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![]() In Celebration, by David Storey (Andrew) 22.iv.69, Royal Court Theatre, London directed by Lindsay Anderson American Film Theatre film, 1975, directed by Lindsay Anderson January 1998 Bates Archive Spotlight ![]() Venice Preserved, by Thomas Otway (Jaffeir) 5.ii.69, Theatre Royal, Bristol the Bristol Old Vic Company directed by Val May ![]() Richard III, by William Shakespeare (title role) ![]() The Merry Wives of Windsor, by William Shakespeare (Master Ford) 1967, Stratford Ontario ![]() The Four Seasons, by Arnold Wesker (Adam) 21.ix.65, Saville Theatre, London directed by Arnold Wesker ![]() Poor Richard, by Jean Kerr (Richard Ford) 2.xii.64, Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway directed by Peter Wood with Gene Hackman (above) ![]() The Caretaker, by Harold Pinter (Mick) 30.v.60, Duchess Theatre, West End 4.x.61, Lyceum Theatre, Broadway directed by Donald McWhinnie ![]() A Long Day's Journey Into Night, by Eugene O'Neill (Edmund Tyrone) 1958, Edinburgh Festival and Globe Theatre, West End directed by Jose Quintero Bates above left, with Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies and Anthony Quayle 1959 Clarence Derwent Award (Dr Brook) 9.vi.57, directed by John Dexter (M. le Cracheton) 14.v.57, directed by Tony Richardson ![]() The Country Wife, by William Wycherley transferred to the Adelphi Theatre 4.ii.57 (Mr. Harcourt) 12.xii.56, directed by George Devine ![]() Cards of Identity, by Nigel Dennis (as Stapleton / Lolly Paradise, in centre background, above) 26.vi.56, directed by Tony Richardson ![]() Look Back in Anger, by John Osborne (Cliff Lewis) 8..v.56, 11.iii.57 (revival) English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre; 1.x.57, Lyceum Theatre, NYC, moved to John Golden Theatre, Broadway; Moscow World Youth Festival directed by Tony Richardson with Kenneth Haigh as Jimmy Porter, and Mary Ure as Alison Porter (above) ![]() The Crucible, by Arthur Miller (Hopkins) 1956, directed by George Devine ![]() The Mulberry Bush, by Angus Wilson (as Simon Fellowes, with Agnes Lauchlan and Rachel Kempson, above) 2 .iv.56, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre directed by George Devine (the company's first production, and Bates's West End debut) ![]() The Matchmaker, by Thornton Wilder (as August, a waiter) The Lark, by Jean Anouilh Treasure Island, from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson School for Wives, by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin de Moliere (Horace) The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare (one of the twins) You and Your Wife, by Denis Cannan (professional stage debut, as juvenile lead) Richard II, by William Shakespeare (title role) c. 1954, Southwark Festival ![]() Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare (Romeo) c. 1954, Stockwells Players (Orpheus) c. 1953, While a signalman in the RAF Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare (Mercutio's page) 1948, Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company (one of the young princes) c.1946, Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company (Prince Arthur) 1945, Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company (first appearance on stage, at 11) |