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Played "Mercutio" in the 1951 Broadway revival of "Romeo and Juliet", which starred Olivia de Havilland (in her Broadway debut) as "Juliet" and Douglass Watson as "Romeo".

Played "Second Lieutenant Hibbert" in the original Broadway production of "Journey's End", in 1929. This was an all-British production transferred to Broadway; nine years later, the first American production opened, with Glenn Hunter playing the role of "Hibbert".

(1934) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "As You Like It", at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, England with Dame Anna Neagle, John Drinkwater, Leslie French, Nigel Playfair, Robert Eddison and Margaretta Scott in the cast. Sir Robert Atkins was the director.

(1937) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "The Winter's Tale", at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, England with Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Fay Compton, Ian Swinley and Leslie French in the cast. Sir Robert Atkins was the director.

(1948) He acted in Hugh Ross Williamson's adaptation of John Bunyan's novel, "Pilgrim's Progress," at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England with Robert Speaight, Abraham Sofaer, Baliol Holloway, and Cathleen Nesbitt in the cast. Malcolm Sargent conducted the orchestra and chorus. Ralph Reader was director of the Metropolitan Ballet.

New biography: Doreen Hawkins' 'Drury Lane to Dimapur: Wartime Adventures of an Actress' (Dovecote Press, UK 2009) covers Jack Hawkins' war years in ENSA in India and South East Asia, and the beginning of his film career in post-War England.

(1936-1937) He acted in Ian Hay's stage adaptation of Eugene Wallace's novel, "The Frog", at the Princes Theatre in London, England with Gordon Harker, Christine Barry, Frank Pettingell, Herbert Lomas, Percy Parsons and Cyril Smith in the cast.

(1935) He acted in Byers Robertson's play, "Coincidence," at the St. Martin's Theatre in London, England with Ena Burrill and Barry K. Barnes in the cast. Claud Gurney was director.

(1951) He acted in Christopher Fry's plays, "Thor with Angels" and "A Phoenix Too Frequent", at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Diana Churchill, Dorothy Tutin, George Cole, Eric Porter and Jessie Evans in the cast.

(April 22, 1940) He acted in Shakespeare Birthday Festival at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Ralph Richardson, Michael Redgrave, Donald Wolfit, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quayle, Sybil Thorndike, Lewis Casson, Ann Casson, Edward Chapman, Constance Cummings, Adele Dixon, Wilfrid Walter, Cathleen Nesbit, Jessica Tandy, George Howe, Vivienne Bennett, Peter Glenville, Abraham Sofaer, James Donald, Veronica Turleigh, Jill Esmond, and Alan MacNaughton in the cast.

(1939-1940) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "King Lear", at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with John Gielgud, Lewis Casson, Nicholas Hannen, Cathleen Nesbitt, Jessica Tandy, Fay Compton, Harcourt Williams, Andrew Cruickshank, Alan MacNaughton, Robert Harris, Stephen Haggard, John McCallum and James Donald in the cast. Lewis Casson and Harley Granville-Barker were the directors.

(1939-1940) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest", at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with John Gielgud, Jessica Tandy, Alec Guinness, Lewis Casson, Andrew Cruickshank, Marius Goring, John McCallum and Renée Asherson in the cast. George Devine and Marius Goring were the directors.

1931: "Autumn Crocus" by Dodie Smith (C.L. Anthony). Lyric Theatre, 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1. Cast list also included; Jessica Tandy, Martita Hunt, Fay Compton, May Agate and Frances Ledere,

1932: "Service" by C. L. Anthony. Wyndham's Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London WC2. Cast list also included; Leslie Banks, Tracy Holmes, Harding Steerman, Allan Jeayes, Dorothy Hamilton, Annie Esmond, Robert Gilbert, Iris March, J H Roberts, Edwin Dodds, Vivienne Desmond, Phyllis Dalby, Basil Moss, Elizabeth Arnold, Evelyn Moore, George Cross, Daphne Lewis, Peggy Simpson, Townsend Whitling, Margaret Emden, Tony Halfpenny, Phyllis Morris, Valerie Skardon, Ann Todd, Dorothy Hamilton, Joyce Kennedy, Stafford Hilliard.

(1935) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," at the New Theatre in London, England with John Gielgud, Frank Vosper, Laura Cowie, Jessica Tandy, Glen Byam Shaw, George Howe, George Devine, William Devlin, Anthony Quayle, Alec Guinness (played Osric), Ben Field, and Geoffrey Toone in the cast. John Gielgud was director.

(1934) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," at the New Theatre in London, England with John Gielgud, Frank Vosper, Laura Cowie, Jessica Tandy, George Devine, Anthony Quayle, Alec Guinness (played Osric), William Devlin, Glen Byam Shaw, George Howe, Sam Beazley, Geoffrey Toone, and Frith Banbury in the cast. John Gielgud was director.

(June 1939-July 1939) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," at the Lyceum Theatre in London, England with John Gielgud, Fay Compton, Laura Cowie, Harry Andrews, Andrew Cruikshank, and Marius Goring in the cast.

(1940) He acted in Oscar Wilde's play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," at the Globe Theatre in London, England with John Gielgud, Edith Evans, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Peggy Ashcroft, Margaret Rutherford, George Howe, Clive Woods, and Kingston Trollope in the cast. John Gielgud was also director.

(September 4,1939) He acted in Oscar Wilde's play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," at the Golders Green Hippodrome Theatre in Golders Green, London, England with John Gielgud, Edith Evans, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Peggy Ashcroft, Margaret Rutherford, George Howe, and John Perry in the cast.

(October 1939) He acted in Oscar Wilde's play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," at the Streatham Hill Theatre in Streatham Hill, London, England with John Gielgud, Edith Evans, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Peggy Ashcroft, Margaret Rutherford, and George Howe in the cast.

(1939) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet", at the Elsinore Theatre in London, England with John Gielgud, Laura Cowie and Fay Compton in the cast. John Gielgud was also the director.

(1925) He played Dunois page in George Bernard Shaw's play, "Saint Joan," at the New Theatre in London, England with Sybil Thorndike, Milton Rosmer, Raymond Massey, Ernest Thesiger, Lewis Casson, and OB Clarence in the cast. Charles Ricketts was designer.

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