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.

21. Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott as Angel in Original Sin 2002. | Photo Simon Walker © Sheffield Theatres Archive

22. Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood, who established herself as one of Britain's leading comedy star in the 1980s, pictured in Good Fun at the Crucible in 1980, one of two shows she wrote and starred in for the theatre. | Gerald Murray
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23. Toheeb Jimoh
Toheeb Jimoh as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream | Photo by The Other Richard. (C) Sheffield Theatres Archive


