Theatre

Theatre Roles

A list of stage productions Michael Jayston has worked on over the years. In a brief overview, his first production was in 1961 in various productions at the Bangor Little Theatre. He has acted in a musical once - The Sound of Music which does have a cast recording available. He was with The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) from 1965 to 1969. His performance in the play "Eden End" was reprised on radio that year, so his work in the play has been recorded.

Quartet (June-August 2010) ... Reggie
The Last Confession (April-September? 2007) ... the Confessor
Heroes (September- December 2006)... Henri
The Marquise by Noel Coward (Feburary 2004) ... Esteban
Moment of Weakness by David Churchill (2003) ... Tony
The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (2002)
Wild Orchids by Jean Anouilh (2002) ...Hector
Amy's View by David Hare (2001)
Easy Virtue by Noel Coward (1999)
Racing Demon by Sir David Hare (1998)
The Wind in the Willows by Alan Bennett (1994) ...Ratty
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel (1992)
Medici String Quartet (1989) ... Reader of Beethoven
Woman in Mind (1987)
The Way of the World (1984 and 1985)
The Sound of Music (1981) ... Capt. Von Trapp
Private Lives (1980)... Elyot Chase
Alice's Boys by Felicity Browne and Jonathan Hales (1978) ... Dan
Equus by Peter Schaffer (1974 and 1977) ... Dysart
Eden End (1974) ... Charles Appleby
Becket (1972) ... Henry II
The Relapse (1968) ... Young Fashion
The Hollow Crown ... reader
All's Well That Ends Well (1968)... Bertram
Ghosts by Ibsen (1967) ... Oswald
The Homecoming by Harold Pinter (1967) ... Lenny
Hamlet (1966) ...Laertes
Indians (1968) RSC ... Custer/Logan
Romeo and Juliet (September 1967) RSC ... Chorus
The Drawing Room Tragedy (April 1967) ... Bert
The Battle of Agincourt (1966) RSC
Henry IV and Henry V (August 1966) RSC ... Duke of Exeter
The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew (1965) RSC ...Storyteller
The Investigation (1965) RSC ... Witness 2
Squire Puntila (1965) RSC ...Red haired workman
Henry V (August 1965) RSC ... Duke of Exeter
The Beggar's Opera by John Gay (1965)
A Scent of Flowers by James Saunders (1965)
Love's Labour's Lost (1964) ... Longaville
Henry V (September 1964) ... Lord Scroop/Williams
The Successor (February 1964) ... Father Runichi
Displaced Affections (1964) ... Mike
The Pavilion of Masks (October 1963)
Beyond the Fringe (1963)... Various parts
The Black Queen by David Monico (1962)
The Amorous Prawn (1962) ... Corporal Green
The Scattering (1962)
Various Productions at the Bangor Little Theater (1961)