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Jane Howell
Born15 Aug 1935
London, United Kingdom
Known forTheatre and Television

Jane Howell (15 Aug 1935) is an English theatre and television director. She is known for directing six television plays of the BBC Television Shakespeare series in the 1980s: The Winter's Tale (1981), Henry VI, Part 1 (1983), Henry VI, Part 2 (1983), Henry VI, Part 3 (1983), Richard III (1983), and Titus Andronicus (1985).

Biography

Howell was born in London but spent her early years in Somerset, living with her mother and paternal grandparents in a hamlet in the

Bristol University and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[1]

Career

Howell directed plays with the Hornchurch Repertory Company in the early 1960s, then joined the English Stage Company at the

Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.[3]

In the 1970s, Howell took the BBC directors training course and began her television career. Among her many television credits are episodes of

Screenplay—and Into the Fire (1996). Her television plays of the Henry VI-Richard III tetralogy for the BBC Shakespeare Series are among the mostly highly regarded productions of that series.[4]
Howell was the only female director of the series.

References

  1. ^ Howell, Jane (2010–2011). "Jane Howell. The legacy of the English Stage Company. Oral history (8 parts)" (Interview). Interviewed by Harriet Devine. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. S2CID 158239834. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ Dudar, Helen (10 July 1983). "'Richard III' Stalks Into Central Park". New York Times.
  4. ISSN 0090-4260
    .

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