The boys in Fagin's gang for Oliver, performed by Lancaster Red Rose AODS at the Grand Theatre.placeholder image
The boys in Fagin's gang for Oliver, performed by Lancaster Red Rose AODS at the Grand Theatre.

More nostalgic pictures show local actors, singers and dancers performing at Lancaster theatre through the years

By Debbie Butler
Published 21st Oct 2026, 10:13 BST

Actors, dancers and singers have been treading the boards at Lancaster’s Grand Theatre for thousands of years.

Our archives contain hundreds of pictures taken during past performances and rehearsals on the Grand stage.

This is our second photo gallery showing just some of the pictures we’ve taken at the theatre in years gone by.

We’re sure these 42 photos will bring back many fond memories.

In case you missed it: 40 pictures bring back memories of Lancaster theatre through the decades including local dance schools and drama groups

Footlights members in rehearsal for their production of And Then There Were None at the Grand.

13. Lancaster Grand

Footlights members in rehearsal for their production of And Then There Were None at the Grand. Photo: Submit

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Face painter Jack Mitchell with Amy-Jo Clough and Sarah Moller at a Grand Theatre Family Fun Day.

14. Lancaster Grand

Face painter Jack Mitchell with Amy-Jo Clough and Sarah Moller at a Grand Theatre Family Fun Day. Photo: Jason Bellinger

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Matthew Hartley as Dracula and Sian Armstrong as Lucy in a Carnforth High School production of Dracula.

15. Lancaster Grand

Matthew Hartley as Dracula and Sian Armstrong as Lucy in a Carnforth High School production of Dracula. Photo: Submit

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A taste of Broadway for members of Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society as they prepared for their production of 42nd Street to be presented at the Grand.

16. Lancaster Grand

A taste of Broadway for members of Red Rose Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society as they prepared for their production of 42nd Street to be presented at the Grand. Photo: Submit

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