William Gaskill Biography (1930-)

Born June 24, 1930, in Shipley, Yorkshire, England; son of Joseph Linnaeus and Maggie (Simpson) Gaskill. Addresses: OFFICE--124a Leighton Road, London NW5, England.

Mr. Gaskill informs CTFT that he worked as a male nurse, a baker, and as a factory worker prior to his directing career.

Nationality
English
Gender
Male
Birth Details
June 24, 1930
Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Famous Works

  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR; LONDON,EXCEPT AS NOTED
  • FIRST STAGE WORK--Director, The First Mrs. Fraser, Redcar Theatre, Yorkshire, England, 1954.
  • LONDON DEBUT--Director, A Resounding Tinkle, Royal Court Theatre, 1957.
  • Assistant director and played role of Quack, The Country Wife, Theatre Royal, Stratford, 1955.
  • The Hawthorn Tree, Q Theatre, 1955.
  • Epitaph for George Dillon, 1958.
  • double bill, A Resounding Tinkle and The Hole, 1958.
  • Brixham Regatta, 1958.
  • The Deadly Game, New York, 1958.
  • The Happy Haven, 1960.
  • Richard III, Stratford-on-Avon, 1961.
  • Infanticide in the House of Fred Ginger, 1962.
  • Baal, 1963.
  • With the National Theatre of Great Britain: The Recruiting Officer, 1963,Philoctetes, The Dutch Courtesan, also at Chichester Festival, both 1964, Mother Courage, 1965, co-director, Armstrong's Last Goodnight, also at Chichester Festival, 1965.
  • With the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre: Saved, 1965, AChaste Maid in Cheapside, 1966, co-director, The Performing Giant, 1966, Their Very Own, Golden City, and Macbeth, all 1966, The Three Sisters, 1967; Fill the Stage with Happy Hours at the Vaudeville Theatre, 1967, Early Morning,1968, Saved, Early Morning, and The Double Dealer, all 1969; "Come," "Go," and "Play," Beckett 3 (triple bill), Theatre Upstairs, 1970, Cheek, 1970, Man Is Man and Edward Bond's Lear, 1971, Big Wolf, 1972, The Sea, 1973.
  • With Joint Stock Theatre Group (co-director with Max Stafford- Clark): The Speakers, 1974, Fanshem, 1975, Yesterday's News, 1976, A Mad World, My Masters, 1977, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, 1978, An Optimistic Thrust,1980, The Crimes of Vautrin, 1983.
  • Credits; MAJOR TOURS AND INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS; DIRECTOR
  • Hadrian VII, Hamburg, Germany, 1969.
  • The Beaux Stratagem, National Theatre and U.S. tour, 1970.
  • Measure for Measure, Exeter, 1972.
  • Lear, Munich, Germany, 1973.
  • Galileo, Hamburg, Germany, 1973.
  • Snap, The Kitchen, Brussels, 1974.
  • Love's Labour's Lost, Sydney, Australia, 1974.
  • The Government Inspector, Edinburgh Festival, 1975.
  • King Oedipus and Oedipus at Colonus, Dubrovnik, 1976.
  • The Madras House, National Theatre, 1977.
  • The Barber of Seville, Wales, 1977.
  • La Boheme, Wales, 1977.
  • A Fair Quarrel, National Theatre, 1979.
  • The Gorky Brigade, Royal Court Theatre, 1979.
  • Touched and Tibetan Inroads, Royal Court Theatre, 1981.
  • Hamlet, Sydney, Australia, 1981.
  • Pericles, Genoa, Italy, 1982.
  • She Stoops to Counquer, London, 1982.
  • The Entertainer, New York, 1983.
  • The Relapse, London, 1983.
  • Rents, London, 1984.
  • The Way of the World, Chichester Festival, and London, 1984.
  • Candida, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1985.
  • Women Beware Women, Royal Court Theatre, 1986.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK
  • Director, Zoo Time, BBC.