Sir Timothy Ackroyd, Bt
Sir Timothy Ackroyd's acting career began in 1976 when he was nominated as Most Promising Newcomer in the West End Theatre Awards for this performance as Clytemnestra in Aeschylu’s 'Agamemnon'.
His London début was in Brian Forbes’ controversial and hugely successful Macbeth at The Old Vic; his West End debut was starring opposite Peter O'Toole and Joyce Carey as Ricki-Ticki-Tavy in George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman. Other appearances in the West End include closing down the long-running farce ‘No Sex Please, We’re British’, ‘Pygmalion’ with John Thaw, ‘The Rivals’ playing Sir Anthony Absolute and ‘Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell’ which he played beside Peter O'Toole and Tom Conti.
He has directed three plays in London, Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides, Red Lanterns by Alecos Galanos, adapted by Costas Charalambos Costa and Les Parents Terribles designed by Tracy Emin. He has also served as a National Theatre player and appeared in weekly repertory across the country.
Sir Timothy has performed his one man show A Step Out of Time to both public and private audiences internationally.
Sir Timothy was one of the founding trustees of Tusk Trust back in 1990. In 2004, Ackroyd's Ark, a book of animal drawings by friends and personalities from all walks of life was published and launched at Christie’s and has to this date made £85,000 for Tusk. The second edition of Ackroyd’s Ark is due to be published in 2010 to celebrate the charity’s 20th anniversary.
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