John Gielgud

Past productions

• Director / John Worthing J.P., The Importance of Being Earnest 23^rd January – 10^th May 1947, Grand Theatre, London, Ontario and Royale Theatre, New York (now Bernard B Jacobs Theatre).
• Radyon Romanovitch Raskolnikov, Crime and Punishment started 26^th June 1946, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Director / John Worthing J.P., The Importance of Being Earnest started 11^th April 1946, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• Director / Hamlet, Hamlet started October 1945, Tour – Far East.
• Director, Lady Windermere’s Fan, CEMA and Tennent Plays Ltd 18^th June 1945 – February 1947, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, New Theatre, Oxford, and other locations.
• Actor, The Duchess of Malfi, Unknown Theatre Company 18^th April – 12^th May 1945, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, and other locations.
• Arnold Champion-Cheney, M.P., The Circle 11^th October 1944 – 1945, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1944 – 1945, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• The Duchess of Malfi 1944 – 1945, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• Director / Valentine., Love for Love 1944 – 1945, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• Hamlet., Hamlet started 25^th July 1944, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, and other locations.
• Director, Crisis in Heaven 17^th April – 10^th June 1944, Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), London and Grand Theatre, Blackpool.
• Thanks to, Romeo and Juliet, Travelling Repertory Theatre 25^th January – 5^th February 1944, Theatre Royal, Bristol (pre formation of Bristol Old Vic Company).
• Actor, Hamlet, Haymarket Theatre December – January 1944, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• / Director, Love for Love 1943 – 1944, Bristol Hippodrome.
• Director, The Cradle Song 29^th January – ? 1944, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London.
• Director, The Last of Summer 7^th June – ? 1944, Phoenix Theatre, London.
• Hamlet 1943 – 1944, Bristol Hippodrome.
• Director, Landslide, H M Tennent Ltd 27^th September – 6^th November 1943, Westminster Theatre, London and Theatre Royal, Brighton.
• T/O Louis Dubedat, The Doctor’s Dilemma started 26^th January 1943, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• Director / Valentine, Love for Love 8^th April – ? 1943, Phoenix Theatre, London.
• / Director, Love for Love 1942 – 1943, Bristol Hippodrome.
• Director / John Worthing J.P., The Importance of Being Earnest started 14^th October 1942, Phoenix Theatre, London.
• Director / Macbeth, Macbeth started 8^th July 1942, Piccadilly Theatre, London.
• Director, Ducks and Drakes 17^th November – 13^th December 1941, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London and Theatre Royal, Bath.
• Director / Mr Dearth, Dear Brutus, H M Tennent Ltd 20^th January – 17^th May 1941, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
• Henry Gow, Fumed Oak started 5^th July 1940, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
• Commander Peter Gilpin, Hands Across the Sea started 5^th July 1940, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
• Adapted by / An Old Actor, Swansong started 5^th July 1940, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
• Prospero, The Tempest 30^th May – 28^th June 1940, The Old Vic, London.
• Director, The Beggar’s Opera, Haymarket Theatre Company started March 1940, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• Lear, King Lear 15^th April – ? 1940, The Old Vic, London.
• Director / T/O Macheath, The Beggar’s Opera 5^th March – ? 1940, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• / Director, The Importance of Being Earnest 1939 – 1940, Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.
• Children of Charles & Dora - Nicholas Randolph, Dear Octopus, H M Tennent Ltd 14^th September 1938 – September 1939, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London) and Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Co-Director / Hamlet, Hamlet 28^th June – 15^th July 1939, Lyceum Theatre, London and Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, Denmark.
• Director, Scandal in Assyria started 30^th April 1939, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
• Director, Spring Meeting, H M Tennent Ltd 20^th March – 5^th August 1939, Prince’s Theatre, Bristol, Grand Theatre & Opera House, Leeds, and other locations.
• Director, Spring Meeting, H M Tennent Ltd 31^st May 1938 – 18^th March 1939, Ambassadors Theatre, London, Streatham Hill Theatre, London, and other locations.
• Director / John Worthing, JP, The Importance of Being Earnest started 31^st January 1939, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
• Shakespeare Birthday Festival 1938 – 1939, The Old Vic, London.
• / Director, The Importance of Being Earnest 1938 – 1939, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
• Drake 1938 – 1939, London Coliseum.
• Director, Spring Meeting, Gladys Cooper and Philip Merivale 17^th October 1938 – 4^th March 1939, Opera House, Manchester, Morosco Theatre, New York, and other locations.
• Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal 25^th November 1937 – 1938, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Vershinin, Three Sisters 28^th January – ? 1938, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Co-director / Shylock, The Merchant of Venice 21^st April – ? 1938, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Director / King Richard II, Richard II 6^th September – 30^th October 1937, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Co-director / Mason, He Was Born Gay started 26^th May 1937, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Hamlet, Hamlet started 12^th October 1936, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto.

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