Other works

(1992) Performed on Mike Oldfield's CD "Tubular Bells II", credited as the Master of Ceremonies under the pseudonym "A Strolling Player". Rickman announces the various instruments which Oldfield introduces on track 7, "The Bell".

(October 4, 2001 - January 6, 2002) Starred as Elyot in Noël Coward's play, "Private Lives", at the Albery Theatre in London's West End. The Howard Davies production also starred Lindsay Duncan, Emma Fielding and Adam Godley.

(April 2002) Starred as Elyot in the play "Private Lives" by Noël Coward at the Richard Rodgers Theater in New York City.

Commitments and The Last Elephant (Bush), The Devil Himself (Lyric Studio), Bad Language (Hampstead), Hamlet (Riverside Studios and U.K. tour)

For the Royal Court: The Seagull, The Grass Widow, The Lucky Chance.

For the Royal Shakespeare Company: The Tempest, Love's Labour's Lost, Antony and Cleopatra, Captain Swing, Troilus and Cressida, As You Like It, Mephisto, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (also West End and Broadway). For the Royal National Theatre: Antony and Cleopatra.

For the Edinburgh Festival: The Devil Is an Ass and Measure for Measure (also Birmingham, Royal National Theatre and European tour), Brothers Karamozov (also Russia and Georgia)

(January 1995 - April 1995) Directed Sharman MacDonald's play, "The Winter Guest", at both the West Yorkshire Playhouse and the Almeida Theatre (London, England).

(April 2006) Directed the play "My Name Is Rachel Corrie", taken from the writings of activist Rachel Corrie he co-edited with journalist Katharine Viner (Playhouse Theatre, London, England).

Read the Audio book "The Return of the Native" by Thomas Hardy.

(2000) Appeared in the music video "In Demand" by the rock band Texas.

(1978) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England with Michael Hordern, David Suchet, Ian Charleson and Richard Griffiths in the cast. Clifford Williams was director.

(1978) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Antony and Cleopatra", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England with Alan Howard, Glenda Jackson, Jonathan Pryce, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet, Paola Dionisotti, Juliet Stevenson and Richard Griffiths in the cast. Peter Brook was director.

(1978) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Love's Labour's Lost", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England with Ian Charleson, Jane Lapotaire, Michael Hordern, Richard Griffiths, Paul Whitworth, Michael Pennington, Carmen Du Sautoy, Ruby Wax, Paul Brooke and David Suchet in the cast. John Barton was director.

(1985) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "As You Like It", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakepeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England with Hilton McRae, Juliet Stevenson, Fiona Shaw and Nicky Henson in the cast. Adrian Noble was director.

(1985) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Troilus and Cressida", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakepeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England with Anton Lesser and Juliet Stevenson in the cast. Howard Davies was director.

(1986) He acted in Ariane Mnouchkine, Klaus Mann and Timberlake Wertenbaker's play, "Mephisto", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Barbican Theatre in London, England with Fiona Shaw in the cast. Adrian Noble was director.

(1987) "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", a dramatic play. Written by Christopher Hampton. From the novel by Choderlos de Laclos. Incidental music by Ilona Sekacz. Directed by Howard Davies. Music Box Theatre: 30 April 1987 - 23 March 1987 (149 performances + 8 previews that began on 21 April 1987). Cast: Jean Anderson (as Madame de Rosemonde), Lucy Aston (as Émilie, a courtesan), Suzanne Burden (as La Présidente de Tourvel), Michael Dansicker (as Harpsichord), Lindsay Duncan (as La Marquise de Merteuil), Beatie Edney (as Cécile Volanges), Barry Heins (as Major-domo), Hilton McRae (as Le Chevalier Danceny), Kristin Milward (as Madame de Volanges), Alan Rickman (as Le Vicomte de Valmont) [Broadway debut], Hugh Simon (as Azolan, Valmont's valet de chambre). Produced by James M. Nederlander, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman. Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Jerome Minskoff, Elizabeth I. McCann and Stephen Graham. Produced in association with Jonathan Farkas. Produced by arrangement with The Royal Shakespeare Company (Terry Hands, Artistic Director). Associate Producer: Sylvia Brennick. Note (1): Filmed as Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Note (2): Music Box Theatre owned and operated by Irving Berlin [who had no direct involvement in this production] and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman. Bernard B. Jacobs: President).

(October 27, 2011 - May 6, 2012) "Seminar" written by Theresa Rebeck; Directed by Sam Gold; original music by John Gromada; with Alan Rickman (as Leonard); Hamish Linklater (as Martin); Jerry O'Connell (as Douglas); Hettienne Park (as Izzy); and Lily Rabe and Zoe Lister-Jones (as Kate); on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre in Manhattan, New York City for 216 performances (including 25 previews beginning October 27, 2011).

(1998) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Antony and Cleopatra", in a Royal National Theatre production at the Laurence Olivier Theatre in London, England with Helen Mirren, Finbar Lynch and Samuel West in the cast. Sean Mathias was director.