Suchet’s early interest in the theatre led to his membership of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain in the 60’s and three years of study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). He began his stage career in regional theatres and repertory productions, and he is probably the youngest ever to have played Shylock in The Merchant of Venice at the age of 23.
In 1973 he joined the RSC and performed many of the classical roles at Stratford, the Aldwych and on tour in the US. In between RSC roles he also worked with The Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company (Sherlock Holmes, The Norman Conquests, The Devil is an Ass, Measure for Measure) and performed a very successful one-man-show The Kreutzer Sonata by Tolstoy at the Royal Court’s Theatre.
Since the late 80’s Suchet has performed various roles on the London and West End stages and in several regional theatres as well as on Broadway (Amadeus) – bricksite.com/davidsuchet
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2010
All My Sons (Joe Keller) by Arthur Miller, dir. Howard Davies, West End (Apollo)
2009
Complicit (Roger Cowan) by Joe Sutton, dir. Kevin Spacey, Old Vic
2007
The Last Confession (Cardinal Giovanni Benelli) by Roger Crane, dir. David Jones, Chichester, UK Tour and West End (Royal Haymarket)
2005-06
Once in a Lifetime (Herman Glogauer) by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, dir. Edward Hall, National Theatre
2004-05
Man and Boy (Gregor Antonescu) by Terence Rattigan, dir. Maria Aitken, UK Tour and West End (The Duchess)
1998-2000
Amadeus (Salieri) by Peter Shaffer, dir. Peter Hall, UK Tour, Old Vic and US (Los Angeles and Broadway)
1998
Saturday, Sunday, Monday by Edoardo De Filippo, dir. Jude Kelly, Chichester
1996-97
Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? (George) by Edward Albee, dir. Howard Davies, Almeida and West End (Aldwych)
1994
What a Performance (Sid Field) by William Humble, dir. Roger Redfarn, UK Tour and West End (the Queens)
1993
Oleanna (John) by David Mamet, dir. Harold Pinter, UK Tour and West End (Duke of York’s)
1991
Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare, dir. Trevor Nunn, Young Vic
1987
This Story of Yours by John Hopkins
Separation by Tom Kempinski, dir. Michael Attenborough
1985-86
Othello (Iago) by William Shakespeare, dir. Terry Hands, RST (‘85) and The Barbican (’86)
1982
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (Ivanov) by Tom Stoppard, dir. Trevor Nunn, The Barbican
1981-82
The Swan Down Gloves (Mazda) by Billie Brown and Nigel Hess, dir.Terry Hands, RST and Aldwych
1981
Troilus and Cressida (Achilles) by William Shakespeare, dir. Terry Hands, Aldwych
The Merchant of Venice (Shylock) by William Shakespeare, dir. John Barton, RST and Aldwych
1980-81
Richard III (Edward IV) by William Shakespeare, dir. Terry Hands, RST (’80) and Aldwych (’81)
Richard II (Henry Bolingbroke) by William Shakespeare, dir. Terry Hands, RST (’80) and Aldwych (’81)
1980
The Wedding Feast by Arnold Wesker, dir. Peter Farago, Birmingham Repertory Theatre
1979-80
Once in a Lifetime (Herman Glogauer) by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, dir. Trevor Nunn, Aldwych and Piccadilly
1979
He that plays the King
The Loving Voyage
1978-79
Measure for Measure (Angelo) by William Shakespeare, dir. Barry Kyle, RST (’78) Aldwych (’79)
Anthony and Cleopatra (Pompey) by William Shakespeare, dir. Peter Brook, RST (’78) Aldwych (’79)
Love’s Labour’s Lost (Sir Nathaniel) by William Shakespeare, dir. John Barton, RST (’78) Aldwych (’79)
Taming of the Shrew (Grumio) by William Shakespeare, dir. Michael Bogdanov, RST (’78) Aldwych (’79)
1978
The Kreutzer Sonata by Tolstoy, dir. Peter Farago, Rep Studio, Royal Court Theatre, US and Israel
The Bear (Grigory Smirnov), Royal Court Theatre
Tempest (Caliban) by William Shakespeare, dir. Clifford Williams, RST
Winter’s Tale by Rosalind Winter, dir. Ron Daniels
Laughter, dir. Peter Barnes, Royal Court Theatre
1976-77
Measure for Measure (Lucio) by William Shakespeare, dir. Stuart Burge, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, National Theatre (Lyttelton) and European Tour
The Devil is an Ass (Thomas Gilthead) by Ben Jonson, dir. Stuart Burge, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, National Theatre (Lyttelton) and European Tour
1975
Habeas Corpus (Arthur Wickstead) by Alan Bennett
1974-75
Summerfolk (Nikolai) by Maksim Gorkij, dir.David Jones, Aldwych and US Tour
King Lear (Fool) by William Shakespeare, dir. Buzz Goodbody, TOP and The Place (’74) and US Tour (’75)
King John (Hubert) by William Shakespeare, dir. John Barton and Barry Kyle, RST (’74) and Aldwych (’75)
1974
Comrades (Willmer) by August Strindberg, dir. Barry Kyle, The Place
Cymbeline (Pisanio) by William Shakespeare, dir. John Barton, Barry Kyle and Clifford Williams, RST and Aldwych
1973-75
Love’s Labour’s Lost (Ferdinand and Navarre) by William Shakespeare, dir. David Jones, RST (’73), US Tour and Aldwych (’75)
1973-74
Richard II (soldier) by William Shakespeare, dir. John Barton, RST (’73), US Tour, RST and Aldwych (’74)
Toad of Toad Hall (Mole) by Alan Alexander Milne, dir. Euan Smith, RST
1973
Taming of the Shrew (Tranio) by William Shakespeare, dir. Clifford Williams, RST
As you like it (Orlando) by William Shakespeare, dir. Buzz Goodbody, RST
Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt) by William Shakespeare, dir. Terry Hands, RST
1972-73
The Hollow Crown, RSC/US Tour
Pleasure and Repentance, RSC/US Tour
Sherlock Holmes (Moriarty), Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Norman Conquests (Reg), Birmingham Repertory Theatre
1972
Wait until Dark (Roat), Liverpool
A Christmas Carol (Scrooge), Liverpool
Waiting for Godot (Estragon), Gateway Theatre (Chester)
Lady Windermere’s Fan (Lord Windermere), Gateway Theatre (Chester)
Brief Lives, Gateway Theatre (Chester)
1971
The Price (Gregory Solomon), Newbury
Summer of the 17th Doll, Connaught Theatre (Worthing)
Rashomon (bandit), Connaught Theatre (Worthing)
Ghosts (pastor Manders), Connaught Theatre (Worthing)
1970
The Merchant of Venice (Shylock), dir. Peter McEnery, Gateway Theatre (Chester)
The Rainmaker (Noah), Ibiza
The Taming of the Schrew (Petruchio), Exeter
1969-70
Ring round the Moon (Messerschmann)
Dumb Waiter (Ben)
The Fantasticks (Mortimer)
Arms and the Man (Petkoff) by George Bernard Shaw, Gateway Theatre (Chester)
The Crucible (Thomas Putnam) by Arthur Miller, Gateway Theatre (Chester)
The Adventures of Alice (various characters), Gateway Theatre (Chester)
1969
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas, Gateway Theatre (Chester)
References
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