Howard Davies (director)
| Howard Davies | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 April 1945 Durham, County Durham, England |
| Died | 25 October 2016 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater |
Durham University Bristol University |
| Occupation | Theatre director |
| Spouse(s) |
Clare Holman Susan Wall (div.) |
| Children | Hannah Clare Katherine Sian |
Stephen Howard Davies CBE (26 April 1945 – 25 October 2016) was a British theatre and television director.
Davies, the son of a miner Thomas Emrys Davies and Hilda Bevan, was born in Durham, County Durham, England and studied at Durham University and Bristol University, where he developed an appreciation for the works of Bertolt Brecht.
In the early 1970s, Davies worked extensively with the Bristol Old Vic and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and he served as an associate director for both the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he directed Les liaisons dangereuses, Macbeth, and Troilus and Cressida. He also did much work for the Royal National Theatre, where his projects included Hedda Gabler, The House of Bernarda Alba, Pygmalion, The Crucible, The Shaughraun, and Paul., and where he directed Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard which opened in May 2011 and was broadcast on 30 June 2011 as part of National Theatre Live. At the Almeida Theatre he directed Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Play About the Baby, whilst at the Hampstead Theatre he directed the 2012 premiere of 55 Days.
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