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Alan Bates
Date: 22nd January 1976
Theatre: Queens
Production: Otherwise Engaged
Character: Simon
Review: Long lead of a successful publisher who remains somehow remote from the troubles around him, as relationships crumble. A complex and difficult part which he plays with a magnetism and style detailed and riveting. Well built 6′, 40ish, looking a bit overweight, has a rather strained delivery but his timing is impeccable.
Date: 26th September 1983
Theatre: Haymarket
Production: A Patriot for Me
Character: Alfred Redl
Review: A very long and verbal part of the army officer ambitious and ruthless involved in a homosexual spying situation. A strong presence and a lot of style, rising to some dramatic heights in this highly complex characterisation. Dark, 49, stocky.