Digital Archive:Footage, Opening night (1962)

This is an extract from super 8 film taken by founding members of the Theatre Society, Mr and Mrs Gibbons, showing key events from the Theatre’s founding and early years. This clip shows moments from Chichester Festival Theatre’s opening night including members of the audience arriving and interior shots of the foyer and auditorium.
Opening night, 5 July 1962, CFT digital archive