Norman Ayrton
Norman Ayrton (25 September 1924 – 22 June 2017)[1] was an actor, director, and theatre instructor.
As a young man, Ayrton's home was bombed during the
Old Vic Theatre in 1951 to teach movement. The following year he opened his own teaching studio in London, though he also taught at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford.[1]
In 1954, Ayrton was appointed the Assistant Principal of the
Australian Council for the Arts. In 1963, he directed his first London opera production with Artaxerxes at the Handel Society. He went on to direct his first production in the United States in 1967 with Twelfth Night in Dallas, Texas. Ayrton joined the faculty at the Juilliard School in 1974. Two years later, he directed his first production at the Sydney Opera House with Lakmé.[1][4] Ayrton has also directed operas at the Covent Garden.[1]
In his later years, Ayrton taught classes in the British American Drama Academy's Midsummer Conservatory Program, a summer Shakespearean acting workshop for students from the UK, US, and Mexico.
He died at Denville Hall on 22 June 2017 at the age of 92.[5]
Notes
- ^ ISSN 0083-9833.
- ^ "An American Abroad: Drama student learns from Blitz survivor". The Observer. XXXIX (8). Cleveland: Cape Western Reserve University. 2006-10-20. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "Faculty". Sarah Lawrence College. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
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