Ruth Dodds
(1890-1976)
woman, founder of the Little Theatre, Saltwell View, and honorary freeman of Gateshead (from 1965)
Commemorated on 2 plaques
Dodds Sisters Hope (1885-1972), Ruth (1890-1976) & Sylvia (1892-1969) lived here. They founded the Little Theatre, Saltwell View. Ruth Dodds was made an honorary freeman of Gateshead in 1965.
Home House, at the junction of Church Road and Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, United Kingdom where they lived
Ruth Dodds. Author and playwright. A founder of Gateshead’s Progressive Players (1920) and Little Theatre (1943), encouraging local performing arts.
Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom where they was allegedly