Plays by Writer
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Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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THE LARK
Jean Anouilh, translated by Christopher Fry | 01 August 1961 Cambridge Arts Theatre, Playhouse Oxford |
DIRECTOR: Roger Jenkins ROLE: Warwick |
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 |
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)
Aleksei Arbuzov, translated by Ariadne Nicolaeff | 17 January 1967 Fortune Theatre London |
DIRECTOR: Frank Hauser ROLE: Leonidik |
THE PROMISE (Broadway)
Aleksei Arbuzov, translated by Ariadne Nicolaeff | 03 November 1967 Henry Miller’s New York |
DIRECTOR: Frank Hauser ROLE: Leonidik |
SERJEANT MUSGRAVE’S DANCE
John Arden | 24 September 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Private Sparky |
ARMSTRONG'S LAST GOODNIGHT
John Arden | 06 July 1965 Chichester Festival Bristol; Nottingham; Chichester |
ROLE: Protestant Evangelist |
CHILDREN'S DAY
Vera I Arlett | 21 June 1950 Wesleyan Hall Wigan |
DIRECTOR: Miss Wilcock ROLE: Father |
HENCEFORWARD…
Alan Ayckbourn | 21 November 1988 Vaudeville Theatre London |
DIRECTOR: Alan Ayckbourn ROLE: Jerome |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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PETER PAN
J M Barrie | 16 December 1997 Olivier Theatre London |
DIRECTOR: John Caird ROLE: Mr. Darling/Captain Hook |
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 |
WAITING FOR GODOT
Samuel Beckett | 05 March 2009 Theatre Royal Haymarket London 26 October 2013 Cort Theatre Broadway |
DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias |
CHIP IN THE SUGAR
Alan Bennett from “Talking Heads” | 28 April 1990 Haymarket Theatre London |
DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias |
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
Robert Bolt | 04 September 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: David Forder ROLE: William Roper |
THE DAYS OF THE COMMUNE
Bertolt Brecht, Translation by Clive Barker | 01 November 1977 Aldwych Theatre London |
DIRECTOR: Howard Davies ROLE: Langevin |
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING
David Brett from novel by Alan Sillitoe | 15 April 1964 Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham |
DIRECTOR: Frank Dunlop ROLE: Arthur Seaton |
THE CRITIC
Richard Brinsley Sheridan | 12 September 1985 Olivier, Odeon, Blackstone London, Paris, Chicago |
DIRECTOR: Sheila Hancock ROLE: Mr. Puff |
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 |
ALADDIN
Billie Brown | 17 December 2004 Old Vic London |
DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias ROLE: Widow Twankey |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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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 |
THE BASHFUL GENIUS
Harold Callen | 12 February 1964 Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham |
DIRECTOR: Frank Dunlop assisted by Richard Digby Day ROLE: Winifred Hutchins |
THE THREE SISTERS (Cambridge)
Anton Chekov | 27 July 1959 Cambridge Arts Theatre |
DIRECTOR: John Barton ROLE: Tuzenbach |
THE SEAGULL (1962)
Anton Chekov | 29 January 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Konstantin |
THE SEAGULL (2007)
Anton Chekov | 02 March 2007 The Courtyard Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon |
DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Sorin |
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)
Anton Chekov (Untitled First Play) adapted by Michael Frayn | 18 December 1986 Virginia Theater New York |
DIRECTOR: Christopher Morahan ROLE: Michael Platonov Drama Desk Award Nomination: Outstanding Actor in a Play |
THE SWAN SONG
Anton Chekov translated by Guy Sells | 10 November 1971 Crucible Sheffield |
DIRECTOR: David William ROLE: Vasily Vasilych Svetlovidov |
THE SEAGULL (1998)
Anton Chekov translated by Tom Stoppard | 29 October 1998 West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds |
DIRECTOR: Jude Kelly ROLE: Dr. Dorn |
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 |
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) |
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)
Anton Chekov, translation by Mike Alfreds with Lilia Sokolov | 05 May 1986 International Theatre Festival Chicago |
DIRECTOR: Mike Alfreds ROLE: Lopakhin |
UNCLE VANYA
Anton Chekov, version by Pam Gems | 25 February 1992 Cottesloe London |
DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias |
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 |
BLACK COFFEE
Agatha Christie | 16 October 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Brian Bell ROLE: Tredwell (the butler) |
TEN LITTLE N****RS
Agatha Christie | 02 April 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Edwards ROLE: Anthony Marston |
THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE
George Colman & David Garrick | 29 April 1975 Savoy London |
DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen |
THE WAY OF THE WORLD
William Congreve | 14 August 1973 UK Tour/Edinburgh '73, BAM, Wimbledon |
DIRECTOR: David William ROLE: Lady Wishfort's Footman |
THE GAZEBO
Alec Coppell | 24 September 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Elliot Nash |
DEUTSCHES HAUS
Richard Cottrell | 28 April 1959 ADC Theatre Cambridge, Arts Theatre Club London |
DIRECTOR: Garry O'Connor ROLE: Harry |
PRESENT LAUGHTER
Noël Coward | 10 December 1998 West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds |
DIRECTOR: Malcolm Sutherland ROLE: Garry Essendine |
THE STORY OF RAHMAN
Alan Cullen | 03 January 1955 Bolton Little Theatre |
DIRECTOR: Alan Cullen ROLE: Attendant |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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THE STARS BOW DOWN
Gordon Daviot | 22 March 1954 Bolton School |
DIRECTOR: Frank Greene ROLE: Asnath, the High Priest's daughter |
CARDS OF IDENTITY
Nigel Dennis | 01 November 1960 ADC Theatre Cambridge |
DIRECTOR: Corin Redgrave ROLE: Captain Mallet |
THREE MONTHS GONE
Howarth Donald | 01 July 1969 Liverpool Playhouse Liverpool |
DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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END OF CONFLICT
Barry England | 27 November 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Simon Mason |
THE BIG CONTRACT
Barry England | 13 May 1963 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Robin Green |
Art Reflected
mainly English poets and writers of prose | 06 October 1968 Purcell Room, South Bank London |
DIRECTOR: Richard Marquand ROLE: Reader |
THE BACCHAE
Euripides | 29 April 1969 Liverpool Playhouse Liverpool |
DIRECTOR: Antony Tuckey ROLE: Pentheus |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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THE RECRUITING OFFICER
George Farquhar | 06 October 1970 UK Tour |
DIRECTOR: Richard Cottrell ROLE: Captain Plume |
A MISERABLE AND LONELY DEATH
Norman Fenton and Jon Blair | 05 February 1978 Donmar Warehouse, Aldwych Theatre London |
DIRECTOR: Walter Donohue ROLE: Kentridge |
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 |
NAPOLI MILIONARIA
Eduardo De Filippo, version by Peter Tinniswoode | 27 June 1991 Lyttelton London |
DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre ROLE: Gennaro |
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 |
'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 |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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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 | Date/Place | Credits |
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I, JOHN BROWN
John Hall | 16 July 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Andrew Acre |
BILLY'S LAST STAND
Barry Hines | 30 June 1970 Theatre Upstairs: Royal Court London |
DIRECTOR: Michael Wearing ROLE: Darkly |
THE STRONG ARE LONELY
Fritz Hochwaelder | 24 March 1958 Bolton School |
DIRECTOR: Frank Greene ROLE: Alfonso Fernandez |
A LILY IN LITTLE INDIA
Donald Howarth | 22 November 1965 Hampstead Theatre Club and St Martin's London |
DIRECTOR: Donald Howarth ROLE: Alvin Hanker |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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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 |
THE WILD DUCK
Henrik Ibsen, translated by Una Ellis-Fermor | 03 October 1960 Cambridge Arts Theatre |
DIRECTOR: David Reid ROLE: Hjalmar Ekdal |
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)
Henrik Ibsen, version by Christopher Hampton | 22 July 1998 Ahmanson Theater The Music Centre Los Angeles |
DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Dr. Tomas Stockmann |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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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 |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Joseph Kesselring | 12 March 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Alan Gray ROLE: Mortimer Brewster |
THE AMOROUS PRAWN
Anthony Kimmins | 05 November 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Alan Gray ROLE: Larry Hoffman |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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KNOTS
R D Laing, devised and staged by Edward Petherbridge | 18 December 1973 Edinburgh '73, Shaw London, BAM |
DIRECTOR: Edward Petherbridge |
Eagle in New Mexico
D.H. Lawrence | 20 July 1980 Paolo Soleri Theatre Santa Fe, New Mexico USA |
DIRECTOR: Patrick Garland |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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DAVID COPPERFIELD (1962)
Joan MacAlpine (from Charles Dickens novel) | 04 December 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
ROLE: David |
THE BIG KILLING
Philip Mackie | 22 October 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Donald MacKechnie ROLE: Gavin Cole |
DOCTOR FAUSTUS (1954)
Christopher Marlowe | 28 October 1954 Hopefield Miniature Theatre |
DIRECTOR: K J Haigh ROLE: Wagner |
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 |
EDWARD II
Christopher Marlowe | 28 August 1969 Edinburgh Festival, UK and European tours, Mermaid Theatre and Piccadilly Theatre. |
DIRECTOR: Toby Robertson ROLE: Edward II |
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 |
ALADDIN & HIS WONDERFUL LAMP
Henry Marshall | 26 December 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn and Donald Mackechnie ROLE: Tee Vee |
THE HOPEFUL TRAVELLERS
G-M Martens & A O Bey | 16 November 1953 Bolton Little Theatre |
DIRECTOR: Arthur B Hilton ROLE: Demon |
COWARDICE
Sean Mathias | 04 July 1983 Ambassadors' Richmond, Bath, Brighton, London |
DIRECTOR: Anthony Page ROLE: Boy |
A PRIVATE MATTER
Ronald Mavor | 15 January 1973 Vaudeville London |
DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen |
ESCAPADE
Roger McDougall | 06 October 1956 Chorley Old Road Congregational Church Hall |
DIRECTOR: Anthony Clarke ROLE: L W Daventry |
TO DOROTHY A SON
Roger McDougall | 02 July 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
ROLE: voices off |
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 05 September 1976 UK Edinburgh, Belfast, Yorkshire |
ROLE: Solo recital of favourite writings |
Before the Act
Gay/Lesbian writers and composers | 05 June 1988 Piccadilly Theatre London |
DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre ROLE: Producer/Uncle Freddie |
A KNIGHT OUT AT THE LYCEUM
Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 21 June 1994 Lyceum Theatre New York |
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A KNIGHT OUT AT THE MARKET THEATRE
Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 25 September 1994 Market Theatre Johannesburg |
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A KNIGHT OUT (1994)
Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 13 November 1994 Theatre Royal; Rep; Lyceum Brighton, Burmingham, Edinburgh |
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A KNIGHT OUT (1995)
Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 23 January 1995 Tesson Civic Theatre; Playhouse; Theatre on the Bay Johannesburg; Durban; Capetown |
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A KNIGHT OUT IN THE EAST END
Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 08 November 1996 St Paul's Arts Centre London E 14 |
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A KNIGHT OUT IN BRUSSELS
Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 10 January 1997 Theatre du Residence Palace Brussels |
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A KNIGHT OUT IN LOS ANGELES
Anthology with commentary by Ian McKellen | 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 |
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THE BRIDE COMES BACK
Ronald Millar | 12 February 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
ROLE: Joe Tilney |
TOAD OF TOAD HALL
A A Milne (from Kenneth Graham’s novel) | 23 December 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Brian Bell ROLE: Chief Weasel |
THE THREE ARROWS
Iris Murdoch | 17 October 1972 Arts Cambridge |
DIRECTOR: Noel Willman ROLE: Prince Yoremitsu, a political prisoner |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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ALL IN GOOD TIME
Bill Naughton | 08 October 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Arthur Fitton |
Homage to Neruda
Pablo Neruda | 27 April 1978 University of London: Senate House |
ROLE: Narrator |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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NOAH
Andre Obey | 04 June 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Shem |
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
Eugene O'Neill | 18 June 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Edmund Tyrone |
THE ERPINGHAM CAMP
Joe Orton | 01 April 1972 Palace Theatre Watford |
DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen ROLE: Director |
LUTHER
John Osborne | 09 April 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Martin Luther |
VENICE PRESERV'D or A Plot Discovered
Thomas Otway | 12 April 1984 Lyttelton London |
DIRECTOR: Peter Gill ROLE: Pierre |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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TRELAWNEY OF THE "WELLS"
Arthur Wing Pinero | 13 July 1965 Chichester Festival Bristol; Nottingham; Chichester |
DIRECTOR: Desmond O'Donovan ROLE: Capt. de Foenix |
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Harold Pinter | 24 January 1961 ADC Theatre Cambridge |
DIRECTOR: David Reid ROLE: Stanley Webber |
NO MAN'S LAND
Harold Pinter | 03 August 2013 Berkeley Rep |
DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias ROLE: Spooner |
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 |
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
Jay Presson Allen | 20 May 1969 Liverpool Playhouse Liverpool |
DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen ROLE: Director |
WHEN WE ARE MARRIED
J B Priestley | 18 September 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Brian Bell ROLE: Fred Dyson |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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THE CUT
Mark Ravenhill | 23 February 2006 Donmar London |
DIRECTOR: Michael Grandage ROLE: Paul |
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 |
SALAD DAYS
Dorothy Reynolds & Julian Slade | 30 July 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Alan Gray ROLE: Fosdyke/Nigel |
CASTE
T W Robertson | 08 October 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Sam Gerridge |
THE BEAUTY CONTEST
L Roe & G A C Sawtell | 17 December 1953 Hopefield Miniature Theatre |
DIRECTOR: L Roe ROLE: Rosie |
ASHES
David Rudkin | 11 June 1975 Young Vic London |
DIRECTOR: Ron Daniels ROLE: Colin |
SHORT LIST
Michael Rudman | 11 March 1983 Hampstead Theatre London, NW1 |
DIRECTOR: Mike Ockrent ROLE: Terry |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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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 WONDER HAT
Kenneth Sawyer Goodman & Ben Hecht | 05 December 1953 Bolton Little Theatre |
DIRECTOR: Elizabeth Lee ROLE: Pierrot |
THE PUBLIC EYE
Peter Shaffer | 10 September 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Julian Christoforou |
THE WHITE LIARS / BLACK COMEDY
Peter Shaffer | 01 February 1968 Lyric London |
ROLE: Tom/Harold Gorringe |
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 |
TWELFTH NIGHT Extract (1952)
William Shakespeare | 13 March 1952 Hopefield Miniature Theatre |
ROLE: Malvolio |
OTHELLO (1955)
William Shakespeare | 21 March 1955 Bolton School |
ROLE: Montano |
HENRY IV PART 2 (1956)
William Shakespeare | 19 March 1956 Bolton School |
DIRECTOR: Frank Greene ROLE: Prince Hal |
HENRY V (1957)
William Shakespeare | 25 March 1957 Bolton School |
DIRECTOR: Frank Greene ROLE: King Henry V |
TWELFTH NIGHT (1958)
William Shakespeare | 12 May 1958 Bolton Little Theatre |
DIRECTOR: George Sawtell ROLE: Sebastian |
MACBETH, ACT V (1958)
William Shakespeare | 01 June 1958 Bolton Middle School |
DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen ROLE: Producer/Director |
HENRY IV PART 2 (Cambridge)
William Shakespeare | 10 March 1959 Cambridge Arts Theatre |
DIRECTOR: John Barton ROLE: Justice Shallow |
CYMBELINE
William Shakespeare | 08 March 1960 Cambridge Arts Theatre |
DIRECTOR: George Rylands ROLE: Posthumus |
TWELFTH NIGHT (Cambridge)
William Shakespeare | 27 September 1960 Cambridge Arts Theatre |
DIRECTOR: Waris Habibullah (Hussein) ROLE: Toby Belch |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (1962)
William Shakespeare | 06 March 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Graham Crowden ROLE: Count Claudio |
HENRY V (1963)
William Shakespeare | 05 February 1963 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: King Henry |
CORIOLANUS (1963)
William Shakespeare | 12 December 1963 Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham |
DIRECTOR: Tyrone Guthrie ROLE: Tullus Aufidius |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (1965)
William Shakespeare | 16 February 1965 Old Vic London |
DIRECTOR: Franco Zeffirelli ROLE: Claudio |
RICHARD II
William Shakespeare | 01 November 1968 UK Tours, Edinburgh Festival, European tours, Mermaid Theatre and Piccadilly Theatre. |
DIRECTOR: Richard Cottrell ROLE: Richard II |
HAMLET
William Shakespeare | 23 March 1971 UK/European Tour |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn ROLE: Prince Hamlet |
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 |
ROMEO AND JULIET (1976)
William Shakespeare | 29 March 1976 Stratford-upon-Avon, Newcastle-upon Tyne, London |
DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: Romeo |
THE WINTER'S TALE
William Shakespeare | 01 June 1976 RST Stratford-upon-Avon |
DIRECTOR: John Barton, Barry Kyle, and Trevor Nunn ROLE: King Leontes |
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 |
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 |
CORIOLANUS (1984-5)
William Shakespeare | 15 December 1984 Olivier London |
DIRECTOR: Peter Hall ROLE: Coriolanus London Evening Standard Award - Best Actor |
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 |
RICHARD III
William Shakespeare | 25 June 1990 Lyttelton London |
DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre ROLE: King Richard Society of West End Theatres (SWET) Award for Best Actor |
KING LEAR (1990)
William Shakespeare | 26 June 1990 Lyttleton London |
DIRECTOR: Deborah Warner ROLE: The Earl of Kent |
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 |
THE TEMPEST
William Shakespeare | 28 January 1999 West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds |
DIRECTOR: Jude Kelly ROLE: Prospero |
KING LEAR (2007)
William Shakespeare | 01 March 2007 The Courtyard Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon |
DIRECTOR: Trevor Nunn ROLE: King Lear |
HENRY VI PARTS 2 AND 3 (Cambridge)
William Shakespeare condensed and directed by Corin Redgrave | 14 March 1961 Cambridge Arts Theatre |
ROLE: King Henry |
ACTING SHAKESPEARE
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 28 August 1977 St. Cecilia's Hall Edinburgh |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Belfast)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 11 November 1977 Arts Theatre Belfast |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Ipswich)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 23 April 1978 Wolsey Theatre Ipswich |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (British Council Scandinavian Tour)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 03 March 1980 Scandinavia Copenhagen, Oslo, Bergen, Karlstad, Gothenburg, Stockholm |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Globe Benefit)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 26 April 1981 Broadhurst Theatre New York |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Second Stage Benefit)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 04 October 1981 Broadhurst Theatre New York |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (1982 tour)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 18 April 1982 Tour Spain, France, Cyprus, Israel, Poland, Romania: Amherst College, USA. |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Washington DC)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 22 April 1982 Folger Theatre Washington, DC |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (British Council 1983 Tour)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 24 January 1983 Europe and Israel Lisbon, Madrid, Nicosia, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Rehovot, Jerusalem |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Warsaw)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 16 May 1983 Ateneum Theatre Warsaw |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Paris)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 04 November 1983 Petit Odeon / Odeon Theatre Paris |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (US 1983)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 05 December 1983 Westwood Playhouse (LA); Ritz (NYC) Los Angeles; New York |
New York Drama Desk Award
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Oxford)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 22 January 1984 Oxford Playhouse Oxford |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Canada)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 13 August 1984 Canada Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (London 1986)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 31 August 1986 Olivier Theatre London |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (US 1987)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 03 February 1987 USA Tour San Francisco, Washington DC, Princeton, LA, Baltimore, Cleveland, San Diego, Boston |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (London 1987)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 11 December 1987 Playhouse Theatre London |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (UK 1988)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 20 March 1988 UK Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Dublin, Belfast, Leicester, Wakefield, Edinburgh, Manchester, Sussex, Cardiff, London |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Wilmington)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 16 April 1988 Delaware Theatre Wilmington, Delaware |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (London 1988)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 02 October 1988 Playhouse Theatre London |
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ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Jersey)
From Shakespeare with commentary by Ian McKellen | 18 February 1990 Opera House Jersey, Channel Islands |
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THE APPLECART
Bernard Shaw | 28 October 1958 ADC Theatre Cambridge |
DIRECTOR: Terrence Hardiman ROLE: King Magnus |
CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA
Bernard Shaw | 14 August 1961 Playhouse Oxford |
DIRECTOR: Waris Hussein ROLE: Achillas/Major-Domo |
YOU NEVER CAN TELL
Bernard Shaw | 09 October 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: David Forder ROLE: Philip Clandon |
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. |
TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD
Bernard Shaw | 21 October 1975 Aldwych Theatre and The Globe London |
DIRECTOR: Clifford Williams ROLE: The Burglar (Aubrey Bagot) |
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)
Martin Sherman | 25 June 1989 Adelphi Theatre London |
ROLE: Max |
BENT (1990)
Martin Sherman | 19 January 1990 Lyttelton and Garrick London |
DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias ROLE: Max |
PARADISE PERPLEXED
F Sladen-Smith | 31 October 1953 Bolton Little Theatre |
DIRECTOR: Sylvia M Smith ROLE: Ticukapelli |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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THE KEEP (1962)
Gwyn Thomas | 19 November 1962 Arts Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk |
DIRECTOR: Robert Chetwyn |
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 |
A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY
Ivan Turgenev, translated by Constance Garnett | 03 February 1959 ADC Theatre Cambridge |
DIRECTOR: Jocelyn Powell ROLE: Beliaev |
LES MEURTRES CHEZ LE COIFFEUR
Strachan Turnbull | 27 November 1952 Hopefield Miniature Theatre |
DIRECTOR: Ken Haigh ROLE: Mari de La Dame |
SEMI-DETACHED
David Turner | 08 June 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Tom Midway |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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THE LIFE IN MY HANDS
Peter Ustinov | 08 January 1964 Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham |
DIRECTOR: Denis Carey ROLE: John Bogle |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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LULLABY OF PARK STREET
Tom Vernon | 10 June 1960 ADC Cambridge |
ROLE: Apple-voiced juvenile |
An Evening of Free Greek Music & Drama
Devised by Minos Volonakis | 26 April 1970 Royal Albert Hall London |
DIRECTOR: Minos Volonakis |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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CELEBRATION
Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall | 13 November 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Anthony Richardson ROLE: Stan Dyson |
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
John Webster | 04 July 1985 Lyttelton, Blackstone London, Chicago |
DIRECTOR: Philip Prowse ROLE: Bosola |
THE MARQUIS OF KEITH
Frank Wedekind | 19 November 1974 Aldwych Theatre London |
DIRECTOR: Ronald Eyre (and translator) ROLE: The Marquis of Keith |
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 |
CHIPS WITH EVERYTHING
Arnold Wesker | 25 October 1970 UK Tour |
DIRECTOR: Richard Cottrell ROLE: Corporal Hill |
THE JOURNALISTS (rehearsed reading)
Arnold Wesker | 13 July 1975 Jackson’s Lane Community Centre |
DIRECTOR: Arnold Wesker ROLE: The Editor |
SAINT'S DAY
John Whiting | 13 October 1959 ADC Theatre Cambridge |
DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Reeves ROLE: Charles Heberden |
SPRING 1600
Emlyn Williams | 25 March 1952 Bolton Little Theatre |
DIRECTOR: Cliff Aspinall ROLE: Jeremy |
CAMINO REAL
Tennessee Williams | 27 November 1958 ADC Theatre Cambridge |
DIRECTOR: John Tanfield ROLE: Survivor |
THE IRREGULAR VERB TO LOVE
Hugh and Margaret Williams | 23 April 1962 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Edwards ROLE: Andrew Rankin |
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 |
Title/Writer | Date/Place | Credits |
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MR. PICKWICK
Stanley Young (adapted from Charles Dickens novel) | 06 December 1961 Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
DIRECTOR: Brian Bell ROLE: Mr. Snodgrass |