Year(s) |
Title |
Role |
Director(s) |
Performance history |
1977 |
Tag! |
Various |
Griff Rhys Jones |
Arts Theatre, Cambridge, 7–18 June 1977 Oxford Playhouse, 20–25 June 1977 Robin Hood Theatre, Averham, 4–9 July 1977 St Mary's Street Hall, Edinburgh (Edinburgh Festival), 19 August–10 September 1977[n 2] |
1978 |
Stage Fright |
Various |
Martin Bergman |
Arts Theatre, Cambridge, 6–17 June 1978. St Mary's Street Hall, Edinburgh (Edinburgh Festival), 18 August–3 September 1978 |
1978 |
Aladdin |
Widow Twankey |
Robert Bathurst & Martin Bergman |
ADC Theatre, Cambridge, 21 November–2 December 1978 |
1979 |
Nightcap |
Various |
Clive Anderson |
Arts Theatre, Cambridge, 5–16 June 1979 St Mary's Street Hall, Edinburgh (Edinburgh Festival), 17 August–1 September 1979 |
1979 |
Brown Rice with Everything |
Various |
Charles McFarland |
St Mary's Street Hall, Edinburgh (Edinburgh Festival), 21 August–1 September 1979 |
1981 |
Botham: The Musical |
Various |
—[n 3] |
Tour of Australia: Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, Launceston, Burnie, Albury-Wodonga[9] |
1982 |
Beyond the Footlights |
Various |
Jon Plowman |
Lyric, Hammersmith, 5–10 April 1982 |
1983 |
Noises Off |
Tim Allgood |
Michael Blakemore |
Savoy Theatre, from 3 January 1983 (second cast) |
1984 |
Saint Joan |
Sentry |
Ronald Eyre |
Olivier (National), 16 February–24 July 1984 |
1984 |
Mandragola |
Cast member[n 3] |
David Gilmore |
Olivier (National), from 14 June–20 October 1984 |
1984 |
A Little Hotel on the Side |
Cast member[n 3] |
Jonathan Lynn |
Olivier (National), from 10 August 1984 |
1986 |
The Swap |
Roger |
Mark McCrum |
Boulevard, Soho, from 9 September–October 1986 |
1987 |
Judgement |
Andrei Vukhov |
Paul Jepson |
Man in the Moon, 18 August–15 September 1987 |
1987–1988 |
Ubu |
Cast member[n 3] |
Paul Jepson |
Latchmere, Battersea, 28 December 1987 – 15 January 1988 |
1988 |
Dry Rot |
Cast member[n 3] |
Christopher Renshaw |
Theatre Royal, Bath for three weeks Lyric Theatre, from 28 September 1988 – 7 January 1989 |
1990 |
The Next Best Thing |
Steve |
Patrick Sandford |
Nuffield, Southampton, February–March 1990 |
1990 |
The Importance of Being Earnest |
Jack |
Pip Broughton |
Nottingham Playhouse, 3–20 October 1990 |
1991 |
Lady Audley's Secret |
Cast member[n 3] |
Annie Castledine |
Lyric Hammersmith, 21 October–30 November 1991 |
1992 |
The Choice |
Consultant |
Annie Castledine |
Salisbury Playhouse (Salberg Studio), 12–28 March 1992 |
1993 |
Getting Married |
Hotchkis |
Frank Hauser |
Chichester Festival, 30 April–24 June 1993 |
1994 |
A Comedy of Errors |
Cast member[n 3] |
Paul Clayton |
Nottingham Playhouse, 1 September–1 October 1994 |
1995 |
The Nose |
Kovalyov |
Martin Duncan |
Nottingham Playhouse, 25 March–15 April 1995 |
1996 |
The Rover |
Willmore |
Jonathan Church |
Salisbury Playhouse, 29 April–25 May 1996 |
1997 |
Good Copy |
Cast member[n 3] |
Topher Campbell |
West Yorkshire Playhouse, 1–5 July 1997 |
1998–1999 |
Alarms and Excursions |
Various |
Michael Blakemore |
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, 14–25 July 1998 Gielgud Theatre, 14 September 1998 – 6 March 1999 |
1999 |
Hedda Gabler |
Tesman |
Annie Castledine |
Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 18–27 November 1999 Richmond Theatre, 29 November–4 December 1999 Theatre Royal, Brighton, 6–11 December 1999 |
2003 |
The Three Sisters |
Vershinin |
Michael Blakemore |
Playhouse Theatre, 30 March–18 May 2003 |
2005 |
David Blunkett: The Musical |
Boris Johnson |
Mary-Jo Paranzino |
One night only preview, Soho Theatre, 14 April 2005 |
2006 |
Members Only |
Adrien |
Marianne Badrichani |
Trafalgar Studios, 28 March–22 April 2006 |
2006–2007 |
Whipping it Up |
Alistair |
Terry Johnson |
West End run, 2006 and 2007 Bush Theatre, 10 November–23 December 2006 Ambassadors Theatre, 1 March–16 June 2007 National tour, 2007 New Victoria Theatre, Woking, 4–8 September 2007 Palace, Southend-on-Sea, 10–15 September 2007 Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 17–22 September 2007 Richmond Theatre, 1–6 October 2007 Theatre Royal, Brighton, 8–13 October 2007 Theatre Royal, Bath, 15–20 October 2007 Churchill Theatre, Bromley, 12–17 November 2007 |
2007–2009 |
Alex |
Alex |
Phelim McDermott |
West End run, 2007 Arts Theatre, 18 October–8 December 2007 International tour, 2008 National tour, 2008 Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, 21–25 October 2008 Theatre Royal, Windsor, 27 October–1 November 2008 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, 4–8 November 2008 Derngate Theatre, Northampton, 10–15 November 2008 Mercury Theatre, Colchester, 17–22 November West End run Leicester Square Theatre, 21 November 2008 – 11 January 2009 Nominated, What's on Stage Award for Best Solo Performance |
2010 |
Present Laughter |
Garry Essendine |
Belinda Lang |
National tour, 2010 Richmond Theatre, 18–21 January 2010 Cambridge Arts Theatre, 8–13 February 2010 Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 15–20 February 2010 Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 1–6 March 2010 Theatre Royal, Bath, 29 March–3 April 2010 |
2010–2011 |
Blithe Spirit |
Charles Condomine |
Thea Sharrock |
National tour, 2010–2011[10] Theatre Royal, Bath, 3–13 November 2010 Theatre Royal, Brighton, 16–21 November 2010 Cambridge Arts Theatre, 22–27 November 2010 Milton Keynes Theatre, 14–19 February 2011 Richmond Theatre, 21–26 February 2011 West End run, 2011[10] Apollo Theatre, 2 March–18 June 2011 |
2012 |
Blue/Orange |
|
Christopher Luscombe |
National tour, 2012[11] |
2014 |
An Ideal Husband |
Sir Robert Chiltern |
Rachel Kavanaugh |
Chichester Festival, 20 November-13 December 2014[12] |
2015 |
Love, Loss and Chianti |
Christopher Reid |
Jason Morell |
Minerva Theatre in association with Chichester Festival, 27–31 January 2015[13] |
2015 |
Who Cares |
Multiple roles |
Debbie Hannan, Lucy Morrison and Hamish Pirie |
Royal Court Theatre, London, 10 April–16 May 2015[14] |
2016–2017 |
King Charles III |
King Charles III |
Gary Griffin |
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago, 5 November 2016–15 January 2017[15] |
2019 |
Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell |
Jeffrey Bernard |
James Hillier |
Norman's Coach and Horses, London, 7 May–1 June 2019[16] |
2020 & 2022 |
Love, Loss and Chianti |
Christopher Reid |
Jason Morell |
Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, 25 February–March 2020 Edinburgh Assembly Rooms, 3–23 August 2022[17] |
2022–2023 |
Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol |
Ebenezer Scrooge |
Andrew Hilton |
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 8 December 2022–8 January 2023[18] |
2023 |
Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell |
Jeffrey Bernard |
James Hillier |
Norman's Coach and Horses, London, 29 October–21 November 2023[19] |