Francis Matthews

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Plays authored

• The Three Musketeers

Past productions

• Director, The Three Musketeers, Bud Martin/Rose Theatre 27^th November 2010 – 2^nd January 2011, Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames.
• Herr Schultz (Replacement), Cabaret 10^th October 2006 – 21^st June 2008, Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), London.
• Cecil, The Kingfisher, Ian Fricker Productions and Mercury Theatre Colchester 1^st August – 16^th September 2006, New Theatre, Cardiff, Cambridge Arts Theatre, and other locations.
• Cecil, The Kingfisher, Ian Fricker Productions and Mercury Theatre Colchester 11^th October – 26^th November 2005, Mercury Theatre, Colchester, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, and other locations.
• Felix Fejevary, 1st / Felix Fejevary, 2nd, Inheritors, Orange Tree Theatre 20^th February – 5^th April 1997, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond.
• The Wind in the Willows 1995 – 1996, Old Vic, London.
• Absurd Person Singular 1993 – 1994, Theatre Royal, Bath.
• Philip, Relatively Speaking, James Barber and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre started 13^th October 1992, Theatre Royal, Bath, Theatre Royal, Windsor, and other locations.
• Angus Adams, Hand Over Fist, Watermill Theatre 1^st – 26^th May 1990, Watermill Theatre, Newbury.
• The Old Country 1989 – 1990, Theatre Royal, Bath.
• Hilary, The Old Country, David Kirk Productions, Farnham Repertory Company, and Fleighton Productions Ltd 25^th January – 11^th February 1989, Redgrave Theatre, Farnham.
• Sherlock Holmes, Holmes and the Ripper, Dina and Alexander E Racolin, John Newman for Newpalm Productions, Mark Furness Ltd, and Martin Birrane 30^th May – 20^th August 1988, Theatre Royal, Bath, Buxton Opera House, and other locations.
• Robin Partridge, Children’s Day, Windsor Theatre Company 27^th January – 14^th February 1987, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• Gary Essendine, Present Laughter, Portman Theatrical Productions 14^th April – 2^nd August 1986, Richmond Theatre, Theatre Royal, Bath, and other locations.
• Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Ashcroft Theatre and Norman Meadmore Ltd 24^th June – 12^th November 1983, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon and continental tour.
• Hon. Willie Tatham, Aren’t We All?, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Triumph Apollo Productions Ltd 14^th May 1982 – 3^rd November 1984, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London and Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
• Stone, The Business of Murder, David Gordon Productions and Windsor Theatre Company 10^th February 1981 – 16^th July 1988, Duchess Theatre, London, May Fair Theatre, London, and other locations.
• Reg (replacement), Middle Age Spread, John Gale for Lisden Productions Ltd 17^th October 1979 – 7^th February 1981, Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), London and Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London.
• Mortimer Brewster, Arsenic and Old Lace, Windsor Theatre Company 19^th October – 6^th November 1976, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• Sidney Hopcroft, Absurd Person Singular, Windsor Theatre Company 4^th – 22^nd May 1976, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• Alexander Ben Claiborne, A Touch of Spring, Allan Davis Ltd and Volcano Productions 14^th April 1975 – 1976, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, and other locations.
• Andrew Perry, Signs of the Times, David Gordon Productions 11^th February – 30^th March 1974, Theatre Royal, York, Wimbledon Theatre, and other locations.
• Bernard White, Who’s Who?, Bill Freedman and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre 20^th June – 6^th October 1973, Fortune Theatre, London.
• Pat Plummer, That’s No Lady, That’s My Husband, Ray Cooney Productions 19^th February – 31^st March 1973, Theatre Royal, Brighton, New Theatre, Hull, and other locations.
• Pat Plummer, That’s No Lady, That’s My Husband, Ray Cooney Productions 22^nd August – 14^th October 1972, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, and other locations.
• Mr Darcy, First Impressions, Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company 10^th October – 11^th December 1971, Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
• Guy Stevens, How Say You?, John Counsell Ltd and Michael Codron Ltd 10^th March – 15^th August 1959, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, King’s Theatre, Glasgow, and other locations.
• Guy Stevens, Love at Law, Windsor Repertory Company 17^th – 29^th November 1958, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• Gaston Lachaille, Gigi, Windsor Repertory Company 11^th – 16^th February 1957, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• Martin York, The Devil was Sick, E P Clift for Minster Productions Ltd 29^th October – 24^th November 1956, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth, Fortune Theatre, London, and other locations.
• Christopher Isherwood, I Am a Camera, Windsor Repertory Company 14^th – 19^th May 1956, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• Bob Peasley, No Escape, E P Clift 5^th July – 23^rd October 1954, Opera House, Manchester, Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff, and other locations.
• Philip Cleave, Nun’s Veiling, Bromley Repertory Company 26^th October – 7^th November 1953, New Theatre, Bromley.
• Johnny, their son, Misalliance, Oxford Playhouse Company 9^th – 21^st March 1953, Oxford Playhouse.
• Point of Departure, Oxford Playhouse 2^nd – 14^th June 1952, Oxford Playhouse.
• Morris Townsend, The Heiress, Oxford Playhouse Company 7^th – 19^th April 1952, Oxford Playhouse.
• Robert 'Rip' Van Brett, Double Door, Harry Hanson’s Court Players 9^th – 14^th October 1950, Theatre Royal, Leeds.