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Then and Now: Liverpool Playhouse

We delved into the archives of the Liverpool Playhouse

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29 June 2016

Liverpool Playhouse allowed us access to their catalogue of photographs to uncover some recognisable faces who have graced the northern stage over the years.

Look out for a young Patrick Stewart in Dr Angelus (1964) and Ian McKellen in The Bacchae (1969).

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