R. Ramsay as Bob Eccles, a character in 'Caste'

Amateur dramatics - the cast of an unidentified play

A scene in an unidentified play

A scene in an unidentified play

Fooling around – or members of the cast of an unidentified play

Audience in a theatre

Soldier and ruins of a theatre

An open air theatre

Six actors with unusual hairstyles

Peking opera cast for 'The Commander Who Wanted to Execute His Own Son'

Mei Lanfang (centre) in the opera 'Picking up the the Jade Bracelet'

Opera performer with feather headdress