Joan Plowright

Past productions

• Rachel Cohen, If We Are Women 6^th – 29^th April 1995, Greenwich Theatre, London.
• Mrs Conway, Time and the Conways, Theatr Clwyd Company 29^th October – 3^rd November 1990, Theatre Royal, Bath.
• Mrs Conway, Time and the Conways, Theatr Clwyd Company and Triumph Proscenium Productions Ltd 14^th September 1990 – 6^th March 1991, Old Vic Theatre, London, Theatr Clwyd, Mold, and other locations.
• Poncia, The House of Bernarda Alba 1^st September 1986 – 30^th May 1987, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London and Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
• Mrs Warren, Mrs Warren’s Profession, National Theatre 4^th October 1985 – 1986, National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre.
• Lady Wishfort, The Way of the World, Chichester Festival Theatre Production and Duncan C Weldon with Paul Gregg & Lionel Becker, Jerome Minskoff & Douglas Urbanski 13^th November 1984 – 1985, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• Madame Ranevskaya, The Cherry Orchard, Duncan C Weldon with Paul Gregg and Lionel Becker for Triumph Apollo Productions and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre 3^rd August – 19^th November 1983, Theatre Royal, Bath, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, and other locations.
• Martha, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, National Theatre started 23^rd June 1981, Theatre Royal, Bath and National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre.
• Martha, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, National Theatre started 23^rd June 1981, National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre and Theatre Royal, Bath.
• Connie Craven, Enjoy 29^th September – ? 1980, Vaudeville Theatre, (Strand) London and Richmond Theatre, London.
• Filumena Marturano, Filumena 2^nd November 1977 – July 1979, Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), London.
• Alma, The Bed Before Yesterday, H M Tennent Ltd and Lyric Theatre Company 9^th December 1975 – 30^th April 1977, Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), London.
• Irena Arkadina, The Seagull, H M Tennent Ltd and Lyric Theatre Company 20^th October 1975 – 28^th April 1976, Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), London.
• Rosa, Saturday Sunday Monday 8^th October 1974 – May 1975, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Stella Kirby, Eden End 25^th March – ? 1974, The Old Vic, London and Richmond Theatre, London.
• Rosa, Saturday Sunday Monday, National Theatre 23^rd October 1973 – 1974, The Old Vic, London.
• Rebecca West, Rosmersholm, Greenwich Theatre Company 16^th May – 9^th June 1973, Greenwich Theatre, London.
• Rosmersholm 1972 – 1973, Greenwich Theatre, London.
• Silia, The Rules of the Game, National Theatre started 7^th June 1971, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London and Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Mistress Ann Frankford, A Woman Killed With Kindness 6^th April – ? 1971, The Old Vic, London.
• The Merchant of Venice 1969 – 1970, National Theatre, London.
• Portia, The Merchant of Venice 28^th April – ? 1970, The Old Vic, London.
• Co-director, The Travails of Sancho Panza, National Theatre 16^th December 1969 – 1970, The Old Vic, London.
• The Voice of Lilith, Back to Methuselah: Part Two, National Theatre started 29^th July 1969, Old Vic Theatre.
• Director, Rites, National Theatre started 27^th May 1969, The Old Vic, London.
• Co-director, Bird of Paradise, National Theatre started 11^th February 1969, Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre.
• Co-director, Nurse Macateer, National Theatre started 11^th February 1969, Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre.
• Co-director, Pursuit, National Theatre started 11^th February 1969, Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre.
• Co-Director, Rites, National Theatre started 11^th February 1969, Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre.
• Back to Methuselah 1968 – 1969, The Old Vic, London.
• Rosaline, Love’s Labour’s Lost, National Theatre 17^th December 1968 – 1969, The Old Vic, London.
• Teresa, The Advertisement, National Theatre 16^th September 1968 – 1969, The Old Vic, London and Theatre Royal, Brighton.
• Dorine, Tartuffe, National Theatre 21^st November 1967 – 1968, The Old Vic, London.
• Masha, Three Sisters, National Theatre started 4^th July 1967, The Old Vic, London.
• T/O Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing, National Theatre 16^th February – ? 1965, The Old Vic, London.
• T/O Hilde Wangel, The Master Builder, National Theatre 9^th June 1964 – 1965, The Old Vic, London.
• Maggie Hobson, Hobson’s Choice, National Theatre 7^th January 1964 – 1965, The Old Vic, London.
• Joan, Saint Joan 1963 – 1964, The Old Vic, London.
• Sonya, Uncle Vanya started 19^th November 1963, The Old Vic, London and Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Joan, Saint Joan, National Theatre started 24^th June 1963, The Old Vic Theatre, London and Chichester Festival Theatre, Main Theatre.
• Sofya Alexandrovna (Sonya), Uncle Vanya started 16^th July 1962, Chichester Festival Theatre, Main Theatre.
• Another Constantia, The Chances started 3^rd July 1962, Chichester Festival Theatre, Main Theatre.
• Josephine, A Taste of Honey 4^th October 1960 – 9^th September 1961, Lyceum Theatre, New York City and Booth Theatre, New York.
• Jean Rice, Archie's daughter, The Entertainer 1960 – 1961, Film Version.
• Daisy, Rhinoceros started 28^th April 1960, Royal Court Theatre, London and Strand Theatre, London (now Novello Theatre, London).
• Beatie Bryant, Roots started 30^th July 1959, Duke of York’s Theatre, London.
• Beatie Bryant, Roots, English Stage Company started 25^th May 1959, Royal Court Theatre, London and Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.
• Arlette, Hook, Line and Sinker started 19^th November 1958, Piccadilly Theatre, London.
• Jean Rice, Archie's daughter, The Entertainer 12^th February – 10^th May 1958, Royale Theatre, New York (now Bernard B Jacobs Theatre).
• Elizabeth Compton, The Making of Moo, English Stage Company 25^th June – ? 1957, Royal Court Theatre, London.

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