The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Anton Lesser (1952)
Mr Anton Lesser (Male)
Nationality: English
Born: 14 February 1952
Actor. Lesser joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) directly following his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1977 where he was cast as Richard of Gloucester in all three part of Henry VI. As an Associate Artist with the RSC, Lesser has starred in many of Shakespeare's leading roles including Romeo (1980), Troilus (1985), Richard III (1988), Petruchio (1992) and Leontes (2006-7). For other companies, Lesser has starred as Hamlet (Warehouse, 1982), Feste (Riverside Studios, 1987), and Brutus (Barbican, 2005). Alongside his Shakespearean roles, Lesser has appeared in a range of contemporary and classical plays across the UK at the Royal Court, National Theatre, Donmar Warehouse and Hampstead Theatre. Between 2000-2013, Lesser focused on film and television roles including popular series such as Foyle's War and Game of Thrones.
Training and Education
Drama school
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) (Training & Education | Est. 1904)
62-64 Gower St, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 6ED, England
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Appears In
Family Voices / Not the RSC Again! (Almeida - Barbican - Lyric, Hammersmith) (1986)
Voice 1 (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer
The Bithday Party (Lyttleton) (1994)
Stanley (The Birthday Party) (Age: late thirties, Male)
Performer
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Sources
Wikipedia website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Lesser
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Simon Trowbridge's The Company
Simon Trowbridge, The Company: a Biographical Dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company, 3rd ed. (Oxford: Editions Albert Creed, 2013)
Biography
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. Lesser's entry can be found on pp. 281-282. An entry for Harold Pinter can be found on pp. 375-377.
RSC Performance Database
http://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/
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This publicly accessible database provided by the Discover Shakespeare website contains information related to past productions, actors and, in some cases, images and details of archival material related to Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) productions held at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon.