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| Esmond Knight Stage Credits | |||
| Year | Play | Theatre
Company |
Part Other Cast Members |
| 1984 | The Devils |
The Pit Royal Shakespeare Company |
De la Rochepozay / Father Ambrose with Peter McEnery |
| 1983/4 | Moby Dick |
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester |
Captain Peleg and The Carpenter with Brian Cox (Captain Ahab), Nigel Terry, Philip Madoc |
| 1982 | Hamlet |
Young Vic, London |
First Player/Gravedigger with Edward Fox (Hamlet) |
| 1979 | The Family Reunion |
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester transferred to The Roundhouse then The Vaudeville, London |
Dr Warburton with Edward Fox, Joanna David |
| 1978 | One Man Battle |
Open Air Theatre, Regents Park, London |
One Man Show |
| 1978 | Crime and Punishment |
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester |
Marmaladov with Tom Courtney, Leo McKern |
| 1977 | Henry V |
Open Air Theatre, Regents Park, London |
Chorus with Celia Imrie |
| 1976 | The Three Sisters | Cambridge Theatre, London | (directed by Jonathan Miller) |
| 1975 | The Cocktail Party |
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester / Manchester Cathedral |
with Nora Swinburne |
| 1973/4 |
Agincourt The Archer's Tale |
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester (and on tour at many venues thereafter) |
One Man Show |
| 1973 | The Family Reunion |
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester |
Dr Warburton with Edward Fox, Joanna David, Nora Swinburne |
| 1971 | Mister | The Duchess Theatre | with Freddie Jones |
| 1969 | Martin Luther King | Greenwich Theatre, London |
The Interlocutor with Nina Baden-Semper Derek Griffiths |
| 1969 | Spithead | Greenwich Theatre, London | Lord Howe |
| 1969 | The Black Swan Winter | Hampstead Theatre Club |
Sam Pitt with Eric Thompson |
| 1967 | Getting Married |
Edinburgh then New Theatre, Oxford / Strand Theatre, London |
General Bridgenorth with Ian Carmichael, Alec Clunes, Moira Lister, Googie Withers, Joanna Wake, Raymond Huntley, Hugh Williams |
| 1966 | The Winter's Tale |
Edinburgh Festival / Cambridge Theatre, London |
Camillo with Moira Redmond, Jane Asher, Jim Dale, Diana Churchill |
| 1966 | The Trojan Women | Edinburgh Festival |
Menelaus with Moira Redmond |
| 1965 | SEASON | Mermaid Theatre, London | |
| Dandy Dick |
Sir Tristram Mardon with Sonia Dresdel |
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| Oedipus The King & Oedipus At Colonus |
Creon | ||
| Four Thousand Brass Halfpennies |
Amphitryon with James Bolam, Freddie Jones |
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| The Wakefield Mystery Plays | |||
| Left-handed Liberty | William Marshal | ||
| 1964 | The Gift | produced by Ivan Stanislaw | |
| 1962/3 | SEASON | The Old Vic, London | |
| The Alchemist | Lovewit | ||
| Peer Gynt | (Three parts) | ||
| The Merchant Of Venice | Antonio | ||
| Measure For Measure | Pompey | ||
| 1962 | Two Stars For Comfort | Garrick Theatre, London |
Drake with Trevor Howard |
| 1961 | Beckett | Globe/Aldwych, London |
King Louis with Christopher Plummer, Diana Rigg, Eric Porter |
| 1961 | The Lady From the Sea |
Golders Green Hippodrome/ Queen's, London |
Ballested with Vanessa Redgrave, Margaret Leighton |
| 1960/1 | The Taming of the Shrew | Aldwych Theatre, London |
Baptista with Vanessa Redgrave, Diana Rigg |
| 1960 | A Piece of Silver |
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham |
Martin Keller with Joyce Heron, Derek Fowlds |
| 1957 | The Country Wife | Chelsea Palace Theatre | with Joan Plowright, Esme Percy, Robert Stephens, Terence Morgan |
| 1956 |
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial |
Hippodrome, London also Bristol Hippodrome |
Captain Southard with Lloyd Nolan, Robert Hardy |
| 1954 | Bell, Book and Candle |
Phoenix Theatre, London |
Rex Harrison with Lilli Palmer, Athene Seyler |
| 1954 | Bell, Book and Candle |
Streatham Hill Theatre, London |
Sidney Redlitch with Joan Greenwood, Athene Seyler |
| 1953 | The Emperor's New Clothes |
Ethel Barrymore Theater, New York |
The Baron with Lee J Cobb |
| 1952 | Montserrat |
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith following 6 nights at Arts Theatre, Cambridge |
Salcedo with Richard Burton |
| 1952 |
Miranda, Magistrate, Family Reunion, Ring Around The Moon, Travellers Joy |
The Bermuda Theatre, Hamilton, Bermuda Moral Re-Armament Company |
with Nora Swinburne, Eric Berry |
| 1951 | Heloise |
Duke of York's Theatre, London also King's Theatre, Southsea, and Golders Green Hippodrome |
Hugo with Mervyn Johns, Nigel Green |
| 1951 | Caesar and Cleopatra | St James's Theatre, London |
Belzanor with Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Peter Cushing, Robert Helpmann, Niall MacGinnis, Wilfred Hyde White |
| 1950 | Who Is Sylvia? | Criterion Theatre, London |
Williams with Roland Culver, Athene Sayler |
| 1950 | Wild Violets | Wild Violets |
with Adele Dixon, Charlotte Greenwood |
| 1950 | Bartholomew Fair |
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Old Vic Company |
Tom Quarlous with Roger Livesey, Alec Clunes |
| 1949 | Caroline | The Arts Club, London |
Dr Cornish with Nora Swinburne |
| 1948 | The Relapse | Phoenix Theatre, London | |
| 1948/9 | SEASON | Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford-Upon-Avon |
The company included Robert Helpmann, Claire Bloom, Diana Wynyard, Paul Scofield, John Justin, William Squire, Alfie Bass, Douglas Wilmer, Godfrey Tearle, Anthony Quayle |
| Hamlet |
Ghost / Gravedigger with Robert Helpmann as Hamlet |
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| The Taming of the Shrew | Christopher Sly | ||
| The Winter's Tale | Leontes | ||
| Troilus and Cressida | Thersites | ||
| King John | Chatillon | ||
| The Merchant of Venice |
Gratiano with Robert Helpmann as Shylock |
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| 1946 | SEASON | King's Theatre, Hammersmith |
The company included Renee Asherson, Douglas Wilmer, Basil Langton, Lewis Casson, Michael Goodliffe |
| Romeo and Juliet |
Mercutio with Rene Asherson (Juliet) |
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| Saint Joan | The Inquisitor | ||
| Man and Superman | Henry Straker | ||
| In Time to Come | Senator Lodge | ||
| Elektra |
A Messenger with Sybil Thorndyke |
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The Wiser Have Not Spoken |
no part | ||
| 1944/5 | The Three Waltzes |
Prince's Theatre, London also pre-West End run at Bristol Hippodrome and The Opera House Manchester (October 1944) |
Richard Wessex with Evelyn Laye, Frances Clare |
| 1944 | Crisis in Heaven | Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith |
English Soldier Courage first stage role with partial sight |
| 1943 | Seventy Years of Song | Royal Albert Hall, London | Esmond sang in this one night only (16th June 1943) |
| 1940 | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Open Air Theatre, Regents Park, London |
Margaret Vines |
| 1940 | The Peaceful Inn | Duke of York's Theatre | with Nora Swinburne |
| 1940 | SEASON | King's Theatre, Hammersmith | Co-manager with Wilson Barrett |
| The Importance Of Being Earnest | |||
| Through The Night | Calvin Driscoll | ||
| The Peaceful Inn | Alan Harper | ||
| 1939 | SEASON | Empire Theatre, Edinburgh | Co-manager with Wilson Barrett |
| You Can't Take It With You | |||
| The Enchanted Cottage | |||
| Tonight at 8.30 | |||
| Mind Over Murder | |||
| Love From A Stranger | |||
| Full House | |||
| Quality Street | |||
| Autumn Crocus | |||
| The Middle Watch | |||
| French Without Tears | |||
| It's A Boy | |||
| Goodness, How Sad! | |||
| Private Lives | |||
| The Green Pack | |||
| Tell Her The Truth | |||
| 1939 | SEASON | King's Theatre, Hammersmith | Co-manager with Wilson Barrett |
| Tonight at 8.30 |
Commander Peter Gilpin (in Hands Across The Sea) George Pepper (in Red Peppers) |
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| Night Must Fall | (Esmond also produced this play) |
Danny with Dame May Witty |
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| Autumn Crocus | with Nora Swinburne | ||
| Fallen Angels | |||
| Rain | |||
| You Can't Take It With You | |||
| George and Margaret | |||
| First Stop North | |||
| You Can't Take It With You | |||
| 1938 | The White Guard | Phoenix Theatre, London | |
| 1938 | Twelfth Night | Phoenix Theatre, London | Orsino |
| 1938 | Crest of the Wave | On tour |
with Frances Clare, Dorothy Dickson, Finlay Currie |
| 1938 | The Melody That Got Lost | Phoenix Theatre, London |
with Glynis Johns, Dorothy Hyson |
| 1937 | Van Gogh | Arts Theatre Club, London |
Vincent Van Gogh with Wilson Barrett |
| 1937 | Wise Tomorrow | Lyric Theatre, London |
Peter Marsh with Nora Swinburne, Martita Hunt, Diana Churchill, Naunton Wayne |
| 1936 | Night Must Fall | Playhouse Theatre, London | Danny |
| 1936 | The Melody That Got Lost | Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage, London |
with Glynis Johns, Kay Walsh, May Hallatt |
| 1936 | The Little Ol' Boy | Arts Theatre, London | |
| 1936 | The Insect Play | Playhouse Theatre, London |
Parasite, Chief Engineer with Robert Helpmann |
| 1934 | Hamlet | Sadlers Wells, London | |
| 1934 | Streamline |
Opera House, Manchester/ Palace Theatre, London |
various parts |
| 1934 | The Three Sisters | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London | Gypsy Hood |
| 1932 | Wild Violets | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London | |
| 1932 | The Child Born at the Plough |
Barn Theatre, Small Hythe, Kent |
Moses |
| 1932 | Love For Love | Faculty of Arts | Valentine |
| 1931/2 | Waltzes From Vienna | Alhambra Theatre, London | Strauss The Younger |
| 1931 | Salome | Gate Theatre, London | Young Syrian |
| 1931 | Rahere | St Bartholomew's Church, London | with Tom Heslewood |
| 1931 |
Much Ado About Nothing (excerpt) |
Barn Theatre, Small Hythe, Kent (3rd anniversary performance in memory of Ellen Terry) |
Balthazar (also other songs) |
| 1931 | Masque of Comus | Westminster School, London |
The Attendant Spirit with Frances Clare |
| 1930 | Mr Eno - His Birth, Death and Life | The Arts Club, London | Munro |
| 1930 | Hamlet | Queen's Theatre, London |
Rosencrantz with John Gielgud (as Hamlet), Donald Wolfit |
| 1929 | The Return of the Puritan |
Hippodrome, Golders Green, London |
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| 1929 | Art and Mrs Bottle | Criterion Theatre, London |
Michael Stockfield with Joan Barry |
| 1929 | Improper People | The Arts Theatre, London | |
| 1929 | Maya | Studio des Theatres des Champs Elysees, Paris | |
| 1929 | The Man I Killed | Paris | |
| 1929 | Fashion | Kingsway Theatre, London | with Frances Clare |
| 1928 |
Today and Tomorrow, Managee and the Robbers, Spare a Copper, The Old Sailor, Bloweth the Wind |
Children's Theatre, London |
Today (Today and Tomorrow), San Too (Managee and the Robbers) |
| 1928 | To What Red Hell |
Gate Theatre, London Wyndhams, London |
Michael Allen with Frederick Peiseley |
| 1928 | Fashion | Gate Theatre, London | |
| 1928 | Contraband | Prince's Theatre, London | Hobart |
| 1928 | The Pocket Money Husband | The Arts Club, London |
At least 3 roles with Madeleine Caroll, Emlyn Williams |
| 1927/8 | Yellow Sands |
On Tour Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
Arthur Varwell with Frances Clare |
| 1927 | Othello | The Old Vic, London | |
| 1926 | The Return | Everyman, Hampstead, London |
Phillips & A Sargeant with Peggy Ashcroft |
| 1926/7 | SEASON |
The Old Vic, London, and on tour of South Coast theatres |
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| Macbeth |
Messenger, Young Siward |
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| King John | The Lord Bigot | ||
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Philostrate | ||
| Dr Syn | Juvenile lead | ||
| The Tempest | Adrian | ||
| Richard III | Marquis of Dorset | ||
| Hamlet | Guildenstern | ||
| Twelfth Night | Fabian | ||
| She Stoops To Conquer | Tom Twist | ||
| The Chester Nativity Play | A Teddy Bear | ||
| 1925/6 | SEASON | The Old Vic, London | |
| Richard III | Marquis of Dorset | ||
| The Merchant of Venice |
Messenger with Edith Evans |
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| A Winter's Tale | |||
| The Shoemaker's Holiday | opened 22nd March 1926 |
Singer, Crowd with Margaret Rutherford, Edith Evans, Baliol Holloway |
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| Trelawny of the Wells | |||
| The Taming of the Shrew | Bartholomew, A Page | ||
| As You Like It | Sir Oliver Martext | ||
| Antony and Cleopatra | First Guard | ||
| Romeo and Juliet | Gregory | ||
| Much Ado About Nothing | Extra | ||
| Measure For Measure | Extra | ||
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | Extra | ||
| Julius Caesar | Extra | ||
| The Daughter Of The Regiment | (opera by Donizetti) | Dancer | |
| 1925 | Curiosity | Pax Robertson's Salon, London | Arlecchino |
| 1925 | The Wild Duck | Pax Robertson's Salon, London |
Old Ekdal First stage performance |
| Require Clarification | |||
| The Lower Depths | with Michael Elliott | ||
| David and Broccoli | (see TV credits 1960) | ||
| Loves Old Sweet Song | play by John Hale | ||
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