Roger Rees (Director) | Playbill

Roger Rees

Director

John Caird and Trevor Nunn co-directed the piece, which was performed in two parts, each four hours in length, for which audiences had to buy two separate tickets. An unlikely prospect to become a hot ticket, the show became a critical and popular sensation after it opened at the Aldrich Theatre in 1980. It arguably inaugurated an era of marathon theatre spectacles which continues to this day.

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  • Born: May 05, 1944 in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
  • Death: Jul 10, 2015 in New York, NY

Roles (10)

The Visit Playbill - Opening Night The Visit
Opened April 23, 2015
  • as Anton Schell (Original)
The Visit Playbill - Opening Night
    Departed On May 31, 2015
The Winslow Boy Playbill - Opening Night The Winslow Boy
Opened October 17, 2013
  • as Arthur Winslow (Original)
The Winslow Boy Playbill - Opening Night
Peter and the Starcatcher Playbill - Opening Night Peter and the Starcatcher
Opened April 15, 2012
  • Director
Peter and the Starcatcher Playbill - Opening Night
Addams Family Playbill - Opening Night The Addams Family
Opened April 08, 2010
  • as Gomez Addams (Replacement)
    Mar 22, 2011 - Dec 31, 2011
Uncle Vanya Playbill - Opening Night, April 2000 Uncle Vanya
Opened April 30, 2000
  • as Mikhail lvovich Astrov (Original)
Uncle Vanya Playbill - Opening Night, April 2000
The Rehearsal Playbill - Preview, Oct 1996 The Rehearsal
Opened November 21, 1996
  • as Hero (Original)
The Rehearsal Playbill - Preview, Oct 1996
Indiscretions Playbill - Opening Night, April 1995 Indiscretions
Opened April 27, 1995
  • as George (Original)
Indiscretions Playbill - Opening Night, April 1995
The Red Shoes Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1993 The Red Shoes
Opened December 16, 1993
  • as Boris Lermontov (Replacement)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Playbill - Dec 1981 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Opened October 04, 1981
  • as Nicholas Nickleby (Original)
London Assurance Playbill - Dec 1974 London Assurance
Opened December 05, 1974
  • as Charles Courtly (Original)

Awards

Drama Desk Award
1995 Outstanding Actor in a Play Nominee
Drama League
2015 Distinguished Performance Nominee
Outer Critics Circle
2003 Outstanding Actor in a Musical A Man of No Importance Nominee
1999 Outstanding Actor in a Play The Uneasy Chair Nominee
Tony Award
2012 Best Direction of a Play Nominee
1995 Best Actor in a Play Nominee
1982 Best Actor in a Play Winner
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