Kevin Williams

Kevin Williams (AKA Kevin Short), critically acclaimed former West End and Royal National Theatre actor (Guys and Dolls, Tommy, A Flea in her Ear, Trelawny, and many more), and award-winning writer for film and stage, is best known for his award-winning feature ‘Punk Strut – the Movie’. Several other short films have won awards on the Festival Circuit, namely ‘Beachcombing’ – a humorous reminder to keep our beaches clean, and ‘Run Hermes’ in support of the Nobel Prize winning anti-nuclear weapons organization ICAN. His most recent film, ‘Tom and his Zombie Wife’, has already won 5 awards for best horror film on the International Festival circuit. Kevin’s stage work includes being co-writer and director of ‘Flying into the Sun’ for the Royal Opening of the Charles Cryer Theatre. Producer/promoter of 200+ Edinburgh Festival Fringe events, winning Best New Play, Best New Venue, and several Spirit of the Fringe awards.

Plays authored

The Lambusters

Past productions

Producer, Hello Dali, clubWEST 3^rd – 25^th August 2008, clubWEST @ Quincentenary Hall, The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
Park Keeper, Mary Poppins 2004 – 12^th January 2008, Bristol Hippodrome and Prince Edward Theatre, London.
Niccolo Machiavelli, Dinner with the Borgias, Warehouse Theatre Company 8^th December 1995 – 28^th January 1996, Warehouse Theatre, Croydon.
Locrian Woman / Old Man / Spartan Soldier / Tramp, Lysistrata 15^th June – 9^th October 1993, The Old Vic, London and Wyndham’s Theatre, London.
Augustus Colpoys, Trelawny of the Wells, Royal National Theatre 12^th February – June 1993, National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
Homenides, A Flea in Her Ear 1988 – 1989, The Old Vic, London.
Bobchinsky, The Government Inspector, National Theatre started 25^th January 1985, National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
Snoopy, Snoopy, The Musical 20^th September 1983 – 11^th November 1984, Duchess Theatre, London.
Courtier / Soldier / Duke of Austria, Blondel 2^nd November 1983 – 22^nd September 1984, The Old Vic, London and Aldwych Theatre, London.
Rusty Charley/Hot Box Waiter, Guys and Dolls 1982 – 1983, Bristol Hippodrome.
Filch, The Beggar’s Opera 1982 – 1983, Theatre Royal, Bath.
Young Prochazka, Schweyk in the Second World War, National Theatre started 16^th September 1982, National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
Pickpocket; Filch; Wat Dreary, The Beggar’s Opera, National Theatre started 24^th June 1982, National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London.
Rusty Charlie / Hot Box Waiter, Guys and Dolls, National Theatre started 26^th February 1982, National Theatre, London.
Dragoon, Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance, National Theatre started 19^th May 1981, National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London.
T/O Servant, Amadeus, National Theatre started 26^th October 1979, National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
Pharaoh, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Miranda Enterprises 18^th December 1974 – 18^th January 1975, Theatre Royal, Brighton.
Arab, West Side Story 1972 – 1973, Bristol Hippodrome.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1972 – 1973, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.

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