She rose to prominence in the 1970s, playing Bert's girlfriend in the Willy Russell musical John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool transferring to the West End in 1974.
Located at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre, the Youth Theatre is open to teenagers from all over Merseyside.
There are two stages - the 658 seat main stage and the 60 seat Richardson Studio, named after Ralph Richardson.
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Additionally in 2011 Ford portrayed Lady Macbeth opposite David Morrissey in the title role of Macbeth at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.
He wrote to Malcolm Farquhar (with whom he and his wife had worked at Harare in Zimbabwe), Artistic Director at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham, who appointed him as Associate Director.