Henry Kendall (actor) - Director

Director

In addition to a busy career as an actor and entertainer, he was frequently engaged as a director, notably staging the first productions of See How They Run (Peterborough Rep, tour and Q Theatre 1944; Comedy Theatre 1945), and The Shop at Sly Corner (St Martin's Theatre 1945).

He also directed numerous plays at the Embassy Theatre and Q Theatre.

Directing work included:

  • A Lass and a Lackey, Q Theatre, December 1940
  • Rise Above It (revue), Comedy Theatre, June 1941
  • Other People's Houses, Ambassadors Theatre, October 1941
  • Scoop (revue), Vaudevile Theatre, April 1942
  • Man from Heaven, Q Theatre, September 1943
  • This Was a Woman, Comedy Theatre, March 1944 – previously staged at the Q Theatre as The Dark Potential, January 1944
  • Fly Away Peter, Q Theatre, September 1944
  • See How They Run, Q Theatre, December 1944; Comedy Theatre, January 1945
  • Great Day, Playhouse Theatre, March 1945
  • The Shop at Sly Corner, St Martin's Theatre, April 1945
  • Green Laughter, Q Theatre, August 1945; Comedy Theatre, June 1946
  • Fit for Heroes, Embassy Theatre, September 1945; Whitehall, December 1945
  • Macadam and Eve, Aldwych Theatre, March 1951
  • The Nest Egg, Wimbledon Theatre, November 1952
  • Where the Rainbow Ends, Stoll Theatre, December 1953
  • Meet a Body, Duke of York's Theatre, July 1954
  • Tropical Fever, Theatre Royal, Brighton, March 1955
  • Ring for Catty, Lyric Theatre, February 1956
  • You, Too, Can Have a Body, Victoria Palace, June 1958
  • Watch It, Sailor! (in association with André Van Gyseghem, Aldwych Theatre, February 1960
  • Bachelor Flat, Piccadilly Theatre, May 1960

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