Sean mathias biography

Ian McKellen and Roger Allam Will Bring FRANK AND PERCY to The Other Palace Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2023

Ben Weatherill’s new comedy, Frank and Percy, starring Ian McKellen (Percy) and Roger Allam (Frank) and directed by Sean Mathias, will have a limited London season at The Other Palace from Friday 8 September until Sunday 3 December.

Writer . Also, Sean is known for directing the film "Bent", as well as for directing highly estimated theatre productions in London, New York City, Cape Town, Los Angeles and Sydney. However, one of his most notable appearances in movies at that time was in the 1988 film "White Mischief" as Gerald Portman.

In 1988, Sean started his career as a theatre director with his first play "Exceptions".

In April 2002, Sean directed "The Elephant Man" at the Royale Theatre (present-day Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre). In 1989, he directed a revival of "Bent" at the Adelphi Theatre, a play by Martin Sherman, that had opened on Broadway in 1979. Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has picked up world sales rights for the film, which starts production this month.

Check out what the critics had to say! Amongst his first pieces was Anton Chekov’s "Uncle Vanya" and Alan Bennett's "Talking Heads".

In 1998, Mathias directed "Antony and Cleopatra" play in London, starring Alan Rickman and Helen Mirren. Addresses: Agent--c/o Jonathan Altaras Associates, Ltd., 2 Goodwins Ct., London WC2 4LL, England.

Nationality

Welsh

Gender

Male

Birth Details

March 14, 1956

Swansea, Wales

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Director
• Design for Living, Donmar Warehouse, London, 1994.
• Les Parents Terribles, Lyttleton Theatre, London, 1994, produced as Indiscretions, Barrymore Theater, New York City, 1995.
• A Little Night Music, Olivier Theatre, London, 1995-96.
• Also director of Exceptions, 1988; Bent, 1990; and Talking Heads, Noel and Gertie, and Uncle Vanya, all 1991.
• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Appeared in an Edinburgh fringe production, 1978.
• Credits; Television Work
• Stage producer, Ian McKellen Acting Shakespeare, 1982.
• Credits; Television Appearances
• Dispatcher, The Scarlet Pimpernel, CBS, 1982.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Film star's secretary, Priest of Love, Filmways, 1981.
• Gerald Portman, White Mischief, Columbia, 1988.
• Also appeared as Irish Guards lieutenant, A Bridge Too Far, 1977.
• Writings;Stage Plays
• Infidelities, Amber Lane Press (Oxford, England), 1986.
• A Prayer for Wings, Amber Lane Press, 1987.
• Also author of Cowardice, 1983; Poor Nanny, 1989; Swansea Boys, 1990; andLanguage, 1991.
• Writings; Teleplays
• "The Lost Language of Cranes," Great Performances, PBS, 1992.
• Writings; Novels
• Author of novel Manhattan Mourning, 1988.