Richard Eyre was now artistic director of the Royal National Theatre. Under his guidance, I flung myself into the rigours of acting, producing and touring at home and abroad, aided by two of the brightest young directors, Deborah Warner and Sean Mathias.
— Ian McKellen, October 1999
| Year | Place | Title/Writer | Director/Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |
Lyttelton and Garrick London |
BENT (1990)
Martin Sherman |
DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias ROLE: Max |
| 1990 |
Opera House Jersey, Channel Islands |
ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Jersey)
Shakespeare (speeches) with commentary by Ian McKellen |
|
| 1990 |
Library Theatre Manchester |
Thespian Tendencies
| |
| 1990 |
Haymarket Theatre London |
CHIP IN THE SUGAR
Alan Bennett from "Talking Heads" |
DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias |
| 1990 |
Royal National Theatre Lyttelton London UK and World Tour: Tokyo, Nottingham, Cardiff, Leeds, Belfast, Hamburg, Milan, Paris, Cork, Cairo, Prague, Bucharest, Leipzig and Dresden, Edinburgh UK Tour: Aberdeen, Newcastle, Bradford, Plymouth, Oxford |
RICHARD III
William Shakespeare |
DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre ROLE: King Richard in repertory with KING LEAR through Edinburgh |
| 1990 |
Royal National Theatre Lyttleton London UK and World Tour: |
KING LEAR
William Shakespeare |
DIRECTOR: Deborah Warner ROLE: Kent in repertory with RICHARD III |
| 1991 |
Royal National Theatre Lyttelton London |
NAPOLI MILIONARIA
Eduardo De Filippo/version by Peter Tinniswoode |
DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre ROLE: Gennaro |
| 1992 |
Royal National Theatre Cottesloe London |
UNCLE VANYA
Anton Chekov, version by Pam Gems |
DIRECTOR: Sean Mathias |
| 1992 |
Royal National Theatre Lyttelton London US Tour: New York, Washington, St. Paul, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles |
RICHARD III (1992 US Tour)
William Shakespeare |
DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre ROLE: King Richard |