BECKET
Written by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill
Directed by Robert Chetwyn
Ian McKellen in the role of Gilbert Folliot, Bishop of London / First Baron
Arts Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk
11 September 1962 - 22 September 1962
Words from Ian McKellen
"I also met Nick Barter- Spencer (later head of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London), Kerry Crabbe (who became a theatre agent), Clive Graham ('Ennerdale Farm' regular for Yorkshire Television), Helen Ryan (who was famous as BBC TV's 'Queen Alexandra')."
Comments and Reviews
First time working with Robert Chetwyn, later to direct HAMLET and BENT.