| Malcolm Ridley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 45–46) Stanley, County Durham |
| Occupation | Actor |
Malcolm Ridley (born in 1966 in Stanley, County Durham) is an actor and writer.
In 1995 Malcolm Ridley played the title role in Molière's George Dandin, for Red Shift Theatre Company on a national tour and at the Cochrane Theatre in London. Directed by Jonathan Holloway & Toby Sedgewick, adapted by Robert Bolt.
(2001) He Performed in Having A Ball by Alan Bleasdale. Directed by David Grindley and starring Sara Crowe, Robert Duncan & Michael Medwin . For Birmingham Rep. and a national tour of the UK.
Malcolm Ridley performed and co-devised three productions directed by Improbable Theatre Company's award-winning director-designer partnership of Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch. The Servant of Two Masters (Goldoni Festival Venice & Rome) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. A Midsummer Night's Dream (TMA Best Touring Production Award) for the English Shakespeare Company.
(2005) Ridley performed as "Hamlet" the talking Elephant in the critically acclaimed production of The Firework Maker's Daughter by Phillip Pullman for Told By An Idiot Theatre Company at the Lyric Hammersmith and a European tour, Directed by Paul Hunter.
(2006) Ridley acted in the Sir Peter Hall Company production of the following plays: William Shakespeare's play Measure for Measure, Frank McGuinness' translation of August Strindberg's play Miss Julie, Alan Bennett's play Habeas Corpus, John Osborne's play Look Back in Anger and Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot at the Theatre Royal Bath, England with Richard Dormer, James Laurenson, Andrea Riseborough, Barry Stanton, Michael Mears, Annette Badland, Teddy Kempner, Ben Turner, Susie Trayling, Paul Bentall, Caitlin Mottram, Edward Bennett, Pauline Turner, James Fleet, Joanna McCallum, Alan Dobie, and Terence Rigby in the cast.Peter Hall, Rachel O'Riordan, and Peter Gill were directors. Measure for Measure then toured to Stratford-upon-Avon for the RSC Complete Works Festival starring Richard Dorma.
(2006) Performed at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End in the hit Mary Stuart directed by Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) starring Harriet Walter, Janet McTeer & David Horovich
(2007) Performed in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest on tour following its hit run in London's West End at the Garrick Theatre. Starring Shane Ritchie and Sophie Ward.
(2008) Ridley performed as part of the Donmar West End company in the hit production of Anton Chekhov's Ivanov adapted by Sir Tom Stoppard, at London's Wyndham's Theatre ; part of the critically acclaimed Donmar West End season: Opposite Kenneth Branagh, Gina Mckee, Kevin McNally, Malcolm Sinclair and Andrea Riseborough.Directed by the Donmar Warehouse artistic director Michael Grandage. Other productions in the season were Hamlet with Jude Law, Madam De Sade with Judi Dench & 12th Night with Sir Derek Jacobi.
(2009/10/11) Malcolm Ridley is currently performing in War Horse by Michael Mulpergo and directed by Tom Morris & Marianne Elliot. At the New London Theatre Drury Lane. Steven Spielberg has completed filming War Horse (film) based on the book.The first draft was Scripted by Lee Hall(Billy Elliot). The second draft by Richard Curtis . War Horse (film) is intended for release in January 2012.
Film & television includes: Lt.Frewer in The Dance of Shiva (1998.Academy Award Finalist for Best Short Film). Directed by Jamie Payne Starring Kenneth Branagh & Paul McGann.
Doctor Holland (sex therapist) in The West Wittering Affair (2006) directed by David Scheinmann.
Ridley was commissioned to write the film script Hoax for Channel 4 produced by TalkBack Thames. Based on his part in the events surrounding the "Di Spy" press hoax of October 1996. A film script based on the life of The Small Faces front man Steve Marriott - Co-written with Paolo Hewitt (Marriott's official biographer) is also currently in development. With the working title All Too Beautiful. Taken from Paolo Hewitt & John Hellier's biography of the same name - Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful....John Hellier is also a self-confessed lifelong fan of Steve Marriott and the Small Faces, has run a Small Faces fanzine called The Darlings of Wapping Wharf Launderette for several years, and is involved with the yearly Small Faces convention held in London.