William Shatner
William Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, singer, author, film director, spokesman and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series, Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974; and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of Star Trek, and has co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe. He has also authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television.
Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series, Rescue 911 from 1989 to 1996, which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He has since worked as a musician, author, director and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
William Shatner is preparing for
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The Merry Wives of Windsor – Deputy Stage Manager, Photographer
19:15, Wed 4th – Sun 8th November 2026 at Globe Theatre, London
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff. Though nominally…
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona – Musical Director
19:15, Tue 5th – Fri 8th January 2027 at Crucible Theatre
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1590 or 1591. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his…
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Damn Yankees – Keys
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 – Estelle Rigault
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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Fiddler on the Roof – Mordcha
20:45, Tue 13th July 2027 at Crucible Theatre
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem.…
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Oliver! – Writer
21:00, Thu 22nd – Mon 26th July 2027 at Gielgud Theatre
Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
It premièred in the West End in 1960, enjoying a long run, a succ… -
Hello, Dolly! – Carpenter
20:15, Thu 14th – Mon 18th October 2027 at The Old Vic
Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Match…
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Henry IV, Part 1 – Henry IV of England, Deputy Stage Manager
19:15, Fri 19th – Wed 24th November 2027 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597. It is the second play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richar…
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Publicist
19:15, Tue 30th November – Fri 3rd December 2027 at Random Venue 59
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a 1962 play by Edward Albee. It examines the breakdown of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. After a university faculty party, they receive an…
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Rock of Ages – Assistant Stage Manager
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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Gypsy: A Musical Fable – Harspichord
12:45, Tue 28th December 2027 – Mon 3rd January 2028 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and…
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The Sound of Music – Sister Berthe
19:15, Wed 5th – Mon 10th January 2028 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of…
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Guys and Dolls – Producer
20:00, Thu 27th – Mon 31st January 2028 at Chichester Festival Theatre
Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure" – two short stories by…
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The Importance of Being Earnest – John 'Jack' Worthing
19:45, Thu 3rd – Mon 7th February 2028 at Gielgud Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the…
William Shatner has been involved with
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Mary Poppins – Carpenter
20:45, Tue 8th September 2026 at The Old Vic
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We Will Rock You – Percussion
21:00, Mon 24th August 2026 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Richard III – Writer
20:30, Fri 19th – Tue 23rd June 2026 at The Old Vic
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Anything Goes – Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
20:15, Wed 1st – Sat 4th April 2026 at Random Venue 48
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will – Andrew Aguecheek
20:00, Fri 30th January – Tue 3rd February 2026 at Gielgud Theatre
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Aida – Reeds
19:30, Fri 23rd – Mon 26th January 2026 at The Old Vic
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Show Boat – Musical Director
20:45, Wed 22nd – Sat 25th October 2025 at Random Venue 3
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Legally Blonde: The Musical – Paulette Bonafonté, Carpenter
20:30, Mon 13th – Thu 16th October 2025 at Savoy Theatre
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Mame – Gloria Upson, Publicist
23:15, Tue 12th – Sun 17th August 2025 at Royal Opera House, London
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Medea – Writer
20:45, Mon 11th – Thu 14th August 2025 at Royal Opera House, London
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All My Sons – Bert
20:15, Thu 3rd – Sun 6th July 2025 at Random Venue 89
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Urinetown – Stage Manager
12:00, Fri 27th – Mon 30th June 2025 at Royal Opera House, London
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42nd Street – Abner Dillon
19:15, Fri 21st – Wed 26th February 2025 at Royal Court Theatre
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Brigadoon – Musical Director
20:00, Sat 8th – Fri 14th February 2025 at Noël Coward Theatre
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Sister Act the Musical – Writer
13:15, Mon 23rd – Fri 27th December 2024 at Savoy Theatre
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Damn Yankees – Mr. Welch, Harspichord
19:15, Sat 9th – Fri 15th November 2024 at Royal Court Theatre
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Evita – Ché
11:30, Sun 14th – Thu 18th July 2024 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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Peter and Wendy – Peter Pan
23:45, Sat 6th – Wed 10th April 2024 at Random Venue 36
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Cyrano de Bergerac – Musical Director
19:45, Wed 7th – Sat 10th February 2024 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Carousel – Julie Jordan
20:45, Tue 8th – Fri 11th August 2023 at Royal Opera House, London
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The Scarlet Pimpernel – Chief Electrician
20:00, Wed 30th November – Sat 3rd December 2022 at London Palladium
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Beauty and the Beast – Oboe
20:15, Fri 16th – Mon 19th September 2022 at Random Venue 20
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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes – Harper Pitt
20:30, Mon 12th – Fri 16th September 2022 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes – Ethel Rosenberg
20:15, Thu 16th June 2022 at Crucible Theatre
