Robin Ashenden

The joys of provincial repertory theatre    

Robin Ashenden mourns the decline of the Ipswich playhouse that formed him

Actors preparing for a show in 1955 in the dressing room of the Citizens Theatre, formerly known as the Royal Princess’s Theatre, in Glasgow. Credit: Haywood Magee/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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