Nigel Playfair

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Plays authored

• Shock-Headed Peter

Past productions

• Translation, The Lady of the Camellias, The Little Theatre (Hull) Ltd 26^th November – 1^st December 1934, Hull Repertory Theatre.
• Director, While Parents Sleep 27^th April 1933 – 3^rd February 1934, Strand Theatre, London (now Novello Theatre, London), Garrick Theatre, London, and other locations.
• Prince of Arragon, The Merchant of Venice, Royal Shakespeare Company 16^th May 1932 (press night), Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
• Colonel Hammond / Director, While Parents Sleep started 1932, Royalty Theatre, Dean Street, London and Garrick Theatre, London.
• Director, The Importance of Being Earnest 7^th July 1930 – 1931, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London.
• Earl of Darnaway, Petticoat Influence 3^rd June – 20^th December 1930, St Martin’s Theatre, London and New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• Director / Translation, The Lady of the Camellias 5^th March – 19^th April 1930, Garrick Theatre, London.
• / Director, She Stoops to Conquer 1928 – 1929, Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.
• The Transit of Venus 26^th April – 25^th June 1927, Ambassadors Theatre, London.
• Prince of Aragon, The Merchant of Venice, British Empire Shakespeare Society started 23^rd April 1926, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• Director, The Green Hat 2^nd September – 19^th December 1925, Adelphi Theatre, London and Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London.
• Presented by (Playhouse), The Prisoners of War, Nigel Playfair and The Three Hundred Club 5^th July – 19^th September 1925, Playhouse Theatre, London and Royal Court Theatre, London.
• Director, The Way of the World, Lyric Hammersmith 1924 – 1925, Prince’s Theatre, Manchester.
• The Rivals started 1925, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London.
• Director, Polly 1923 – 1924, Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.
• Co-director, Robert E. Lee started 20^th June 1923, Regent Theatre, London.
• Director, The Insect Play 1922 – 1923, Regent Theatre, London.
• Director, If 1921 – 1922, Ambassadors Theatre, London.
• Director, If, H M Harwood 30^th May – 29^th October 1921, Ambassadors Theatre, London.
• Director, The Beggar’s Opera 1920 – 1921, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London.
• Director, The Knight of the Burning Pestle 30^th August – 12^th September 1919, Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
• Director / Lord / Touchstone, As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company 22^nd April 1919 (press night), Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
• Mr Burgess, Candida, Royal Shakespeare Company 21^st April 1919 (press night), Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
• Director, The Knight of the Burning Pestle 1918 – 1919, Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
• Mr. Edward Waterfield, The Freaks started 14^th February 1918, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
• David Copperfield 1914 – 1915, His Majesty’s Theatre, London (now Her Majesty’s Theatre, London).
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1913 – 1914, Savoy Theatre, London.
• The Second Mrs Tanqueray 1912 – 1913, St James’s Theatre, London.
• The Winter’s Tale 1912 – 1913, Savoy Theatre, London.
• The Happy Island 1912 – 1913, His Majesty’s Theatre, London (now Her Majesty’s Theatre, London).
• The School for Scandal 1912 – 1913, His Majesty’s Theatre, London (now Her Majesty’s Theatre, London).
• The Mind the Paint Girl 1911 – 1912, Duke of York’s Theatre, London.
• Pains and Penalties: The Defence of Queen Caroline 1911 – 1912, Savoy Theatre, London.
• The Cherry Orchard 1910 – 1911, Aldwych Theatre, London.
• The Princess Clementina 1910 – 1911, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
• The Cherry Orchard 1910 – 1911, Aldwych Theatre, London.
• Grumio, The Old Bensonian Matinee, Royal Shakespeare Company 3^rd May 1910 (press night), Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
• The O Flynn 1909 – 1910, His Majesty’s Theatre, London (now Her Majesty’s Theatre, London).
• The Merchant of Venice 1909 – 1910, His Majesty’s Theatre, London (now Her Majesty’s Theatre, London).
• The Last of the De Mullins 1908 – 1909, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
• The Winter’s Tale 1906 – 1907, His Majesty’s Theatre, London (now Her Majesty’s Theatre, London).
• The Tempest 1906 – 1907, His Majesty’s Theatre, London (now Her Majesty’s Theatre, London).
• Hamlet 1906 – 1907, His Majesty’s Theatre, London (now Her Majesty’s Theatre, London).
• Hannetons, Les 1906 – 1907, Imperial Theatre, London.
• An Enemy of the People 1905 – 1906, His Majesty’s Theatre, London (now Her Majesty’s Theatre, London).
• Comus, Comus, Royal Shakespeare Company 11^th July 1904 (press night), Memorial Theatre Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon.