Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
1964 |
A Scent of Flowers |
Godrey |
Duke of York's Theatre |
1965 |
Much Ado About Nothing |
Claudio |
National Theatre Old Vic |
1965 |
Armstrong's Last Goodnight |
Protestant Evangelist |
National Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre |
1965 |
Trelawny of the 'Wells' |
Capt. de Foenix |
National Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre |
1966 |
The Man of Destiny / O'Flaherty V.C. |
Corporal Napoleon / Private O'Flaherty |
Mermaid Theatre |
1966 |
A Lily in Little India |
Alvin Hanker |
Hampstead Theatre |
1966 |
Their Very Own and Golden City |
Andrew Cobham |
Mermaid Theatre |
1967 |
The Promise |
Leonidik |
Fortune Theatre Henry Miller's Theatre |
1968 |
The White Liars / Black Comedy |
Tom / Harold Gorringe |
Lyric Theatre |
1968–1970 |
Richard II |
Richard II |
UK tour |
1969 |
The Bacchae |
Pentheus |
Liverpool Playhouse |
1969 |
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
Director |
Also director Liverpool Playhouse |
1969 |
Three Months Gone |
N/A |
Director Liverpool Playhouse |
1969–1970 |
Edward II |
Edward II |
UK and European tours |
1970 |
Billy's Last Stand |
Darkly |
Royal Court Theatre |
1970 |
The Recruiting Officer |
Captain Plume |
UK tour |
1970 |
Chips with Everything |
Corporal Hill |
UK tour |
1971 |
Hamlet |
Prince Hamlet |
UK and European tours |
1971 |
The Swan Song |
Svetlovidov |
Crucible Theatre |
1972 |
The Real Inspector Hound |
N/A |
Director Phoenix Theatre |
1972 |
The Erpingham Camp |
N/A |
Director Watford Palace Theatre |
1972 |
Ruling the Roost / Tis Pity She's a Whore / The Three Arrows |
Page-boy / Giovanni / Prince Yoremitsu |
UK tour |
1973 |
A Private Matter |
N/A |
Director Vaudeville Theatre |
1973–1974 |
The Way of the World / The Wood Demon / King Lear |
Lady Wishfort's Footman / Kruschov / Edgar |
UK tour Brooklyn Academy of Music |
1974 |
Tis Pity She's a Whore |
Giovanni |
New Wimbledon Theatre |
1974 |
Dr Faustus |
Dr. Faustus |
Edinburgh Festival Aldwych Theatre |
1974 |
The Marquis of Keith |
The Marquis of Keith |
Aldwych Theatre |
1975 |
King John |
King John |
Aldwych Theatre |
1975 |
The Clandestine Marriage |
N/A |
Director Savoy Theatre |
1975 |
Ashes |
Colin |
Young Vic |
1975 |
Too True to Be Good |
Aubrey "Popsy" Bagot |
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Aldwych Theatre Globe Theatre |
1976–1977 |
Romeo and Juliet |
Romeo |
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Aldwych Theatre Theatre Royal, Newcastle |
1976 |
The Winter's Tale |
King Leontes |
Royal Shakespeare Theatre |
1976–1978 |
Macbeth |
Macbeth |
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Young Vic Donmar Warehouse |
1977–1978 |
The Alchemist |
Face |
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Aldwych Theatre |
1977 |
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour |
Alexander |
Barbican Arts Centre |
1977 |
Pillars of the Community |
Karsten Bernick |
Aldwych Theatre |
1977 |
The Days of the Commune |
Langevin |
Aldwych Theatre |
1978 |
A Miserable and Lonely Death |
Kentridge |
Aldwych Theatre |
1978–1979 |
Twelfth Night / Three Sisters |
Sir Toby Belch / Andrei |
Also producer UK tour |
1979 |
Bent |
Max |
Royal Court Theatre Criterion Theatre |
1980–1990 |
Acting Shakespeare |
Himself |
World tour |
1980–1981 |
Amadeus |
Salieri |
Broadhurst Theatre |
1982 |
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour |
Alexander |
Barbican Arts Centre |
1983 |
Short List |
Terry |
Hampstead Theatre |
1983 |
Cowardice |
Boy |
Ambassadors Theatre |
1984 |
Venice Preserv'd |
Pierre |
Royal National Theatre |
1984 |
Wild Honey |
Michael Platonov |
Royal National Theatre |
1984 |
Coriolanus |
Gaius Marcius Coriolanus |
Royal National Theatre |
1985 |
The Duchess of Malfi |
Bosola |
Royal National Theatre |
1985 |
The Real Inspector Hound / The Critic |
Inspector Hound / Mr. Puff |
Royal National Theatre |
1985 |
The Cherry Orchard |
Lopakhin |
Royal National Theatre |
1986–1987 |
Wild Honey |
Michael Platonov |
August Wilson Theatre |
1988–1989 |
Henceforward... |
Jerome |
Vaudeville Theatre |
1989 |
Othello |
Iago |
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Young Vic |
1990–1992 |
Richard III |
Richard III |
World tour |
1992 |
Uncle Vanya |
Uncle Vanya |
Royal National Theatre |
1993–1997 |
A Knight Out |
Himself |
UK & US tours |
1997, 1998 |
An Enemy of the People |
Dr. Tomas Stockmann |
Royal National Theatre Ahmanson Theatre |
1997 |
Peter Pan |
Mr. Darling/Captain Hook |
Royal National Theatre |
1998 |
Present Laughter |
Garry Essendine |
West Yorkshire Playhouse |
2001–2004 |
Dance of Death |
Edgar |
Broadhurst Theatre Lyric Theatre Sydney Arts Festival |
2004, 2005 |
Aladdin |
Widow Twankie |
The Old Vic |
2006 |
The Cut |
Max |
Donmar Warehouse |
2007–2008 |
King Lear |
Lear |
Stratford-upon-Avon Brooklyn Academy of Music New London Theatre |
2007–2008 |
The Seagull |
Sorin |
Stratford-upon-Avon Brooklyn Academy of Music New London Theatre |
2009–2010 |
Waiting for Godot |
Estragon |
Theatre Royal Haymarket Comedy Theatre, Melbourne Fugard Theatre |
2011 |
The Syndicate |
Don Antonio |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
2013–2014 |
Waiting for Godot / No Man's Land |
Estragon / Spooner |
Cort Theatre |
2016 |
No Man's Land |
Spooner |
Wyndham's Theatre |
2017 |
Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others and You |
Himself |
Park Theatre |
2017–2018 |
King Lear |
Lear |
Chichester Festival Theatre Duke of York's Theatre |