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Richard Cottrell Biography (1936-)

Born August 15, 1936, in London, England; son of Jack Hutchison and Mary Elizabeth (Nugent) Cottrell. Addresses: AGENTS--c/o Julian Belfrage Associates, 60 St. James's Street, London SW1, England; International Casting Services, 147-A King Street, Sydney 2000, Australia.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 15, 1936

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• The Birdwatcher, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1966.
• Bloomsbury, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1974.
• The National Health and Hard Times, both Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, U.K., 1975.
• Macbeth, Evening Light, Le Weekend, The Duchess of Malfi, and Aladdin, all Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1976.
• Love's Labour's Lost, Hamlet, and Hedda Gabler, all Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1977.
• She Stoops to Conquer, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnepeg, MB, Canada, 1977.
• The Provok'd Wife, The Seagull, Cabaret, As You Like It, and The Man WhoCame to Dinner, all Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1978.
• Destiny, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1979.
• Troilus and Cressida, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, then Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, both 1979.
• A Bee in Her Bonnet, Manitoba Theatre Centre, 1979.
• Waiting for the Parade, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1979.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream and Edward II, both Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1980.
• Illuminations, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 1980.
• Cyrano de Bergerac, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1980.
• The Taming of the Shrew, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong, 1982.
• All's Well That Ends Well, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, ON, Canada, 1982.
• Uncle Vanya, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1983.
• Richard II and The Country Wife, both Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1983.
• A Doll's House, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1984; andrea Chenier, VictorianState Opera, Melbourne, Australia, 1988.
• Also directed The Constant Couple, Prospect Theatre Company, London, 1967; The Cherry Orchard, Prospect Theatre Company, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, then London, both 1967; Blithe Spirit, Prospect Theatre Company,Lincoln, U.K., 1967; The Promise, Prospect Theatre Company, Leicester, U.K.,1968; Richard II, Prospect Theatre Company, Edinburgh Festival, then London,both 1969; A Midsummer Night's Dream, London, 1980; The Revenger's Tragedy, Adelaide, Australia, 1981; Camino Real, Sydney, Australia, 1982; Don's Party,Australia, 1984; Pack of Lies, Brisbane, Australia, 1985; When the Wind Blows, Sydney, 1985; Arms and the Man, Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, 1985; Benefactors, Wild Honey, The Merchant of Venice, and All's Well That Ends Well, all Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, 1986; The Winter's Tale and Les Liasons Dangereuses, both Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, 1987; Strike Up the Banns, Theatre Clywdd, Wales, 1988.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS; DIRECTOR
• Thieves' Carnival, Prospect Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1966.
• The Constant Couple, The Cherry Orchard, and The Birthday Party, all Prospect Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1967.
• Staircase and Richard II, both Prospect Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1969.
• The Alchemist, Semi-Detached, The Seagull, The Recruiting Officer, and Chips with Everything, all Cambridge Theatre Company, U.K.
• cities, 1970.
• Hay Fever, The Three Sisters, and Trelawny of the Wells, all Cambridge Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1971.
• You and Your Clouds, Popkiss, and Ruling the Roost, all Cambridge TheatreCompany, U.K. cities, 1972.
• Twelfth Night, Aunt Sally or the Triumph of Death, and Jack and the Beanstalk, all Cambridge Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1973.
• French without Tears, Hamlet, and Six Characters in Search of an Author,all Cambridge Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1974.
• Entertaining Mr. Sloan, Cambridge Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1975.
• A Far Better Husband, U.K. cities, 1975.
• Betrayal, U.K. and European cities, 1981.
• The Taming of the Shrew, Mid-East cities, 1982.
• Writings;STAGE
• Deutsches Haus, 1959.
• (adaptor, with Lance Sieveking) Howard's End, 1967.
• (adaptor, with Sieveking) Room with a View, 1968.
• Has also translated The Birdwatcher, Ruling the Roost, You and Your Clouds, Tomorrow from Any Window, Aunt Sally or The Triumph of Death, The Seagull,The Cherry Orchard, The Three Sisters, and Uncle Vanya.