and these memories plucked from the YEP archive turn the spotlight on the different productions which graced a stage in the city back in the day. World-famous city centre theatres are featured as well as lesser known venues in the suburbs. READ MORE: 18 Leeds city centre nightspots you probably visited during the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

13. Leeds panto memories
Charlotte Estelle, who was playing the title role of Cinderella in the Leeds Civic Theatre panto, is pictured at Children's World at Crown Point Retail Park in November 1996. Photo: Roy Fox

14. Leeds panto memories
Moorfield School in Ilkley was preparing to stage Cinderella in January 1997. Pictured are The Ugly Sisters, (left) James White, who plays Dyspepsia and Michael Anderson playing Verruka. Photo: Dan Oxtoby

15. Leeds panto memories
St. Michael's Sunday School in East Ardsley were preparing to stage Mother Goose in April 1997. The panto was the 21st at St Michael's and among the 27 children taking part are Leanne Warren as Jack (left), Lee Chapman as Jill and Sam Lister as the goose. Photo: Roy Fox

16. Leeds panto memories
Two panto stars from Jack and the Beanstalk being staged at the City Varieties visited The Day Hospice at St. Gemma's Hospice in December 1997. They are Peter John as Dame Trot and Warren Moore as Jack. Photo: Roy Fox

17. Leeds panto memories
December 1996 and Otley Little Theatre broken tradition of the last 14 years by choosing a man, Graham Chadwick, as its panto dame. He was playing Dame Trott in the production of Jack and the Beanstalk at Otley Civic Centre. Photo: Roy Fox

18. Leeds panto memories
Singer Alvin Stardust was entertaining audiences as Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the Grand Theatre in 2001. Photo: Third Party


