of Being Earnest (1977), The Achurch Letters (1978), Outside Edge (1979), The Duchess of Malfi (1981), Nightshade (1984), Samuel Beckett's Company (1987), Timon of Athens (1991), Cyrano de Bergerac (1992), Lust - the musical (1993), Richard 2nd (2006) and Love - the musical (2008). He toured with the Old Vic Company, the RSC and Prospect Theatre Company. Other work Curry also held a diploma from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, and was for some years a freelance member of the Circle of Wine Writers. He performed his one-man entertainment Hic! or The Entire History of Wine (abridged) over 150 times in many parts of the world. He wrote and recorded the Naxos audiobook A Guide to Wine. He was also the author of Shakespeare on Stage, a collection of interviews with thirteen leading actors focussing on specific Shakespearean roles. It was nominated as 2011 Theatre Book of the Year. In "Shakespeare on Stage" Curry interviewed Brian Cox (about the titular role of Titus Andronicus), Judi Dench (Juliet), Ralph Fiennes (about the titular role of Coriolanus), Rebecca Hall (Rosalind from As You Like It), Derek Jacobi (Malvolio from Twelfth Night), Jude Law (Hamlet), Adrian Lester (Henry V), Ian McKellen (Macbeth), Helen Mirren (Cleopatra), Tim Pigott-Smith (Leontes from A Winter's Tale), Kevin Spacey (Richard II), Patrick Stewart (Prospero from The Tempest), and Penelope Wilton (Isabella from Measure for Measure. A second volume of Shakespeare on Stage was published in 2017. Personal life He was thrice married: Actress Sheila Reid (dissolved). Josephine Edmunds (dissolved);two sons, Finn and Patrick. Actress and writer Mary Chater until his death. Partial filmography Smashing Time (1967) The Mini-Affair (1967) – Ronnie The Brontë Sisters (1979) – Mr. Smith Big Wheels and Sailor (1979) – Dave Adams Escape to Victory (1981) – Shurlock – The English The Missionary (1982) – Portland, first friend of Raggy Masterson Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985) – Etienne Terry on the Fence (1986) – Clerk of the Court Hollywood Monster (1987) – Lawyer Fall From Grace (1994) – Cavendish Loch Ness (1996) – Englishman Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996) – Dr. Lazovert Vanished! A Video Seance (1999) – Father (2000) – Prof. Ed Saunders Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) – Dr. Vargas Notes External links 1937 births 2020 deaths English male television actors English male film actors English male stage actors Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Royal