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Edward Petherbridge Biography (1936-)

Born August 3, 1936, in Bradford, England; son of William and Hannah (Harrison) Petherbridge; married Louise Durant Harris (divorced). Addresses: AGENT--French's, 26 Binney Street, London W1, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 3, 1936

Bradford, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Gaveston, Edward II, Ludlow Festival, Ludlow, U.K., 1956.
• LONDON DEBUT--Demetrius, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Open Air Theatre, 1962.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Geoffrey Fitton, All in Good Time, Mermaid Theatre, then Phoenix Theatre,both London, 1963.
• the Soldier, The Soldier's Tale, Bath Festival, Bath, U.K., 1968.
• Alceste, The Misanthrope, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, U.K., 1970.
• Alwa, Lulu, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1970, then Apollo Theatre, London, 1971.
• Laurence Caldecott, Morality, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1971.
• Laurence Doyle, John Bull's Other Island, Mermaid Theatre, 1971.
• Nikita, Swan Song, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, U.K., 1971.
• Who Thought It? (one-man show), Arts Theatre, London, 1972.
• Soranzo, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Actors' Company, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1972.
• Prospero, The Tempest, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, U.K., 1973.
• Fool, King Lear, Simon, The Wood Demon, and Mirabell, The Way of the World, all Actors' Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1974.
• Soranzo, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Fool, King Lear, Simon, The Wood Demon,and Hotel Manager, Ruling the Roost, all Actors' Company, Wimbledon Theatre,London, 1974.
• Valere, Tartuffe, and Teiresias, The Bacchae, both Edinburgh Festival, 1974.
• Erik, The Phantom of the Opera, title role, Tartuffe, and Ring Master, The Beanstalk, all Actors' Company, Wimbledon Theatre, 1975.
• the Compere and Museum Attendant, Do You Love Me?, and Dr. Chasuble, TheImportance of Being Earnest, both Actors' Company, Round House Theatre, London, 1977.
• Captain St. Clare, The Crucifer of Blood, Royal Haymarket Theatre, London, 1979.
• Vershinin, The Three Sisters, Royal Shakespeare Company, Other Place Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1979.
• Newman Noggs, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1980, then Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1981.
• Charles Marsden, Strange Interlude, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• Also appeared in Knots, Actors' Company, Edinburgh Festival, 1973, then Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1974.
• With the National Theatre Company, London: Ferdinand Gadd, Trelawny of the Wells, 1965; Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, 1967; Voltore, Volpone, Spencer, Edward II, and Lorenzo, The Advertisement, all 1968;Harlequin and Pierrot, Scrabble, Waitwell, The Way of the World, and Lodovico, The White Devil, all 1969.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• Flow and Knots, both Actors' Company, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1973.
• The Bacchae, Edinburgh Festival, 1974.
• Do You Love Me?, Actors' Company, Round House Theatre, London, 1977.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Fool, King Lear, Actors' Company, U.K. cities, 1973.
• Dobson, Dog's Dinner, Cambridge Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1977.
• the Compere and Museum Attendant, Do You Love Me?, and Dr. Chasuble, TheImportance of Being Earnest, both Actors' Company, U.K. cities, 1977.
• the Brigadier, Game of Kings, U.K. cities, 1978.
• Orsino, Twelfth Night, Vershinin, The Three Sisters, both Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), U.K. cities, 1978.
• Also appeared in Flow and Knots, both Actors' Company, U.K. cities, 1973;The Hollow Crown and Pleasure and Repentance, both RSC, Australian and New Zealand cities, 1976; and in Is There Honey Still for Tea?, RSC, U.K. cities,1978.
• Credits; DIRECTOR
• Knots, Actors' Company, U.K. cities, 1973.
• Uncle Vanya, Cambridge Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1977.
• Do You Love Me?, Actors' Company, U.K. cities, 1977.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Knots, 1975.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
• Charles Marsden, "Strange Interlude," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988.
• Credits; MOVIES
• No Strings, Yorkshire Television.
• Also appeared in The Soldier's Tale, After Magritte, A True Patriot, Schubert, and Pyramid of Fire.
• Writings;STAGE
• (Adaptor) Knots, Actors' Company, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1973.
• (adaptor) Do You Love Me?, Actors' Company, U.K. tour, then Round House Theatre, London, both 1977.