Basil Henson
Past productions
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Colonel,
Piano, National Theatre
2nd August – ? 1990,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London.
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Duke of Venice,
The Merchant of Venice
1st June – 23rd September 1989,
Phoenix Theatre, London.
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Sebastian,
The Tempest, National Theatre
21st April 1988 – 1989,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London and National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Camillo,
The Winter’s Tale, National Theatre
started 28th April 1988,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London and National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Belarius,
Cymbeline, National Theatre
started 9th May 1988,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London and National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Robert Williams; Dr Christopher Arden; Natty Seale,
Entertaining Strangers, National Theatre
started 9th October 1987,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London.
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Agrippa,
Antony and Cleopatra, National Theatre
3rd April – ? 1987,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Oswald,
King Lear, National Theatre
3rd December 1986 – 1987,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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A Gentleman,
Dalliance, National Theatre
15th May – ? 1986,
National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre.
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Narrator; Weeping Willow Walker,
The Threepenny Opera, National Theatre
6th March 1986 – 1987,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Foresight,
Love for Love, National Theatre
7th November 1985 – 1986,
National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre.
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Elliot Fruit-Norton,
Pravda, National Theatre
26th April – ? 1985,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Titus Lartius,
Coriolanus, National Theatre
30th November 1984 – 1985,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Porfiry Semyonovich Glagolyev,
Wild Honey, National Theatre
13th July – ? 1984,
National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre.
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Chorus,
Antigone, National Theatre
15th May – ? 1984,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London.
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The General,
Strider – The Story of a Horse, National Theatre
started 20th January 1984,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London.
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Chorus,
Antigone, National Theatre
started 13th October 1983,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London.
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Gonzago,
The Fawn, National Theatre
started 7th July 1983,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London.
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Cardinal Malaspina Cibo,
Lorenzaccio, National Theatre
started 4th March 1983,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Cyprian,
The Spanish Tragedy, National Theatre
started 1982,
Theatre Royal, Bath, National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London, and other locations.
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Alexander Vladimirovitch Serebryakov,
Uncle Vanya, National Theatre
started 7th May 1982,
National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre.
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Diafoirus,
The Hypochondriac, National Theatre
started 17th October 1981,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Don Lope de Figuero,
The Mayor of Zalamea, National Theatre
4th August 1981 – 10th February 1982,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London, National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre, and other locations.
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Roebuck Ramsden,
Man and Superman, National Theatre
started 16th January 1981,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Cardinal Barberini (Pope Urban VIII),
The Life of Galileo, National Theatre
started 8th August 1980,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Brabantio,
Othello, National Theatre
started 14th March 1980,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Relling,
The Wild Duck, National Theatre
started 7th December 1979,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Johann Kilian von Strack,
Amadeus, National Theatre
started 26th October 1979,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Lord Hastings,
Richard III, National Theatre
started 28th September 1979,
National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre.
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Colonel Daniel Craven,
The Philanderer, National Theatre Company
1st September 1978 – 1979,
National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre.
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Sir Leonard Darwin,
Plenty, National Theatre
started 7th April 1978,
National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre.
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Major George 'Amos' Todd,
For the West, English Stage Company
started 11th May 1977,
National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London and Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs), London.
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T/O Simon Veal,
Plunder, National Theatre
started 8th January 1976,
The Old Vic, London, National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre, and other locations.
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Newton Reeves,
Brother and Sister, Bristol Old Vic Trust Ltd
29th May – 22nd June 1968,
Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
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The Successor
25th February – 14th March 1964,
Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
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John Smith,
Fit to Print
25th July – ? 1962,
Duke of York’s Theatre, London.
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The Lady of the Camellias
1961 – 1962,
Old Vic, Australian/Latin American Tour.
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Twelfth Night
1961 – 1962,
Old Vic, Australian/Latin American Tour.
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Duel of Angels
1961 – 1962,
Old Vic, Australian/Latin American Tour.
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Peter Merrill,
Look On Tempests
started 23rd March 1960,
Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London).
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Dick Pepper,
The Tunnel of Love, Robin Fox Partnership Ltd, S A Gorlinsky, and Theatre Guild
23rd February – 18th April 1959,
Bristol Hippodrome, Streatham Hill Theatre, London, and other locations.
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Colin,
Nude with Violin, H M Tennent Ltd
24th September 1956 – 15th February 1958,
Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London), Olympia Theatre, Dublin, and other locations.
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Charles Condomine,
Blithe Spirit, Hornchurch Repertory Company
6th – 18th August 1956,
Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch.
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Mr Charles Stratton,
Separate Tables
22nd September 1954 – 28th September 1957,
St James’s Theatre, London and Music Box Theatre, New York City, USA.
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Michael Dennis,
The Living Room
22nd June – 9th July 1954,
Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
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The Shoemaker’s Holiday, Bristol Old Vic Company
16th March – 3rd April 1954,
Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
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Winter Journey
1953 – 1954,
Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
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The School for Wives
1953 – 1954,
Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
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Murder in the Cathedral
1953 – 1954,
Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
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Salad Days
1953 – 1954,
Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.