Peter Cheeseman, Founding Director of the New Vic in Staffordshire, Dies at 78
Cheeseman assisted in the establishment of The Victoria Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent and its successor The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It was this latter organization which eventually became the the New Vic Theatre in 1986.
Later this year, there will be a memorial celebration of Cheeseman’s life and legacy at the New Vic. Details will be announced nearer the time.
