 Then came John Osborne's "Time Present" at the Duke of York Theatre, "Journeys End" at the Cambridge Theatre and "A Winter Tale", "Ring Around the Moon" and "The Government Inspector" all at The Royal Exchange, Manchester.He also appeared in "Ticket-of-Leave Man at the National Theatre.He then turned to directing and after directing a few productions at the Unity Theatre including a well received production of Death of A Salesman he became the Artistic Director of the Marlowe Theatre Canterbury where he directed some 40 plays and two Pantomimes.