John Gielgud's Shakespeare stage career and major productions (1920–1979)

1. Old Vic season establishes Gielgud’s Shakespeare focus

   Jan 1, 1929Labels: Old Vic, John Gielgud

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2. Old Vic Hamlet becomes a signature role

   Oct 1, 1929Labels: Old Vic, Hamlet

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3. First major Prospero at the Old Vic

   Jan 1, 1930Labels: Old Vic, Prospero

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4. New Theatre Romeo and Juliet highlights ensemble

   Jan 1, 1935Labels: New Theatre, Romeo and

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5. Broadway Hamlet run at the Empire Theatre

   Oct 8, 1936Labels: Empire Theatre, Broadway

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6. Queen’s Theatre repertory season under Gielgud

   Sep 1, 1937Labels: Queen s, Repertory

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7. Wartime Macbeth at the Piccadilly Theatre

   Jul 8, 1942Labels: Piccadilly Theatre, Macbeth

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8. Prospero at Stratford in Peter Brook’s Tempest

   Aug 13, 1957Labels: Stratford, Peter Brook

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9. Broadway one-man Shakespeare recital opens

   Dec 28, 1958Labels: Ages of, Broadway

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10. Queen’s Theatre reopens with Ages of Man

    Jul 8, 1959Labels: Queen s, Ages of

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11. Broadway Hamlet opens under Gielgud’s direction

    Apr 9, 1964Labels: Lunt-Fontanne, Richard Burton

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12. Final major Prospero at the National Theatre

    Jan 1, 1973Labels: National Theatre, Prospero

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13. Career legacy consolidates through institutional memory

    Jan 1, 1979Labels: Institutional memory, John Gielgud

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