Hollywood films. In the mid-1960s, a stable repertory company including Jill Gascoigne, Vivien Heilbron, Charmian May and Stephen Yardley saw short seasons from visiting actors James Bolam and Michael York. Other past associates include the actress Ann Way. Hannah Gordon was at the Dundee Rep from 1962 to 1963 as was Donald Sutherland. Vivien Heilbron and Heather Ripley were members of the Company in the 1960s. In 1987 Alan Cumming was at the Rep as Phil McCann in two of the three plays from John Byrne's The Slab Boys Trilogy, 'The Slab Boys' and 'Cuttin' a Rug'. Other alumni include Joanna Lumley, Geoffrey Hayes (beloved of British TV-viewers as the host of cult children's show Rainbow), and Hannah Gordon. Doctor Who alumni Several actors who would later take on the role of The Doctor from the British sci-fi television series, Doctor Who had performed at or were alumni of the Dundee Rep. In the 1940s, William Hartnell who played the first incarnation of the Doctor performed in two plays at the theatre, The Rookery Nook and Ghost Train. In the early 1990s, David Tennant appeared in several productions starting with a role in The Princess and the Goblin before making his big break in television and going on to portray the Tenth Doctor and the Fourteenth Doctor. Ncuti Gatwa, who would go on and play the Fifteenth Doctor, was granted a position in a graduate scheme at the Dundee Rep in 2013 where he went on to perform in several roles including one in David Greig's Victoria. Joanna Lumley portrayed the Female Doctor in the Comic Relief special, "The Curse of Fatal Death". Archives The archives of the Rep, covering the period c1936 to 2010, are held by Archive Services, University of Dundee. They include programmes and photographs of stars such as Joanna Lumley, Michael York, David Tennant and Gregor Fisher performing at the theatre. Material from the Rep collection was displayed as a key part of a major exhibition on Dundee and theatre held at the Lamb Gallery, University of Dundee in late 2009 and early 2010. Archive Services also hold various other collections relating to the Rep. References External links Official Site Theatre companies in Scotland Theatres in Dundee Producing theatres in Scotland Recipients of Civic Trust Awards Arts organisations based in Scotland Tourist attractions in Dundee