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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Richard Eyre Biography (1943-)
Full name, Richard Charles Hastings Eyre; born March 28, 1943, in Barnstaple,Devon, England; son of Richard Galfridus Hastings Giles (a naval officer) and Minna Mary Jessica (maiden name, Royds) Eyre; married Susan Elizabeth Birtwistle (a producer), 1973; children: Lucy. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, writer
- Birth Details
- March 28, 1943
- Barnstaple, Devon, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Director
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The Knack, Phoenix Theater, Leicester, England, 1965
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The Ha-Ha, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1968
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The Giveaway, London, 1970
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The Death and Resurrection of Mr. Roche, London, 1970
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The Three Sisters, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, between 1970 and 1972
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The Cherry Orchard, Royal Lyceum Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
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Trumpets and Drums, Royal Lyceum Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
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Schweyk in the Second World War, Royal Lyceum Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
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The White Devil, Royal Lyceum Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
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The Changeling, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, between 1970 and 1972
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Random Happenings in the Hebrides, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
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Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
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The Great Exhibition, Hampstead Theatre, 1972
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The Government Inspector, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
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Bendigo, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
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Walking Like Geoffrey, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
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Jug!, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
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The Plough and the Stars, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
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Bartholomew Fair, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
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Othello, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
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The Cherry Orchard, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
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The Alchemist, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
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Deeds, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
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The Churchill Play, Nottingham Playhouse, 1974
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Jingo, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1975
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Comedians, Nottingham Playhouse, then Old Vic Theatre, later Wyndham's Theatre, both London, 1975
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White Suit Blues, Old Vic Theatre, 1977
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Touched, Nottingham Playhouse, then Old Vic Theatre, 1977
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Hamlet, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1980
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The Beggar's Opera (ballad opera), National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1982
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Schweyk in the Second World War, National Theatre Company, OlivierTheatre, London, 1982
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Guys and Dolls (musical), National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, 1982-1985
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The Government Inspector, National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, 1985
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Edmond, Tynewear Theatre Company, Royal Court Theatre, 1985
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Kafka's Dick, Royal Court Theatre, 1986
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Futurists, National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, 1986
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High Society (musical), Victoria Palace Theatre, London, 1987-1988
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The Changeling, Royal National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre,London, 1988
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Bartholomew Fair, Royal National Theatre Company, 1988
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Hamlet, Royal National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, 1989
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The Voysey Inheritance, Royal National Theatre Company, CottesloeTheatre, 1989-1990
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The Tragedy of Richard III, Royal National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, 1990
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Racing Demon, Royal National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, 1990, then Olivier Theatre, 1990-1991, later Lyttelton Theatre, 1991
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White Chameleon, Royal National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, 1991
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Napoli milionaria, Royal National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, 1991
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Murmuring Judges, Royal National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre,1991-1992
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The Night of the Iguana, Royal National Theatre Company, 1992
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The Absence of War, Royal National Theatre Company, 1993
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Johnny on a Spot, Royal National Theatre Company, 1993
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Macbeth, Royal National Theatre, 1993
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Sweet Bird of Youth, Royal National Theatre Company, 1994
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La traviata (opera), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1994
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Racing Demon, Royal National Theatre, then Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson/Doolittle Theatres, Los Angeles, 1994-1995, later Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1995
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Le grande magia, Royal National Theatre, 1995
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The Prince's Play, Royal National Theatre, 1996
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John Gabriel Borkman, Royal National Theatre, 1996
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Skylight, Royal National Theatre and Wyndham's Theatre, then Vaudeville Theatre, later Royale Theatre, New York City, all 1996
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King Lear, Royal National Theatre, 1997
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The Invention of Love, Royal National Theatre, 1997
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The Judas Kiss, Royal National Theatre, then Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1998
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Amy's View, Royal National Theatre and Aldwych Theatre, 1997, thenEthel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1999
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Les mains sales, Almeida Theatre, London, 2000
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Le nozze di Figaro (opera), Aix-en-Provence Festival Theatre, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2001
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The Crucible, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 2002
- Director of The Shawl, Royal Court Theatre.
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Stage Producer
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Brassneck, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, between 1973and 1978
- Coproducer of Carousel (musical), London, then Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City.
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Film Director
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The Ploughman's Lunch, Samuel Goldwyn, 1983
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Loose Connections, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
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Laughterhouse, Film Four, 1984, released in the United States as Singleton's Pluck, 1985
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Iris, Paramount/Miramax, 2001
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Film Work
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Other
- Executive producer, Richard III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
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Television Director
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Movies
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Comedians (also known as Play for Today: Comedians), Granada (England), 1979
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Country (also known as Country: A Tory Story and Play for Today: Comedians), 1981
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Past Caring, BBC (England), 1985
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The Insurance Man, BBC, 1986
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V, c. 1988
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Tumbledown, BBC, 1988, then Arts and Entertainment, 1990
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King Lear, PBS, 1997
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Specials
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Julius Caesar, BBC (England), 1960
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The Imitation Game, 1980
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Pasmore, 1980
- "Suddenly Last Summer," Great Performances, PBS, 1993
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La traviata (opera), 1994
- Also director of Waterloo Sunset.
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Other
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Rockaby, 2000
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Television Producer
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Specials
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Julius Caesar, BBC (England), 1960
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As You Like It, BBC, 1963
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The Imitation Game, 1980
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Movies
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Chance of a Lifetime (also known as Play for Today: Chance of aLifetime), 1980
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
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Changing Stages, PBS, 2000
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WRITINGS
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Stage Plays
- Contributor of sketches, Cambridge Circus (revue), 1963
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The Ha-Ha (play; based on the novel by Jennifer Dawson), 1967 produced in London, 1968
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High Society (musical; based on the motion picture of the same title and on the play Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry), produced at Victoria Palace Theatre, 1987-1988
- (Adaptor) Les mains sales (based on a work by Jean-Paul Sartre), Almeida Theatre, London, 2000
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Television Writings
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Pasmore (special; based on the novel by David Story), 1980
- (Adaptor) King Lear (movie), PBS, 1997
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Changing Stages (miniseries), PBS, 2000
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Screenplays
- (With Charles Wood) Iris, Paramount/Miramax, 2001
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Other Writings
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Utopia and Other Places (memoir), Bloomsbury, 1993
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The Eyre Review: The Future of Lyric Theatre in London, 1998
- (With Nicholas Wright) Changing Stages: A View of British and AmericanTheatre in the Twentieth Century, Knopf (New York City), 2000
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Eyre, Richard, Utopia and Other Places (memoir), Bloomsbury, 1993
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International Dictionary of Theatre, Volume 3: Actors, Directors, and Designers, St. James Press, 1996
Periodicals
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Harper's, October, 1991, p. 134
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Vanity Fair, July, 1992, p. 118
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