Actors Index: D - F
This is a comprehensive list of the actors (surnames D - F) who have appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's plays in: world premieres (WP), West End premieres (LP), West End revivals (LR), National Theatre (NT); Ayckbourn-directed revivals (AR); Ayckbourn directed tours - only actors not listed for the original production (AT); Stephen Joseph Theatre revivals - not Ayckbourn directed (R); London recasts or transfers (LT).Janet Dale: The Norman Conquests (WP 1973); Absent Friends (WP 1974); Confusions (WP 1974); Bedroom Farce (WP 1975); Just Between Ourselves (WP 1976); Ten Times Table (WP 1977); Invisible Friends (NT 1991)
Dean Daley: Wolf At The Door (WP 1989)
Brenda Daly: Henceforward... (AR 1987)
Ben Daniels: Family Circles (AR 1985)
Ivor Danvers: The Norman Conquests (LT 1974)
Joanna David: Woman In Mind (AR 2008); Woman In Mind (LR 2009)
Michael Davies: Man Of The Moment (AR 2009)
Buffy Davis: The Norman Conquests (AR 1993)
Simon Day: Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (R 1993); By Jeeves (WP 1996); By Jeeves (LP 1996)
Janie Dee: Dreams From A Summer House (WP 1992); Comic Potential (WP 1998); Comic Potential (LP 1999); House & Garden (WP 1999); Woman In Mind (AR 2008); Woman In Mind (LR 2009)
Tanya-Loretta Dee: Family Album (WP 2022); Welcome to the Family (WP 2023); Constant Companions (WP 2023); Truth Will Out (WP 2023); Things We Do For Love (AR 2024)
Jude Deeno: Family Album (2022)
Les Dennis: Drowning On Dry Land (LP 2011)
Richard Derrington: My Very Own Story (AR 1992); It Could Be Any One Of Us (AR 1996); The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (WP 1998); Haunting Julia (AR 1999); Virtual Reality (WP 2000); Dear Uncle (WP 2011); Neighbourhood Watch (WP 2011); Neighbourhood Watch (LP 2012)
Osman Dervish: A Chorus Of Disapproval (AR 2004)
Janet Dibley: It Could Be Any One Of Us (AR 1996); Absent Friends (AR 1997)
Rosamund Dickson: Dad's Tale (WP 1960); Standing Room Only (WP 1961)
Russell Dixon: Suburban Strains (LP 1981); Season's Greetings (AR 1981); A Trip To Scarborough (WP 1982); Making Tracks (LP 1983); Incidental Music (WP 1983); A Chorus Of Disapproval (WP 1984); The 7 Deadly Virtues (WP 1984); Family Circles (AR 1985); Tons Of Money (WP 1985); Woman In Mind (WP 1985); Time And Time Again (AR 1986); Mere Soup Songs (NT 1986); Tons Of Money (NT 1986); A Small Family Business (NT 1987); Time Of My Life (WP 1992); Time Of My Life (AT 2014); Arrivals & Departures (AT 2014); Roundelay (WP 2014); Confusions (AR 2015); Hero’s Welcome (WP 2015); The Divide (WP 2015); Henceforward… (AR 2016); No Knowing (WP 2016); Taking Steps (AR 2017); A Brief History Of Women (WP 2017); Better Off Dead (WP 2018); Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present (WP 2019)
Laura Doddington: Miss Yesterday (WP 2004); Miranda's Magic Mirror (WP 2004); Improbable Fiction (WP 2005); Time And Time Again (AR 2005); The Champion Of Paribanou (AR 2005); Man Of The Moment (AR 2009); Communicating Doors (AR 2010); Life Of Riley (WP 2010); Absurd Person Singular (AR 2012); Surprises (WP 2012)
Donald Douglas: Absurd Person Singular (AR 1989); The Revengers' Comedies (WP 1989)
Jane Downs: Way Upstream (NT 1982)
Gabrielle Drake: Jeeves (WP 1975)
Karen Drury: Time Of My Life (WP 1992); Time Of My Life (LP 1993)
Danny Dryer: The Musical Jigsaw Play (WP 1994)
Joe Dunlop: The Story So Far... (WP 1970)
Ian Dunn: Invisible Friends (WP 1989); Wolf At The Door (WP 1989)
Katherine Dunn-Mines: The Divide (WP 2015)
Richard Durden: Communicating Doors (WP 1994)
Kate Dyson: A Chorus Of Disapproval (NT 1985); Me, Myself And I (NT 1985); Mere Soup Songs (NT 1986)
Ryan Early: Miss Yesterday (WP 2004)
John Easterling: Jeeves (WP 1975)
Bob Eaton: Bedroom Farce (WP 1975); Mr Whatnot (AR 1976); Ten Times Table (WP 1977)
Paul Eddington: Absurd Person Singular (LT 1974); Ten Times Table (LP 1978)
Antony Eden: Taking Steps (AR 2017); A Brief History Of Women (WP 2017); Family Album (WP 2022)
Steven Edis: A Chorus Of Disapproval (LR 2012)
Lynette Edwards: Henceforward... (AR 1988); Man Of The Moment (WP 1988)
Nina Edwards: Suburban Strains (WP 1980)
Terenia Edwards: Hero’s Welcome (WP 2015); The Divide (WP 2015)
Colin Edwynn: How The Other Half Loves (WP 1969)
Hazel Ellerby: The Revengers' Comedies (LP 1991)
Jessica Ellerby: A Chorus Of Disapproval (LR 2012)
Claudia Elmhirst: A Chorus Of Disapproval (AR 2004); Intimate Exchanges (AR 2006)
William Elmhirst: The Square Cat (WP 1959); Love After All (WP 1959)
Graeme Eton: Suburban Strains (LP 1981); Season's Greetings (AR 1981); Way Upstream (WP 1981); A Trip To Scarborough (WP 1982); It Could Be Any One Of Us (WP 1983); Incidental Music (WP 1983); The 7 Deadly Virtues (WP 1984); Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (WP 1988); Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (NT 1993)
Andree Evans: Wildest Dreams (LP 1993)
Serena Evans: Boy Meets Girl / Girl Meets Boy (1985); Time And Time Again (AR 1986); Henceforward... (WP 1987); Henceforward... (LP 1988); Confusions (R 1991); Things We Do For Love (WP 1998)
Tenniel Evans: Ten Times Table (LP 1978)
Andrew Fallaize: House & Garden (NT 2000)
Rio Fanning: Family Circles (LP 1978)
Tim Faraday: GamePlan (WP 2001); FlatSpin (WP 2001); RolePlay (WP 2001); GamePlan (LP 2002); FlatSpin (LP 2002); RolePlay (LP 2002)
Kate Farrah: The Champion Of Paribanou (WP 1996)
Mark Farrelly: Drowning On Dry Land (LP 2011)
Lindsay Fawcett: Callisto#7 (WP 1999)
Stephanie Fayerman: Ten Times Table (LP 1978)
Alice Fearn: Awaking Beauty (WP 2008)
Julian Fellowes: Joking Apart (LP 1979)
Michael Fenner: Sisterly Feelings (NT 1980)
Barbara Ferris: Season's Greetings (LP 1982)
Susan Fleetwood: Way Upstream (NT 1982)
Daniel Flynn: A Chorus Of Disapproval (WP 1984); The Westwoods (WP 1984); A Chorus Of Disapproval (NT 1985); Woman In Mind (LP 1986)
Peter Forbes: Henceforward... (AR 1988); Man Of The Moment (WP 1988); Henceforward... (LT 1989); Body Language (WP 1990); Confusions (R 1991); A Word From Our Sponsor (WP 1995)
Roger Forbes: Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (WP 1988)
Brett Forrest: Jeeves (WP 1975)
Brigit Forsyth: The Norman Conquests (LT 1974)
Julian Forsyth: The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (WP 1998); Cheap And Cheerful (WP 1999)
Katie Foster-Barnes: Relatively Speaking (AR 2007); A Trip To Scarborough (AR 2007)
Derek Fowlds: Confusions (LP 1976)
Ben Fox: A Trip To Scarborough (AR 2007); Awaking Beauty (WP 2008)
Philip Fox: Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (WP 1988)
Stuart Fox: Drowning On Dry Land (WP 2004); Improbable Fiction (AT 2006); Woman In Mind (LR 2009)
Clive Francis: A Small Family Business (NT 1988)
Anna Francolini: Awaking Beauty (WP 2008); Taking Steps (AR 2010)
Jeremy Franklin: How The Other Half Loves (WP 1969)
Regina Freedman: The Jollies (WP 2002)
Georgina Freeman: Joking Apart (AR 2002)
Helen French: Awaking Beauty (WP 2008)
Jenny Funnell: Henceforward... (AR 1988)
Dean Daley: Wolf At The Door (WP 1989)
Brenda Daly: Henceforward... (AR 1987)
Ben Daniels: Family Circles (AR 1985)
Ivor Danvers: The Norman Conquests (LT 1974)
Joanna David: Woman In Mind (AR 2008); Woman In Mind (LR 2009)
Michael Davies: Man Of The Moment (AR 2009)
Buffy Davis: The Norman Conquests (AR 1993)
Simon Day: Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (R 1993); By Jeeves (WP 1996); By Jeeves (LP 1996)
Janie Dee: Dreams From A Summer House (WP 1992); Comic Potential (WP 1998); Comic Potential (LP 1999); House & Garden (WP 1999); Woman In Mind (AR 2008); Woman In Mind (LR 2009)
Tanya-Loretta Dee: Family Album (WP 2022); Welcome to the Family (WP 2023); Constant Companions (WP 2023); Truth Will Out (WP 2023); Things We Do For Love (AR 2024)
Jude Deeno: Family Album (2022)
Les Dennis: Drowning On Dry Land (LP 2011)
Richard Derrington: My Very Own Story (AR 1992); It Could Be Any One Of Us (AR 1996); The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (WP 1998); Haunting Julia (AR 1999); Virtual Reality (WP 2000); Dear Uncle (WP 2011); Neighbourhood Watch (WP 2011); Neighbourhood Watch (LP 2012)
Osman Dervish: A Chorus Of Disapproval (AR 2004)
Janet Dibley: It Could Be Any One Of Us (AR 1996); Absent Friends (AR 1997)
Rosamund Dickson: Dad's Tale (WP 1960); Standing Room Only (WP 1961)
Russell Dixon: Suburban Strains (LP 1981); Season's Greetings (AR 1981); A Trip To Scarborough (WP 1982); Making Tracks (LP 1983); Incidental Music (WP 1983); A Chorus Of Disapproval (WP 1984); The 7 Deadly Virtues (WP 1984); Family Circles (AR 1985); Tons Of Money (WP 1985); Woman In Mind (WP 1985); Time And Time Again (AR 1986); Mere Soup Songs (NT 1986); Tons Of Money (NT 1986); A Small Family Business (NT 1987); Time Of My Life (WP 1992); Time Of My Life (AT 2014); Arrivals & Departures (AT 2014); Roundelay (WP 2014); Confusions (AR 2015); Hero’s Welcome (WP 2015); The Divide (WP 2015); Henceforward… (AR 2016); No Knowing (WP 2016); Taking Steps (AR 2017); A Brief History Of Women (WP 2017); Better Off Dead (WP 2018); Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present (WP 2019)
Laura Doddington: Miss Yesterday (WP 2004); Miranda's Magic Mirror (WP 2004); Improbable Fiction (WP 2005); Time And Time Again (AR 2005); The Champion Of Paribanou (AR 2005); Man Of The Moment (AR 2009); Communicating Doors (AR 2010); Life Of Riley (WP 2010); Absurd Person Singular (AR 2012); Surprises (WP 2012)
Donald Douglas: Absurd Person Singular (AR 1989); The Revengers' Comedies (WP 1989)
Jane Downs: Way Upstream (NT 1982)
Gabrielle Drake: Jeeves (WP 1975)
Karen Drury: Time Of My Life (WP 1992); Time Of My Life (LP 1993)
Danny Dryer: The Musical Jigsaw Play (WP 1994)
Joe Dunlop: The Story So Far... (WP 1970)
Ian Dunn: Invisible Friends (WP 1989); Wolf At The Door (WP 1989)
Katherine Dunn-Mines: The Divide (WP 2015)
Richard Durden: Communicating Doors (WP 1994)
Kate Dyson: A Chorus Of Disapproval (NT 1985); Me, Myself And I (NT 1985); Mere Soup Songs (NT 1986)
Ryan Early: Miss Yesterday (WP 2004)
John Easterling: Jeeves (WP 1975)
Bob Eaton: Bedroom Farce (WP 1975); Mr Whatnot (AR 1976); Ten Times Table (WP 1977)
Paul Eddington: Absurd Person Singular (LT 1974); Ten Times Table (LP 1978)
Antony Eden: Taking Steps (AR 2017); A Brief History Of Women (WP 2017); Family Album (WP 2022)
Steven Edis: A Chorus Of Disapproval (LR 2012)
Lynette Edwards: Henceforward... (AR 1988); Man Of The Moment (WP 1988)
Nina Edwards: Suburban Strains (WP 1980)
Terenia Edwards: Hero’s Welcome (WP 2015); The Divide (WP 2015)
Colin Edwynn: How The Other Half Loves (WP 1969)
Hazel Ellerby: The Revengers' Comedies (LP 1991)
Jessica Ellerby: A Chorus Of Disapproval (LR 2012)
Claudia Elmhirst: A Chorus Of Disapproval (AR 2004); Intimate Exchanges (AR 2006)
William Elmhirst: The Square Cat (WP 1959); Love After All (WP 1959)
Graeme Eton: Suburban Strains (LP 1981); Season's Greetings (AR 1981); Way Upstream (WP 1981); A Trip To Scarborough (WP 1982); It Could Be Any One Of Us (WP 1983); Incidental Music (WP 1983); The 7 Deadly Virtues (WP 1984); Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (WP 1988); Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (NT 1993)
Andree Evans: Wildest Dreams (LP 1993)
Serena Evans: Boy Meets Girl / Girl Meets Boy (1985); Time And Time Again (AR 1986); Henceforward... (WP 1987); Henceforward... (LP 1988); Confusions (R 1991); Things We Do For Love (WP 1998)
Tenniel Evans: Ten Times Table (LP 1978)
Andrew Fallaize: House & Garden (NT 2000)
Rio Fanning: Family Circles (LP 1978)
Tim Faraday: GamePlan (WP 2001); FlatSpin (WP 2001); RolePlay (WP 2001); GamePlan (LP 2002); FlatSpin (LP 2002); RolePlay (LP 2002)
Kate Farrah: The Champion Of Paribanou (WP 1996)
Mark Farrelly: Drowning On Dry Land (LP 2011)
Lindsay Fawcett: Callisto#7 (WP 1999)
Stephanie Fayerman: Ten Times Table (LP 1978)
Alice Fearn: Awaking Beauty (WP 2008)
Julian Fellowes: Joking Apart (LP 1979)
Michael Fenner: Sisterly Feelings (NT 1980)
Barbara Ferris: Season's Greetings (LP 1982)
Susan Fleetwood: Way Upstream (NT 1982)
Daniel Flynn: A Chorus Of Disapproval (WP 1984); The Westwoods (WP 1984); A Chorus Of Disapproval (NT 1985); Woman In Mind (LP 1986)
Peter Forbes: Henceforward... (AR 1988); Man Of The Moment (WP 1988); Henceforward... (LT 1989); Body Language (WP 1990); Confusions (R 1991); A Word From Our Sponsor (WP 1995)
Roger Forbes: Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (WP 1988)
Brett Forrest: Jeeves (WP 1975)
Brigit Forsyth: The Norman Conquests (LT 1974)
Julian Forsyth: The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (WP 1998); Cheap And Cheerful (WP 1999)
Katie Foster-Barnes: Relatively Speaking (AR 2007); A Trip To Scarborough (AR 2007)
Derek Fowlds: Confusions (LP 1976)
Ben Fox: A Trip To Scarborough (AR 2007); Awaking Beauty (WP 2008)
Philip Fox: Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (WP 1988)
Stuart Fox: Drowning On Dry Land (WP 2004); Improbable Fiction (AT 2006); Woman In Mind (LR 2009)
Clive Francis: A Small Family Business (NT 1988)
Anna Francolini: Awaking Beauty (WP 2008); Taking Steps (AR 2010)
Jeremy Franklin: How The Other Half Loves (WP 1969)
Regina Freedman: The Jollies (WP 2002)
Georgina Freeman: Joking Apart (AR 2002)
Helen French: Awaking Beauty (WP 2008)
Jenny Funnell: Henceforward... (AR 1988)
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