Tony Richardson

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Contributor Tony Richardson
Other Names Anthony Richardson
Gender Male
Nationality English
Date of Birth 5 June 1928
Date of Death 14 November 1991
Functions Director
Notes 1926 - 1982. Founding Artistic Director of Mercury Theatre 1967 - 1975. Artistic Director of Fortune Theatre 1980 - 1982. Article & interview in ACT December 1975 pages 2 - 6. Obituary in ACT June 1982 pp. 26 - 27. Married to actor Jan Bashford.
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Director

George Henare - Actor

Bevan Wilson - Actor, Assistant Producer

John S Roberts - Designer, Set Designer

Helen Smith - Actor, Assistant Producer

David Weatherley - Actor

Anne Coombes - Costume Designer, Designer, Graphic Designer, Set Designer, Wardrobe Assistant

Lee Grant - Actor

  • More Canterbury Tales, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 5 November 1976
  • Mister King Hongi, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 August 1973
  • Macbeth, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973
  • Jumpers, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973
  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972
  • The Threepenny Opera, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 2 August 1972
  • Kean, His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 1972
  • Conduct Unbecoming, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 12 April 1972
  • Canterbury Tales, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 4 November 1971
  • Peer Gynt, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 April 1971

Brian McNeill - Actor, Playwright

Jan Bashford - Actor

  • The Duchess of Malfi, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 September 1976
  • Henry V, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1976
  • The Taming of the Shrew, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 25 June 1975
  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • Equus, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 October 1974
  • King Lear, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974
  • Macbeth, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973
  • As You Like It, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 July 1971

Liz Coulter - Actor

  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • Equus, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 October 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974
  • Macbeth, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973
  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972
  • The Threepenny Opera, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 2 August 1972
  • Love's Labour's Lost, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 5 July 1972
  • Kean, His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 1972
  • Conduct Unbecoming, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 12 April 1972

Robert Alderton - Composer, Musical Director, Musician, Sound Artist, Sound Designer

Alistair Robertson - Actor, Properties Officer, Stage Director, Stage Manager, Technician

William Shakespeare - Playwright

Alma Woods - Actor

David McKenzie - Actor

Rāwiri Paratene - Actor

Sylvia Rands - Actor

Peter Verstappen - Actor

Caroline Claver - Actor, Movement Director

Don Farr - Actor

Walter Pym - Actor

Tony Rabbit - Lighting Designer, Sound Designer

Catherine Wilkin - Actor, Assistant to the Director, Prompt, Properties Officer

Teresa Andrew - Costume Maker, Wardrobe Assistant

Tony Blackett - Actor

Stephen Crane - Actor

Ross Duncan - Actor

John Gibson - Composer, Musical Director, Musician

Raymond Hawthorne - Actor

Chris Howell - Actor, Assistant Producer, Assistant to the Director

Jason Neal - Actor, Lighting Designer, Stage Manager

Ian Norton - Set and/or Property Maker

Stephen O'Rourke - Actor

Ken Rea - Actor

  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • Equus, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 October 1974
  • King Lear, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974
  • Macbeth, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973

Penelope Barrett - Actor, Assistant to the Director

Paul Gittins - Actor

  • Whose Life is it Anyway?, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 6 November 1980
  • Uncle Vanya, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 9 October 1980
  • Ashes, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 7 August 1980
  • Clouds, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1980

Sydney Jackson - Actor

  • Henry V, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1976
  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • King Lear, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974

William Kircher - Actor

Grant McFarland - Actor

  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • King Lear, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974
  • Macbeth, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973

Ian Mune - Actor

  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974
  • Macbeth, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973
  • Jumpers, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973

Basil Pattison - Associate Director, Choreographer, Dancer, Director

Louise Petherbridge - Actor, Performer

Arthur Ranford - Actor

  • Whose Life is it Anyway?, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 6 November 1980
  • Uncle Vanya, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 9 October 1980
  • Smelter Skelter, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 25 August 1980
  • Ashes, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 7 August 1980

Waric Slyfield - Actor

Graham Sparkes - Lighting Designer, Stage Manager

  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972
  • Kean, His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 1972
  • Conduct Unbecoming, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 12 April 1972
  • Canterbury Tales, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 4 November 1971

Peter Williams - Lighting Designer, Special Effects, Stage Manager, Technician

John Atha - Actor

Gillian Bailey - Properties Officer, Stage Manager

Emile Bibobi - Musician

John Black - Actor

Ken Blackburn - Actor

  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • King Lear, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974

Chris Burton - Costume Maker, Wardrobe Assistant

Anton Chekhov - Playwright

  • Uncle Vanya, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 9 October 1980
  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974

Paddy Glynn - Actor

John Hudson - Actor, Properties Officer

Vivienne Laube - Actor

Paul Minifie - Actor

Simon O'Connor - Actor

  • Romeo and Juliet, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 23 July 1981
  • Shotgun Wedding, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 23 April 1981
  • Bent, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1981

Ilona Rodgers - Actor

  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • King Lear, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974

Ross Skiffington - Actor

Darien Takle - Actor

Iain Aitken - Designer

Tony Baker - Musician

James Beaumont - Actor

  • Romeo and Juliet, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 23 July 1981
  • Bent, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1981

Wayne Bell - Actor

Margaret Blay - Actor

Gerard Bonk - Actor

  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974

Anna Campion - Actor

  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974

Nevill Coghill - Adaptor, Lyricist, Writer

Russell Craig - Designer, Set Designer

  • Macbeth, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973
  • Kean, His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 1972

Myra de Groot - Actor

Barry Dorking - Actor, Advisor

Peter Drake - Actor

John Drummond - Composer

Shona Dunlop - Advisor

Edward Fardell - Actor

Fiona Fitzroy - Actor

Don Jowsey - Lighting Designer, Stage Manager

Robert van Mackelenberg - Actor, Assistant Producer

Catherine Styles McLeod - Book and Lyrics Librettist

Roger Oakley - Actor

John Perry - Set and/or Property Maker

Pamela Pow - Actor

Paul Robinson - Actor

  • Equus, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 October 1974
  • King Lear, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 1974

Kerry Smith - Musician

Martin Starkie - Adaptor, Writer

Tom Stoppard - Playwright

  • Travesties, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 1975
  • Jumpers, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973

Liam Sweeney - Actor

Cliff Wallace - Actor

Trevor Adams - Actor

Chris Balme - Actor

Anna Barclay - Set and/or Property Maker

Andrew Barney - Actor

Penny Barratt - Actor

J M Barrie - Playwright

Bruce Barry - Actor

  • Ned Kelly, Glenrowan and District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Glenrowan, VIC, 28 July 1970

Terry Barry - Actor

  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972

Francis Batten - Actor

  • King Lear, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 1974

Minoru Betsuyaku - Playwright

  • Elephant, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 1975

Allen Bickford - Actor

  • Ned Kelly, Glenrowan and District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Glenrowan, VIC, 28 July 1970

Maria Björnson - Costume Designer

John Blatchley - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Stuart Bowman - Actor

Karl Bradley - Actor

Sheila Bradley - Actor

Bertolt Brecht - Playwright

Jeremy Brett - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Grant Bridger - Actor

Abe Burrows - Writer

  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972

Russ Burton - Actor

John Byron - Actor

Anna Cahill - Actor, Stage Manager

Zoe Caldwell - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

David Cameron - Actor

  • Duet For One, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 17 February 1982

Simon Carr - Actor

Robin Chapman - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Brian Clark - Playwright

Richard Clarke - Lighting Designer

Athol Coats - Actor

Jeremy Collins - Lighting Designer

Julie Covington - Actor

Annette Crosbie - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Heather Cumming - Properties Officer

  • Uncle Vanya, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 9 October 1980

Roland Curram - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Caroline Devereux - Wardrobe Assistant

Joe Donelly - Actor

Jo Donnelly - Actor

  • Elephant, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 1975

Peter Duguid - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Raymond Edkins - Actor

  • Elephant, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 1975

Lorna Edwards - Actor

Huntly Eliott - Actor

Barry England - Playwright

Gareth Farr - Actor

  • Kean, His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 1972

Eleanor Fazan - Choreographer

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Pam Ferris - Actor

David Foxx - Actor

Dorothea Franchi - Musician

Michael Frayn - Playwright

  • Clouds, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1980

Derek Fuke - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Vanessa Furse - Actor

Geoff Gilmour - Actor

  • Ned Kelly, Glenrowan and District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Glenrowan, VIC, 28 July 1970

Julian Glover - Actor

Shirley Griffiths - Actor

Sue Hansen - Performer

John Hawkins - Musician

Rohanna Hawthorne - Costume Designer

  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974

Roy Heayberd - Actor

Jocelyn Herbert - Set Designer

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Richard Hill - Musician

Jeffery Holland - Actor

Liddy Holloway - Actor

  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972

Elric Hooper - Actor

  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972

Bob Hoskins - Actor

Ross Housham - Technical Director

Alan Howard - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Nigel Humphreys - Actor

Ivan Hunter - Musician

Henrik Ibsen - Playwright

  • Peer Gynt, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 April 1971

Mick Jagger - Actor

  • Ned Kelly, Glenrowan and District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Glenrowan, VIC, 28 July 1970

Fiona Johnson - Stage Manager

  • Duet For One, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 17 February 1982

Fiona Johnstone - Lighting Designer

Ian Jones - Screenwriter

  • Ned Kelly, Glenrowan and District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Glenrowan, VIC, 28 July 1970

Tom Jones - Book and Lyrics Librettist

Reg Joslin - Musician

Katrina Kalill - Actor

Charles Kay - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Tom Kempinski - Playwright

  • Duet For One, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 17 February 1982

Dave King - Actor

Mike Knudsen - Lighting Designer

  • Duet For One, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 17 February 1982

Val Lamond - Actor

Barbara Latham - Actor

Raymond Leppard - Composer

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Susan Lloyd - Actor

  • Ned Kelly, Glenrowan and District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Glenrowan, VIC, 28 July 1970

Roger Lloyd-Pack - Actor

Frank Loesser - Music and Lyrics Librettist

  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972

Ruth Lyster - Actor

  • Equus, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 October 1974

Claude Manley - Lighting Designer

Bruce McKinnon - Musician

Mark McManus - Administrator

  • Ned Kelly, Glenrowan and District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Glenrowan, VIC, 28 July 1970

Elizabeth McRae - Actor

Ioan Meredith - Actor

Thomas Middleton - Playwright

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Bruce Montague - Actor

Sunny Morete - Actor

Bruce Morley - Musician

Basil Moss - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Richard Moss - Actor

Stuart Mungall - Actor

Pauline Munro - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Joseph Musaphia - Playwright

Murray Musson - Musician

Derek Newark - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Peter Nichols - Playwright

Hilary Norris - Actor

Blair Park - Actor

Ranny Paulger - Costume Designer

  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972

Morris Perry - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Brian Pickard - Set and/or Property Maker

  • Uncle Vanya, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 9 October 1980

Richard Poore - Actor

  • King Lear, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 1974

Roger Pulvers - Translator

  • Elephant, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 1975

Robin Ray - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Vanessa Redgrave - Actor

John Reid - Actor

Kate Richardson - Actor

Matthew Richardson - Stage Manager

Lynne Robson - Actor

Norman Rossington - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Lewis Rowe - Actor

William Rowley - Playwright

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

David Rudkin - Playwright

  • Ashes, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 7 August 1980

Jean-Paul Sartre - Playwright

  • Kean, His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 1972

Harvey Schmidt - Musician

David Schofield - Actor

Peter Shaffer - Playwright

  • Equus, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 October 1974

Robert Shaw - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Martin Sherman - Playwright

  • Bent, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1981

Shel Silverstein - Musician

  • Ned Kelly, Glenrowan and District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Glenrowan, VIC, 28 July 1970

Raymond Skipp - Actor

Ewen Solon - Actor

  • Kean, His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 1972

Graeme Stentiford - Musician

Susan Story - Actor

  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972

Polly Stupples - Actor

Jo Swerling - Writer

  • Guys and Dolls, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 November 1972

Newha Taiaki - Actor

Garry Taylor - Actor

  • Henry V, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1976

Ian Templeton - Actor

Brian Thomson - Set Designer

Mike Tubberty - Photographer

Rita Tushingham - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Mary Ure - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Anna Verboeket - Actor

David Walker - Costume Designer

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Sam Wanamaker - Producer

Roy Ward - Actor

Lisa Warrington - Publicist

John Webster - Playwright

Kurt Weill - Musician

David William - Actor

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

Irene Wood - Actor

Arthur Wright - Actor

  • Henry V, Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand, 1976

Auckland Festival Society Inc.

  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974
  • Kean, His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 1972
  • Peer Gynt, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 April 1971

Auckland Mercury Theatre

  • Three Sisters, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 March 1974
  • Peer Gynt, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 April 1971

Auckland Theatre Trust

  • Kean, His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 1972
  • Peer Gynt, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 April 1971

Bankside Globe

Mercury Theatre (Auckland)

  • Kean, His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 May 1972

National Programme (Radio NZ)

Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council

  • Uncle Vanya, Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 9 October 1980

The Arts Council of Great Britain

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

The English Stage Company

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

The Royal Court Theatre

  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 21 February 1961

YC Radio Network

  • Three Sisters, NZBC Radio Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1974
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