Plays by Title
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| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| Acting Chat Show Miscellaneous | 16 November 1979 Arts Theatre Belfast | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 28 August 1977 St. Cecilia's Hall Edinburgh | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Belfast) | 11 November 1977 Arts Theatre Belfast | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Ipswich) | 23 April 1978 Wolsey Theatre Ipswich | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (British Council Scandinavian Tour) | 03 March 1980 Scandinavia Copenhagen, Oslo, Bergen, Karlstad, Gothenburg, Stockholm | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Globe Benefit) | 26 April 1981 Broadhurst Theatre New York | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Second Stage Benefit) | 04 October 1981 Broadhurst Theatre New York | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (1982 tour) | 18 April 1982 Tour Spain, France, Cyprus, Israel, Poland, Romania: Amherst College, USA. | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Washington DC) From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 22 April 1982 Folger Theatre Washington, DC | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (British Council 1983 Tour) | 24 January 1983 Europe and Israel Lisbon, Madrid, Nicosia, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Rehovot, Jerusalem | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Warsaw) | 16 May 1983 Ateneum Theatre Warsaw | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Paris) | 04 November 1983 Petit Odeon / Odeon Theatre Paris | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (US 1983) | 05 December 1983 Westwood Playhouse (LA); Ritz (NYC) Los Angeles; New York | New York Drama Desk Award |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Oxford) | 22 January 1984 Oxford Playhouse Oxford | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Canada) | 13 August 1984 Canada Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (London 1986) | 31 August 1986 Olivier Theatre London | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (US 1987) | 03 February 1987 USA Tour San Francisco, Washington DC, Princeton, LA, Baltimore, Cleveland, San Diego, Boston | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (London 1987) | 11 December 1987 Playhouse Theatre London | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (UK 1988) | 20 March 1988 UK Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Dublin, Belfast, Leicester, Wakefield, Edinburgh, Manchester, Sussex, Cardiff, London | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Wilmington) | 16 April 1988 Delaware Theatre Wilmington, Delaware | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (London 1988) From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 02 October 1988 Playhouse Theatre London | |
| ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Jersey) | 18 February 1990 Opera House Jersey, Channel Islands | |
| THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER | 01 January 1959 Bolton Little Theatre | ROLE: Townsperson |
| ALADDIN Billie Brown | 17 December 2004 Old Vic London | DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias ROLE: Widow Twankey |
| ALADDIN & HIS WONDERFUL LAMP Henry Marshall | 26 December 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn and Donald Mackechnie ROLE: Tee Vee |
| THE ALCHEMIST Ben Jonson (adapted by Peter Barnes) | 19 May 1977 Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; Aldwych Theatre, London Stratford-upon-Avon; London | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Face Society of West End Theatres (SWET) - Best Comedy Performance |
| ALL IN GOOD TIME Bill Naughton | 08 October 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Arthur Fitton |
| AMADEUS Peter Shaffer | 04 November 1980 Broadhurst New York | DIRECTOR: Peter Hall ROLE: Antonio Salieri Tony Drama Desk NY Drama League Outer Critics' Circle Award for Best Actor New York Drama League Delia Austrian Medal for Best Actor |
| THE AMOROUS PRAWN Anthony Kimmins | 05 November 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Alan Gray ROLE: Larry Hoffman |
| THE APPLECART Bernard Shaw | 28 October 1958 ADC Theatre Cambridge | DIRECTOR: Terrence Hardiman ROLE: King Magnus |
| ARMSTRONG'S LAST GOODNIGHT John Arden | 06 July 1965 Chichester Festival Bristol; Nottingham; Chichester | ROLE: Protestant Evangelist |
| ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Joseph Kesselring | 12 March 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Alan Gray ROLE: Mortimer Brewster |
| Art Reflected mainly English poets and writers of prose | 06 October 1968 Purcell Room, South Bank London | DIRECTOR: Richard Marquand ROLE: Reader |
| ASHES David Rudkin | 11 June 1975 Young Vic London | DIRECTOR: Ron Daniels ROLE: Colin |
| Atlantic Affairs | 25 August 1976 Shakespeare Institute Stratford-upon-Avon | DIRECTOR: Roger Pringle |
| An Audience with Ian McKellen | 04 May 2003 The Space Isle of Dogs, London |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| THE BACCHAE Euripides | 29 April 1969 Liverpool Playhouse Liverpool | DIRECTOR: Antony Tuckey ROLE: Pentheus |
| THE BASHFUL GENIUS Harold Callen | 12 February 1964 Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham | DIRECTOR: Frank Dunlop assisted by Richard Digby Day ROLE: Winifred Hutchins |
| THE BEAUTY CONTEST L Roe & G A C Sawtell | 17 December 1953 Hopefield Miniature Theatre | DIRECTOR: L Roe ROLE: Rosie |
| BECKET Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill | 11 September 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Gilbert Folliot, Bishop of London / First Baron |
| Before the Act Gay/Lesbian writers and composers | 05 June 1988 Piccadilly Theatre London | DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre ROLE: Producer/Uncle Freddie |
| BENT (1979) Martin Sherman | 03 May 1979 Royal Court and Criterion London | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Max Society of West End Theatres (SWET) - Best Actor |
| BENT (1989) | 25 June 1989 Adelphi Theatre London | ROLE: Max |
| BENT (1990) | 19 January 1990 Lyttelton and Garrick London | DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias ROLE: Max |
| THE BIG CONTRACT Barry England | 13 May 1963 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Robin Green |
| THE BIG KILLING Philip Mackie | 22 October 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Donald MacKechnie ROLE: Gavin Cole |
| BILLY'S LAST STAND Barry Hines | 30 June 1970 Theatre Upstairs: Royal Court London | DIRECTOR: Michael Wearing ROLE: Darkly |
| THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Harold Pinter | 24 January 1961 ADC Theatre Cambridge | DIRECTOR: David Reid ROLE: Stanley Webber |
| BLACK COFFEE Agatha Christie | 16 October 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Brian Bell ROLE: Tredwell (the butler) |
| THE BRIDE COMES BACK Ronald Millar | 12 February 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | ROLE: Joe Tilney |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA Bernard Shaw | 14 August 1961 Playhouse Oxford | DIRECTOR: Waris Hussein ROLE: Achillas/Major-Domo |
| CAMINO REAL Tennessee Williams | 27 November 1958 ADC Theatre Cambridge | DIRECTOR: John Tanfield ROLE: Survivor |
| CARDS OF IDENTITY Nigel Dennis | 01 November 1960 ADC Theatre Cambridge | DIRECTOR: Corin Redgrave ROLE: Captain Mallet |
| CASTE T W Robertson | 08 October 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Sam Gerridge |
| CELEBRATION Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall | 13 November 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Stan Dyson |
| Celebrity Gala Recital | 22 November 1976 Aldwych Theatre London | |
| THE CHERRY ORCHARD Anton Chekov, translation by Mike Alfreds with Lilia Sokolov | 10 December 1985 Cottesloe, London; His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen | DIRECTOR: Mike Alfreds ROLE: Lopakhin |
| THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Chicago) | 05 May 1986 International Theatre Festival Chicago | DIRECTOR: Mike Alfreds ROLE: Lopakhin |
| CHILDREN'S DAY Vera I Arlett | 21 June 1950 Wesleyan Hall Wigan | DIRECTOR: Miss Wilcock ROLE: Father |
| CHIP IN THE SUGAR Alan Bennett from “Talking Heads” | 28 April 1990 Haymarket Theatre London | DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias |
| CHIPS WITH EVERYTHING Arnold Wesker | 25 October 1970 UK Tour | DIRECTOR: Richard Cottrell ROLE: Corporal Hill |
| THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE George Colman & David Garrick | 29 April 1975 Savoy London | DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen |
| CORIOLANUS (1963) William Shakespeare | 12 December 1963 Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham | DIRECTOR: Tyrone Guthrie ROLE: Tullus Aufidius |
| CORIOLANUS (1984-5) | 15 December 1984 Olivier London | DIRECTOR: Peter Hall ROLE: Coriolanus London Evening Standard Award - Best Actor |
| THE CORN IS GREEN Emlyn Williams | 20 August 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Morgan Evans |
| THE COUNTRY WIFE William Wycherley | 08 June 1961 ADC Theatre Cambridge | DIRECTOR: Tom Bussmann ROLE: Mr Pinchwife |
| COWARDICE Sean Mathias | 04 July 1983 Ambassadors' Richmond, Bath, Brighton, London | DIRECTOR: Anthony Page ROLE: Boy |
| THE CRITIC Richard Brinsley Sheridan | 12 September 1985 Olivier, Odeon, Blackstone London, Paris, Chicago | DIRECTOR: Sheila Hancock ROLE: Mr. Puff |
| THE CUT Mark Ravenhill | 23 February 2006 Donmar London | DIRECTOR: Michael Grandage ROLE: Paul |
| CYMBELINE William Shakespeare | 08 March 1960 Cambridge Arts Theatre | DIRECTOR: George Rylands ROLE: Posthumus |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| DANCE OF DEATH (Broadway) August Strindberg, new version by Richard Greenberg | 18 September 2001 Broadhurst Theatre New York | DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias ROLE: Edgar |
| DANCE OF DEATH (London/Sydney) August Strindberg, new version by Richard Greenberg | 20 February 2003 Lyric Shaftesbury Ave London | DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias ROLE: Edgar |
| DAVID COPPERFIELD (1962) Joan MacAlpine (from Charles Dickens novel) | 04 December 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | ROLE: David |
| THE DAYS OF THE COMMUNE Bertolt Brecht, Translation by Clive Barker | 01 November 1977 Aldwych Theatre London | DIRECTOR: Howard Davies ROLE: Langevin |
| DEUTSCHES HAUS Richard Cottrell | 28 April 1959 ADC Theatre Cambridge, Arts Theatre Club London | DIRECTOR: Garry O'Connor ROLE: Harry |
| DOCTOR FAUSTUS (1954) Christopher Marlowe | 28 October 1954 Hopefield Miniature Theatre | DIRECTOR: K J Haigh ROLE: Wagner |
| DR FAUSTUS Christopher Marlowe adapted by John Barton with the cast | 12 August 1974 Edinburgh Festival and Aldwych Theatre Edinburgh, London | DIRECTOR: John Barton ROLE: Dr Faustus |
| DR FAUSTUS (Cambridge) Christopher Marlowe | 25 July 1960 Cambridge Arts Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon Open Air Theatre Lyric Opera House Hammersmith, London | DIRECTOR: Michael Bakewell ROLE: The Pope/Scholar/Gluttony |
| THE DUCHESS OF MALFI John Webster | 04 July 1985 Lyttelton, Blackstone London, Chicago | DIRECTOR: Philip Prowse ROLE: Bosola |
| THE DUENNA Richard Brinsley Sheridan adapted by Lionel Harris, Music by Julian Slade | 09 June 1960 ADC Theatre Cambridge | DIRECTOR: Corin Redgrave ROLE: Father Paul |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle in New Mexico D.H. Lawrence | 20 July 1980 Paolo Soleri Theatre Santa Fe, New Mexico USA | DIRECTOR: Patrick Garland |
| EDWARD II Christopher Marlowe | 28 August 1969 Edinburgh Festival, UK and European tours, Mermaid Theatre and Piccadilly Theatre. | DIRECTOR: Toby Robertson ROLE: Edward II |
| END OF CONFLICT Barry England | 27 November 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Simon Mason |
| AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (London) Henrik Ibsen, version by Christopher Hampton | 19 September 1997 Olivier Theatre London | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Dr. Tomas Stockmann |
| AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (Los Angeles) | 22 July 1998 Ahmanson Theater The Music Centre Los Angeles | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Dr. Tomas Stockmann |
| THE ERPINGHAM CAMP Joe Orton | 01 April 1972 Palace Theatre Watford | DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen ROLE: Director |
| ESCAPADE Roger McDougall | 06 October 1956 Chorley Old Road Congregational Church Hall | DIRECTOR: Anthony Clarke ROLE: L W Daventry |
| An Evening of Free Greek Music & Drama Devised by Minos Volonakis | 26 April 1970 Royal Albert Hall London | DIRECTOR: Minos Volonakis |
| EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn | 01 July 1977 Royal Festival Hall London | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Alexander |
| EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR (1982) Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn | 24 June 1982 Barbican Concert Hall | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Alexander |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| FRIAR BACON & FRIAR BUNGAY (1953) Robert Greene | 24 March 1953 Bolton School Great Hall | DIRECTOR: Frank Greene ROLE: Margaret |
| FRIAR BACON AND FRIAR BUNGAY Robert Greene | 25 July 1960 Cambridge Arts Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon Open Air Theatre Lyric Opera House Hammersmith, London | DIRECTOR: Michael Bakewell ROLE: Lacy, Earl of Lincoln |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| THE GAZEBO Alec Coppell | 24 September 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Elliot Nash |
| Gran Gala Per L'Europa | 11 June 1979 Teatro Lirico Milan |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| HAMLET William Shakespeare | 23 March 1971 UK/European Tour | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Prince Hamlet |
| Happy Returns | 20 March 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | ROLE: various (singing & dancing) |
| HENCEFORWARD… Alan Ayckbourn | 21 November 1988 Vaudeville Theatre London | DIRECTOR: Alan Ayckbourn ROLE: Jerome |
| HENRY IV PART 2 (1956) William Shakespeare | 19 March 1956 Bolton School | DIRECTOR: Frank Greene ROLE: Prince Hal |
| HENRY IV PART 2 (Cambridge) William Shakespeare | 10 March 1959 Cambridge Arts Theatre | DIRECTOR: John Barton ROLE: Justice Shallow |
| HENRY V (1957) William Shakespeare | 25 March 1957 Bolton School | DIRECTOR: Frank Greene ROLE: King Henry V |
| HENRY V (1963) William Shakespeare | 05 February 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: King Henry |
| HENRY VI PARTS 2 AND 3 (Cambridge) William Shakespeare condensed and directed by Corin Redgrave | 14 March 1961 Cambridge Arts Theatre | ROLE: King Henry |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | 27 January 2001 Westminster Central Hall | |
| Homage to Neruda Pablo Neruda | 27 April 1978 University of London: Senate House | ROLE: Narrator |
| THE HOPEFUL TRAVELLERS G-M Martens & A O Bey | 16 November 1953 Bolton Little Theatre | DIRECTOR: Arthur B Hilton ROLE: Demon |
| How Dare We! | 16 January 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | ROLE: various (singing, dancing, clowning) |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| I, JOHN BROWN John Hall | 16 July 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Andrew Acre |
| THE IRREGULAR VERB TO LOVE Hugh and Margaret Williams | 23 April 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Edwards ROLE: Andrew Rankin |
| IS THERE HONEY STILL FOR TEA? Roger Rees (Anthology compiler) | 18 July 1978 Small Scale tour of UK Horsham, Tunbridge Wells, Poole, Portsmouth, Canterbury, Peterborough, Bury St. Edmunds, Ipswich, Edinburgh, Stirling, Dunfermline, Paisley, Dewsbury, Sheffield, Oldham, Milton Keynes, Exmouth, Redruth, Plymouth, Torrington, Frome, Blandford Forum | ROLE: Producer / Actor |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| THE JOURNALISTS (rehearsed reading) Arnold Wesker | 13 July 1975 Jackson’s Lane Community Centre | DIRECTOR: Arnold Wesker ROLE: The Editor |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| THE KEEP (1962) Gwyn Thomas | 19 November 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn |
| KING JOHN John Barton, adapted & re-worked from the play of Shakespeare and other sources | 09 January 1975 Aldwych Theatre London | DIRECTOR: John Barton ROLE: Philip The Bastard |
| KING LEAR (1974) William Shakespeare | 02 February 1974 Brooklyn Academy of Music, Wimbledon Theatre, UK Tour | DIRECTOR: David William ROLE: Edgar NY Drama Desk Award for WOOD DEMON & KING LEAR |
| KING LEAR (1990) William Shakespeare | 26 June 1990 Lyttleton London | DIRECTOR: Deborah Warner ROLE: The Earl of Kent |
| KING LEAR (2007) William Shakespeare | 01 March 2007 The Courtyard Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: King Lear |
| King's Parade | 17 November 1996 Theatre Royal Haymarket London | DIRECTOR: Shevaun Wilder |
| A KNIGHT OUT AT THE LYCEUM Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 21 June 1994 Lyceum Theatre New York | |
| A KNIGHT OUT AT THE MARKET THEATRE | 25 September 1994 Market Theatre Johannesburg | |
| A KNIGHT OUT (1994) | 13 November 1994 Theatre Royal; Rep; Lyceum Brighton, Burmingham, Edinburgh | |
| A KNIGHT OUT (1995) | 23 January 1995 Tesson Civic Theatre; Playhouse; Theatre on the Bay Johannesburg; Durban; Capetown | |
| A KNIGHT OUT IN THE EAST END | 08 November 1996 St Paul's Arts Centre London E 14 | |
| A KNIGHT OUT IN BRUSSELS | 10 January 1997 Theatre du Residence Palace Brussels | |
| A KNIGHT OUT IN LOS ANGELES | 12 May 1997 Los Angeles Theatre Centre Los Angeles | DIRECTOR: Gregory Cooke |
| A KNIGHT OUT (Vancouver 2002) Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 10 November 2002 Vancouver Playhouse Vancouver, BC Canada | |
| A KNIGHT OUT IN LOS ANGELES (2006) Anthology | 23 July 2006 Freud Playhouse UCLA | DIRECTOR: Ed Wilson |
| A KNIGHT AT THE CRUCIBLE | 14 December 2009 Crucible Theatre Sheffield | |
| KNOTS R D Laing, devised and staged by Edward Petherbridge | 18 December 1973 Edinburgh '73, Shaw London, BAM | DIRECTOR: Edward Petherbridge |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| THE LARK Jean Anouilh, translated by Christopher Fry | 01 August 1961 Cambridge Arts Theatre, Playhouse Oxford | DIRECTOR: Roger Jenkins ROLE: Warwick |
| LES MEURTRES CHEZ LE COIFFEUR Strachan Turnbull | 27 November 1952 Hopefield Miniature Theatre | DIRECTOR: Ken Haigh ROLE: Mari de La Dame |
| THE LIFE IN MY HANDS Peter Ustinov | 08 January 1964 Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham | DIRECTOR: Denis Carey ROLE: John Bogle |
| A LILY IN LITTLE INDIA Donald Howarth | 22 November 1965 Hampstead Theatre Club and St Martin's London | DIRECTOR: Donald Howarth ROLE: Alvin Hanker |
| LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT Eugene O'Neill | 18 June 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Edmund Tyrone |
| LOVE'S LABOURS Clive Swift, Richard Cottrell, Corin Redgrave, and John Fortune adapted from William Shakespeare's "Love's Labours Lost" | 01 May 1959 ADC Theatre Lyric Opera House Hammersmith, London | DIRECTOR: John Tydeman ROLE: Holofernes |
| LULLABY OF PARK STREET Tom Vernon | 10 June 1960 ADC Cambridge | ROLE: Apple-voiced juvenile |
| LUTHER John Osborne | 09 April 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Martin Luther |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| MACBETH William Shakespeare | 09 July 1976 Other Place, Stratford-upon-avon; Gulbenkian Theatre, Newcastle; Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford; Donmar Warehouse, London; Young Vic, London. | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Macbeth Plays & Players' London Theatre Critics’ Award - Best Actor |
| MACBETH, ACT V (1958) William Shakespeare | 01 June 1958 Bolton Middle School | DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen ROLE: Producer/Director |
| A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Robert Bolt | 04 September 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: David Forder ROLE: William Roper |
| THE MAN OF DESTINY / O'FLAHERTY VC Bernard Shaw | 14 September 1966 Mermaid London | DIRECTOR: Robert Kidd (MOD) / Peter Gill (OFVC) ROLE: Corporal Napoleon/Private O'Flaherty V.C. |
| THE MARQUIS OF KEITH Frank Wedekind | 19 November 1974 Aldwych Theatre London | DIRECTOR: Ronald Eyre (and translator) ROLE: The Marquis of Keith |
| THE MAYOR OF ZALAMEA Pedro Calderon de la Barca, translated by David Brett | 11 March 1964 Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham | DIRECTOR: John Neville ROLE: Captain Don Alvaro |
| Midnight Matinee | 10 November 1961 Coventry Theatre | |
| A MISERABLE AND LONELY DEATH Norman Fenton and Ron Blair | 05 February 1978 Donmar Warehouse, Aldwych Theatre London | DIRECTOR: Walter Donohue ROLE: Kentridge |
| A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY Ivan Turgenev, translated by Constance Garnett | 03 February 1959 ADC Theatre Cambridge | DIRECTOR: Jocelyn Powell ROLE: Beliaev |
| MR. PICKWICK Stanley Young (adapted from Charles Dickens novel) | 06 December 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Brian Bell ROLE: Mr. Snodgrass |
| MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (1962) William Shakespeare | 06 March 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Graham Crowden ROLE: Count Claudio |
| MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (1965) | 16 February 1965 Old Vic London | DIRECTOR: Franco Zeffirelli ROLE: Claudio |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| NAPOLI MILIONARIA Eduardo De Filippo, version by Peter Tinniswoode | 27 June 1991 Lyttelton London | DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre ROLE: Gennaro |
| A Night for Nicaragua | 13 January 1985 Piccadilly Theatre London | |
| NO MAN'S LAND Harold Pinter | 03 August 2013 Berkeley Rep | DIRECTOR: Sean Mthias ROLE: Spooner |
| NOAH Andre Obey | 04 June 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Shem |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| OTHELLO William Shakespeare | 09 August 1989 The Other Place, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon; The Young Vic, London | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Iago London Evening Standard Award - Best Actor London Critics' Circle Award - Best Actor |
| OTHELLO (1955) William Shakespeare | 21 March 1955 Bolton School | ROLE: Montano |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| PARADISE PERPLEXED F Sladen-Smith | 31 October 1953 Bolton Little Theatre | DIRECTOR: Sylvia M Smith ROLE: Ticukapelli |
| PETER PAN J M Barrie | 16 December 1997 Olivier Theatre London | DIRECTOR: John Caird ROLE: Mr. Darling/Captain Hook |
| PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY Henrik Ibsen | 27 July 1977 Aldwych Theatre London | DIRECTOR: John Barton ROLE: Karsten Bernick Society of West End Theatres (SWET) - Best Actor |
| PRESENT LAUGHTER Noel Coward | 10 December 1998 West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds | DIRECTOR: Malcolm Sutherland ROLE: Garry Essendine |
| THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE Jay Presson Allen | 20 May 1969 Liverpool Playhouse Liverpool | DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen ROLE: Director |
| A PRIVATE MATTER Ronald Mavor | 15 January 1973 Vaudeville London | DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen |
| Promenaid | 15 January 1989 Haymarket Theatre London | |
| THE PROMISE (My Poor Marat) Aleksei Arbuzov, translated by Ariadne Nicolaeff | 21 November 1966 Oxford Playhouse London | DIRECTOR: Frank Hauser ROLE: Leonidik |
| THE PROMISE (1967) | 17 January 1967 Fortune Theatre London | DIRECTOR: Frank Hauser ROLE: Leonidik |
| THE PROMISE (Broadway) | 03 November 1967 Henry Miller’s New York | DIRECTOR: Frank Hauser ROLE: Leonidik |
| THE PUBLIC EYE Peter Shaffer | 10 September 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Julian Christoforou |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND Tom Stoppard | 01 February 1972 Phoenix Leicester | DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen |
| THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND Tom Stoppard | 12 September 1985 Olivier, Odeon, Blackstone London, Paris, Chicago | DIRECTOR: Tom Stoppard ROLE: Inspector Hound |
| Recital of poems by Yevgeni Yevtushenko | 22 September 1976 Royal Festival Hall London | |
| THE RECRUITING OFFICER George Farquhar | 06 October 1970 UK Tour | DIRECTOR: Richard Cottrell ROLE: Captain Plume |
| A Restoration Gala Readings | 24 April 2005 Royal Theatre Bury St Edmunds | |
| RICHARD II William Shakespeare | 01 November 1968 UK Tours, Edinburgh Festival, European tours, Mermaid Theatre and Piccadilly Theatre. | DIRECTOR: Richard Cottrell ROLE: Richard II |
| RICHARD III | 25 June 1990 Lyttelton London | DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre ROLE: King Richard Society of West End Theatres (SWET) Award for Best Actor |
| RICHARD III (US Tour) William Shakespeare | 20 May 1992 US Tour New York, Washington, St. Paul, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles | DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre ROLE: King Richard |
| ROMEO AND JULIET (1976) William Shakespeare | 29 March 1976 Stratford-upon-Avon, Newcastle-upon Tyne, London | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Romeo |
| RULING THE ROOST Georges Feydeau (“Le Dindon”) | 22 August 1972 UK Tour/Edinburgh '72, Cambridge Arts, Wimbledon | DIRECTOR: Richard Cottrell (and adaptor) ROLE: Page-boy |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| SAINT'S DAY John Whiting | 13 October 1959 ADC Theatre Cambridge | DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Reeves ROLE: Charles Heberden |
| SALAD DAYS Dorothy Reynolds & Julian Slade | 30 July 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Alan Gray ROLE: Fosdyke/Nigel |
| SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING David Brett from novel by Alan Sillitoe | 15 April 1964 Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham | DIRECTOR: Frank Dunlop ROLE: Arthur Seaton |
| A SCENT OF FLOWERS James Saunders | 30 September 1964 Duke of York's London | DIRECTOR: Shirley Butler ROLE: Godfrey Clarence Derwent Award as best supporting actor of the year - 50 pounds sterling from British Actors' Equity |
| THE SEAGULL (1962) Anton Chekov | 29 January 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Konstantin |
| THE SEAGULL (1998) Anton Chekov translated by Tom Stoppard | 29 October 1998 West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds | DIRECTOR: Jude Kelly ROLE: Dr. Dorn |
| THE SEAGULL (2007) Anton Chekov | 02 March 2007 The Courtyard Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Sorin |
| SEMI-DETACHED David Turner | 08 June 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Tom Midway |
| SERJEANT MUSGRAVE’S DANCE John Arden | 24 September 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Private Sparky |
| Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations Concert | 25 April 1976 Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon | ROLE: Narrator |
| SHORT LIST Michael Rudman | 11 March 1983 Hampstead Theatre London, NW1 | DIRECTOR: Mike Ockrent ROLE: Terry |
| A Show for Glasgay! | 31 October 1993 The Citizens' Theatre Glasgow | |
| SIR THOMAS MORE Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood, Anthony Munday & William Shakespeare | 10 June 1964 Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham | DIRECTOR: Frank Dunlop assisted by Richard Digby Day ROLE: More |
| SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR Luigi Pirandello, translated by Frederick May | 10 November 1959 ADC Theatre Cambridge | DIRECTOR: Garry O'Connor ROLE: The Son |
| SPRING 1600 Emlyn Williams | 25 March 1952 Bolton Little Theatre | DIRECTOR: Cliff Aspinall ROLE: Jeremy |
| THE STARS BOW DOWN Gordon Daviot | 22 March 1954 Bolton School | DIRECTOR: Frank Greene ROLE: Asnath, the High Priest's daughter |
| THE STORY OF RAHMAN Alan Cullen | 03 January 1955 Bolton Little Theatre | DIRECTOR: Alan Cullen ROLE: Attendant |
| Strange Eventful History | 02 February 1986 CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE Cambridge | |
| THE STRONG ARE LONELY Fritz Hochwaelder | 24 March 1958 Bolton School | DIRECTOR: Frank Greene ROLE: Alfonso Fernandez |
| THE SWAN SONG Anton Chekov translated by Guy Sells | 10 November 1971 Crucible Sheffield | DIRECTOR: David William ROLE: Vasily Vasilych Svetlovidov |
| THE SYNDICATE Eduardo De Filippo, version by Mike Poulton | 21 July 2011 Minerva Theatre, Chichester, followed by UK tour | DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias ROLE: Don Antonio |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| THE TEMPEST William Shakespeare | 28 January 1999 West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds | DIRECTOR: Jude Kelly ROLE: Prospero |
| TEN LITTLE NIGGERS Agatha Christie | 02 April 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Edwards ROLE: Anthony Marston |
| THEIR VERY OWN AND GOLDEN CITY Arnold Wesker | 19 May 1966 Royal Court London | DIRECTOR: John Dexter and Bill Gaskill ROLE: Andrew Cobham Plays & Players' Most Promising Actor 1966 |
| Thespian Tendencies | 22 April 1990 Library Theatre Manchester | |
| THE THREE ARROWS Iris Murdoch | 17 October 1972 Arts Cambridge | DIRECTOR: Noel Willman ROLE: Prince Yoremitsu, a political prisoner |
| THREE MONTHS GONE Howarth Donald | 01 July 1969 Liverpool Playhouse Liverpool | DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen |
| THE THREE SISTERS (Cambridge) Anton Chekov | 27 July 1959 Cambridge Arts Theatre | DIRECTOR: John Barton ROLE: Tuzenbach |
| THREE SISTERS Anton Chekov translation by Richard Cottrell | 28 July 1978 Small Scale tour of UK Horsham, Tunbridge Wells, Poole, Portsmouth, Canterbury, Peterborough, Bury St. Edmunds, Ipswich, Edinburgh, Stirling, Dunfermline, Paisley, Dewsbury, Sheffield, Oldham, Milton Keynes, Exmouth, Redruth, Plymouth, Torrington, Frome, Blandford Forum | DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Producer / Andrei |
| 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE John Ford | 04 September 1972 UK Tour/Edinburgh '72, Cambridge Arts | DIRECTOR: David Giles ROLE: Giovanni |
| 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE (Wimbledon) John Ford | 26 March 1974 Wimbledon Theatre | DIRECTOR: David Giles ROLE: Giovanni |
| To Cambridge With Love | 28 November 1982 Barbican Theatre | |
| TO DOROTHY A SON Roger McDougall | 02 July 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | ROLE: voices off |
| TOAD OF TOAD HALL A A Milne (from Kenneth Graham’s novel) | 23 December 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Brian Bell ROLE: Chief Weasel |
| TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD Bernard Shaw | 21 October 1975 Aldwych Theatre and The Globe London | DIRECTOR: Clifford Williams ROLE: The Burglar (Aubrey Bagot) |
| TRELAWNEY OF THE "WELLS" Arthur Wing Pinero | 13 July 1965 Chichester Festival Bristol; Nottingham; Chichester | DIRECTOR: Desmond O'Donovan ROLE: Capt. de Foenix |
| A Tribute to Michael Redgrave | 01 September 1985 Old Vic London | |
| TWELFTH NIGHT Extract (1952) William Shakespeare | 13 March 1952 Hopefield Miniature Theatre | ROLE: Malvolio |
| TWELFTH NIGHT (1958) William Shakespeare | 12 May 1958 Bolton Little Theatre | DIRECTOR: George Sawtell ROLE: Sebastian |
| TWELFTH NIGHT (Cambridge) William Shakespeare | 27 September 1960 Cambridge Arts Theatre | DIRECTOR: Waris Habibullah (Hussein) ROLE: Toby Belch |
| TWELFTH NIGHT William Shakespeare | 13 July 1978 Small Scale Tour Horsham, Tunbridge Wells, Poole, Portsmouth, Canterbury, Peterborough, Bury St. Edmunds, Ipswich, Edinburgh, Stirling, Dunfermline, Paisley, Dewsbury, Sheffield, Oldham, Milton Keynes, Exmouth, Redruth, Plymouth, Torrington, Frome, Blandford Forum | DIRECTOR: John Amiel & Trevor Nunn ROLE: Producer / Sir Toby Belch |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| UNCLE VANYA Anton Chekov, version by Pam Gems | 25 February 1992 Cottesloe London | DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias |
| UNDER MILK WOOD Dylan Thomas | 26 February 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk | DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Mr Waldo, Cherry Owen, No-good Boyo, and First Drowned |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| VENICE PRESERV'D or A Plot Discovered Thomas Otway | 12 April 1984 Lyttelton London | DIRECTOR: Peter Gill ROLE: Pierre |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| WAITING FOR GODOT Samuel Beckett | 05 March 2009 Theatre Royal Haymarket London 26 October 2013 Cort Theatre Broadway | DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias ROLE: Estragon |
| THE WAY OF THE WORLD William Congreve | 14 August 1973 UK Tour/Edinburgh '73, BAM, Wimbledon | DIRECTOR: David William ROLE: Lady Wishfort's Footman |
| WHEN WE ARE MARRIED J B Priestley | 18 September 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: Brian Bell ROLE: Fred Dyson |
| THE WHITE LIARS / BLACK COMEDY Peter Shaffer | 01 February 1968 Lyric London | ROLE: Tom/Harold Gorringe |
| THE WILD DUCK Henrik Ibsen, translated by Una Ellis-Fermor | 03 October 1960 Cambridge Arts Theatre | DIRECTOR: David Reid ROLE: Hjalmar Ekdal |
| WILD HONEY Anton Chekov (Untitled First Play) adapted by Michael Frayn | 19 July 1984 Lyttelton London | DIRECTOR: Christopher Morahan ROLE: Michael Platonov Society of West End Theatres (SWET) - Best Actor in a Revival |
| WILD HONEY (Broadway) | 18 December 1986 Virginia Theater New York | DIRECTOR: Christopher Morahan ROLE: Michael Platonov Drama Desk Award Nomination: Outstanding Actor in a Play |
| THE WINTER'S TALE William Shakespeare | 01 June 1976 RST Stratford-upon-Avon | DIRECTOR: John Barton, Barry Kyle, and Trevor Nunn ROLE: King Leontes |
| THE WONDER HAT Kenneth Sawyer Goodman & Ben Hecht | 05 December 1953 Bolton Little Theatre | DIRECTOR: Elizabeth Lee ROLE: Pierrot |
| Won't You Charleston? | 17 January 1977 Hilton Hotel Stratford-upon-Avon | DIRECTOR: Gillian Lynne |
| THE WOOD DEMON Anton Chekov, translated by Ronald Hingley | 21 August 1973 UK Tour/Edinburgh '73, BAM, Wimbledon | DIRECTOR: David Giles ROLE: Kruschov (The Wood Demon) |
| WORDS, WORDS, WORDS Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 05 September 1976 UK Edinburgh, Belfast, Yorkshire | ROLE: Solo recital of favourite writings |
| Title/Writer | Opening Date/Place | Other Information |
|---|---|---|
| YOU NEVER CAN TELL Bernard Shaw | 09 October 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry | DIRECTOR: David Forder ROLE: Philip Clandon |
