 Their tenure was marked by a string of highly successful performances involving actors such as Kevin Spacey and Ralph Fiennes.While connected with the Almeida, McDiarmid directed plays such as "Venice Preserv'd" (1986) and "Hippolytus" (1991).In 2002, McDiarmid won Almeida Theatre's Critic's Circle Award for Best Actor for his role as Teddy in a revival of Brian Friel's "Faith Healer".