Richard Eyre Biography (1943-)

Full name, Richard Charles Hastings Eyre; born March 28, 1943, in Barnstaple,Devon, England; son of Richard Galfridus Hastings Giles (a naval officer) and Minna Mary Jessica (maiden name, Royds) Eyre; married Susan Elizabeth Birtwistle (a producer), 1973; children: Lucy. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director, producer, writer
Birth Details
March 28, 1943
Barnstaple, Devon, United Kingdom

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Director
  • The Knack, Phoenix Theater, Leicester, England, 1965
  • The Ha-Ha, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1968
  • The Giveaway, London, 1970
  • The Death and Resurrection of Mr. Roche, London, 1970
  • The Three Sisters, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, between 1970 and 1972
  • The Cherry Orchard, Royal Lyceum Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
  • Trumpets and Drums, Royal Lyceum Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
  • Schweyk in the Second World War, Royal Lyceum Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
  • The White Devil, Royal Lyceum Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
  • The Changeling, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, between 1970 and 1972
  • Random Happenings in the Hebrides, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
  • Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, between 1970 and 1972
  • The Great Exhibition, Hampstead Theatre, 1972
  • The Government Inspector, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
  • Bendigo, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
  • Walking Like Geoffrey, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
  • Jug!, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
  • The Plough and the Stars, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
  • Bartholomew Fair, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
  • Othello, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
  • The Cherry Orchard, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
  • The Alchemist, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
  • Deeds, Nottingham Playhouse, between 1973 and 1978
  • The Churchill Play, Nottingham Playhouse, 1974
  • Jingo, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1975
  • Comedians, Nottingham Playhouse, then Old Vic Theatre, later Wyndham's Theatre, both London, 1975
  • White Suit Blues, Old Vic Theatre, 1977
  • Touched, Nottingham Playhouse, then Old Vic Theatre, 1977
  • Hamlet, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1980
  • The Beggar's Opera (ballad opera), National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1982
  • Schweyk in the Second World War, National Theatre Company, OlivierTheatre, London, 1982
  • Guys and Dolls (musical), National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, 1982-1985
  • The Government Inspector, National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, 1985
  • Edmond, Tynewear Theatre Company, Royal Court Theatre, 1985
  • Kafka's Dick, Royal Court Theatre, 1986
  • Futurists, National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, 1986
  • High Society (musical), Victoria Palace Theatre, London, 1987-1988
  • The Changeling, Royal National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre,London, 1988
  • Bartholomew Fair, Royal National Theatre Company, 1988
  • Hamlet, Royal National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, 1989
  • The Voysey Inheritance, Royal National Theatre Company, CottesloeTheatre, 1989-1990
  • The Tragedy of Richard III, Royal National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, 1990
  • Racing Demon, Royal National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, 1990, then Olivier Theatre, 1990-1991, later Lyttelton Theatre, 1991
  • White Chameleon, Royal National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, 1991
  • Napoli milionaria, Royal National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, 1991
  • Murmuring Judges, Royal National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre,1991-1992
  • The Night of the Iguana, Royal National Theatre Company, 1992
  • The Absence of War, Royal National Theatre Company, 1993
  • Johnny on a Spot, Royal National Theatre Company, 1993
  • Macbeth, Royal National Theatre, 1993
  • Sweet Bird of Youth, Royal National Theatre Company, 1994
  • La traviata (opera), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1994
  • Racing Demon, Royal National Theatre, then Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson/Doolittle Theatres, Los Angeles, 1994-1995, later Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1995
  • Le grande magia, Royal National Theatre, 1995
  • The Prince's Play, Royal National Theatre, 1996
  • John Gabriel Borkman, Royal National Theatre, 1996
  • Skylight, Royal National Theatre and Wyndham's Theatre, then Vaudeville Theatre, later Royale Theatre, New York City, all 1996
  • King Lear, Royal National Theatre, 1997
  • The Invention of Love, Royal National Theatre, 1997
  • The Judas Kiss, Royal National Theatre, then Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1998
  • Amy's View, Royal National Theatre and Aldwych Theatre, 1997, thenEthel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1999
  • Les mains sales, Almeida Theatre, London, 2000
  • Le nozze di Figaro (opera), Aix-en-Provence Festival Theatre, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2001
  • The Crucible, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 2002
  • Director of The Shawl, Royal Court Theatre.
  • Stage Producer
  • Brassneck, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, between 1973and 1978
  • Coproducer of Carousel (musical), London, then Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City.
  • Film Director
  • The Ploughman's Lunch, Samuel Goldwyn, 1983
  • Loose Connections, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • Laughterhouse, Film Four, 1984, released in the United States as Singleton's Pluck, 1985
  • Iris, Paramount/Miramax, 2001
  • Film Work
  • Other
  • Executive producer, Richard III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
  • Television Director
  • Movies
  • Comedians (also known as Play for Today: Comedians), Granada (England), 1979
  • Country (also known as Country: A Tory Story and Play for Today: Comedians), 1981
  • Past Caring, BBC (England), 1985
  • The Insurance Man, BBC, 1986
  • V, c. 1988
  • Tumbledown, BBC, 1988, then Arts and Entertainment, 1990
  • King Lear, PBS, 1997
  • Specials
  • Julius Caesar, BBC (England), 1960
  • The Imitation Game, 1980
  • Pasmore, 1980
  • "Suddenly Last Summer," Great Performances, PBS, 1993
  • La traviata (opera), 1994
  • Also director of Waterloo Sunset.
  • Other
  • Rockaby, 2000
  • Television Producer
  • Specials
  • Julius Caesar, BBC (England), 1960
  • As You Like It, BBC, 1963
  • The Imitation Game, 1980
  • Movies
  • Chance of a Lifetime (also known as Play for Today: Chance of aLifetime), 1980
  • Television Appearances
  • Miniseries
  • Changing Stages, PBS, 2000
  • WRITINGS
  • Stage Plays
  • Contributor of sketches, Cambridge Circus (revue), 1963
  • The Ha-Ha (play; based on the novel by Jennifer Dawson), 1967 produced in London, 1968
  • High Society (musical; based on the motion picture of the same title and on the play Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry), produced at Victoria Palace Theatre, 1987-1988
  • (Adaptor) Les mains sales (based on a work by Jean-Paul Sartre), Almeida Theatre, London, 2000
  • Television Writings
  • Pasmore (special; based on the novel by David Story), 1980
  • (Adaptor) King Lear (movie), PBS, 1997
  • Changing Stages (miniseries), PBS, 2000
  • Screenplays
  • (With Charles Wood) Iris, Paramount/Miramax, 2001
  • Other Writings
  • Utopia and Other Places (memoir), Bloomsbury, 1993
  • The Eyre Review: The Future of Lyric Theatre in London, 1998
  • (With Nicholas Wright) Changing Stages: A View of British and AmericanTheatre in the Twentieth Century, Knopf (New York City), 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Eyre, Richard, Utopia and Other Places (memoir), Bloomsbury, 1993
    • International Dictionary of Theatre, Volume 3: Actors, Directors, and Designers, St. James Press, 1996
    Periodicals
    • Harper's, October, 1991, p. 134
    • Vanity Fair, July, 1992, p. 118