Russell Thorndike

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Plays authored

• Dr. Syn
• Dr. Syn’s Christmas, 1793
• Grand Guignol
• The House of Jeffreys
• Oliver Twist
• The Return of Dr. Syn

Past productions

• Pantaleone, The Torrents of Spring, Meadow Players started 27^th October 1959, Oxford Playhouse.
• Peter Pan 1956 – 1957, Bristol Hippodrome.
• Priest, Twelfth Night, Folio Theatre Company 23^rd July – August 1956, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London.
• Richard III 1955 – 1956, Film Version.
• Peter Pan 1954 – 1955, Bristol Hippodrome.
• Peter Pan 1952 – 1953, Bristol Hippodrome.
• Midnight Matinee 11^th July 1951, Old Vic, London.
• The Cherry Orchard, Windsor Repertory Company 15^th – 20^th November 1948, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• Professor Robert Linden, The Linden Tree, Windsor Repertory Company 1^st – 6^th November 1948, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• When Knights Were Bold, Windsor Repertory Company 29^th March – 3^rd April 1948, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• Shylock, The Merchant of Venice, Windsor Repertory Company 16^th – 27^th March 1948, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• Fagin, Oliver Twist, Windsor Repertory Company 9^th – 20^th February 1948, Theatre Royal, Windsor and Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
• Dr Syn, The Return of Dr. Syn, Windsor Repertory Company 17^th – 22^nd November 1947, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• The Poltergeist, Windsor Repertory Company 23^rd – 28^th June 1947, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
• Dr Syn / Presented by, Dr. Syn’s Christmas, 1793, Emma Trechman and Russell Thorndike 26^th December 1945 – 13^th January 1946, New Lindsey Theatre Club, London.
• Henry V 1944 – 1945, Film Version.
• General Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Old Vic Company 13^th April – 5^th June 1943, Playhouse Theatre, London.
• The Russians 1942 – 1943, Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.
• Mr Sharp, The House of Jeffreys, Alex B Nichols and Jeffreys Production Ltd 17^th August 1942 – 20^th March 1943, Playhouse Theatre, London, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, and other locations.
• Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night 10^th – 21^st June 1942, Arts Theatre, London.
• Smee, Peter Pan 24^th December 1941 – 24^th January 1942, Adelphi Theatre, London.
• The Taming of the Shrew 1940 – 1941, Open Air, Southwark Park.
• / Director, Shakespeare Birthday Festival, Old Vic Company 23^rd April 1937, Old Vic, London.
• Everyman 1934 – 1935, Ambassadors Theatre, London.
• performer: programmes 1, 2 and 3, Continuous Grand Guignol, Continuous Performances Ltd, G B Samuelson, and José G Levy 16^th June – 1^st October 1932, Duke of York’s Theatre, London.
• Shakespeare Birthday Festival 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
• Dr Syn, Dr. Syn, Nelson King and Russell Thorndike 28^th May – 22^nd September 1928, New Grand Theatre (now Hippodrome), Margate, Brixton Theatre, London, and other locations.
• Dr Syn / Presented by, Dr. Syn, Nelson King and Russell Thorndike 7^th December 1927 – 7^th January 1928, Strand Theatre, London (now Novello Theatre, London).
• Dr Syn, Dr. Syn, Lewis Casson, Nelson King, Russell Thorndike, and Sybil Thorndike 28^th February – 26^th November 1927, Grand Opera House, Harrogate, Grand Theatre, Blackpool, and other locations.
• Dr Syn, Dr. Syn, Nelson King and Russell Thorndike 24^th May – 3^rd July 1926, Grand Theatre, Southampton, Gaiety Theatre, Hastings, and other locations.
• Hamlet 1925 – 1926, Lyceum Theatre, London.
• Dr Syn, Dr. Syn, Ivan Firth and Russell Thorndike 7^th December 1925 – 16^th January 1926, Theatre Royal, Plymouth, Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, and other locations.
• Dr Syn, Dr. Syn, Interlude Players 11^th October 1925, Wyndham’s Theatre, London.
• G.-H.-Q. LOVE: American Officer / THE HAND OF DEATH: The Visitor, Grand Guignol, José G Levy 1^st September 1920 – 1^st July 1922, Little Theatre, London.
• Hamlet 1921 – 1922, Old Vic, London.
• Peer Gynt 1921 – 1922, Old Vic, London.
• Lear, King Lear, Old Vic 20^th March – ? 1922, Old Vic, London.
• Love is the Best Doctor 1921 – 1922, Old Vic, London.
• A Dog, The Witch of Edmonton, Phoenix Society 24^th – 26^th April 1921, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London.
• / Director, The Taming of the Shrew 1919 – 1920, Old Vic, London.
• / Director, Hamlet 1919 – 1920, Old Vic, London.
• / Director, The Tempest 1919 – 1920, Old Vic, London.
• / Director, Othello 1919 – 1920, Old Vic, London.
• / Director, The Merchant of Venice 1919 – 1920, Old Vic, London.
• Director, Coriolanus 1919 – 1920, Old Vic, London.
• / Director, Henry IV, Part 1 1919 – 1920, Old Vic, London.
• / Director, Henry IV, Part 2 1919 – 1920, Old Vic, London.
• / Director, Julius Caesar 1919 – 1920, Old Vic, London.
• / Director, Shakespeare Birthday Festival 1919 – 1920, Old Vic, London.
• Everyman 1918 – 1919, Old Vic, London.

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