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A short clip from Mille Miglia (1968)

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#michael bryant #stirling moss #theatre 625 #1968 #mille miglia

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Michael Bryant as Erik Petterson and Jack Hedley as Robin Hamilton in The Explorer (1968)

#michael bryant #erik petterson #the explorer #jack hedley #robin hamilton

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Another eBay find! Michael Bryant as Wing Commander Marsh in Colditz. In the episode Tweedledum he feigns madness in an attempt to be let out of the prison on medical grounds.

#michael bryant #wing commander marsh #colditz #tweedledum #bbc #1972

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Another eBay find! Michael Bryant as Wing Commander Marsh in Colditz. In the episode Tweedledum he feigns madness in an attempt to be let out of the prison on medical grounds.

#michael bryant #wing commander marsh #colditz #tweedledum #bbc #1972

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I took a chance on a copy of the Radio Times advertised for auction on eBay. The description included the name Michael Bryant but I had no idea what to expect. I never imagined it was going to be a lengthy three-page profile! It’s fascinating to read and he really seems to have underestimated his talent. There is also little hint that he would spend the best part of twenty-five years working at the National Theatre

#michael bryant #radio times #interview #1971

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A commemorative set of stamps celebrating the work of writer Nigel Kneale. On one of the stamps is an image from The Stone Tape featuring Michael Bryant.

#michael bryant #the stone tape #nigel kneale

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A commemorative set of stamps celebrating the work of writer Nigel Kneale. On one of the stamps is an image from The Stone Tape featuring Michael Bryant.

#michael bryant #the stone tape #nigel kneale #philately

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An eBay purchase. I love that it was written at the National Theatre, his second home!

#Michael Bryant #I hope Mr Ramsden's Autumn Fayre was a success too!

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In August 1968, Michael Bryant starred as Stirling Moss in the BBC play 'Mille Miglia' about the famous Italian race of the same name. I've never managed to find a recording of the programme, but this article in the Radio Times gives a feel of what it would have been like.

#Michael Bryant #Stirling Moss #Mille Miglia #1968 #BBC

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This lovely photo of Michael Bryant is a recent acquisition via eBay and IMS Vintage Images. Based on the writing on the back of the photo, this image seems to have appeared in the Oxford Mail in 1955. There is a stamp which says "20 Apr 1955" which tallies with some theatre programmes I have from the time where he was appearing at the Oxford Playhouse.

#Michael Bryant #1955 #Oxford Mail

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Found your blog while I was researching Robert Bolt's Gentle Jack, very grateful to find so much great material on Bryant both in that play and otherwise in one place!

Thank you! If you want any more pages from the programme for Gentle Jack then please let me know and I can scan them.

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Another controversial play, largely due to one character having to break wind! I believe that a tuba was used.

#michael bryant #victor #victor paumelle #rsc #aldwych #1964 #roger vitrac

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From the February 1961 edition of Theatre World Magazine is a short piece on Michael Bryant taking over the role of Lawrence of Arabia from Alec Guinness.

#michael bryant #lawrence of arabia #ross #haymarket theatre #theatre world magazine #1961 #profile #angus mcbean

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In 1980, Michael Bryant appeared as Julius Caesar in the highly controversial play The Romans in Britain by Howard Brenton. The director, Michael Bogdanov, found himself at the heart of a private prosecution brought about by moral crusader Mary Whitehouse regarding a particular scene in the play. When it finally came to trial the prosecution withdrew their case after a particularly dazzling performance by defence barrister Jeremy Hutchinson (there is an excellent chapter about this in the book 'Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories').

#michael bryant #julius caesar #the romans in britain #national theatre #howard brenton #michael bogdanov #1980 #jeremy hutchinson

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After joining the RSC in 1964, the following year Michael Bryant appeared in the premiere of Harold Pinter's play The Homecoming, directed by Peter Hall.

#michael bryant #teddy #the homecoming #harold pinter #peter hall #paul rogers #ian holm #john normington #vivien merchant #terence rigby #aldwych #rsc

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In 1956, Michael Bryant appeared in a production of Eugene Ionesco's play The New Tenant. In the second photo from the play by Angus McBean we can see him somewhat precariously perched at the top of a step ladder!

#michael bryant #the new tenant #the second furniture remover #robert eddison #jessie evans #michael bates #eugene ionesco #the arts theatre club #1956 #angus mcbean