StageArchive
← Back to My Fair Lady

Suggest an edit

This page is locked. Tell us what change you would like for Colonel Pickering (My Fair Lady).

Character Profile

Colonel Pickering

GenderMale
Character Age50s+
Total Lines115 lines

Character Description

Retired British officer with colonial experience and the author of "Spoken Sanskrit"

Scenes this character is in (10)

SceneSettingLinesSongs
Act One, Scene 1Outside Covent Garden - after theatre, a cold March night.19
Act One, Scene 3Higgins' Study - the next day.12
Act One, Scene 5Higgins' Study - later that afternoon.22The Rain in Spain (featured singer)
Act One, Scene 6Outside Ascot - a July afternoon10
Act One, Scene 7Ascot - immediately following2
Act One, Scene 9Higgins' Study - evening, six weeks later.12
Act One, Scene 10Transylvanian Embassy Promenade, outside the ballroom - later that evening.8
Act One, Scene 11The ballroom of the embassy - immediately following.0
Act Two, Scene 1Higgins' Study - 3:00 the following morning.9You Did It (featured singer)
Act Two, Scene 4Upstairs Hall of Higgins' House - 11:00 the following morning.21

Performance History (5)

= You have a physical copy of a program from this production stop in your personal collection.

CollectionOpening Night👤 Performer🎭 Production Name🏢 Stage
18 Apr 1960
Robert Coots
My Fair Lady (1st National Tour)
19 Feb 1959
Miguel Suárez
Mi Bella Dama
Teatro Maria Teresa Montoya
Monterey, Nuevo León, Mexico
14 Feb 1959
George Funkquest
My Fair Lady
Oscarsteatern
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
18 Mar 1957
Eric Brotherson(understudy)
My Fair Lady (1st National Tour)
Rochester Auditorium
Rochester, New York, United States
18 Mar 1957
Hugh Dempster
My Fair Lady (1st National Tour)
Rochester Auditorium
Rochester, New York, United States