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Welcome to Chichester Festival Theatre's online archive. The full contents of this archive will appear automatically; use the various filters below to narrow down the selection. You can use the fixed file types and/or tags available to browse the contents by category. Use the keywords box for specific searches, for example individual productions or people. If you're keen to see anything that you can't find or have any feedback on our website, email heritage@cft.org.uk.

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Footage, Opening night (1962)

Featuring Chichester Festival Theatre’s opening night

Photograph The Chances rehearsal - Laurence Olivier, John Neville, Keith Michell - 1962 - CFT WSRO
Rehearsal photograph, The Chances (1962)

Featuring Laurence Olivier, John Neville and Keith Michell

Brochure First Season - 01 of 37 - 1962 - Memorabilia Collection - H28xW22cm
Souvenir programme (1962)

Including in-depth articles by Laurence Olivier and Leslie Evershed-Martin

Photograph Auditorium and stage construction - Photographer Charles Howard - 02 Apr 1962 - Box 71 CFT WSRO - H16.2xW20.5cm 1 of 2
Photograph, construction of Festival Theatre auditorium (1962)

Interior view showing the construction of the stage

Production photograph - The Broken Heart - Joan Greenwood - Photographer Angus Bean - 1962 - H20xW25cm
Production photograph, The Broken Heart (1962)

Featuring members of the cast including John Neville as Orgilus and Joan Greenwood as Calantha

Press cutting Choosing Clothes - Publication unknown - 1962 - LEM Scrapbook Collection low res
Press cutting: Choosing clothes that won’t clash … (1962)

Choosing clothes that won’t clash with Chichester Festival Theatre

CFT in snow 1962
Photograph, Festival Theatre (1962)

External view of Chichester Festival Theatre in the snow

Photograph Auditorium construction - Photographer Charles Howard - 01 May 1962 - Box 71 CFT WSRO H16.5xW21.2cm - 1 of 2
Photograph, construction of Festival Theatre auditorium (1962)

Interior view showing the stage nearing completion

Front cover 1962 (1)
Founder’s Scrapbook (1962) 1 of 2

Leslie Evershed-Martin’s collection of press cuttings, invitations, telegrams and letters

Photograph Costume Department at the Unicorn - Photographer unknown - 1960s - Box 70 H18.6xW18.6 cm
Photograph, wardrobe (1962)

Costume making during the early years of the theatre

Photograph Interior Foyer - Photographer unknown - Date unknown - Box 71 CFT WSRO - H21xW16cm
Photograph, completed Festival Theatre foyer (1962)

Interior view showing the finished foyer

Programme - The Broken Heart - 1962 - 1 of 8
Programme, The Chances (1962)

Listing cast and production team and show dates