Michael Blakemore Biography (1928-)
Full name, Michael Howell Blakemore; born June 18, 1928, in Sydney, Australia; son of Conrad Howell (an eye surgeon) and Una Mary (maiden name, Litchfield) Blakemore; married Shirley Mary Bush, 1960 (divorced, 1986); married TanyaMcCallin (a set designer), 1986; children: (first marriage) Conrad; (second marriage) Beatrice, Clementine. Addresses: Office: 11-A St. Martin's Almshouses, Bayham St., London N.W. 1, England.; Agent: Lantz Office, 888 Seventh Ave., Suite 2500, New York, NY 10106.
- Nationality
- Australian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, actor, writer
- Birth Details
- June 18, 1928
- Sydney, Australia
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Work
- Director
- The Investigation, Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, 1966
- Little Malcolm, Citizens' Theatre, 1966
- Stephen D., Citizens' Theatre, 1966
- Nightmare Abbey, Citizens' Theatre, 1966
- The Visions of Simone Machard, Citizens' Theatre, 1967
- A Choice of Wars, Citizens' Theatre, 1967
- Rosmersholm, Citizens' Theatre, 1967
- A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Citizens' Theatre, 1967 then ComedyTheatre, London, England, 1967 produced as Joe Egg, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1968
- The Strange Case of Martin Richter, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1968
- The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, then Saville Theatre, London, both 1969
- The National Health, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1969
- Widowers' Houses, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1970
- Long Day's Journey into Night, National Theatre, London, 1971
- (With John Dexter) Tyger, National Theatre, 1971
- Forget-Me-Not Lane, London production, c. 1971
- The Front Page, National Theatre, 1972
- Macbeth, National Theatre, 1972
- The Cherry Orchard, National Theatre, 1973
- Design for Living, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1973
- Knuckle, Comedy Theatre, 1974
- Grand Manoeuvres, National Theatre, 1974
- Don's Party, Royal Court Theatre, 1975
- Engaged, National Theatre, 1975
- Plunder, National Theatre, 1976
- The Madras House, National Theatre, 1976
- Privates on Parade, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1977
- The White Devil, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1977
- Separate Tables, London production, 1977
- Candida, London production, 1977
- Hayfever, produced in Denmark, 1977
- Deathtrap, Garrick Theatre, London, then Players Theatre, New YorkCity, later Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia, all 1978
- The Wild Duck, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1980
- Make and Break, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 1980
- Travelling North, 1980
- All My Sons, London production, 1981
- Noises Off, Savoy Theatre, London, 1982 then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1983-1985 later Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1985
- Benefactors, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1984 then Brooks AtkinsonTheatre, 1985-1986
- Made in Bangkok, London production, 1986
- Lettice and Lovage, Globe Theatre, London, 1987
- The Day Room, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1987
- City of Angels, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1989-1992 then Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1993
- Lettice and Lovage, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1990
- The Ride down Mount Morgan, 1991
- Money and Friends, Center Theatre Group, Doolittle Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1993
- Uncle Vanya, London production, 1995
- Death Defying Acts, Variety Arts Theatre, New York City, 1995
- Tosca (opera), Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX, 1997
- The Life, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1997-1998
- Alarms and Excursions, London production, 1998
- Kiss Me, Kate, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1999-?
- Copenhagen, Royal National Theatre, London, 1998 then Royale Theatre, New York City, 2000-2001
- Also directed The Sisters Rosensweig, Old Vic Theatre, London.
- Major Tours
- Director
- Noises Off, U.S. cities, 1985
- Tosca (opera), Welsh National Opera, 1993
- Mr. Peter's Connections, British cities, 2000
- Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Doctor, The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Theatre Royale, Huddersfield, England, 1951
- Jack Poyntz, School, Prince's Theatre, London, 1958
- Senator, Coriolanus, Memorial Theatre Company, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1959
- Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, Open Air Theatre, London, 1962
- Holofernes, Love's Labour's Lost, Open Air Theatre, 1962
- Dogberry, Much Ado about Nothing, Open Air Theatre, 1963
- Theseus, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Open Air Theatre, 1963
- Badger, Toad of Toad Hall, Comedy Theatre, 1963
- George, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Citizens' Theatre, 1966-1967
- Maitland, Inadmissible Evidence, Citizens' Theatre, 1966-1967
- Copenhagen, Duchess Theatre, London, 1999-2001
- Major Tours
- Appearances
- Captain, Titus Andronicus, Eastern European cities, 1959
- Palmer Anderson, A Severed Head, Australian cities, 1965
- Film Director
- A Personal History of the Australian Surf (documentary), Adams-Parker Films, 1981
- Privates on Parade, Orion Classics, 1982
- Country Life, Miramax, 1994
- Film Appearances
- Officer, Catch Us If You Can (also known as Having a Wild Weekend), Warner Bros., 1965
- Narrator and father, A Personal History of the Australian Surf (documentary), Adams-Parker Films, 1981
- Alexander Voysey, Country Life, Miramax, 1994
- Television Director
- Specials
- Long Day's Journey into Night (adaptation of play by Eugene O'Neill), ABC, 1973
- "The Old Reliable," Tales from the Hollywood Hills (also known asGreat Performances), PBS, 1988
- Television Appearances
- Public relations officer, Countdown at Woomera, 1961
- Prime Minister John Curtin, The Last Bastion (miniseries), 1984
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- A Personal History of the Australian Surf (documentary), Adams-Parker Films, 1981
- Country Life, Miramax, 1994
- Television Specials
- (With Peter Wood) Long Day's Journey into Night (adaptation of play by Eugene O'Neill), ABC, 1973
- Other Writings
- Next Season (novel), Simon & Schuster (New York City), 1968
- Contributor to periodicals, including New Yorker.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- InTheater, December 6, 1999