Photographer Rankin captures London theatre's post-pandemic revival

British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber poses with cast members from the West End musical 'The Phantom Of The Opera' for British photographer Rankin during a recent photoshoot for his 'Performance By Rankin' series, in London. Photo: Reuters

British photographer Rankin celebrates the return of theatre to London's West End after major pandemic disruptions with a new exhibition that features portraits of cast members, backstage workers and musicians.

As part of a wider charity arts project called "Performance By Rankin", Rankin has taken around 150 portraits of people from some 60 London shows and venues over the past four weeks.