Giles Havergal
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Giles Pollock Havergal CBE (born 9 June 1938, in Edinburgh) is a theatre director and actor, opera stage director, teacher, and adaptor. He was artistic director of Glasgow's Citizens Theatre from 1969 until he stepped down in 2003, one of the triumvirate of directors at the theatre, alongside Philip Prowse and Robert David MacDonald.
Early years
Giles Pollock Havergal was born in Edinburgh, Scotland to Dr. Henry MacLeod Havergal and his wife Hyacinth.
Career
Havergal was director of
Havergal's production of
Havergal's production of his and Robert David Macdonald's adaptation of Death in Venice by Thomas Mann was first presented in Glasgow in 2000. It played at the Manhattan Ensemble Theatre, New York City in 2002, following performances in Stockholm, Copenhagen & Manchester (England). It was revived in 2005 at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco.
Havergal was the recipient of the 1994 St Mungo Prize, awarded to the individual who has done most in the previous three years to improve and promote the city of Glasgow.[1]
Recent years
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In recent years Giles has directed Jack and the Beanstalk at the Barbican Centre, The Merry Widow (2010, 2019) and Albert Herring (2013) at Opera North and played Nagg in Endgame at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco.
He also teaches at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, RADA, the National Opera Studio and the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco.
References
- ^ "AP Somervillen". A P Somerville. The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- "Giles Havergal, Agent, Gavin Barker Ascociates". 2014.
- "Giles Havergal Biography". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- "Biographies: Giles Havergal - Former Artistic Director". Citizens Theatre. 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
External links
- Giles Havergal at IMDb
- Giles Havergal at the Internet Off-Broadway Database