Michael Codron Biography (1930-)

Full name, Michael Victor Codron; born June 8, 1930; son of Isaac A. and Lily(Morgenstern) Codron. Addresses: Office: Oxford School of Drama, Sansomes Farm Studios, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1ER, England.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, director

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Work
Producer
Ring for Catty, London, England, 1956
A Month of Sundays, London, England, 1957
Share My Lettuce, London, England, 1957
The Birthday Party, London, England, 1958
Breath of Spring, London, England, 1958
The Dock Brief, London, England, 1958
Honor Bright, London, England, 1958
Little Eyolf, London, England, 1958
Valmouth, London, England, 1958
What Shall We Tell Caroline&quest;, London, England, 1958
Fool's Paradise, London, England, 1959
How Say You&quest;, London, England, 1959
Pieces of Eight, London, England, 1959
The Caretaker, London, England, 1960
The Golden Touch, London, England, 1960
The Wrong Side of the Park, London, England, 1960
Big Soft Nellie, London, England, 1961
Ducks and Lovers, London, England, 1961
One over the Eight, London, England, 1961
Stop It Whoever You Are, London, England, 1961
The Tenth Man, London, England, 1961
Three (triple-bill), London, England, 1961
Under Milkwood, London, England, 1961
A Cheap Bunch of Nice Flowers, London, England, 1962
Cindy Ella... or I Gotta Shoe, London, England, 1962
Doctors of Philosophy, London, England, 1962
End of Day, London, England, 1962
Everything in the Garden, London, England, 1962
Infanticide in the House of Fred Ginger, London, England, 1962
Rattle of a Simple Man, London, England, 1962
Three at Nine, London, England, 1962
Two Stars for Comfort, London, England, 1962
Cider with Rosie, London, England, 1963
Cockade, London, England, 1963
An Evening of British Rubbish, London, England, 1963
Kelly's Eye, London, England, 1963
License to Murder, London, England, 1963
The Lover \[and\] The Dwarfs (double-bill), London, England, 1963
Next Time I'll Sing to You, London, England, 1963
Out of the Crocodile, London, England, 1963
Private Lives, London, England, 1963
The Brontes (recital), London, England, 1964
Busybody, London, England, 1964
The Cloud, London, England, 1964
Entertaining Mr. Sloane, London, England, 1964
The Formation Dancers, London, England, 1964
Hang Down Your Head and Die, London, England, 1964
Hedda Gabler, London, England, 1964
Poor Bitos, London, England, 1964
A Scent of Flowers, London, England, 1964
See How They Run, London, England, 1964
The Subtopians, London, England, 1964
Anyone for England&quest;, London, England, 1965
Entertaining Mr. Sloane, New York City, 1965
The Killing of Sister George, London, England, 1965
Loot, London, England, 1965
Ride a Cock Horse, London, England, 1965
Travelling Light, London, England, 1965
The Anniversary, London, England, 1966
Big Bad Mouse, London, England, 1966
Four Degrees Over, London, England, 1966
A Lily in Little India, London, England, 1966
Little Malcolm and His Struggle against the Eunuchs, London, England, 1966
A Present from the Past, London, England, 1966
Public and Confidential, London, England, 1966
There's a Girl in My Soup, London, England, 1966
When Did You Last See My Mother&quest;, London, England, 1966
The Boy Friend, London, England, 1967
Country Dance, London, England, 1967
Everything in the Garden, London, England, 1967
Fanghorn, London, England, 1967
Fill the Stage with Happy Hours, London, England, 1967
The Flip Side, London, England, and New York City, both 1967
The Judge, London, England, 1967
There's a Girl in My Soup, New York City, 1967
Wise Child, London, England, 1967
Mrs. Mouse Are You Within&quest;, London, England, 1968
Not Now Darling, London, England, 1968
The Real Inspector Hound \[and\] The Audition (double-bill), London, England, 1968
The Servant of Two Masters, London, England, 1968
They Don't Grow on Trees, London, England, 1968
The Bandwagon, London, England, 1969
The Death and Resurrection of Mr. Roche, London, England, 1969
There'll Be Some Changes Made, London, England, 1969

The Contractor, London, England, 1970
Girlfriend, London, England, 1970
It's a Two Foot Six Inches above the Ground World, London, England, 1970
Not Now Darling, New York City, 1970
The Philanthropist, London, England, 1970
The Two of Us, London, England, 1970
Slag, London, England, 1970-71
Butley, London, England, 1971
The Changing Room, London, England, 1971
The Foursome, London, England, 1971
A Game Called Arthur, London, England, 1971
The Philanthropist, New York City, 1971
A Voyage 'round My Father, London, England, 1971
Butley, New York City, 1972
Me Times Me, London, England, 1972
My Fat Friend, London, England, 1972
Owners, London, England, 1972
Siege, London, England, 1972
Time and Time Again, London, England, 1972
Veterans, London, England, 1972
Crown Matrimonial, London, England, 1972-73
Collaborators, London, England, 1973
Habeas Corpus, London, England, 1973
Savages, London, England, 1973
The Sea, London, England, 1973
Absurd Person Singular, London, England, 1973 , then New York City, 1974
Flowers, Regent Theatre, 1974
Golden Pathway Annual, Mayfair Theatre, London, England, 1974
John, Paul, George, Ringo... and Bert, Lyric Theatre, London, England, 1974
Knuckle, Comedy Theatre, London, England, 1974
My Fat Friend, New York City, 1974
The Norman Conquests, Globe Theatre, London, England, 1974
Absent Friends, Garrick Theatre, London, England, 1975
Alphabetical Order, Mayfair Theatre, 1975
Ashes, Young Vic Theatre, London, England, 1975
A Family and a Fortune, Apollo Theatre, London, England, 1975
Habeas Corpus, New York City, 1975
The Norman Conquests, New York City, 1975
Otherwise Engaged, Queen's Theatre, London, England, then Comedy Theatre, both 1975
Stripwell, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 1975
Confusions, Apollo Theatre, 1976
Donkey's Years, Globe Theatre, 1976
Funny Peculiar, Mermaid Theatre, London, England, then Garrick Theatre, both 1976
Teeth 'n' Smiles, Royal Court Theatre, then Wyndham'sTheatre, London, England, both 1976
Treats, Royal Court Theatre, then Mayfair Theatre, both 1976
Yahoo, Queen's Theatre, 1976
The Bells of Hell, Garrick Theatre, 1977
Breezeblock Park, Mermaid Theatre, 1977
Dusa, Stas, Fish and Vi, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, England,then Mayfair Theatre, both 1977
Just between Ourselves, Queen's Theatre, 1977
Oh Mr. Porter, Queen's Theatre, 1977
The Old Country, Queen's Theatre, 1977
Otherwise Engaged, New York City, 1977
Alice's Boys, Savoy Theatre, London, England, 1978
The Homecoming, Garrick Theatre, 1978
Night and Day, Phoenix Theatre, London, England, 1978
The Rear Column, Globe Theatre, 1978
The Times Table, Globe Theatre, 1978
The Unvarnished Truth, Phoenix Theatre, 1978
Joking Apart, Globe Theatre, 1979
Night and Day, New York City, 1979
Stage Struck, Vaudeville Theatre, London, England, 1979
Tishoo, Wyndham's Theatre, 1979
Dr. Faustus, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, England, 1980
Enjoy, Vaudeville Theatre, 1980
Hinge and Bracket at the Globe (also known as Hinge and Bracket), Globe Theatre, 1980
Make and Break, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, then Haymarket TheatreRoyal, London, England, both 1980
Taking Steps, Lyric Theatre, 1980
The Dresser, Queen's Theatre, 1980 , then New York City, 1981
House Guest, Savoy Theatre, 1981
Quartermaine's Terms, Queen's Theatre, 1981
Rowan Atkinson in Revue, Globe Theatre, 1981
Funny Turns, Duchess Theatre, London, England, 1982
The Real Thing, Strand Theatre, London, England, 1982
Season's Greetings, Apollo Theatre, 1982
Noises Off, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, then Savoy Theatre, both 1982 , then New York City, 1983
The Hard Shoulder, Aldwych Theatre, London, England, 1983
The Real Thing, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1984
Benefactors, Vaudeville Theatre, 1984 , then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1985
Jumpers, Aldwych Theatre, 1985
Who Plays Wins, 1985
Why Me&quest;, Strand Theatre, 1985
Kafka's Dick, Royal Court Theatre, 1986
Made in Bangkok, Aldwych Theatre, 1986
Woman in Mind, Vaudeville Theatre, 1986
A View from the Bridge, Aldwych Theatre, 1987
Dealing with Clair, Orange Tree Theatre, Surrey, England, 1988
Henceforward, Vaudeville Theatre, 1988
The Sneeze, Aldwych Theatre, 1988
Uncle Vanya, Vaudeville Theatre, 1988
Hapgood, Aldwych Theatre, 1988 , then Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1988-89
Re: Joyce!, Fortune Theatre, London, England, 1988 , then Vaudeville Theatre, 1989-1991
The Cherry Orchard, Aldwych Theatre, 1989
Hidden Laughter, Vaudeville Theatre, 1990
Hindsight, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, England, 1990
Man of the Moment, 1990
Private Lives, Aldwych Theatre, 1990
The Revengers' Comedies, Strand Theatre, 1991
70, Girls 70, Vaudeville Theatre, 1991
What the Butler Saw, Wyndham's Theatre, 1991
Making It Better, Criterion Theatre, London, England, 1992
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Aldwych Theatre, then CottesloeTheatre, National Theatre, London, England, both 1992
Jamais Vu, 1993
Time of My Life, Vaudeville Theatre, 1993
Arcadia, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1994
(With others) Kit and the Widow's January Sale, Vaudeville Theatre, 1994
(With others) The Sisters Rosensweig, Greenwich Theatre, London, England, 1994
Dead Funny, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1994 , then Savoy Theatre, 1995
Dealer's Choice, Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, then Vaudeville Theatre, both 1995
Indian Ink, Aldwych Theatre, 1995
(With others) Killer Joe, Vaudeville Theatre, 1995
The Killing of Sister George, Ambassadors' Theatre, London, England, 1995
The Shakespeare Revue, The Pit, London, England, then Vaudeville Theatre, both 1995
(With others) Kindertransport, Vaudeville Theatre, 1996
(With others) A Talent to Amuse, Vaudeville Theatre, 1996
Tom and Clem, 1997
Alarms and Excursions, 1998
Elton John's Glasses, 1998
The Invention of Love, 1998
Silhouette Heritage, London, England, 1998
Things We Do for Love, Gielgud Theatre, London, England, 1998
Quartet, 1999
Copenhagen, Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, beginning in 1999, then Royale Theatre, New York City, 2000
Also produced Comic Potential, Peggy for You, and The Three Sisters.
Producer; Major Tours
A Far Better Husband, 1975
Look, No Hans!, 1984
Film Work
Producer
Clockwise, Universal, 1986

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