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Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths, OBE was an English actor of stage, film and television. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor and a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, all for his role in the play The History Boys.
He was also known for his portrayal of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, Uncle Monty in Withnail and I, Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky, and King George II in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He also appeared as a British journalist in Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning 1982 film Gandhi.

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Richard Griffiths is preparing for

  • In the Heights – Oboe, Sonny

    10:45, Fri 15th – Wed 20th January 2027 at Barbican Centre

    In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving an ensemble cast of characters in…

  • Footloose – Technical Director

    19:30, Tue 9th – Mon 15th February 2027 at Almeida Theatre

    Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow, the lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.

  • Damn Yankees – Smokey

    19:30, Wed 17th – Sun 21st February 2027 at Random Venue 35

    Damn Yankees is a musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during…

  • No Exit – Valet

    20:45, Wed 16th – Sat 19th June 2027 at London Palladium

    No Exit is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The original title is the French equivalent of the legal term in camera, referring to a private discussion behind closed doors; English…

  • Cyrano de Bergerac – Sound Designer

    21:00, Tue 29th June – Sat 3rd July 2027 at Random Venue 47

    Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. Although there was a real Cyrano de Bergerac, the play is a fictionalization of his life that follows the broad outlines of it.
    The entire…

  • The Music Man – Harold Hill

    20:30, Wed 6th – Sun 10th October 2027 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

    The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer…

  • Rock of Ages – Justice

    19:15, Tue 30th November – Fri 3rd December 2027 at Random Venue 31

    Rock of Ages is a rock/jukebox musical, with a book by Chris D'Arienzo, built around classic rock hits from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of the decade. The musical features…

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