Ian Talbot
Ian Talbot succeeded Mervyn Willis as Artistic Director from 1987. As Artistic Director for over twenty years, Ian succeeded in introducing musical theatre to the Park, and it continues to be a hugely popular part of each season. These productions, ranging from Sondheim’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum starring Roy Hudd to Gershwin’s Lady Be Good starring Bernard Cribbins and Joanna Riding, have received over twenty Olivier nominations including a win for Dame Judi Dench’s production of The Boys from Syracuse. In 2007, he was succeeded by the current Artistic Director, Timothy Sheader.
Plays and roles
The Boy Friend (2006)
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Lord Brockhurst
The Boy Friend (2007)
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Lord Brockhurst
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1979)
Bottom
Twelfth Night (1979)
Sir Toby Belch
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1978)
Bottom
The Man of Destiny (1978)
Napoleon
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1975)
Bottom
The Swaggerer (1989)
Trogo
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1987)
Bottom
The Tempest (1972)
Trinculo
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007)
Nick Bottom
A Connecticut Yankee (1993)
Director
The Comedy of Errors (1981)
Dromio of Syracuse
Julius Caesar (1990)
Casca
Much Ado About Nothing (2000)
Dogberry
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1999)
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The Pirates of Penzance (2000)
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Androlocles and the Lion (1981)
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Henry V (1977)
Archbishop of Canterbury/Fluellen
As You Like It (1973)
Touchstone
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1987)
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Much Ado About Nothing (1981)
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High Society (2003)
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1998)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1998)
Nick Bottom
Lady Be Good (1992)
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Where's Charley? (2001)
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Oh! What A Lovely War (2002)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (2006)
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2003)
Launce
HMS Pinafore (2005)
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Lady Be Good (2007)
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Babes in Arms (1988)
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The Music Man (1995)
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The Fantasticks (1990)
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The Pirates of Penzance (2001)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (2004)
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Kiss Me Kate (1997)
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Paint Your Wagon (1996)
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Camelot (2004)
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The Card (1994)
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