George Irving theatre listing2000s

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George Irving was a founder member of the South Shields Youth theatre in 1966, and a director from 1968 - 69.

He worked at the National Youth Theatre from 1966 - 73, and attended Birmingham University Drama department , graduating in July 1973, with B.A.Hons in Drama.

He has appeared in repertory in Newcastle, Exeter, Birmingham and Leicester, and a season at the Open Space.

1970s 1980s 1990s 2010s

year	play	role	author	venue	other cast members	review
2006	The French Lieutenant's Woman	The Writer	John Fowles, adapted by Mark Healy	Yvonne Arnaud theatre and tour	Anthony Howell, Katy Odey	'an actor as smooth and strong as a well-aged single malt whisky, dominates the stage and effortlessly moves from role to role with total command' George Irving has such stage presence that, had he been centre stage more often, he would have detracted attention away from the rest of the impressive cast who were doing their best to tell his tale. Read more here
2007	Shining City	John	Conor McPherson	Octagon, Bolton	Paul McCleary	'But the key to the success of this production is an extraordinary performance from George Irving as John, who seeks counselling about the ghostly visitations of his dead wife. His spell-binding confession of his personal experiences leads the audience through his own despair and repair. It is a charismatic performance.' Read more here
2008	The Dying of Today	The Barber	Howard Barker	Arcola Theatre	Duncan Bell	George Irving as the barber is also outstanding - he has authority, pathos, such a powerful face and looks every inch the tragic Greek. Read reviews here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
2009	All My Sons	Joe Keller	Arthur Miller	Octagon, Bolton	Margot Leicester, Mark Letheren, Patrick Poletti, Huw Higginson, Tammy Joelle, Francesca Ryan, Vanessa Kirby, Oscar Pierce	Reviews from the Lancashire Evening Post, theBritish Theatre Guide, UK Theatre net, The Bolton News, The Stage, , What's on Stage, News Gate, City Life, The Guardian, The Independent, and the Manchester Evening News.
2009	Ghosts	Pastor Manders	Henrik Ibsen	Octagon, Bolton	Margot Leicester, Oscar Pierce, Vanessa Kirby, Russell Richardson	Reviews from The Stage, City Life, The Bolton News, the Lancashire Evening Post, UK Theatre net, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Independent, the British Theatre Guide, and the Public Reviews.