Royal Shakespeare Company
August 1974 - January 1976
"My Royal Shakespeare Company debut was at the Edinburgh Festival as Dr. Faustus. Four years and 13 plays later, I had worked at Stratford-upon-Avon, London and throughout the regions, under the direction of my ex-university pal Trevor Nunn and our mentor at Cambridge John Barton." — Ian McKellen, October 1999 |
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The Plays
| Year | Place | Title/Writer | Director/Role |
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| 1974 | Royal Shakespeare Company Edinburgh Festival and Aldwych Theatre Edinburgh, London | DR FAUSTUS Christopher Marlowe | DIRECTOR: John Barton ROLE: Dr. Faustus |
| 1974 | Royal Shakespeare Company Aldwych Theatre London | THE MARQUIS OF KEITH Frank Wedekind | DIRECTOR: Ronald Eyre (and translator) ROLE: The Marquis of Keith |
| 1975 | Royal Shakespeare Company Aldwych Theatre London | KING JOHN John Barton, adapted & re-worked from the play of Shakespeare and other sources | DIRECTOR: John Barton ROLE: Philip The Bastard |
| 1975 | Savoy London | THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE George Colman & David Garrick | DIRECTOR: Ian McKellen |
| 1975 | Young Vic London | ASHES David Rudkin | DIRECTOR: Ron Daniels ROLE: Colin |
| 1975 | Jackson's Lane Community Centre | THE JOURNALISTS (rehearsed reading) Arnold Wesker | DIRECTOR: Arnold Wesker ROLE: The Editor |
| 1975 | Royal Shakespeare Company Aldwych Theatre and The Globe London | TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD Bernard Shaw | DIRECTOR: Clifford Williams ROLE: The Burglar (Aubrey Bagot) |
