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The Hull Repertory Theatre Company was founded in 1923 under the leadership of A R Whatmore. It used the Lecture Hall in Kingston Square for dramatic productions, which it renamed the Little Theatre. The lecture hall itself was on the site of the former Central Fire Station.

In 1928 both the Hull Repertory Theatre Company and the Little Theatre became private companies. Little Theatre (Hull) Ltd was formed to buy the hall, which it purchased in 1930. Both companies were amalgamated in 1933. By June 1930 A R Whatmore had produced eighty-one plays there and during that time the theatre was entirely rebuilt under his supervision. In 1939 the company acquired the neighbouring Assembly Rooms, which were converted to the Hull New Theatre.