Lewis Casson

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Past productions

• Lord Chief Justice, Night Must Fall, Martin Tickner (for Firmont Plays Ltd) 29^th April – 29^th June 1968, Bristol Hippodrome, New Theatre, Oxford, and other locations.
• Mr Witherspoon, Arsenic and Old Lace, Peter Saunders 7^th February – 12^th November 1966, Vaudeville Theatre, (Strand) London, Cambridge Arts Theatre, and other locations.
• Harding, Queen B., Murray Macdonald and John Stevens Ltd and Windsor Theatre Company 18^th September – 16^th November 1963, Theatre Royal, Windsor, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, and other locations.
• Ilya Ilyitch Telyegin (Waffles), Uncle Vanya started 16^th July 1962, Chichester Festival Theatre.
• Sacrifice 1960 – 1961, Old Vic, London.
• Performer, Savonarola Brown 6^th November 1960, Royal Festival Hall, London.
• Osgood Meeker, Waiting in the Wings started 7^th September 1960, Duke of York’s Theatre, London.
• Sir Horace Darke, Eighty in the Shade 8^th January – 13^th June 1959, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
• Sir Patrick Cullen, The Doctor’s Dilemma 4^th October – 1^st December 1956, Saville Theatre, London.
• David Anson, A Day by the Sea 26^th November 1953 – 1954, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• Romeo and Juliet 1952 – 1953, Old Vic, London.
• Leonato, Much Ado About Nothing, Royal Shakespeare Company 11^th January (press night) – 2^nd August 1952, Phoenix Theatre, London.
• Antigonus, The Winter’s Tale 27^th June 1951 – 5^th January 1952, Phoenix Theatre, London, Phoenix Theatre, London, and other locations.
• Eustace Mills, Treasure Hunt, Tennent Productions Ltd 29^th August 1949 – 29^th July 1950, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, Theatre Royal, Brighton, and other locations.
• Simon Brocken, The Foolish Gentlewoman 24^th January – 30^th July 1949, Duchess Theatre, London and Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff.
• Professor Robert Linden, The Linden Tree 15^th August 1947 – 21^st August 1948, Duchess Theatre, London.
• Richard II 1947 – 1948, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Richard II 1946 – 1947, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• / Producer, Saint Joan started 7^th March 1946, King’s Theatre, Hammersmith.
• The Devil’s Disciple 1945 – 1946, Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
• The Wise Have Not Spoken 1945 – 1946, Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
• Man and Superman 1944 – 1945, Theatre Royal, Bristol (pre formation of Bristol Old Vic Company).
• / Director, Saint Joan 1944 – 1945, Theatre Royal, Bristol (pre formation of Bristol Old Vic Company).
• The Moon is Down 1943 – 1944, Theatre Royal, Bristol (pre formation of Bristol Old Vic Company).
• Director, Sheppey 1943 – 1944, Theatre Royal, Bristol (pre formation of Bristol Old Vic Company).
• The Moon is Down 1942 – 1943, Whitehall Theatre, London (now Trafalgar Theatre, London).
• Jacob 2^nd – 13^th June 1942, Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
• Medea 1941 – 1942, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• King John 1940 – 1941, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Gonzalo, The Tempest 30^th May – 28^th June 1940, Old Vic, London.
• Director / Earl of Kent, King Lear 15^th April – ? 1940, Old Vic, London.
• Shakespeare Birthday Festival 1939 – 1940, Old Vic, London.
• The Rivals 1938 – 1939, Old Vic, London.
• Shakespeare Birthday Festival 1938 – 1939, Old Vic, London.
• Director, Man and Superman 1938 – 1939, Old Vic, London.
• Director, Henry Irving Centenary Matinée: Louis XI 23^rd May 1938, Lyceum Theatre, London.
• Director / Dr Görtler, I Have Been Here Before 22^nd September 1937 – March 1938, Royalty Theatre, Dean Street, London.
• Director, Coriolanus 1937 – 1938, Old Vic, London.
• Shakespeare Birthday Festival, Old Vic Company 23^rd April 1937, Old Vic, London.
• Director, My Son’s My Son 1936 – 1937, Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.
• Shakespeare Birthday Festival, Old Vic Company 23^rd April 1935, Old Vic, London.
• Petruchio (a gentleman of Verona), The Taming of the Shrew, The Old Vic Theatre Company started 1935, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London.
• Director, The Winding Journey 1933 – 1934, Theatre Royal, Birmingham.
• Baron Stein, Diplomacy, Charles Macdona 27^th May – 19^th August 1933, Princes Theatre, London (now Shaftesbury Theatre (1963 – Present Day)).
• Shakespeare Birthday Festival, Old Vic Company 23^rd April 1933, Old Vic, London.
• Sir Arthur Chavender, On the Rocks started 1933, Wintergarden Theatre Drury Lane London.
• Director / Walter Fane, The Painted Veil, Gladys Cooper 19^th September 1931 – 9^th January 1932, Playhouse Theatre, London.
• Director, Saint Joan 1931 – 1932, Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.
• Director / Professor Zeigher, Moloch 29^th May – 7^th June 1930, Strand Theatre, London (now Novello Theatre, London).
• Rev Herbert Messiter, The Devil started 12^th January 1930, Arts Theatre, London.

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