Premieres
of Berkoff plays
In
the Penal Colony
Premiere at the Arts Laboratory, Drury Lane,
London Apr 1968.
The Officer |
Steven Berkoff |
The Explorer |
Christopher Heywood |
The Prisoner |
Dino Shafeek |
The Guard |
Asher Tsarfati |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Design and Construction |
Alistair Merry |
Information from
Three Theatre Adaptations.
Metamorphosis
Premiere at the Roundhouse, London Jul 1969.
Gregor |
Steven Berkoff |
Mr. Samsa |
George Little |
Mrs. samsa |
Jean James |
Greta |
Petra Markham |
Lodger |
Chris Munke |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Information from
Three Theatre Adaptations.
The
Trial
Premiere at the Oval House, London 1970.
First major production at The Roundhouse, London Dec
1973.
Joseph K |
Bill Stewart |
Block |
Terry McGinity |
Huld |
Barry Stanton |
Chorus |
Hilton McCrea |
Guard |
Wolf Kahler |
Leni |
Teresa Dabreu |
Miss Bürstner |
Judith Alderson |
Bailiff/ Priest |
Alfredo Michelson |
Titorelli |
Steven Berkoff |
Guard/ Chorus |
Barry Philips |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Information from Three Theatre
Adaptations.
East
Premiere at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Festival, 1975 by The London Theatre Group.
Transferred to the Kings Head, London.
Dad |
Barry Stanton |
Mum |
Robert Longden |
Sylv |
Anna Nygh |
Les |
Barry Philips |
Mike |
Steven Berkoff |
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Music |
John Prior |
Producer |
Steven Berkoff |
Information from Steven Berkoff:
Plays 1.
West
Premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, London 2 May
1983. Presented by Omega Stage Ltd and Limehouse
Productions Ltd. Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, 1975.
Transferred to the Kings Head, London.
Ralph |
Ralph Brown |
Mike |
Rory Edwards |
Ken |
Ken Sharrock |
Sylv, Mike's bird |
Susan Kyd |
Les |
Bruce Payne |
Sid, Mike's dad |
John Joyce |
Pearl, Mike's mum |
Stella Tanner |
Steve |
Steve Dixon |
Messenger |
Garry Freer |
Hoxton Mob |
played by the same actors as
Mike's gang |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Designer |
Nadine Bayliss |
Music |
Mark Glentworth |
Information from Steven Berkoff:
Plays 1.
Greek
Premiere at the Half Moon Theatre, London 11
Feb 1980.
Eddy and Fortune-Teller |
Barry Philips |
Dad and Manager of Cafe |
Matthew Scurfield |
Wife, Doreen and Waitress 1 |
Linda Marlowe |
Mum, Sphinx and Waitress 2 |
Janet Amsden |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Transferred to the Arts
Theatre, London Sept 1980.
Eddy and Fortune-Teller |
Barry Philips |
Dad and Manager of Cafe |
Matthew Scurfield |
Wife, Doreen and Waitress 1 |
Linda Marlowe |
Mum, Sphinx and Waitress 2 |
Deidre Morris |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Information from Steven Berkoff:
Plays 1.
Decadence
Premiere at the New End Theatre,
Hampstead, London 14 Jul 1981.
Helen |
Linda Marlowe |
Steve |
Steven Berkoff |
Sybil |
Linda Marlowe |
Les |
Steven Berkoff |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Information from Steven Berkoff:
Plays 2.
Lunch
Premiere at the King's Head,
London 19 Dec 1983.
Man |
Ian Hastings |
Woman |
Linda Marlowe |
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Director |
Linda Marlowe |
Designer |
Linda Marlowe |
Information from
Steven Berkoff: Plays 1.
Actor
Premiere at the Donmar Warehouse,
London Dec 1985.
Actor |
Steven Berkoff |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Designer |
Steven Berkoff |
Information from
Steven Berkoff: Plays 2.
Harry's
Christmas
Premiere at the Donmar Warehouse,
London Dec 1985.
Harry |
Steven Berkoff |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Set and Design |
Manny Fagenblum |
Information from
Steven Berkoff: Plays 2.
Kvetch
Premiere at the Odyssey Theatre,
Los Angeles, California 15 Mar 1986.
Frank |
Kurt Fuller |
Donna |
Laura Easterman |
Hal |
Mitch Kreidel |
Mother-in-Law |
Marcia Mohr |
George |
Ken Tigar |
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Director |
Steven
Berkoff |
Producer |
Ron Sossi |
Set Designer |
Don Llewellyn |
Costume Designer |
Ruth Brown |
Information from
Steven Berkoff: Plays 2.
Sink
the Belgrano!
Premiere at the Half Moon
Theatre, London 2 Sept 1986.
Maggot
Scratcher |
Maggie
Steed |
Pimp |
Barry
Stanton |
Nit |
Bill
Stewart |
Chorus |
Rory
Edwards |
Command |
Terence
McGinty |
other
parts |
Tom
Dean Burn
George Dillon
Eugene Lipinski
Edward Tudor Pole |
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Director |
Steven
Berkoff |
Designer |
Ellen
Cairns |
Music |
Mark
Glentworth |
Transferred to the Mermaid
Theatre where Louise Gold took over the role of Maggot
Scratcher.
Information from Steven Berkoff: Plays 1.
Acapulco
Premiere at the Odyssey Theatre,
Los Angeles 25 Aug 1990.
Karen |
Chandra Lee |
Steve |
John Horn |
Will |
Tom Flynn |
John |
Michael Sollenberger |
Voyo |
Richard Vidan |
Barman |
Sam Vlahos |
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Director |
Steven
Berkoff |
Producers |
Ron Sossi and Lucy Pollock |
Designer |
Craig Lathrop |
Information from Steven Berkoff:
Plays 2.
Brighton
Beach Scumbags
Premiere at the Sallis Benney
Theatre, Brighton, UK 23 Oct 1991.
Doreen |
Tess Burbridge |
Derek |
Jimmy Flint |
Dave |
Steve North |
Dina |
Belinda Blanchard |
Tom |
Jason Merrels |
Ted |
Ralf Higgins |
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Director |
George Dillon |
Designer |
Andrew Kay |
Information from Steven Berkoff:
Plays 2.
Dog/
Pitbull
Premiere as Pitbull at the
Warehouse Theatre, Croydon, UK 13 Aug 1993. Later
titled Dog.
Man |
Steven Berkoff |
Dog |
Steven Berkoff |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Designer |
Steven Berkoff |
Lighting |
Brian Knox |
Information from Steven Berkoff:
Plays 2.
Massage
Premiere at the Odyssey Theatre,
Los Angeles Feb 1997.
Dad |
Barry Philips |
Mum |
Steven Berkoff |
Various clients |
Barry Philips |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Producers |
Ron Sossi and Beth Hogan |
Set design |
Don Llewelyn |
Lighting design |
John Verd Cook |
Costume design |
Roslyn Moore |
Information from
Steven Berkoff: Plays 1. However I saw a version of
Massage in Dutch in The Hague many years before.
More details soon.
Messiah
Workshopped and performed to a
limited audience March 2000 at the Three Mills Studios,
London.
Jesus |
Rory Edwards |
Mary/ Woman |
Adjoa Andoh |
John the Baptist |
Tim Walker |
Satan |
Greg Hicks |
Judas/ Priest/ Soldier 8 |
Ben Walden |
Pilate/ Soldier/ |Disciple/
Priest 6 |
Gary Sefton |
Ciaphas/ Scribe/ Roman |
Raymond Sawyer |
Disciple 1 |
Roddy McDevitt |
Disciple 2 |
David Kennedy |
Disciple 3 |
Jan Knightley |
Disciple 4 |
Paul Sirr |
Disciple 5 |
Malcolm James |
Disciple 7 |
Nigel Miles-Thomas |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
Musician |
Mark Glentworth |
Information
from Steven Berkoff: Plays 3.
Ritual
in Blood
Premiere by the Nottingham
Playhouse Company Summer 2001.
Information from Steven Berkoff: Plays 3.
Sit
and Shiver
Premiere at the
Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles 27 2004.
Lionel |
Eric Poppick |
Debby |
Ellen Gerstein |
Sam |
Alexander Zale |
Morris |
Matt Gottlieb |
Shirly |
Alison Lees-Taylor |
Sylv |
Kara Revel |
Betty |
Lynda Lenet |
Mrs Green |
Rebecca Street |
Mike |
Elliot V. Kotek |
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Director |
Steven Berkoff |
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