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David Thacker Biography (1950-)

Born December 21, 1950; married Margot Leicester (an actress); children: Thomas, William. Addresses: Agent: c/o The Young Vic, 66 The Cut, London SE1 8LZ, England.; Agent: Maggie Parker, c/o Al Parker, 55 Park Lane, London W1, England.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Director
• Ghosts, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1986, then National Theatre ofNorway, Oslo, 1987
• Pericles, 1990
• The Merry Wives of Windsor, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1993
• The Merchant of Venice, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1993
• The Last Yankee, Young Vic Theatre, London, then Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1993
• Also directed The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, Stags and Hens, Macbeth, Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Enemies Within, The Crucible, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Some Kind of Hero, Ghosts, Julius Caesar,and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, all for the Young Vic Theatre, 1984-87; A View from the Bridge, West End; Henry IV, West End; and The Price, The Young Vic.
• Major Tours
• Directed tour of Henry IV.
• Television Director
• Movies
• Measure for Measure, 1994
• The Scold's Bridle, PBS, 1998
• The Mayor of Casterbridge, Arts and Entertainment/ITV, 2001
• Miniseries
• Grafters, 1998
• The Vice, 1999
• Grafters II, 1999
• Specials
• "A Doll's House," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1992
• "Broken Glass," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1996
• Also directed Death of a Salesman, BBC Education.
• Episodic
• London Bridge, 1995
• Silent Witness, 1996
• Also directed a four part series on Arthur Miller, Miller Shorts,BBC.
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games; Director
• Wing Commander Armada, Origin, 1993
• Wings of Glory, Electronic Arts, 1994
• WRITINGS
• Television Specials
• "Broken Glass," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Drama, No. 171, 1989, pp. 9-10; No. 174, 1989, pp. 18-19