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 t h e a t r e

 P A R T X III: 1955 to 1969


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


all with the English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre:

Yes--And After, by Michael Hastings
(Dr Brook) 9.vi.57, directed by John Dexter

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The Apollo de Bellac, by Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Ronald Duncan
(M. le Cracheton)
14.v.57, directed by Tony Richardson

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The Country Wife, by William Wycherley
transferred to the Adelphi Theatre 4.ii.57
(Mr. Harcourt) 12.xii.56, directed by George Devine

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Cards of Identity,
by Nigel Dennis
(as Stapleton / Lolly Paradise, in centre background, above)
26.vi.56, directed by Tony Richardson

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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)

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The Crucible,
by Arthur Miller (Hopkins)
1956, directed by George Devine

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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)


First professional performances:


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)

all with the Midland Theatre Company, Coventry, 1955


1952-55, RADA:
Richard II,
by William Shakespeare
(title role) c.
1954, Southwark Festival


Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare
(Romeo) c.
1954, Stockwells Players

Euridice, by Jean Anouilh
(Orpheus) c.
1953, While a signalman in the RAF

Juvenilia:
Romeo and Juliet,
by William Shakespeare
(Mercutio's page)
1948, Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company

Richard III, by William Shakespeare
(one of the young princes)
c.1946, Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company

King John, by William Shakespeare
(Prince Arthur)
1945, Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company
(first appearance on stage, at 11)

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