From April - June, 2004, Stephen Rea starred in the title role of Derek Mahon's new version of the timeless classic, Cyrano de Bergerac at London's National Theatre. Howard Davies directed the play's new adaptation and has also worked with Stephen Rea in the National Theatre productions of The Shaughraun (1988) and Piano (1990). Stephen Rea has also worked in the television films, Copenhagen (2002) and Armadillo (2001). Both were directed by Howard Davies.

Stephen Rea's last appearance at London's National was in Piano at the Cottesloe Theatre in 1990.

A few of Stephen Rea's theatre credits:

In 2000, Stephen Rea directed the production of The Plough and the Stars at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. In 1993, he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in the Broadway production of the Frank McGuinness play, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me. Stephen Rea also appeared at London's National theatre in The Shaughraun, Piano, and Tales from the Vienna Woods. Other credits include Shadow of the Gunman at the Mermaid Theatre as well as Comedians and the role of Christopher Mahon in The Playboy of the Western World.

For more info on Stephen Rea's credits and work with Field Day Theatre Company, see below.

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In the book, The Company of Actors (1999), Stephen Rea comments on the formation of Field Day:

"When I first went to London, it was a very difficult transition to make from being an actor who worked in Dublin, to being an actor who could find his way around London, and be known and respected. It was very, very difficult indeed. Now it's more straightforward, and Field Day had a lot to do with that. It became automatic that our plays transferred, and that wasn't as a provincial company looking towards the metropolis; there was a belief that we should be able to survive in the most theatrically sophisticated circles."