Theatre Performances by Ian McDiarmid

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_1999_
The Jew of Malta
Barabas
On tour: New Space, Malvern: 13 - 18 August Theatre Royal, Bath: 24 - 28 August Oxford Playhouse: 14 - 18 September Poole Arts Centre: 21 - 25 September Almeida Theatre London 30 September - 13 November Director: Michael Grandage Playwright: Christopher Marlow Designer: Christopher Oram Lighting: Michael Gunning Music: Julian Philips Sound: Fergus O’Hare Fight Director: William Rycroft
Into the woods (Der Freischütz)
Voice of Samiel (recorded)
English National Opera The London Coliseum 10, 15, 18, 22, 24, 30 September 2, 5, 8, 15 October Opera by Carl Maria von Weber Director: David Pountney Conductor: Mark Elder Designer: Ian MacNeil with David Pountney Costume Designer Marie-Jeanne Lecca English National Opera chorus and orchestra
Albertina
The Bishop
Radio play Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 Sunday, 13 June, 7:30pm Playwright: Howard Barker Director: Richard Wortley Music: Elizabeth Parker
_1998_
The Doctor's Dilemma
Sir Colenso Ridgeon
Almeida Theatre London March-June Director: Michael Grandage Playwright: George Bernhard Shaw
_1997_
The Government Inspector
Lord Provost
Almeida Theatre London December Director: Jonathan Kent Playwright: Nikolai Gogol Adaptation: John Byrne Designer: Rob Howell
The Cenci
Count Francesco Cenci
Almeida Theatre London July Opera by Giorgio Battistelli Based on the play by Antonin Artaud Conductor: David Parry Director: Nick Ward
Ivanov
Kosykh (replacing John Cater)
Almeida Theatre London February - April Director: Jonathan Kent Playwright: Anton Chekhov Adapter: David Hare
_1996_
Tartuffe
Orgon
Almeida Theatre London Director: Michael Grandage Playwright: Molière
_1994_
School For Wives
Arnolphe
Almeida Theatre London Playwright: Molière
Hated Nightfall
Dancer
Ian McDiarmid won the prize Best Actor in the Manchester Evening News Awards for this performance Royal Court London Playwright: Howard Barker
_1992_
Terrible Mouth
Goya
Almeida Theatre London Opera Music by Nigel Osborne Libretto by Howard Barker
A Hard Heart
[director]
Director: Ian McDiarmid Playwright: Howard Barker
The Early Hours of a Reviled Man
?
Playwright: Howard Barker
_1991_
The Lulu Plays
Dr. Schön [also director]
Almeida Theatre London Director: Ian McDiarmid Playwright: Frank Wedekind Translator: Hugh Rorrison
_1989_
Volpone
Volpone
Almeida Theatre London Playwright: Ben Johnson
The Black Prince
Bradley Pearson
Aldwych Theatre London Playwright: Iris Murdoch
_1988_
Don Juan
[director]
Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester 18 December - 24 January Touring information available here Playwright: Molière Translator: John Fowles Director: Ian McDiarmid Set designer: Julian McGowan Costume designer: Martin Chitty Music: Jeremy Sams Lighting: Nick Chelton Sound: John A. Leonard Fight arranger: Malcolm Ranson Masque and movement devised and staged by Martin Duncan Wigs and Make-up: Michael Ward
Don Carlos
King Philip II of Spain
Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester 10 September - 10 October Playwright: Friedrich von Schiller Translator: James Maxwell Director: Nicholas Hytner Designer: Richard Hudson Music: Jeremy Sams Lighting: Nick Chelton Sound: Philip Clifford Wigs, Make-up: Michael Ward Assisted to the director: Toby Jones
The Possibilities
[director]
Almeida Theatre London Director: Ian McDiarmid Playwright: Howard Barker
_1987_
The Country Wife
Mr Pinchwife
Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester 18 December - 24 January Playwright: William Wycherley Director: Nicholas Hytner Designer: Mark Thompson Music: Jeremy Sams Lighting: Paul Pyant Sound: Colin Duncan Movement: Lesley Hutchinson Assisted by Wendy Houstoun
_1986_
The Saxon Shore
Cambyses Old Farmer Llyr
Almeida Theatre London Playwright: David Rudkin
Edward II
King Edward II
Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester 23 October - 22 November Playwright: Christopher Marlowe Director: Nicholas Hytner Designer: Tom Cairns Music: Jeremy Sams Lighting: Mark Hendersen Sound: Colin Duncan Italian Masque written and staged by Martin Duncan Fight arranger: Malcolm Ranson Assistant designers: Nicky Gillibrand and John Ledley
Venice Preserved
[director]
Playwright: Thomas Otway Director: Ian McDiarmid
_1985_
Henry V
Chorus
Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford Playwright: William Shakespeare Director: Adrian Noble Designer: Bob Crowley Music: Howard Blake Lighting: Robert Bryan
The Castle
?
Playwright: Howard Barker
Scenes from an Exectution
[director]
Ian McDiarmid won the Time Out award for his direction of this play West End, London Director: Ian McDiarmid Playwright: Howard Barker
_1984_
The Merchant of Venice
Shylock
Royal Shakespeare Company Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon 5 April - 26 January Playwright: William Shakespeare Director: John Caird
The Party
Tagg
Crimes in Hot Countries
?
Playwright: Howard Barker
_1982_
Insignificance
The Professor (Einstein)
Ian McDiarmid won the 1983 Laurence Olivier Award (alson known as the Society Of West End Theatres Award) for Best Actor in a New Play for this performance West End Theatre Playwright and director: Terry Johnson
_1981_
The Love of a Good Man
?
Director: William Gaskill Playwright: Howard Barker
_1980_
That Good Between Us
?
Playwright: Howard Barker
_1977_
The Days of the Commune
Rigault
Royal Shakespeare Company Aldwych Theatre, London Director: Howard Davies Playwright: Bertolt Brecht Translation: Clive Barker and Arno Reinfrank Designer: Chris Dyer Music: David Keefe and Douglas Jarman Lighting: Brian Harris
_1976_
Macbeth
The Porter Ross
Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford-upon-Avon; Newcastle; London 9 July 1976 - 30 April 1977 Director: Trevor Nunn Playwright: William Shakespeare Design: John Napier Lighting: Leo Leibovici Music: Guy Woolfenden
Much Ado About Nothing
Don John
Royal Shakespeare Company Playwright: William Shakespeare
_1974_
Afore Night Come
Roche
Royal Shakespeare Company The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon Director: Ron Daniels Playwright: David Rudkin
_1970_
The Speckled Band: An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
Armitage Mr. Montague
Manchester: Library Theatre September 22-October 10, 1970 Director: Paul Webster Assistant: Gloria Parkinson Design: Gillian Edwards Lighting and sound: Martin McCallum

Note: it is difficult to obtain information on past theatre productions via only the Internet, a book by Howard Barker and e-mails from friends. This list is still far from complete: it only lists performances for which I have rough dates, and possibly one more piece of information (such as his role). If you have any additional information or if you can correct errors I might have made, please e-mail me. Thank you.