The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
John Bury (1925 - 2000)
Mr John Bury (Male)
Nationality: English
Born: 27 January 1925
Died: 12 November 2000
Designer. Designing for sets, costume and lighting Bury worked primarily in theatre, on the West End and Broadway, and national and international opera (including works at Glyndebourne and Covent Garden). From 1946 to 1963 Bury worked with Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, initially as an actor and later as Theatre Royal Stratford East's resident designer (where his work included the seminal production of Oh! What a Lovely War in 1963). From 1963-1968 he was Head of Design at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) where he played a key role in the design of the Barbican Theatre. In 1968 he moved to the National Theatre where he was Head of Design until 1985.
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Productions
The Collection (Stage Premiere: Aldwych Theatre) (1962)
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The Homecoming (Premiere: Aldwych) (1965)
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The Homecoming (Premiere: Aldwych) (1965)
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The Homecoming (The Music Box, NYC) (1967)
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The Homecoming (The Music Box, NYC) (1967)
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Silence (Aldwych Theatre) (1969)
Creative | Lighting Designer
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Silence (Aldwych Theatre) (1969)
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Landscape (Aldwych Theatre) (1969)
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Landscape (Aldwych Theatre) (1969)
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Exiles (Mermaid - Aldwych) (1970)
Creative | Lighting Designer
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Old Times (Premiere: Aldwych Theatre) (1971)
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Old Times (Premiere: Aldwych Theatre) (1971)
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The Homecoming (1973)
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Landscape (RSC tour) (1973)
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A Slight Ache (RSC tour) (1973)
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No Man's Land (Premiere: Wyndham's) (1975)
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No Man's Land (Premiere: Wyndham's) (1975)
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Betrayal (Premiere: National Theatre) (1978)
Creative | Lighting Designer
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Betrayal (Premiere: National Theatre) (1978)
Creative | Costume Designer
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Betrayal (Premiere: National Theatre) (1978)
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Family Voices (Stage Premiere: National Theatre) (1981)
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Victoria Station / Other Places (Stage Premiere: Cottesloe Theatre) (1982)
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Victoria Station / Other Places (Stage Premiere: Cottesloe Theatre) (1982)
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Family Voices / Other Places (Cottesloe Theatre) (1982)
Creative | Set Designer
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A Kind of Alaska / Other Places (Stage Premiere: Cottesloe Theatre) (1982)
Creative | Set Designer
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A Kind of Alaska / Other Places (Stage Premiere: Cottesloe Theatre) (1982)
Creative | Lighting Designer
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Family Voices / Other Places (Cottesloe Theatre) (1982)
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The Homecoming (Comedy Theatre) (1991)
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The Homecoming (Comedy Theatre) (1991)
Creative | Lighting Designer
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The Homecoming (Comedy Theatre) (1991)
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Sources
Simon Trowbridge's The Company
Simon Trowbridge, The Company: a Biographical Dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company, 3rd ed. (Oxford: Editions Albert Creed, 2013)
Bibliography
This source provides a comprehensive index and brief biographies for key actors, directors, designers and writers who have worked regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Bury's entry can be found on pp. 83-84. An entry for Harold Pinter can be found on pp. 375-377.
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/nov/15/guardianobituaries
URL
Obituary by Timothy O'Brien for The Guardian, 15/11/00 [accessed 16 February 2018].