The world-famous theatre Crucible Theatre is set to celebrate its 55th anniversary later this year.
For more than half a century, the iconic venue which also plays host to the Snooker World Snooker Championship, has welcomed a number of esteemed actors and performers that have gone on to establish themselves as household names in the world of film and TV.
With that in mind, as the iconic venue celebrates another great milestone, we look back through the archives at some of the biggest names to have performed on the Crucible stage.
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9. Ian McKellen and Edward Petherbridge
Ian McKellen, best known for playing Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies, pictured with Edward Petherbridge starring in in Swan Song 1971. | Sheffield Theatres Archive
10. Jack O'Connell
Jack O'Connell pictured as Dylan Spokes in The Nap. He later starred in Back to Black and Skins. | Mark Douet
11. Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent, who played Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter film series, pictured here in The Winter's Tale 1987. | Sheffield Theatres Archive
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12. Michelle Dockery
Downton Abbey actress Michelle Dockery in Hamlet. | Photo by Tristram Kenton (C) Sheffield Theatres Archive