Edward Hall (director)
Edward Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 November 1966 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre and film director |
Edward Hall (born 27 November 1966) is an English theatre and film director who founded the all-male Propeller Shakespeare company[1] of which he is Artistic Director, in 1997.[2] He also became Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre in 2010. He is known for directing Shakespeare productions, musicals such as Sunny Afternoon[3] and multiple screen productions, including William Boyd's TV adaptation of Restless.
Career
Hall began his professional career as a theatre director at the Watermill Theatre in the early 1990s. At the Watermill, Hall directed a number of Shakespeare plays, including Henry V and The Comedy of Errors. In 1996 he directed Donald Sinden, Patrick Ryecart and Nigel Davenport in a UK tour of N. J. Crisp's drama That Good Night.[4]
In 2002, Hall directed Rose Rage, an adaptation of all three of
Although he has for the most part worked in the theatre, Hall has directed some radio and television programmes including Into Exile for
Hall took over as Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive of the Hampstead Theatre in February 2010 stepping down in Spring 2019.
Personal life
Hall is the son of the theatre director Sir
Selected theatre work
Director
- Victoria Station (Theatr Mwldan, Wales)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Theatre Royal Windsor and tour)
- Theatre Royal Windsorand tour)
- Decadence (Bratislava and Oslo Nye Theatre)
- Chambers of Glass (Minerva Studio, Chichester)
- Cain (Minerva Studio, Chichester)
- Lysistrata (West End, Richmond Theatre and Epidavros)
- Bare-Knuckle Selling (Edinburgh Festival)
- No Remission (Edinburgh Festival – Mobil Prizewinner)
- The Hanuman (RNT Studio)
- Richard III (Tokyo, Globe)
- Othello (Watermill, Newbury, and world tour)
- Henry V (Watermill, Newbury, and world tour)
- The Comedy of Errors (Watermill, Newbury, and world tour)
- The Taming of the Shrew (Old Vic and world tour)
- Twelfth Night (Old Vic and world tour)
- Marc Sinden Productionstour)
- Celaine (Hampstead)
- Sacred Heart (Royal Court Upstairs)
- Tantalus (Co-director: Denver Theatre Company and UK tour)
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona (RSC)
- Henry V (RSC)
- Chariots of Fire (Hampstead Theatre)
- Sunny Afternoon (Hampstead Theatre)
Assistant director
- King Lear in New York (Chichester Festival Theatre)
- Venus Observed (Chichester Festival Theatre)
- The Sisterhood (Chichester Festival Theatre)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (Chichester Festival Theatre)
- She Stoops to Conquer (Chichester Festival Theatre)
- Preserving Mr Panmure (Chichester Festival Theatre)
- I Thought I Heard a Rustling (Theatre Royal Stratford East)
- The Comedy of Errors (RSC world tour)
- The Winter's Tale (RSC world tour)
- Lysistrata (RSC)
Filmography
- Restless2012 two-part TV miniseries
- Kingdom (TV series)
- Trial & Retribution XI: Closure (TV movie)
- Marple: Sleeping Murder (TV movie)
- Safari Strife (Cutting Edge)
- Richard III (NHK Japan)
- Blithe Spirit (Theatrical film)
References
- ISBN 978-1-84943-674-8.
- ^ Theo Bosanquet (1 July 2014). "Edward Hall: Propeller's future 'called into question' by ACE funding withdrawal". What's On Stage. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Ray Davies musical Sunny Afternoon premieres at Hampstead in May". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "The British Theatre Guide: Interview with Marc Sinden". Archived from the original on 25 February 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "The Directors" 6 July 2002.
External links
- Edward Hall at IMDb
- British Theatre Guide biography
- The Guardian
- Edward Hall talks about directing the all-male Shakespeare Company Propeller on The Interview Online
