George Irving was a founder member of the South Shields Youth theatre in 1966, and a director from 1968 - 69.
He worked at the National Youth Theatre from 1966 - 73, and attended Birmingham University Drama department , graduating in July 1973, with B.A.Hons in Drama.
He has appeared in repertory in Newcastle, Exeter, Birmingham and Leicester, and a season at the Open Space.
| year | play | role | author | venue | other cast members | review | |
| Endgame | Hamm | Beckett | |||||
| The Way of the World | Mr. Fainall | Congreve | Birmingham | Fidelis Morgan |  |
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| Henry V | French King | Shakespeare | National Youth Theatre | ||||
| Julius Caesar | Caesar | Shakespeare | National Youth Theatre | ||||
| Zigger Zagger | Les | Terson | National Youth Theatre | ||||
| A Midsummer's Night's Dream | Bottom | Shakespeare | National Youth Theatre | ||||
| Geordie's March | George | Terson | National Youth Theatre (Shaw theatre) | Tony Conaboy | |||
| In camera | Sartre | Birmingham | Fidelis Morgan |  |
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| 1970 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Shakespeare | National
Youth Theatre, |
George was also assistant director. | ||
| 1972 | Measure for Measure | Pompey | Shakespeare | National
Youth Theatre, |
Francis Matthews, Dominic Jephcott | ||
| 1974 | Byker Byker |
Phil Woods | University Theatre Newcastle | Fred Pearson |
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| 1974 | Rock Nativity | John, 2nd shepherd | Wood | University Theatre Newcastle | Frances Tomelty Sting's band, Last Exit, supplied the music. |
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“… inspired moments of rejoicing.” Newcastle Journal |
| 1974 | Cyrano de Bergerac |
Rostand |
University Theatre Newcastle | ||||
| 1975 | Equus |
Horse | Shaffer | University Theatre Newcastle | Dicken Ashworth | ||
| 1975 | The Devils | Father Urbain Grandier | Whiting | University Theatre Newcastle | Bruce Alexander | ||
| Artaud at Roudez | Louis Jouvet | Marowitz | Open Space Theatre and Rome | ||||
| 1977 | Othello | Iago | Shakespeare | Northcott Theatre Exeter, and tour | Geraldine James | 'Iago, played by George Irving, is pure 20th century treachery. As cunning and plausible as today's con man, he offers a friendly word in the ear while slipping the knife of doubt neatly between the shoulder blades.' | |
| The Professional | Teya | Dusan Kovacevic | Offstage theatre | ||||
| 1979 | Hearing | Dan | Page | Birmingham rep |
