1958 CAMINO REAL
Garry O’Connor plays the guitar, Ian McKellen dies, tall Simon Relph watches and Richard Cottrell, sitting, plays out front in Camino Real, ADC 1958
Photo by Edward Leigh
Natalya (Marguerite Shakespeare), Beliaev (Ian McKellen), Rakitin (John Arnott)
Photo by Edward Leigh
1959 HENRY IV PART 2 (Cambridge)
Is Old Double of your town living yet? Act III, Scene 2. Silence (Michael Burrell) and Shallow (Ian McKellen)
Photo by Edward Leigh
1959 HENRY IV PART 2 (Cambridge)
I know thee not, old man -- Act V, Scene 5. Shallow (Ian McKellen) far right, King Henry (Derek Jacobi) center, Falstaff (Clive Swift) center, Lady Percy (Eleanor Bron) left rear in white hood..
Photo by Edward Leigh
1959 HENRY IV PART 2 (Cambridge)
Do you like him, Sir John? -- Act III, Scene 2. Shallow (Ian McKellen) and Falstaff (Clive Swift)
Photo by Edward Leigh
1959 HENRY IV PART 2 (Cambridge)
Shallow (Ian McKellen) and Falstaff (Clive Swift)
Photo by Edward Leigh
1959 DEUTSCHES HAUS
Ill send for you when everythings settled. -- Harry (Ian McKellen) and Anna (Margaret Drabble), London production
1959 LOVE'S LABOURS
Dig it! -- Ada Moth (Elizabeth Proud), Armado (Richard Cottrell), Holofernes (Ian McKellen) and Nathaniel (Michael Burrell)
1959 LOVE'S LABOURS
Dig it! rehearsal: Richard Cottrell, Elizabeth Proud, Ian McKellen and Michael Burrell
1959 THE THREE SISTERS (Cambridge)
Life will be beautiful -- Act 1. L to R: Tuzenbach (Ian McKellen), Irina, Masha (Margaret Drabble), Olga, Soliony (David Rowe-Beddoe), Vershinin (John Arnott)
1959 THE THREE SISTERS (Cambridge)
Once more, good bye. -- Act 4. Tuzenbach (Ian McKellen) 2nd from right.
1959 SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
Ian McKellen, Alison Prior, Margaret Drabble and John Fortune in rehearsal
1960 HENRY IV PART 2
Recording for Argo: Ian McKellen (Jamy), Donald Beves (Falstaff), William Squire (Shallow), Toby Robertson (Silence)
1960 TWELFTH NIGHT (Cambridge)
Let me see thee a steward, still. Act II Scene 5. Malvolio (Julian Curry), Aguecheek (Michael Burrell), Belch (Ian McKellen), Fabian (Anthony Arlidge)
1960 TWELFTH NIGHT (Cambridge)
Nay, if you be an undertaker, I am for you. -- Act III Scene 4. Belch (Ian McKellen) and Antonio (David Rowe-Beddoe)
1960 TWELFTH NIGHT (Cambridge)
I have not seen such a Firago! -- Act III Scene 4. Aguecheek (Michael Burrell) and Belch (Ian McKellen
1960 TWELFTH NIGHT (Cambridge)
Double exposure: Belch (Ian McKellen), Maria (Jill Daltry), Feste (Hugh Walters), Aguecheek (Michael Burrell)
1960 TWELFTH NIGHT (Cambridge)
Sir Toby Belch in TWELFTH NIGHT directed by Waris Hussein for the Marlowe Society at the Arts Theatre. Jill Daltry as Maria.
1960 THE WILD DUCK
Youre a wretch, Relling. And a scoundrel, thats what you are -- shameless and treacherous -- I wish to heaven I could get someone to kill you! Act V. Ekdal (Ian McKellen)
1960 THE WILD DUCK
You dont know that? Gina (Jill Daltry), Hjalmar (Ian McKellen), Gregers (Corin Redgrave)
1960 THE WILD DUCK
Old Ekdal (Julian Curry), Hedvig (Elizabeth Proud), Hjalmar (Ian McKellen), Gina (Jill Daltry)
1961
Cambridge: Richard Turnbull, Geoff Gilbert, Mike Burrell, Trevor Nunn, Tom Vernon, Ian McKellen, Frank Becchofer, Corin Redgrave, Unidentified, Peter Hall, Nigel Brown
1961
Cambridge: Tom Vernon, Mike Burrell, Trevor Nunn (rear), Ian McKellen, Robert Pennant-Jones, Nigel Brown
1961 THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
1961 HENRY VI PARTS 2 AND 3 (Cambridge)
King Henry (Ian McKellen, center) and Lord Sal (Trevor Nunn, prone right)
1961 CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA
Curt Dawson (Apollodorus) seated left: Yolande Bavan (Cleopatra ) and Alun Thomas (Caesar) centre: Ian McKellen (Major Domo) standing with staff and padding.