Alec Guinness

Plays authored

• Great Expectations

Past productions

• A Commonplace Book 1993 – 1994, Minerva Theatre, Chichester.
• A Walk in the Woods 1988 – 1989, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London).
• Thanks, The Best of Friends 26^th January – ? 1988, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London.
• Hilary, The Old Country started 7^th September 1977, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Dudley Gaveston, A Family and a Fortune 10^th April – October 1975, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London.
• A Family and a Fortune 1974 – 1975, Theatre Royal, Bath.
• Arthur Wicksteed, Habeas Corpus, Michael Codron in association with Stoll Productions 23^rd April 1973 – 10^th August 1974, Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), London and Oxford Playhouse.
• Father, A Voyage Round My Father 4^th August 1971 – 14^th October 1972, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• An Unidentified Guest / Director, The Cocktail Party, Chichester Festival Theatre Productions and H M Tennent Ltd started 28^th May 1968, Wyndham’s Theatre, London, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, and other locations.
• Jock Masters / Mrs Artminster, Wise Child 10^th October 1967 – January 1968, Wyndham’s Theatre, London.
• Von Berg, Incident at Vichy 26^th January – ? 1966, Phoenix Theatre, London.
• Macbeth, Macbeth, The English Stage Company 1966, Royal Court Theatre, London.
• Ross, Ross, H M Tennent Ltd 16^th May 1960 – March 1962, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• The Prisoner, The Prisoner, Globe Theatre 15^th March – 5^th June 1954, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London), Olympia Theatre, Dublin, and other locations.
• Under the Sycamore Tree 7^th April – ? 1952, Golders Green Hippodrome and Aldwych Theatre, London.
• An Unidentified Guest, The Cocktail Party, Henry Sherek 22^nd August – 10^th September 1949, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.
• Director, Twelfth Night started 21^st September 1948, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Richard II 1947 – 1948, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Coriolanus 1947 – 1948, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Hlestakov, The Government Inspector 1947 – 1948, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• The Fool, King Lear, Old Vic Company 24^th September 1946 – 1947, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Cyrano de Bergerac 1946 – 1947, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Richard II 1946 – 1947, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• The Alchemist 1946 – 1947, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Eric Birling, An Inspector Calls, Old Vic Company started 1^st October 1946, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Garcin, Vicious Circle, Great Newport Theatre Committee 16^th July – 11^th August 1946, Arts Theatre, London.
• Charleston (replacement), Thunder Rock, H M Tennent Ltd, Herbert Marshall Productions, and Neighbourhood Theatre Ltd 18^th June – 9^th November 1940, Neighbourhood Theatre, Harrington Road Kensington, London, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London), and other locations.
• Ferdinand, The Tempest 30^th May – 28^th June 1940, Old Vic, London.
• Richard Meilhac, Cousin Muriel 7^th March – 11^th May 1940, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
• Herbert Pocket, Great Expectations, The Actors Company 7^th December 1939 – 11^th January 1940, Rudolf Steiner Hall, London.
• Shakespeare Birthday Festival 1939 – 1940, Old Vic, London.
• Michael Ransom, The Ascent of F6, Group Theatre 27^th June – 8^th July 1939, Old Vic, London.
• The Rivals 1938 – 1939, Old Vic, London.
• Shakespeare Birthday Festival 1938 – 1939, Old Vic, London.
• Hamlet 1938 – 1939, Old Vic, London.
• Trelawny of the Wells 1938 – 1939, Old Vic, London.
• Snake, The School for Scandal 25^th November 1937 – 1938, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Fedotik, Three Sisters 28^th January – ? 1938, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Lorenzo, The Merchant of Venice 21^st April – ? 1938, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Reynaldo; Player Queen; Osric, Hamlet, Old Vic Company started 2^nd June 1937, Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, Denmark.
• Duke of Exeter, Henry V, Old Vic Company 6^th April – 22^nd May 1937, Old Vic, London.
• Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Twelfth Night, Old Vic Company 23^rd February – 3^rd April 1937, Old Vic, London.
• Reynaldo; Osric, Hamlet, Old Vic Company 5^th January – 20^th February 1937, Old Vic, London.
• Love’s Labour’s Lost, Old Vic Company 1936 – 1937, Old Vic, London.
• Shakespeare Birthday Festival 1936 – 1937, Old Vic, London.
• Duke of Aumerle; A Groom of the Stable, Richard II 6^th September – ? 1937, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• Old Thorney, The Witch of Edmonton 8^th – 30^th December 1936, Old Vic, London.
• A Workman, The Seagull started 20^th May 1936, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Sampson; Apothecary, Romeo and Juliet 17^th October 1935 – 28^th March 1936, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• The Wolf, Noah 2^nd July – 5^th October 1935, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• 3rd Player; Osric, Hamlet started 14^th November 1934, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.