What follows is, so far as I can make it, a complete history of every
project in which I have ever been involved as performer, director
and/or composer. As the list has grown, I’ve been tempted to prune
it: by, for example, stripping out walk-on parts, "one night only"
shows and the like. However, as this list is very often the only
record I have of such appearances, I’ve decided, for my own interest
if no one else’s, to keep it comprehensive.
The list is presented in reverse chronological order so that the
latest projects appear at the top.
Date |
For |
Title |
Author |
Role |
Comments/Links |
Oct 12 |
Loft |
The History Boys |
Alan Bennett |
Hector |
|
Jun 12 |
Rugby |
La Cage aux Folles |
Herman/Fierstein |
Edouard Dindon |
|
Feb 12 |
Cri |
Single Spies |
Alan Bennett |
Guy Burgess |
Won Best Actor at the Warwickshire One-Act Play Festival |
Oct 11 |
Loft |
Equus |
Peter Shaffer |
Martin Dysart |
|
Jun 11 |
Loft |
My Boy Jack |
David Haig |
Rudyard Kipling |
|
Jan 11 |
Loft |
Gaslight |
Patrick Hamilton |
Director |
|
Jul 10 |
Loft |
Noises Off |
Michael Frayn |
Lloyd Dallas |
|
May 10 |
Rugby |
Equus |
Peter Shaffer |
Martin Dysart |
|
Jan 10 |
Loft |
The Memory of Water |
Shelagh Stephenson |
Mike |
|
Oct 09 |
Loft |
The Weir |
Conor McPherson |
Jim |
|
Jul 09 |
Tal |
The Full Monty |
Terrence McNally/David Yazbek |
Dave |
|
Jan 09 |
Loft |
Educating Rita |
Willy Russell |
Director |
|
Oct 08 |
Loft |
The Way of the World |
William Congreve |
Witwoud |
|
Apr 08 |
Loft |
Breaking the Code |
Hugh Whitemore |
Alan Turing |
|
Feb 08 |
Loft |
The Hired Man |
Howard Goodall/Melvyn Bragg |
Company |
|
Oct 07 |
SOG |
Sweeney Todd |
Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler |
Beadle Bamford |
|
May 07 |
Tal |
Noises Off |
Michael Frayn |
Lloyd Dallas |
Pics |
Mar 07 |
Loft |
Relative Values |
Noël Coward |
The Honourable Peter Ingleton |
Pics |
Jan 07 |
LWMS |
The Full Monty |
David Yazbek/Terrence McNally |
Teddy Slaughter |
|
Jun 06 |
Loft |
Dealer’s Choice |
Patrick Marber |
Sweeney |
Pics |
Feb 06 |
Loft |
Blithe Spirit |
Noël Coward |
Charles Condomine |
Pics |
Oct 05 |
SOG |
Guys and Dolls |
Frank Loesser/Jo Swerling/Abe Burrows |
Lt Brannigan |
|
Sep 05 |
Tal |
A Few Good Men |
Aaron Sorkin |
Sam Weinberg |
Pics |
Jul 05 |
Loft |
Forty Winks |
Kevin Elyot |
Danny |
Amateur première |
Jul 05 |
BS |
So What? |
Matt Bowdler/Ben Manning |
Head Waiter |
Brainstopping |
May 05 |
Tal |
Humble Boy |
Charlotte Jones |
Felix Humble |
Pics |
Mar 05 |
FF |
Explode |
Jackie Clark |
Peter Goodway |
Fantom Films |
Feb 05 |
|
Hamlet |
Dexter O’Neill |
Phillip/Claudius |
Student film project |
Feb 05 |
Tal |
Picasso at the Lapin Agile |
Steve Martin |
Freddy |
Pics |
Nov 04 |
WTV |
Freshers |
Stuart Black/Dexter O’Neill |
Gary |
|
Oct 04 |
Loft |
A Russian in the Woods |
Peter Whelan |
Clive Burns |
Pics |
May 04 |
Loft |
Two |
Jim Cartwright |
Landlord etc. |
Pics |
Mar 04 |
Rugby |
Under Milk Wood |
Dylan Thomas |
Various |
Rehearsed reading |
Mar 04 |
|
The Limes |
John O’Connor |
Paul |
Pics |
Jan 04 |
Tal |
Tomfoolery |
Tom Lehrer |
|
Pics |
Dec 03 |
Loft |
Little Shop of Horrors |
Howard Ashman/Alan Menken |
Orin (also Wino, Customer, Radio Announcer, Bernstein, Mrs Luce, Skip Snip & Patrick Martin) |
Pics |
May 03 |
Tal |
Straight and Narrow |
Jimmie Chinn |
Jeff |
Pics |
May 03 |
|
Equal Men Lie Sleeping |
Tim Webster |
Lodger |
Student film project |
Apr 03 |
|
Curtain Up with Take Five |
|
Compere |
Musical evening in aid of Cancer Research UK |
Mar 03 |
Rugby |
A Night on a Cruise Ship |
|
Compere |
Cabaret evening |
Feb 03 |
Loft |
Charley’s Aunt |
Brandon Thomas |
Brassett |
|
Dec 02 |
Cri |
Red Hot and Cole |
Cole Porter/James Bianchi/Muriel McAuley/Randy Strawderman |
Clifton Webb/Noël Coward |
|
Dec 02 |
GP |
Alpha Black Zero |
|
Kyle Hardlaw |
Computer game (official website) |
Nov 02 |
BVH |
The End of the Runway Show |
|
|
Fund-raising revue |
Oct 02 |
Tal |
The Nerd |
Larry Shue |
Rick Steadman |
Pics |
Jul 02 |
Loft |
Guys and Dolls |
Frank Loesser/Jo Swerling/Abe Burrows |
Nathan Detroit |
Pics |
Apr 02 |
Tal |
A Night on the Wilde Side |
Oscar Wilde/Sheila Fitzgerald (deviser) |
Reader |
One night only |
Mar 02 |
Tal |
Design for Living |
Noël Coward |
Ernest Friedman |
Pics |
Oct 01 |
Loft |
Misery |
Simon Moore (from Stephen King’s novel) |
Paul Sheldon |
|
Jul 01 |
Loft |
Murder on the Nile |
Agatha Christie |
Beadseller |
Pics |
Jun 01 |
Loft |
Beautiful Thing |
Jonathan Harvey |
Director |
Resources page |
Feb 01 |
Loft |
Wild Honey |
Anton Chekhov (tr. Michael Frayn) |
Dr Triletzky |
Pics |
Oct 00 |
Loft |
Pericles |
William Shakespeare |
Composer |
Composed and produced incidental music |
Sep 00 |
Tal |
The Deep Blue Sea |
Terence Rattigan |
Miller |
|
May 00 |
Loft |
The Dresser |
Ronald Harwood |
Director |
Directed final week of rehearsals due to indisposition |
Mar 00 |
LWMS |
The Music Man |
Meredith Willson |
Charlie Cowell |
|
Feb 00 |
Tal |
The Anniversary |
Bill MacIlwraith |
Director |
Pics; Talismag article |
Nov 99 |
Loft |
The Caretaker |
Harold Pinter |
Aston |
|
Sep 99 |
Tal |
Pinter The Flip Side |
Harold Pinter |
Various |
Anthology |
Sep 99 |
Tal |
A Tomb With a View |
Norman Robbins |
Lucien Tomb |
Pics |
Jul 99 |
Loft |
Tom Jones |
Joan MacAlpine |
Composer |
Composed and produced incidental music |
May 99 |
Loft |
Impromania |
Devised by the cast |
Various |
Official website |
May 99 |
Tal |
Joining the Club |
David Tristram |
Tom |
|
Mar 99 |
TNN |
The Shadow of the Glen |
J.M. Synge |
Michael Dara |
Won Warwickshire One Act Play Festival |
Feb 99 |
Loft |
See How They Run |
Philip King |
Sergeant |
|
Nov 98 |
Loft |
The Winter’s Tale |
William Shakespeare |
Autolycus |
Also composed several song settings |
Sep 98 |
Loft |
Shirley Valentine |
Willy Russell |
Director |
Also composed and produced incidental music |
May 98 |
Loft |
My Night with Reg |
Kevin Elyot |
Daniel |
Pics |
Feb 98 |
Loft |
The Farndale Murder Mystery |
David McGillivray/Walter Zerlin Jr. |
Composer |
Composed and produced incidental music |
Jan 98 |
Loft |
The Innocents |
William Archibald |
Composer |
Composed several song settings |
Oct 97 |
Loft |
Absolute Hell |
Rodney Ackland |
Sam Mitchum |
|
Sep 97 |
Tal |
Neville’s Island |
Tim Firth |
Director |
Amateur Stage article |
Jan 97 |
Loft |
The Dumb Waiter/The Man with the Flower in his Mouth |
Harold Pinter/Luigi Pirandello |
Gus/The Traveller |
|
Jan 97 |
Loft |
Hay Fever |
Noël Coward |
Composer |
Composed music and lyrics for song I Know That You Know |
Dec 96 |
Tal |
Babes in the Wood |
Stephen Duckham |
Whippem |
|
Sep 96 |
Tal |
Racing Demon |
David Hare |
Tony Ferris |
|
Jun 96 |
Loft |
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me |
Frank McGuinness |
Adam |
|
Apr 96 |
Loft |
Dancing at Lughnasa |
Brian Friel |
Gerry Evans |
|
Apr 96 |
Tal |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
William Shakespeare |
Composer |
Composed and produced incidental music |
Feb 96 |
Tal |
Something to Look Forward To |
Ray Rumkee |
Man |
One-man show |
Nov 95 |
Loft |
The Importance of Being Earnest |
Oscar Wilde |
Jack Worthing |
Pics |
Aug 95 |
Tal |
This Funny World |
Various |
Various |
Revue |
Jun 95 |
Loft |
The Playboy of the Western World |
J.M. Synge |
Shawn Keogh |
|
Apr 95 |
Loft |
Blood Wedding |
Federico Garcia Lorca |
Composer |
Composed and produced incidental music |
Mar 95 |
Loft |
Whose Life is it Anyway? |
Brian Clark |
Ken Harrison |
|
Feb 95 |
Crom |
Vampires |
Jeremy Freeston |
Clerk |
Video |
Feb 95 |
Crom |
Nostradamus |
Jeremy Freeston |
Jean Aimes de Chavigny |
Video (see IMDb entry) |
Jan 95 |
Crom |
Naseby |
Bob Carruthers |
Charles I |
Video (see IMDb entry) |
Dec 94 |
Tal |
Cinderella |
Stephen Duckham |
Dandini |
|
Oct 94 |
Tal |
London Assurance |
Dion Boucicault |
Cool |
|
Sep 94 |
Loft |
The Diary of Anne Frank |
Goodrich/Hackett |
Mr. Dussel |
|
Jun 94 |
Loft |
Privates on Parade |
Peter Nichols |
Steven Flowers |
Pics |
Apr 94 |
Crom |
Charles I: Royal Martyr |
Simon Kirk |
Charles I |
Video (see IMDb entry) |
Apr 94 |
Loft |
The Seagull |
Chekhov (tr. Kilroy) |
Constantine |
Pics |
Jan 94 |
Loft |
Spider’s Web |
Agatha Christie |
Oliver Costello |
|
Jan 94 |
Crom |
Majesty (vol. 2) |
Kate Dunn |
Charles I |
Video (see IMDb entry) |
Nov 93 |
Loft |
A Woman of No Importance |
Oscar Wilde |
Francis |
|
Nov 93 |
Loft |
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme |
Frank McGuinness |
Kenneth Pyper |
|
Oct 93 |
Crom |
Majesty (vol. 1) |
Kate Dunn |
Rafael Holinshed |
Video (see IMDb entry) |
Oct 93 |
Loft |
Shakespeare Country |
Peter Whelan |
Sergeant 405 |
Pics |
Aug 93 |
Tal |
The Mask of Moriarty |
Hugh Leonard |
Director |
|
May 93 |
Loft |
Blue Remembered Hills |
Dennis Potter |
Willie |
Pics; also composed music |
Mar 93 |
HOE |
Shakespeare Evening |
Based on the works of William Shakespeare |
Various |
Lygon Arms, Broadway |
Feb 93 |
Loft |
Anthem for Doomed Youth |
Based on the poems of Wilfred Owen |
Reader |
Pics |
Nov 92 |
Tal |
Teechers |
John Godber |
Salty |
|
Oct 92 |
Crom |
Murder Case Studies |
Steve Gillham |
John Christie |
Video (see IMDb entry) |
Jul 92 |
Loft |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
Manuel Puig |
Director |
|
Apr 92 |
Tal |
Bent |
Martin Sherman |
Horst |
Also composed song setting for Streets of Berlin |
Feb 92 |
Tal |
Rookery Nook |
Ben Travers |
Clive Popkiss |
Pics |
Nov 91 |
Tal |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead |
Tom Stoppard |
Guildenstern |
|
Jul 91 |
Loft |
Noises Off |
Michael Frayn |
Tim Allgood |
|
Apr 91 |
Loft |
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime |
Constance Cox |
Lord Arthur |
Pics |
Apr 91 |
Tal |
Comic Relief |
Various |
Various |
Fund-raising revue |
Jan 91 |
|
"Office sketch" |
Unknown |
Richard Cranium |
Statindex trade show, Olympia |
Dec 90 |
SOG |
Brigadoon |
Lerner/Loewe |
Jeff Douglas |
|
Nov 90 |
Loft |
Macbeth |
William Shakespeare |
Malcolm |
Pics |
Aug 90 |
Tal |
Murder on the Nile |
Agatha Christie |
Smith |
|
Mar 90 |
Loft |
Equus |
Peter Shaffer |
Alan Strang |
Pics |
Dec 89 |
LWMS |
Annie |
Charles Strouse et al |
Howe/McCracken |
|
Oct 89 |
Loft |
Twelfth Night |
William Shakespeare |
Sebastian |
|
Sep 89 |
Tal |
Pravda |
Howard Brenton/David Hare |
Andrew May |
Amateur première |
Jul 89 |
CTV |
The Trouble with Tom |
Patricia Newman |
Mr. Marks |
TV debut |
Jun 89 |
Loft |
Shakespeare Anthology |
William Shakespeare |
Various |
Loft Extra |
May 89 |
Cri |
Henry V |
William Shakespeare |
King Henry |
Pics |
Mar 89 |
Tal |
Tom Jones |
Joan MacAlpine |
Blifil |
|
Mar 89 |
Tal |
Comic Relief |
Various |
Various |
Fund-raising revue |
Dec 88 |
Loft |
The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy |
Douglas Adams |
Ford Prefect |
|
Nov 88 |
DVSB |
Summer’s Last Will and Testament |
Thomas Nashe |
Sol/Veer |
|
Oct 88 |
Tal |
And George Created Jesus |
David Lewis |
Director |
World première |
Aug 88 |
Tal |
Charley’s Aunt |
Brandon Thomas |
Jack Chesney |
|
Jun 88 |
Loft |
The 15-minute Hamlet |
Tom Stoppard |
Laertes/Horatio |
|
May 88 |
Pri |
Taking Steps |
Alan Ayckbourn |
Tristram |
Pics |
Mar 88 |
Tal |
Twelfth Night |
William Shakespeare |
Sebastian |
|
Jan 88 |
Loft |
American Express |
Tom Lehrer et al |
Various |
Loft Extra |
Jan 88 |
Pri |
The Haunted Through Lounge and Recessed Dining Nook at Farndale Castle |
David McGillivray/Walter Zerlin Jr. |
The Producer |
Co-directed |
Nov 87 |
Loft |
Anthem for Doomed Youth |
Based on the poems of Wilfred Owen |
Reader |
Loft Extra |
Nov 87 |
Loft |
The Cherry Orchard |
Anton Chekhov |
Yasha |
|
Sep 87 |
Pri |
Night Must Fall |
Emlyn Williams |
Danny |
|
Aug 87 |
Loft |
Caught Napping |
Geoffrey Lumsden |
Gordon Wilding |
|
May 87 |
Pri |
Children of a Lesser God |
Mark Medoff |
Orin Dennis |
|
Mar 87 |
Loft |
Under Milk Wood |
Dylan Thomas |
Various |
|
Oct 86 |
Pri |
Season’s Greetings |
Alan Ayckbourn |
Eddie |
|
Jul 86 |
BRTC |
Richard III |
William Shakespeare |
Clarence |
Production abandoned |
Apr 86 |
Loft |
This Happy Breed |
Noël Coward |
Reg Gibbons |
Pics |
Mar 86 |
Pri |
The Heiress |
Henry James |
Arthur |
|
Feb 86 |
Loft |
Hobson’s Choice |
Harold Brighouse |
Albert Prosser |
Pics |
Dec 85 |
Pri |
Kidnapped at Christmas |
Willis Hall |
Convict Gilbert |
|
Oct 85 |
Loft |
Measure for Measure |
William Shakespeare |
Claudio/Froth |
Pics; toured Germany |
Jul 85 |
Pri |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
Stephen Sondheim/Larry Gelbart/Burt Shevelove |
Protean |
|
Mar 85 |
Loft |
Blake |
William Stanton |
Quid/Richmond |
World première |
Jul 81 |
WUDS |
Delirium Tremens |
Ray Rumkee |
Various |
|
May 81 |
WUDS |
Hiss the Villain |
A.R. Taylor/W.E. Cossons |
Silas Snaker |
Lunchtime theatre |
Mar 81 |
WUDS |
The Drama Soc. Revue |
Ray Rumkee |
Various |
Lunchtime theatre |
Dec 80 |
WUDS |
Where the Rainbow Ends |
Clifford Mills/John Ramsay |
Composer |
Composed and produced incidental music and effects |
Aug 80 |
WUDS |
Marat/Sade |
Peter Weiss |
M. Coulmier |
Revival at Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
Nov 79 |
WUDS |
Marat/Sade |
Peter Weiss |
M. Coulmier |
|
Mar 79 |
WUDS |
The Sea |
Edward Bond |
Carter |
|
77-80 |
LWTC |
Summer seasons of Old Time Music Hall |
Jul 78 |
LWHS |
She Stoops to Conquer |
Oliver Goldsmith |
Sir Charles Marlowe/Landlord |
|
Mar 76 |
LWHS |
Noah |
André Obey |
Noah |
Production abandoned |
Jan 73 |
LWTC |
The Wizard of Oz |
L. Frank Baum et al |
Munchkin |
|
Mar 72 |
LWHS |
The Wind of Heaven |
Emlyn Williams |
Gwyn |
|
Jan 72 |
LWTC |
Snow White |
Trevor Wood |
Chorus |
Pics |
Jan 70 |
LWTC |
Babes in the Wood |
John Crocker |
Chorus |
|