Ian McKellen Stage

Martin Luther
Ian McKellen as Martin Luther

LUTHER

Written by John Osborne

Directed by Robert Chetwyn

Ian McKellen in the role of Martin Luther

Arts Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk

9 April 1963

L to R: Ian McKellen (Luther), Stephen MacDonald (Cajetan), and Gawn Grainger (Tetzel). Stephen MacDonald later playwright/director of Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.
L to R: Ian McKellen (Luther), Stephen MacDonald (Cajetan), and Gawn Grainger (Tetzel). Stephen MacDonald later playwright/director of Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.

Elspeth Cochrane had watched my progress over the previous year when she visited her clients in Coventry and Ipswich. I only felt I needed an agent (who costs 10% of your salary) when I began to wonder what I should do after I had finished a year at Ipswich.
Elspeth Cochrane had watched my progress over the previous year when she visited her clients in Coventry and Ipswich. I only felt I needed an agent (who costs 10% of your salary) when I began to wonder what I should do after I had finished a year at Ipswich.

Ian McKellen (Luther) and Gawn Grainger (The Knight)
Ian McKellen (Luther) and Gawn Grainger (The Knight)

Cast

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