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Sally Jacobs Biography (1932-)

Born November 5, 1932, in London, England; daughter of Bernard Maxwell and Esther (Bart) Rich; married Alexander Jacobs (died, 1979). Addresses: HOME--Garden Flat, Five Primrose Gardens, London NW3 4UJ, England. OFFICE--A.C.T.A.C. Ltd., 16 Cadogan Lane, London SW1, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Female

Birth Details

November 5, 1932

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; ALL AS SET DESIGNER UNLESS INDICATED
• Wildest Dreams, Colchester Repertory Theatre, Colchester, U.K., 1960.
• assistant set designer, The Kitchen, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1961.
• Five Plus One, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K., 1961.
• Twists, Women Beware Women, The Empire Builders, all Arts Theatre, London, 1962.
• The Day of the Prince, Royal Court Theatre, 1963.
• The Formation Dancers, Globe Theatre, London, 1964.
• Marat/Sade Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• The Golden Fleece, Muzeeka, both Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1968.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1971.
• The Conference of the Birds, Centre Centre, Paris, France, then BrooklynAcademy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1973.
• Mahagonny Songplay, The Measures Taken, Brecht: Sacred and Profane, all Mark Taper Forum, 1973.
• Ajax, Mark Taper Forum Laboratory, 1974.
• Of Mice and Men (opera), San Francisco Spring Opera, San Francisco, CA, 1974.
• Savages, Mark Taper Forum, 1974.
• Il Trovatore (opera), Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX, 1974.
• director, Oedipus at Colonus, Mark Taper Forum Laboratory, 1975.
• Cross Country, Where She Stops, Ashes, Three Sisters, all Mark Taper Forum, 1976.
• Much Ado about Nothing, Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival, 1977.
• Gethsemane Springs, Mark Taper Forum, 1977.
• Black Angel, Mark Taper Forum, 1978.
• Anthony and Cleopatra, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1979.
• Conference of Birds, Centre Centre, 1979.
• Ice, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1979.
• Endgame, Manhattan Theatre Club, then American Centre, Paris, France, 1980.
• Selma, Theatre for the New City, 1981.
• Three Acts of Recognition, New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF), Public Theatre, 1981.
• Antigone, NYSF, Public Theatre, 1982.
• Die Fledermaus (opera), Paris Opera, Paris, France, 1982.
• Black Angels, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1982.
• The Relapse, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, England, 1983.
• Turandot (opera), Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA, then Royal Opera House, London, both 1984.
• Otello (opera), Royal Opera House, 1985.
• Fidelio (opera), Royal Opera House, 1986.
• Also set designer for Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Theatre ofCruelty, 1964; The Screens, 1964; Marat/Sade, 1964; Love's Labour's Lost, 1964; Twelfth Night, 1966; Us, 1966;A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1970; Anthony and Cleopatra, 1978.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS; SET DESIGNER
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, U.S. cities, 1970, then world tour, 1972.
• Conference of the Birds, European cities, 1979.
• Turandot (opera), Korean and Japanese cities, 1987.
• Also set designer for Peter Brook's International Centre for Theatre Research tour of West Africa, 1973.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
• Costume designer, Nothing But the Best, Royal, 1964.
• costume designer, Having a Wild Weekend, Warner Brothers, 1965.
• set designer, Marat/Sade, United Artists, 1966.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; SET DESIGNER SPECIALS
• The Ascent of Mount Fuji, Hollywood Television Theatre, 1977.
• Turnandot, BBC, 1987.