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.
Richard Griffiths is preparing for
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
Richard Griffiths has been involved with
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Big Momma Pollitt
23:30, Wed 7th – Sat 10th October 2026 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Technical Director
20:45, Tue 15th – Fri 18th September 2026 at Haymarket Theatre
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The Glass Menagerie – Choreographer
21:00, Thu 10th – Wed 16th September 2026 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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Mary Poppins – Publicist
20:45, Tue 8th September 2026 at The Old Vic
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Assassins – Musical Director
20:30, Sat 22nd August 2026 at Crucible Theatre
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In the Heights – Assistant Stage Manager
19:30, Tue 24th – Sat 28th February 2026 at Globe Theatre, London
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will – Toby Belch
20:00, Fri 30th January – Tue 3rd February 2026 at Gielgud Theatre
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Three Sisters – Writer, Set Designer
19:15, Wed 21st January 2026 at Globe Theatre, London
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Into the Woods – Big Bad Wolf
19:15, Tue 6th January 2026 at Gielgud Theatre
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Richard III – John Morton
18:15, Sun 26th October 2025 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
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American Idiot – Musical Director, Photographer
20:30, Thu 18th – Sun 21st September 2025 at Gielgud Theatre
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Antony and Cleopatra – Sound Designer
15:00, Wed 13th – Mon 18th August 2025 at Royal Opera House, London
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Hair – Trumpet
20:15, Thu 17th – Mon 21st July 2025 at Gielgud Theatre
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Assassins – Samuel Byck
23:45, Thu 26th – Mon 30th June 2025 at The Old Vic
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Urinetown – Horn
12:00, Fri 27th – Mon 30th June 2025 at Royal Opera House, London
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Wicked – Clarinet
14:45, Tue 6th – Fri 9th May 2025 at Random Venue 68
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The Government Inspector – Khlestakov
16:00, Thu 13th – Tue 18th February 2025 at Chichester Festival Theatre
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Damn Yankees – Production Manager
19:15, Sat 9th – Fri 15th November 2024 at Royal Court Theatre
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Mame – Musical Director
12:15, Fri 26th – Mon 29th July 2024 at Gielgud Theatre
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Peter and Wendy – Lighting Designer
23:45, Sat 6th – Wed 10th April 2024 at Random Venue 36
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Romeo and Juliet – Assistant Stage Manager
19:45, Fri 15th December 2023 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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Peter and Wendy – Set Designer
20:45, Sat 29th July – Tue 1st August 2023 at Random Venue 8
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Richard II – Lighting Designer
20:30, Tue 4th – Sun 9th October 2022 at Gielgud Theatre
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Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Flute
20:45, Sat 30th April – Tue 3rd May 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
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The Misanthrope – Publicist
20:00, Wed 3rd November 2021 at Globe Theatre, London
