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Duncan C. Weldon Biography (1941-)

Full name, Duncan Clark Weldon; born March 19, 1941, in Southport, Lancashire, England; son of Clarence (an operator of a chain of photography stores) andMargaret Mary (maiden name, Andrew) Weldon; married Helen Shapiro (divorced,1971); married Janet Mahoney, July 9, 1974; children: (second marriage) LucyJane.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer

Birth Details

March 19, 1941

Southport, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Work
• Producer
• (With David Kossoff) A Funny Kind of Evening, Theatre Royal, Bath,England, 1965
• Tons of Money, Mayfair Theatre, London, 1968
• When We Are Married, West End production, 1970
• Big Bad Mouse, West End production, 1971
• The Chalk Garden, West End production, 1971
• The Wizard of Oz, West End production, 1971
• Bunny, West End production, 1972
• Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, West End production, 1972
• The Wizard of Oz, West End production, 1972
• Grease, West End production, 1973
• The King and I, West End production, 1973
• Mother Adam, West End production, 1973
• Brief Lives, Broadway production, 1974
• Dead Easy, West End production, 1974
• Betzi, West End production, 1975
• The Case in Question, West End production, 1975
• (With others) Dad's Army, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1975
• Hedda Gabler, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London,1975
• On Approval, West End production, 1975
• A Bedful of Foreigners, Victoria Palace Theatre, London, 1976
• The Circle, Haymarket Theatre Royal, London, 1976
• Fringe Benefits, Whitehall Theatre, London, 1976
• The Seagull, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1976
• 13 rue de l'amour, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1976
• The Three Sisters, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1976
• The Apple Cart, Phoenix Theatre, 1977
• The Good Women of Setzuan, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1977
• Hedda Gabler, Duke of York's Theatre, 1977
• Laburnum Grove, Duke of York's Theatre, 1977
• On Approval, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1977
• Rosmersholm, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1977
• Separate Tables, Apollo Theatre, London, 1977
• Stevie, Vaudeville Theatre, 1977
• A Family, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1978
• Kings and Clowns, Phoenix Theatre, 1978
• Look after Lulu, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1978
• The Millionairess, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1978
• The Travelling Music Show, Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1978
• Waters of the Moon, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1978
• The Crucifer of Blood, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1979
• Early Days, Royal National Theatre, London, 1980
• The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, West End production, 1980
• Rattle of a Simple Man, West End production, 1980
• Reflections, West End production, 1980
• Dave Allen, West End production, 1981
• Overheard, West End production, 1981
• Virginia, West End production, 1981
• Worzel Gummidge, West End production, 1981
• Captain Brassbound's Conversion, West End production, 1982
• A Coat of Varnish, West End production, 1982
• Design for Living, West End production, 1982
• Hobson's Choice, West End production, 1982
• Key for Two, West End production, 1982
• Man and Superman, West End production, 1982
• Murder in Mind, West End production, 1982
• The Rules of the Game, West End production, 1982
• Uncle Vanya, West End production, 1982
• Call Me Madam, West End production, 1983
• The Cherry Orchard, West End production, 1983
• Cowardice, West End production, 1983
• DASH, West End production, 1983
• Dear Anyone, West End production, 1983
• Dial "M" for Murder, West End production, 1983
• Edmund Kean, Haymarket Theatre Royal, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, both 1983
• Fiddler on the Roof, West End production, 1983
• Great and Small, West End production, 1983
• Heartbreak House, West End production, then Broadway production, both 1983
• Hi-de-Hi!, West End production, 1983
• Liza Minnelli, West End production, 1983
• A Patriot for Me, West End production, 1983
• Romantic Comedy, West End production, 1983
• The School for Scandal, West End production, 1983
• The Sleeping Prince, West End production, 1983
• American Buffalo, West End production, 1984
• The Aspern Papers, West End production, 1984
• Extremities, West End production, 1984
• Hello, Dolly!, West End production, 1984
• Serjeant Musgrave's Dance, West End production, 1984
• The Way of the World, West End production, 1984
• Aren't We All?, West End production, London, 1984 then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1985
• Strange Interlude, West End production, London, 1984 then Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Beethoven's Tenth, Vaudeville Theatre, then Center Theatre Group,Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, both 1985
• The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, West End production, 1985
• The Corn Is Green, West End production, 1985
• Fatal Attraction, West End production, 1985
• Guys and Dolls, West End production, 1985
• Interpreters, West End production, 1985
• The Lonely Road, West End production, 1985
• Old Times, West End production, 1985
• Other Places, West End production, 1985
• The Scarlet Pimpernel, West End production, 1985
• Strippers, West End production, 1985
• Sweet Bird of Youth, West End production, 1985
• Waste, West End production, 1985
• The Wind in the Willows, West End production, 1985
• Across from the Garden of Allah, West End production, 1986
• Annie Get Your Gun, West End production, 1986
• Antony and Cleopatra, West End production, 1986
• The Apple Cart, West End production, 1986
• Circe & Bravo, West End production, 1986
• Long Day's Journey into Night, West End production, 1986
• Mr. and Mrs. Nobody, West End production, 1986
• Rookery Nook, West End production, 1986
• The Taming of the Shrew, West End production, 1986
• Wild Honey, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1986-1987
• Breaking the Code, West End production, 1986 then Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1987-1988
• Babes in the Wood, West End production, 1987
• Blithe Spirit, Neil Simon Theatre, 1987
• Canaries Sometimes Sing, West End production, 1987
• Court in the Act!, West End production, 1987
• Groucho: A Life in Review, West End production, 1987
• Kiss Me Kate, West End production, 1987
• A Man for All Seasons, West End production, 1987
• Melon, West End production, 1987
• A Piece of My Mind, West End production, 1987
• Portraits, West End production, 1987
• Pygmalion, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1987
• You Never Can Tell, West End production, 1987
• The Admirable Crichton, West End production, 1988
• The Deep Blue Sea, West End production, 1988
• Richard II, West End production, 1988
• The Secret of Sherlock Holmes, West End production, 1988
• A Touch of the Poet, West End production, 1988
• A Walk in the Woods, West End production, 1988
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Orpheus Descending, West End production, 1988 then Neil Simon Theatre, 1989
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Another Time, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1989
• (With Jerome Minskoff) The Baker's Wife, Phoenix Theatre, 1989
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Comedy Theatre, London, 1989
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Ivanov, Strand Theatre, London, 1989
• (With others) A Life in the Theatre, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1989
• (With Jerome Minskoff) London Assurance, Haymarket Theatre Royal,1989
• Much Ado about Nothing, Strand Theatre, 1989
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Playing with Trains, The Pit, London, 1989
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Richard III, Phoenix Theatre, 1989
• (With Jerome Minskoff) The Royal Baccarat Scandal, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1989
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Veterans Day, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1989
• (With Jerome Minskoff) The Merchant of Venice, Phoenix Theatre, then 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1989-1990
• Bent, Royal National Theatre, 1990
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Henry IV, Wyndham's Theatre, 1990
• Kean, West End production, 1990
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Love Letters, Wyndham's Theatre, 1990
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Salome, Royal National Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, 1990
• (With Jerome Minskoff) Time and the Conways, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1990
• (With Jerome Minskoff) The Wild Duck, Phoenix Theatre, 1990
• (With Jerome Minskoff) An Evening with Peter Ustinov, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1990 then 1994.
• Becket, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1991
• The Cabinet Minister, Albery Theatre, London, 1991
• (With Jerome Minskoff) The Caretaker, Comedy Theatre, 1991
• Electra, Riverside Theatre, London, 1991
• (With Jerome Minskoff) The Homecoming, Comedy Theatre, 1991
• (With Jerome Minskoff) The Philanthropist, Wyndham's Theatre, 1991
• Tovarich, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1991
• Chip in the Sugar, Comedy Theatre, 1992
• The Corn Is Green, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1992
• Cyrano de Bergerac, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1992
• Heartbreak House, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1992
• Lady of Letters, Comedy Theatre, 1992
• Lost in Yonkers, Strand Theatre, 1992
• Talking Heads, Comedy Theatre, 1992
• Trelawny of the "Wells," Comedy Theatre, 1992
• A Woman of No Importance, Royal Shakespeare Company, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1992
• Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1993
• Relative Values, 1993
• Saint Joan, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1993 then 1994.
• Arcadia, Royal National Theatre, 1994
• Home, 1994
• Lady Windermere's Fan, 1994
• A Month in the Country, Broadway production, 1994
• The Rivals, 1994
• Rope, 1994
• Travesties, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1994
• Two Gentlemen of Verona, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1994
• Cell Mates, 1995
• Communicating Doors, 1995
• Dangerous Corner, 1995
• The Duchess of Malfi, 1995
• Hobson's Choice, 1995
• The Hothouse, 1995
• Old Times, 1995
• Taking Sides, 1995 then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1996
• The Cherry Orchard, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1996
• Talking Heads, 1996
• Uncle Vanya, 1996
• When We Are Married, 1996
• The Herbal Bed, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1997
• A Letter of Resignation, Savoy Theatre, London, 1997
• Life Support, 1997
• Live and Kidding, Duchess Theatre, London, 1997
• The Magistrate, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England,then Savoy Theatre, 1997
• The Three Musketeers (musical), c. 1997
• Electra, 1997 then Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1998-1999
• New Edna--The Spectacle, 1998
• Rent, 1998
• Collected Stories, 1999
• Hay Fever, Savoy Theatre, 1999
• Love Letters, 1999
• The Prisoner of Second Avenue, 1999
• Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1999
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Chichester Festival Theatre, thenHaymarket Theatre Royal, both 1999 later Princess Theatre, London, 2000
• Enigmatic Variations, Savoy Theatre, 2000
• God Only Knows, regional production, c. 2000
• Napoleon, 2000
• Also the producer of The Hollow Crown, Picture of Innocence, and The Scenario.
• Major Tours
• Producer
• Aren't We All?, U.S. cities, 1985
• Live and Kidding, 1997
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Australian cities, c. 1999
• (With Tony Fantozzi) Tallulah, U.S. cities, 2000-2001
• Film Work
• Producer; with Others
• Hedda Gabler, 1975
• Television Work
• Executive Producer; Specials
• "Heartbreak House," Great Performances, PBS, 1986
• Into the Blue, Carlton Television and PBS, 1997
• Producer; Other
• Big Bad Mouse, 1971

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Drama, No. 169, 1988, pp. 13-14