Ralph Ineson (right) who starred in the world premiere of the play at Lancaster University in 1989 and students in rehearsal for the current production
A play originally written for Lancaster University's 25th anniversary is being revived for the 50th. The world premiere of Edward Bond's Jackets took place at the Nuffield Theatre on campus in 1989. It starred Lancaster student Ralph Ineson who went on to fame as an actor in the TV series The Office before appearing in several Harry Potter films and Game of Thrones. Twenty-five years later, Lancaster University Theatre Group is performing the play as part of the celebrations to mark the University's half centenary. The play's director is Josh Coates, who like Ralph studied Theatre Studies at Lancaster University. He has since been accepted by the Young Vic Directors Forum and is also working with Belerus Free Theatre in a production of Red Forest at the Young Vic in London this summer. He said: "It seemed a good time to revive this play for a new generation.
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