Full thrust in West Sussex: celebrating 60 years of Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre. Photo: Philip Vile
It’s been 60 years since Laurence Olivier launched the first season of Chichester Festival Theatre, with its innovative thrust stage. Nick Smurthwaite tells the story of acting heroes, last-minute reschedules and bomb scares at the city’s unrivalled cultural asset
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