Stage
Amateur
1921 – The Phoenix Society
directed by Allan Wade at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith,
1923 – The Marlowe Society, Cambridge
10 March 1923
1932 - the garrick theatre, london
adapted by Stefan Zweig,
1940 - hertford college dramatic society
directed by Nevill Coghill at the Clarendon Press Institute, Oxford,
1955 - the marlowe society, cambridge
directed by John Barton at the Arts Theatre, Cambridge
1955 - the library theatre, manchester
directed by David Scase
See: Gillian Hush, Plays and Players, August 1955, 23
1956 - oxford university dramatic society
1965 - the tavistock repertory company
at the Tower Theatre, Canonbury, London
1974 - oriel college dramatic society
directed by David Robson in the Hall, Oriel College, Oxford
opened
1975 - the shadwell society
directed by Andrew Frape in
1976 - newcastle university theatre society
in the Gulbenkian Studio, 23-26 November 1976
1978 - the library theatre, manchester
directed by David Scase; run 8 November-
1980 - oxford experimental theatre club
directed by Adrian Jackson at the Oxford Playhouse, 26 February-
See: Gerald M. Berkowitz, RORD, 26 (1983), 79-80
1982 - birmingham university drama department
directed by Jon Gaunt at the Netherbow Theatre, Edinburgh, 23 August-11 September
See: Gerald M. Berkowitz, RORD, 26 (1983), 79-80
1984 - oxford university dramatic society
directed by Andrew Mulligan at the Oxford Playhouse, 21-25 February 1984
See: Michael Davis and Eric Nicholson, RDN, 5.1 (Spring, 1984), 9-11
1987 - etp at the whitefriars, coventry
10 December-
Professional
1930 – Cambridge Festival Theatre
1935 – Birmingham Repertory Theatre
taken to the Malvern Festival
1938 – Westminster Theatre
directed by Michael Macowan, January 1938
See: W. A. Darlington, The Daily Telegraph,
Ivor Brown, The Observer,
James Agate, Brief Chronicles, 83
1940 – Arts Theatre, Cambridge
directed by Donald Wolfit at the Arts Theatre, Cambridge; 1942 – St James’s Theatre, London;
1947 – the
See: The Times,
William Hindle, Shakespeare’s Contemporaries in the Theatre, 1890-1968
(unpublished MA dissertation, University of Birmingham, 1969), 115-9
1944 – the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
directed by Robert Atkins
See: The Birmingham Post,
1952 – the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-avon
directed by George Devine
press night 15 July 1952
See: The Times,
J. C. Trewin, The Birmingham Post,
W. A. Darlington, The Daily Telegraph,
Cecil Wilston, Daily Mail, 16 July 1952
The Guardian,
The Observer,
Harold Hobson, The Sunday Times,
1954 – The Norwich Players
directed by Lionel Dunn
See: Yvonne Law, Plays and Players, April 1954, 22
1955 – Theatre Workshop Company
directed by Joan Littlewood at the Theatre Royal, Stratford-atte-Bowe
opened
See: The Times,
The Stage,
Frank Granville-Barker, Plays and Players, April 1955, 20
1955 – the Bristol Old Vic
directed by John Harrison
See: Peter Rodford, Plays and Players, January 1956, 30
1963 – The Billingham Forum Theatre, Teeside
adaptation by George Mike
1965 – the Nottingham Playhouse
directed by Denis Carey
opened
1966 – the Oxford Playhouse Company
directed by Frank Hauser
opened
See: Derick Grigs, Plays and Players, November 1966, 30
Irving Wardle, The Times,
J. W. Lambert, The Sunday Times,
Benedict Nightingale, Plays and Players, March 1967, 22
1967 – the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
directed by Michael Burrell
opened
1968 – the National Theatre Company
directed by Tyrone Guthrie at the Old Vic
opened 14/
See: Henry Popkin, The Times,
Ronald Bryden, The Observer,
Martin Esslin, Plays and Players, March 1968, 14-7
1968 – the Billingham Forum Theatre
directed by George Roman in the adaptation by Stfan Zweig
opened
See: Peter Roberts, Plays and Players, May 1968, 44
1969 – the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
directed by Michael Simpson; performance run February-April 1969
1972 – Bristol Old Vic Company
directed by John David at the Theatre Royal, 1-25 March 1972
See: Michael Anderson, Plays and Players, April 1972, 56
1977 – the National Theatre Company
directed by Peter Hall in the Olivier
opened 21/
See: John Barber, The Daily Telegraph,
Michael Billington, The Guardian,
Irving Wardle, The Times,
Robert Cushman, The Observer,
Bernard Levin, The Sunday Times,
Ned Chaillet, Plays and Players, June 1977, 22-3
RORD, 20 (1977), 66-7
1981 – the Croydon Warehouse
directed by Richard Ireson, May 1981
1983 – Theatr Clwyd, Mold
5-24 September 1983
1983 – the Royal Shakespeare Company, the other place
directed by Bill Alexander at The Other Place, where it opened October 1983; transferred to Gulbenkian Studio, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 5 March 1984 and to the Pit, London, 16 April 1984
See: Richard Edmonds, Birmingham Post, 6 October 1983
John Barber, The Daily Telegraph,
Michael Billington, The Guardian,
Irving Wardle, The Times,
Michael Coveney, Financial Times, 7 October 1983
Robert Cushman, The Observer,
James Fenton, The Sunday Times,
R. V. Holdsworth, TLS, 14 October 1983
Paul Merchant, RDN, 4.3 (1983), 3-5
RORD, 26 (1983), 80-2
Giles Gordon, Plays and Players, July 1984, 32
Robert Warden, Plays and Players, July 1984, 33
1984 – the Churchill Theatre, Bromley
directed by Peter Coe in an adaptation entitled The Fly and The Fox, 11 July-
See: RORD, 27 (1984), 132-3
1986 – Birmingham Repertory Studio Theatre
in an adaptation by Ken Morley, 10 April-
1986 – the Duke’s Playhouse, Lancaster
7-31 May 1986
See: A. C. Elmy, RDN, 7.1 (Summer, 1986), 8-9
1987 – Salisbury Playhouse
directed by David Horlock, March 1987
1995 - National Theatre Company
directed by Matthew Warchus at the Olivier Theatre
opened 29 September 1995, preceded by a Dialogue: Matthew Warchus on Volpone
1999 - Royal shakespeare company, the swan
directed by Lindsay Posner
opened 24 March 1999 at the Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon; transferred to Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for eight performances, 2-6 November 1999; to the Pit, London, 9 December 1999; and to The Drum, Plymouth, for eight performances, 17-22 April 2000
Film
1948 - produced by Stephen Harrison, 27 June 1948
1959 - adapted by Donald Wolfit and produced by Stephen Harrison, 16 June 1959
1960 - original air date 7 Match 1960 (season 1, episode 22) as part of the TV series 'Play of the Week' 1959-1961
1965 - production for schools, adapted in three parts by Michael Simpson, 21 September-5 October 1965 which broadcast 66 plays (this was 22)
Foreign film
1941 - directed by Maurice Tourneur and adapted by Jules Romains (France, French) Begun in 1938 by Jacques de Baroncelli (with Jean Tissier), the production shut down because of financial difficulties. Maurice Tourneur took over and the shooting resumed on 23rd March 1940 (minus Jean Tissier). The scenes shot in 1938 were incorporated in the final print.
1965 - Norway, Norwegian, TV
1966 - Volpone oder Der Fuchs, directed by Hansgünther Heyme and adapted by Heinrich Carle and Lothar Hirschmann (West Germany, German, TV)
1974 - directed by György Fehér (Hungary, Hungarian, TV)
1978 - directed by Annelies Thomas (West Germany, German, TV)
1978 - directed by Pierre Sabbagh and adapted by Jules Romains; original air date 8 December 1978 as part of the TV series "Au théâtre ce soir" 1966-1985 whcih broadcast 405 episodes (Volpone was 393); (France, French, TV)
1988 - Il Volpone, directed by Maurizio Ponzi and adapted by Leonardo Benvenuti
Piero De Bernardi (Italy, Italian)
2003 - directed by Frédéric Auburtin with a screenplay by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (French, TV)