• See BELONG by Bola Agbaje at the Royal Court Upstairs
  • David Mercatali directs UK Tour of TENDER NAPALM
  • Fin Walker choreographs THE TEMPEST at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
  • Naomi Dawson designs KING JOHN for RSC at Swan Theatre, Stratford
  • IN THE VAN by Clare Bayley on BBC Radio 4 at 10:45am and 7:45pm
  • Richard Bean's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS at Theatre Royal Haymarket
  • Gregory Clarke designs sound for MISTERMAN at the National Theatre
  • Richard Bean's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS plays the Music Box Theatre, NY
  • Kate Saxon directs THE REAL THING for English Touring Theatre
  • Jonathan Kent directs SWEENEY TODD at the Adelphi Theatre
  • Neil Austin lights EVITA on Broadway
  • Buy THE IMMORTAL DINNER by Penelope Hughes-Hallett
  • Ti Green designs RICHARD III for RSC at Swan Theatre, Stratford
  • Lloyd Wood serves as Associate Director on SWEENEY TODD at Adelphi
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Howard Davies

Director

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About

Associate Director, National Theatre
Previously Associate Director, Almeida Theatre, Associate Director, RSCHoward Davies established and ran the Warehouse Theatre for the RSC where he directed and produced 26 new plays in 4 years. His West End and Broadway productions include 'Piaf', 'Good', 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses', 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof', 'The Iceman Cometh', 'Private Lives', 'Breath of Life' and 'A Moon for the Misbegotten'.He has produced several operas in the UK; and one musical, 'My Fair Lady', on Broadway.He has won many awards including Oliviers, Evening Standard, Critics Circle and Drama Desk Awards (NY).

Film
ProductionCompanyNotes
THE SECRET RAPTUREScreenplay by David Hare
with Juliet Stevenson, Joanne Whalley, Alan Howard
Television
ProductionCompanyNotes
BLUE/ORANGEBBCWritten by Joe Penhall
with Brian Cox and John Simm
ARMADILLOBBCWritten by Will Boyd from his own novel
Music by Richard Hartley
with James Frain, Stephen Rea, Catherine McCormack
COPENHAGENBBCAdapted by Howard Davies from the play by Michael Frayn
with Stephen Rea, Daniel Craig, Francesca Annis
TALES FROM HOLLYWOODBBCWritten by Christopher Hampton
with Jeremy Irons, Alec Guinness, Brian Dennehy
Theatre
ProductionCompanyNotes
THE WHITE GUARDNational TheatreWritten by Mikhail Bulgakov in a new version by Andrew Upton
with Graham Butler and Anthony Calf
BLOOD AND GIFTSNational TheatreWritten by JT Rogers
ALL MY SONSStanhope ProductionsWritten by Arthur Miller
with David Suchet, Zoe Wanamaker & Stephen Campbell Moore
BURNT BY THE SUNNational TheatreWritten by Peter Flannery
with Anna Carteret, Ciaran Hinds, Rory Kinnear
GETHSEMANENational TheatreWritten by David Hare
with Anthony Calf, Pip Carter, Tamsin Greig
HER NAKED SKINNational TheatreWritten by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
with Lesley Manville
NEVER SO GOODNational TheatreWritten by Howard Brenton
with Pip Carter, Jeremy Irons
PRESENT LAUGHTERNational TheatreWritten by Noel Coward
with Pip Carter, Alex Jennings
PHILISTINESNational TheatreWritten by Maxin Gorky
New adaptation by Andrew Upton
with Phil Davis, Ruth Wilson and Rory Kinnear
THE LIFE OF GALILEONational TheatreWritten by Bertolt Brecht
with Simon Russell Beale
PAULNational TheatreWritten by Howard Brenton
PRESIDENT OF AN EMPTY ROOMNational TheatreWritten by Federico Garcia Lorca
with Stephen Moore, Paul Hilton
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBANational TheatreAdapted by David Hare
with Penelope Wilton
CYRANO DE BERGERACNational TheatreAdapted by Derek Mahon
with Stephen Rea
MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRANational TheatreWritten by Eugene O’Neill
with Helen Mirren
* Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival
* Critics’ Circle Award for Best Director
THE TALKING CURENational TheatreWritten by Christopher Hampton
with Ralph Fiennes, Jodhi May
ALL MY SONSNational TheatreWriter: Arthur Miller
with Catherine McCormack, Julie Walters
* Laurence Oliver Award for Best Director (and 3 other awards)
FLIGHTNational TheatreA new version of Mikhail Bulgakov’s play written by Ron Hutchinson
with Ken Cranham, Alan Howard
* Evening Standard Award for Best Director
MARY STUARTNational TheatreWritten by Arthur Schiller
with Isabelle Huppert, Anna Massey
CHILDREN'S HOURNational TheatreWritten by Lillian Hellman
with Emily Watson, Harriet Walter
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHTNational TheatreWritten by Eugene O’Neill
with Tim West and Prunella Scales
THE CRUCIBLENational TheatreWritten by Arthur Miller
with Tom Wilkinson, Zoe Wanamaker
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOMNational TheatreWritten by August Wilson
THE SECRET RAPTURENational TheatreWritten by David Hare
with Penelope Wilton
THE SHAUGHRAUNNational TheatreWritten by Boucicault
with Stephen Rea
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOFNational TheatreWritten by Tennessee Williams
with Lindsay Duncan, Eric Porter, Ian Charleson
THE CHERRY ORCHARDSydney Theatre CompanyAdapted by Andrew Upton
with Robyn Nevin
THE HOUSE OF SPECIAL PURPOSEChichester Festival TheatreWritten by Heidi Thomas
with Clare Holman, Adrian Rawlins and Lydia Wilson
A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTENThe Old Vic Theatre CompanyWritten by Eugene O’Neill
with Kevin Spacey and Eve Best
THE BREATH OF LIFERobert FoxAt the Haymarket Theatre
By David Hare with Judi Dench, Maggie Smith
PRIVATE LIVESDuncan Weldon/Triumph ProsceniumAt the Albery Theatre and NY transfer
By Noel Coward with Alan Rickman, Lindsay Duncan
Evening Standard Awards Nomination for Best Director
Laurence Olivier Awards Nomination for Best Director
PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENTAlmeida TheatreWritten by Tennessee Williams
with Benedict Cumberbatch and Lisa Dillon
CONVERSATIONS AFTER A BURIALAlmeida TheatreWritten by Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
THE PLAY ABOUT THE BABYAlmeida TheatreWritten by Edward Albee
with Alan Howard, Francis de la Tour
THE ICEMAN COMETHAlmeida TheatreWritten by Eugene O’Neill
with Kevin Spacey, James Hazeldene
Laurence Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Director
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?Almeida/AldwychWritten by Edward Albee
with Diana Rigg, D Suchet
THE GENERAL FROM AMERICARSCWritten by Richard Nelson
with Corin Redgrave
PENNY FOR A SONGRSCWritten by John Whiting
with Brian Cox
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSESRSCWritten by Christopher Hampton
with Alan Rickman, Lindsay Duncan and Juliet Stevenson
MACBETHRSCWritten by William Shakespeare
with Bob Peck and Sarah Kestelman
TROILUS AND CRESSIDARSCWritten by William Shakespeare
with Juliet Stevenson and Alan Rickman
THE ICEMAN COMETHRSCWritten by Eugene O’Neill
with Ian Holm, Patrick Stewart and Bob Hoskins
THE TIME OF YOUR LIFERSCWritten by Saroyan
with Dan Massey, John Thaw and Zoe Wanamaker
GOODRSCWritten by CP Taylor
with Alan Howard
PIAFRSCWritten by Pam Gems
with Zoe Wanamaker, Jane Lapotaire and Ian Charleson
JAIL DIARY OF ALBIE SACHSRSCWritten by David Edgar
A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTENOn BroadwayWritten by Eugene O’Neill
with Kevin Spacey, Eve Best
Old Vic production to NY
THE ICEMAN COMETHOn BroadwayWritten by Eugene O’Neill
with Kevin Spacey, James Hazeldene
Tony Award nomination for Best Director
Almeida production to NY
TRANSLATIONSOn BroadwayWritten by Brian Friel
with Brian Dennehy, Rufus Sewell
MY FAIR LADYOn BroadwayWritten by Lerner and Loewe
with Richard Chamberlain
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOFOn BroadwayWritten by Tennessee Williams
with Charles Durning, Kathleen Turner
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSESOn BroadwayWritten by Christopher Hampton
with Lindsay Duncan, Alan Rickman
*Tony Award nomination for Best Director
Drama Desk Award for Best Director
GOODOn BroadwayWritten by C P Taylor
with Alan Howard
PIAFOn BroadwayWritten by Pam Gems
with Jane Lapotaire, Zoe Wanamaker
Opera
ProductionCompanyNotes
I DUE FOSCARIScottish Opera
EUGENE ONEGINWelsh National Opera
IDOMENEOWelsh National Opera
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERSENO
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