Work
on stage.

Graham Tyrer performs under his own name and writes and directs as Danny Masewicz.

This chronology follows the recent work through the eyes of its reviewers: character acting, original writing, ensemble direction and design.

01

Body Double

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

Acting

“His ability with an accent, and his gloriously sonorous voice, really brought believability to this remarkably fine production.”

Gill Sutherland · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
02

Quartet

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

Acting · Reggie

“Cast and crew all know their art well … Reggie emerges as the true hero of the play.”

Nick Le Mesurier · Leamington Courier
03

Much Ado About Nothing

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

Acting · Don John

“Villain of the piece—Don John—was ingeniously played by Graham Tyrer. His body language as well as spoken words came over as suitably sinister without overdoing it.”

Andy Brown · NODA
04

Time Masons

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

Acting · John Cleaver

“I particularly liked Graham Tyrer’s performance as the evil torturer John Cleaver, whose pleasure in others’ pain was convincing.”

Nick Le Mesurier · Leamington Courier
05

Streets Apart

Stratford Play House · Stratford-upon-Avon

Acting · Neil

“A powerful Graham Tyrer … declaims poetry and rants through mental illness, like a latter-day Vladimir or Estragon.”

William Stafford · Bum on a Seat
06

The Pillowman

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

Acting · Tupolski

“Graham Tyrer, as chief interrogator Tupolski, conjures up a performance of real menace as he plays cat to Katurian’s mouse.”

Peter Walters · Elementary Whatson
07

A Chorus of Disapproval

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

Acting · Dafydd ap Llewelyn

“Graham Tyrer is perfectly cast as Dafydd, a character that deserves Tyrer’s gift for sly innuendo and malice.”

Nick Le Mesurier · Leamington Courier
08

Under Katyń

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

WritingDirectingActing

“It is a poignant and beautifully told fictionalised account … Perhaps it’s the authenticity of the story that gives this production such wonderful heart and soul.”

Gill Sutherland · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
09

Do Not Forget Me

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

WritingDirectingActing

“A brilliant text splendidly performed by an accomplished cast … with restraint and utter conviction.”

Theatre Highlights 2024 · ‘Best New Play’
10

Road

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

Acting · Professor

“Danny Masewicz … brought out the pathos of someone with the ambition of writing a book who had dwindled merely into collecting randomly.”

Peter Buckroyd · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
11

Dust · Unheard

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

Acting

“Very simple but unresolved, brilliantly and powerfully performed by Danny Masewicz.”

Peter Buckroyd · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
12

My Child, Oh My Child

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

WritingDirectingActing

“Masewicz creates something magical in his creation of a common consciousness … The performances are outstanding, creating lasting images and moments.”

Peter Buckroyd · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
13

The Herbal Bed

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

DirectingActing · Barnabus Goche

“Barnabus Goche, played brilliantly by director Danny Masewicz, comes into his own … the director and production team have done an excellent job.”

Ann Evans · Elementary Whatson
14

The Morality of Mrs Dulska

The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon

DirectingDesign

“An engrossing play: succinct, splendidly performed and brilliantly directed and designed.”

Peter Buckroyd · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald