Michael Blakemore Director
Michael Blakemore was born in Sydney. Initially trained as an actor, he made his debut as a director at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre in 1966.
In 2000 Michael became the only director to win Tony Awards for Best Director of a Play and a Musical in the same year for Copenhagen and Kiss Me Kate. Of the productions he has directed in London 15 have won either the Evening Standard or Olivier Award in the categories of Best Play, Best Comedy or Best Musical.
He was awarded the AO (from Australia) and the OBE in 2003.
Agents
Anthony Jones Associate Agent Danielle Walker [email protected] +44 (0) 20 3214 0858
Rose Cobbe Assistant Florence Hyde [email protected] +44 (0) 20 3214 0957
Credits
Theatre
Production Company Notes THE LIFE Amy Anzel, Matt Chisling and Catherine Book by David Newman, Ira 2017 Schreiber Gasman, and Cy Coleman with additional material by Michael Blakemore
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes Blithe Spirit West End by Noel Coward 2014
BLITHE SPIRIT USA Tour 2015
BLITHE SPIRIT Broadway By Noel Coward 2009
AFTERLIFE National Theatre By Michael Frayn 2008
IS HE DEAD? Broadway By Mark Twain 2007
DEUCE Broadway By Terrence McNally 2007
EMBERS West End Adapted by Christopher 2006 Hampton from the novel by Sandor Marai
THREE SISTERS West End By Anton Chekhov, trans. 2003 Christopher Hampton
DEMOCRACY National Theatre/West End By Michael Frayn 2003
COPENHAGEN National Theatre/West By Michael Frayn 1998 End/France/Broadway/Australia Tony & Drama Desk Award Moliere Award Helpmann Award
KISS ME KATE Broadway/West End By Cole Porter 1999 Tony & Drama Desk Award London Critics' Circle Award
ALARMS & West End By Michael Frayn EXCURSIONS 1998
THE LIFE Broadway By Cy Coleman 1997 Drama League Award
DEATH DEFYING Off-Broadway By Woody Allen, David Mamet ACTS & Elaine May 1995
CITY OF ANGELS West End By Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, 1993 David Zippel
HERE Donmar Warehouse By Michael Frayn 1993
THE RIDE DOWN MT. West End By Arthur Miller MORGAN 1991
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes AFTER THE FALL National Theatre By Arthur Miller 1990
CITY OF ANGELS Broadway By Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, 1989 David Zippel
UNCLE VANYA West End By Anton Chekhov, trans. 1988 Michael Frayn
LETTICE & LOVAGE West End/Broadway By Peter Shaffer 1987
BENEFACTORS West End By Michael Frayn 1984
ALL MY SONS West End By Arthur Miller 1981
MAKE & BREAK Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith/West End By Michael Frayn 1980
TRAVELLING NORTH Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith By David Williamson 1980
DEATHTRAP West End By Ira Levin 1978
KNUCKLE West End By David Hare 1978
PRIVATES ON Royal Shakespeare Company By Peter Nichols PARADE 1977
CANDIDA West End By Bernard Shaw 1977
SEPARATE TABLES West End By Terence Rattigan 1976
PLUNDER National Theatre By Ben Travers 1976
GRAND National Theatre By A.E. Ellis MANOEUVRES 1974
THE CHERRY National Theatre By Anton Chekhov, trans. ORCHARD Ronald Hingley 1973
DESIGN FOR LIVING West End By Noel Coward 1973
DON'S PARTY Royal Court By David Williamson 1973
THE FRONT PAGE National Theatre By Ben Hecht & Charles 1972 MacArthur Pays & Players Award
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes MACBETH National Theatre By William Shakespeare 1972
FORGET-ME-NOT Greenwich Theatre By Peter Nichols LANE Variety Magazine London 1970 Drama Critics' Award
LONG DAY'S National Theatre By Eugene O'Neill with JOURNEY INTO NIGHT Laurence Olivier as James 1970 Tyrone Plays & Players Award
THE NATIONAL National Theatre By Peter Nichols HEALTH 1968
THE RESISTABLE West End By Bertolt Brecht RISE OF ARTURO UI 1968
WIDOWERS' HOUSES Royal Court By Bernard Shaw 1968
A DAY IN THE DEATH West End/Broadway By Peter Nichols OF JOE EGG 1967
Film
Production Company Notes COUNTRY LIFE AFFC/Dalton Films Writer & Director 1994 FCCA Award for Best Screenplay Adaptation
PRIVATES ON PARADE Handmade Films/Paragon By Peter Nichols 1982
A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE Writer & Director AUSTRALIAN SURF Standard Film Award 1981
Opera
Production Company Notes TOSCA Welsh National Opera By Puccini 1992
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Production Company Notes STAGE BLOOD Faber & Faber A memoir of five years in the life of the 2013 National Theatre
ARGUMENTS WITH ENGLAND Faber & Faber A memoir 2004
AUSTRALIA FAIR Methuen An anthology 1985
NEXT SEASON Simon & Schuster A novel 1968 Still in print with Applause Books
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