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Photograph, construction of Festival Theatre auditorium (1962)

Interior view showing the stage nearing completion

Souvenir programme (1962)

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

Rehearsal photograph, The Chances (1962)

Featuring Laurence Olivier, John Neville and Keith Michell

Photograph, Interior auditorium (1962)

Showing a vomitorium and a glimps of the control room

Oral history clips, The building in the 60s (2013-2015)

A series of clips describing the building in the sixties

Photograph, completed Festival Theatre foyer (1962)

Interior view showing the finished foyer

Press cutting: Choosing clothes that won’t clash … (1962)

Choosing clothes that won’t clash with Chichester Festival Theatre

Photograph, slatted staircase (1962)

Exterior close up of slatted staircase

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

Photograph, construction of the Festival Theatre foyer (1962)

Featuring the laying of the foyer flooring

Photograph, Festival Theatre (1962)

External view of Chichester Festival Theatre in the snow

Blueprints, Festival Theatre auditorium (1962)

Plans for the Festival Theatre auditorium