Michael Bates
Past productions
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Babes in the Wood
1975 – 1976,
Bristol Hippodrome.
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Charles,
Forget-Me-Not Lane, Greenwich Theatre and Memorial Enterprises
1st April – 27th November 1971,
Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London and Greenwich Theatre, London.
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Archie Dowd,
Cannibal Crackers, Hampstead Theatre Club
24th November – December 1969,
Hampstead Theatre, London.
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Moricet,
The Birdwatcher, Hampstead Theatre Club
1966,
Hamptead Theatre Club London.
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Wilfrid Cuffe (Widge),
Queen B., Murray Macdonald and John Stevens Ltd and Windsor Theatre Company
18th September – 16th November 1963,
Theatre Royal, Windsor, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (now The Alexandra), and other locations.
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Toni,
Out of Bounds, Henry Sherek and Michael Redgrave Productions Ltd
15th October 1962 – 8th June 1963,
Wyndham’s Theatre, London, New Theatre, Oxford, and other locations.
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Roy Morgan,
Guilty Party, Peter Bridge for Bridge Productions Ltd
17th August 1961 – 1st September 1962,
St Martin’s Theatre, London, Theatre Royal, Brighton, and other locations.
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Gregory,
Jane Eyre, Windsor Repertory Company
13th June – 8th July 1961,
Theatre Royal, Windsor.
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An old gentleman,
Rhinoceros
started 28th April 1960,
Royal Court Theatre, London and Strand Theatre, London (now Novello Theatre, London).
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An Inspector of Police,
Look After Lulu!, H M Tennent Ltd and LOP Ltd
20th July – 19th December 1959,
Royal Court Theatre, London, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London, and other locations.
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No Bed For Bacon
1958 – 1959,
Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
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Maitland,
The Chalk Garden, Windsor Repertory Company
30th June – 12th July 1958,
Theatre Royal, Windsor.
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Idle Jack,
Dick Whittington, Windsor Repertory Company
21st December 1956 – 26th January 1957,
Theatre Royal, Windsor.
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Mr Martin,
The Bald Prima Donna
6th November – 16th December 1956,
Arts Theatre, London.
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The First Furniture Remover,
The New Tenant
6th November – 16th December 1956,
Arts Theatre, London.
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Poins,
Henry IV, Part 1
1954 – 1955,
The Old Vic, London.
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Poins,
Henry IV, Part 2
1954 – 1955,
The Old Vic, London.
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Costard,
Love’s Labour’s Lost
1954 – 1955,
The Old Vic, London.
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Richard II
1954 – 1955,
The Old Vic, London.
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The Taming of the Shrew
1954 – 1955,
The Old Vic, London.
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Corbaccio,
Volpone, Royal Shakespeare Company
15th July 1952 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Touchstone,
As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company
29th April 1952 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Trinculo,
The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Company
25th March 1952 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Citizen 3,
Coriolanus, Royal Shakespeare Company
13th March 1952 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Henry V
1951 – 1952,
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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As You Like It
1951 – 1952,
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Mole,
Toad of Toad Hall, Royal Shakespeare Company
24th December 1951 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Bardolph / Bates,
Henry V, Royal Shakespeare Company
31st July 1951 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Bardolph,
Henry IV, Part 2, Royal Shakespeare Company
8th May 1951 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Bardolph,
Henry IV, Part 1, Royal Shakespeare Company
3rd April 1951 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Lord Willoughby,
Richard II, Royal Shakespeare Company
24th March 1951 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Servant,
King Lear, Royal Shakespeare Company
18th July 1950 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Cobbler,
Julius Caesar, Royal Shakespeare Company
2nd May 1950 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Lord Sands / Porter's Man,
Henry VIII, Royal Shakespeare Company
28th March 1950 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Elbow,
Measure for Measure, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company
9th March (press night) – 10th November 1950,
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Cymbeline
1949 – 1950,
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1949 – 1950,
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Much Ado About Nothing
1949 – 1950,
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Murderer 2 / Witch 2,
Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Company
7th November 1949 (press night),
Tour.
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Sexton,
Much Ado About Nothing, Royal Shakespeare Company
19th October 1949 (press night),
Tour.
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Lord Sands,
Henry VIII, Royal Shakespeare Company
15th July 1949 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Unnamed parts,
Othello, Royal Shakespeare Company
17th June 1949 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Gentleman 3,
Cymbeline, Royal Shakespeare Company
20th May 1949 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Starveling,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company
23rd April 1949 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Unnamed parts,
Much Ado About Nothing, Royal Shakespeare Company
19th April 1949 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Murderer 2 / Witch 2,
Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Company
16th April 1949 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Macbeth
1948 – 1949,
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Chief Ferret / Jailer,
Toad of Toad Hall, Royal Shakespeare Company
27th December 1948 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Unnamed parts,
Othello, Royal Shakespeare Company
30th July 1948 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Officer,
Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Company
2nd July 1948 (press night),
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.