The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Samuel West (1966)
Mr Samuel West (Male)
Nationality: English
Born: 19 June 1966 Confidence Level
Actor and director. West has worked in film, television, theatre, radio and voiceover. He made his London stage debut in February 1989 at the Orange Tree Theatre, playing Michael in [Jean] Cocteau's Les Parents Terribles, subsequently worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre Company and was Artistic Director of the Sheffield Crucible Theatre from 2005-2007. 'In 2002, West made his stage directorial debut with The Lady's Not for Burning at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester [...] and made his West End directorial debut with the first major revival of Dealer's Choice following its transferral to the Trafalgar Studios. [...] His film career has continued with roles in a number of well known films' and he 'is a familiar face on television appearing in many long-running series [...] West is [also] regularly heard on radio as a reader or reciter and has performed in many radio dramas [...] In 2011, he made his radio directing debut with a production of Money by Edward Bulwer-Lytton on BBC Radio 3.' (Wikipedia) West gives a detailed and thoughtful appraisal of working with and on Pinter's material in this interview conducted in 2021 for the Pinter Legacies project (transcript available below in 'resources').
Training and Education
Undergraduate degree
University of Oxford (Training & Education | Est. Unknown)
Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2JD, England
Studied English Literature.
Other Names
No other Name have been added to this person record yet.
Productions
No Man's Land (rehearsed reading) (Crucible Theatre, Pinter: A Celebration) (2006)
Production | Producer
Notes:
Family Voices (Crucible Theatre, Pinter: A Celebration) (2006)
Production | Producer
Notes: Artistic Director of the Crucible Theatre at the time.
The Caretaker (Crucible Theatre Pinter: A Celebration and tour) (2006)
Production | Producer
Notes: Artistic Director of the Crucible Theatre at the time.
Appears In
Reunion (1989)
Konradin Von Lohenburg (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer
Family Voices (2006)
Voice 1 (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer
Family Voices (Crucible Theatre, Pinter: A Celebration) (2006)
Voice 1 (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer
Betrayal (Donmar Warehouse) (2007)
Robert (Betrayal) (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer
The Homecoming (2007)
Lenny (Age: early thirties, Male)
Performer
A Tribute to Harold Pinter (Lords Cricket Ground) (2009)
Stanley (The Birthday Party) (Age: late thirties, Male)
West also read Alan Wilkinson's and Harold Pinter's 'The Catch' with Jeremy Irons
Performer
Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2009)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
West read 'Arthur Wellard'
Performer
Arena: Harold Pinter - A Celebration (2010)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
West read 'Arthur Wellard'
Performer
Happy Birthday, Harold (Harold Pinter Theatre) (2018)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
West read ‘The Old Days’
Performer
Linked People
Prunella Scales (1932)
Relationship: Parent
Timothy West (1934)
Relationship: Parent
Linked Awards
No award have been added to this person record yet.
Resources
Mr West's Twitter account (URL)
Type: Social media
External Link: https://twitter.com/exitthelemming
Interview with Samuel West, conducted by Alexander Lass, 16 February 2021 (Audio)
Type: Interview
External Link: https://soundcloud.com/user-624699233/samuel-west
Interview with Samuel West, conducted by Alexander Lass, 16 February 2021 (PDF)
Type: Interview
Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_West
URL
Accessed 9 February 2018.