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CFT 1962 First Season Poster
Season Poster (1962)

Poster detailing shows produced by Chichester Festival Theatre in 1962.

Artist Impression of The Chances - 07 July 1962 - H36.6xW50.4cm - 2 of 3
Press cutting, The Stage and Shape of the New Chichester Theatre (1962)

The Stage and Shape of the New Chichester Theatre – Seen from the lighting gallery which runs across the centre of the Theatre

Postcard Exterior CFT - Photographer unknown - Date unknown - Box 71 CFT WSRO - H9x W14cm
Postcard, exterior of Chichester Festival Theatre (1962)

Showing the outside of the original Theatre

Joan Plowright and Laurence Olivier
Production photograph, Uncle Vanya (1962)

Featuring Joan Plowright as Sonya and Laurence Olivier as Astrov

1962 backstage the chances thumbnail
Backstage footage, The Chances (1962)

Featuring the cast of The Chances getting ready backstage

Photograph of Topping Out Ceremony - Signed by Laurence Olivier - 1962 - Memorabilia Collection
Photograph, Laurence Olivier on the building site (1962)

Arriving for the Topping Out ceremony

1962 opening night thumbnail
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