Michael Attenborough
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Born | Michael John Attenborough 13 February 1950 London, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Sussex |
Occupation | Theatre director |
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Michael John Attenborough
Background
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Attenborough was born on 13 February 1950 in London, the only son of actress Sheila Sim and actor-director Richard Attenborough. He is the nephew of David Attenborough, and John Attenborough and the brother of Jane Attenborough and Charlotte Attenborough.
He is the recipient of two honorary doctorates, one from the University of Leicester, where he is now a Distinguished Honorary Fellow and one from the University of Sussex, where he is Honorary Professor of English and Drama. Attenborough was educated at Westminster School and at the University of Sussex.
Theatre career
Attenborough was Artistic Director of the
In 2012, Attenborough was presented with the Award for Excellence in International Theatre by The International Theatre Institute[3]
In October 2012, he announced that, after 12 years as Artistic Director, he would step down from the Almeida in April 2013 to concentrate on his directing career.[4]
Attenborough has directed
Honours
Attenborough was appointed
Personal life
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Attenborough married actress Jane Seymour in 1971; the marriage was dissolved in 1973. In 1984, he married actress Karen Lewis. They have two sons: theatre director Tom Attenborough (born 13 October 1986) and actor Will Attenborough (born 26 June 1991). One of his two younger sisters, Jane Holland, was killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004 along with her mother-in-law and Attenborough's 15-year-old niece, Lucy. His other sister, Charlotte, is a teacher with two children.
References
- ^ Trueman, Mark. "Michael Attenborough to leave Almeida theatre" The Guardian, 11 October 2012
- ^ Morris, Sylvia. "Michael Attenborough and Shakespeare" theshakespeareblog.com, 12 December 2012
- ^ "Michael Attenborough Presented With Award For Excellence in International Theatre", londontheatredirect.com, 17 April 2012
- ^ "London Theatre News, Reviews, Interviews and more". WhatsOnStage. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ " Macbeth Listing" queenslandtheatre.com.au, accessed 20 May 2015
- ^ Henley, Christopher. As You Like It star Zoë Waites on Michael Attenborough and Edward Albee", dctheatrescene.com, 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Tour Archive" uktw.co.uk, accessed 20 May 2015
- ^ " Godchild 2013" hampsteadtheatre.com, accessed 20 May 2015
- ^ Shenton, Mark. "Michael Attenborough Returns to Hampstead Theatre to Direct Premiere of Deborah Bruce's 'Godchild'", playbill.com, 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Chichester Theatre Festival 2015", westendtheatre.com, 26 February 2015.
- ^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 7.
- ^ "Mr Michael Attenborough – Doctor of Letters – Theatre director" le.ac.uk, accessed 20 May 2015