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Bill Bryden

April 26, 2024

William Campbell Rough Bryden CBE (12 April 1942 – 5 January 2022) was a Scottish stage and film director and screenwriter.

Bill Bryden
CBE
Born
William Campbell Rough Bryden

(1942-04-12)12 April 1942
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died5 January 2022(2022-01-05) (aged 79)
OccupationTheatre director
Spouses
Deborah Morris
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(m. 1970; div. 1988)​
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(m. 2009)​
Children2
AwardsLaurence Olivier Award for Best Director (1985)

Early life and career edit

He worked as a trainee with Scottish Television before becoming assistant director at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, in 1965. He then worked as a director at the Royal Court Theatre (1967–1971), the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh (1972–1975), Associate Director at the National Theatre (1975–1985); and as a visiting director in Glasgow and New York.[1] In 1990, he directed Leoš Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen, at the Royal Opera House.[2] He was Head of Television Drama at BBC Scotland (1984-1993) and has also done other work for film and television, as screenwriter, director and executive producer.[3]

Personal life and death edit

In 1970 he married the Hon. Deborah Morris, a potter, who was a daughter of IOC President Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin. They had two children, Dillon and Mary Kate. The couple divorced in 1988.

In the same year, he met actress Angela Douglas at a dinner party arranged by mutual friend Marsha Hunt.[4] They lived together in west London and were married at City Hall, New York City, in February 2009.[5]

National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview (C1316/11) with Bill Bryden in 2009 for its Legacy of the English Stage Company collection held by the British Library.[6]

Bryden died on 5 January 2022, at the age of 79.[7]

Honours edit

Bryden was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1993.

Work edit

Film director edit

Writer edit

Theatre director edit

 
Theatre programme for the 1990 production of The Ship
  • 1972: Kidnapped – Royal Lyceum
  • 1974: Romeo and Juliet - Old Vic
  • 1974: Spring Awakening – Old Vic
  • 1974: Romeo and Juliet – Old Vic
  • 1975: The Playboy of the Western World – Old Vic
  • 1976: Watch It Come Down – Old Vic then National Theatre
  • 1976: Il Campiello – National Theatre
  • 1976: Counting the Ways – National Theatre
  • 1977 (with Sebastian Graham Jones): The Passion – National Theatre
  • 1977: Old Movies – National Theatre
  • 1977: The Plough and the Stars – National Theatre
  • 1978 (with Sebastian Graham Jones): Lark Rise – National Theatre
  • 1978: American Buffalo – National Theatre
  • 1978 (with Sebastian Graham Jones): The World Turned Upside Down – National Theatre
  • 1978: The Long Voyage Home – National Theatre
  • 1978: Dispatches – National Theatre
  • 1979 (with Sebastian Graham Jones): Candleford – National Theatre
  • 1980: Hughie – National Theatre
  • 1980: The Iceman Cometh – National Theatre
  • 1980: The Nativity – National Theatre
  • 1980: The Crucible – National Theatre
  • 1981: Civilians (writer & director) - Scottish Theatre Company
  • 1982: Don Quixote - National Theatre
  • 1982: A Midsummer Night's Dream – National Theatre
  • 1983: Glengarry Glen Ross – National Theatre (World Premiere) then Mermaid Theatre, London
  • 1983: Cinderella - National Theatre
  • 1984: Golden Boy - National Theatre
  • 1985: Doomsday, presented with The Nativity and The Passion, as the Mysteries from medieval Mystery plays in a version by Tony Harrison – National Theatre
  • 1989: A Life in the Theatre - Theatre Royal then Strand Theatre, London
  • 1989: Op Hoop Van Zegen - Ro Theatre Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 1990: The Ship (writer & director) Harland & Wolff Shed, Govan, Glasgow
  • 1994: A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev, starring Helen Mirren and John Hurt. Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and West End
  • 1994: The Big Picnic (writer & director) - Harland & Wolff, Govan, Glasgow
  • 1995: Son of Man - The Pit, RSC, London
  • 1996: Uncle Vanya - Minerva Theatre, Chichester then Albery Theare, London
  • 1999: The Mysteries - The Nativity - National Theatre
  • 1999: The Mysteries - The Passion - National Theatre
  • 1999: The Mysteries - Doomsday - National Theatre
  • 2001: The Good Hope – National Theatre
  • 2005: Romeo and Juliet – Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  • 2005: The Creeper – Theatre Royal Windsor

Opera director edit

Awards and nominations edit

Further reading edit

  • Craig, Cairns (1980), Fearful Selves: Character, Community and the Scottish Imagination, in Cencrastus No. 4, Winter 1980-81, pp. 29 - 32,ISSN 0264-0856
  • McArthur, Colin (1983), Tendencies in the New Scottish Cinema, in Hearn, Sheils G. (ed.), Cencrastus No. 13, Summer 1983, pp. 33 – 35, ISSN 0264-0856

References edit

  1. ^ Banham, Martin (7 March 1996). The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521446549 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "The Cunning Little Vixen | Opera review". The Guardian. 21 March 2010.
  3. ^ . BFI. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018.
  4. ^ Fox, Sue (14 August 1994). "How We Met: Bill Bryden and Angela Douglas". The Independent. London. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Carry On actress Angela Douglas on how she wrote her first book and – 35 years later – her follow-up". HeraldScotland. 20 October 2018.
  6. ^ National Life Stories, 'Bryden, Bill (1 of 6) National Life Stories Collection: The Legacy of the English Stage Company', The British Library Board, 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2018
  7. ^ Cameron, Lucinda (6 January 2022). "Theatre director Bill Bryden dies aged 79". The Independent. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ^ Stevenson, Randall (1981), Scottish Theatre Company: First Days, First Nights, in Murray, Glen (ed.), Cencrastus No. 7, Winter 1981–82, pp. 10–13

External links edit

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bill Bryden news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message William Campbell Rough Bryden CBE 12 April 1942 5 January 2022 was a Scottish stage and film director and screenwriter Bill BrydenCBEBornWilliam Campbell Rough Bryden 1942 04 12 12 April 1942Greenock Renfrewshire ScotlandDied5 January 2022 2022 01 05 aged 79 OccupationTheatre directorSpousesDeborah Morris m 1970 div 1988 wbr Angela Douglas m 2009 wbr Children2AwardsLaurence Olivier Award for Best Director 1985 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Personal life and death 3 Honours 4 Work 4 1 Film director 4 2 Writer 4 3 Theatre director 4 4 Opera director 5 Awards and nominations 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and career editHe worked as a trainee with Scottish Television before becoming assistant director at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry in 1965 He then worked as a director at the Royal Court Theatre 1967 1971 the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh 1972 1975 Associate Director at the National Theatre 1975 1985 and as a visiting director in Glasgow and New York 1 In 1990 he directed Leos Janacek s The Cunning Little Vixen at the Royal Opera House 2 He was Head of Television Drama at BBC Scotland 1984 1993 and has also done other work for film and television as screenwriter director and executive producer 3 Personal life and death editIn 1970 he married the Hon Deborah Morris a potter who was a daughter of IOC President Michael Morris 3rd Baron Killanin They had two children Dillon and Mary Kate The couple divorced in 1988 In the same year he met actress Angela Douglas at a dinner party arranged by mutual friend Marsha Hunt 4 They lived together in west London and were married at City Hall New York City in February 2009 5 National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview C1316 11 with Bill Bryden in 2009 for its Legacy of the English Stage Company collection held by the British Library 6 Bryden died on 5 January 2022 at the age of 79 7 Honours editBryden was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in 1993 Work editFilm director edit 1983 Ill Fares the Land 1986 The Holy City 1987 Aria segment 1992 Six Characters in Search of an Author Writer edit 1975 Benny Lynch Scenes from a Short Life a Play Benny Lynch Scenes from a Short Life a Play 1976 Willie Rough a BBC Play for Today 1977 Old Movies 1980 The Long Riders film 1981 Civilians a play 8 Theatre director edit nbsp Theatre programme for the 1990 production of The Ship 1972 Kidnapped Royal Lyceum 1974 Romeo and Juliet Old Vic 1974 Spring Awakening Old Vic 1974 Romeo and Juliet Old Vic 1975 The Playboy of the Western World Old Vic 1976 Watch It Come Down Old Vic then National Theatre 1976 Il Campiello National Theatre 1976 Counting the Ways National Theatre 1977 with Sebastian Graham Jones The Passion National Theatre 1977 Old Movies National Theatre 1977 The Plough and the Stars National Theatre 1978 with Sebastian Graham Jones Lark Rise National Theatre 1978 American Buffalo National Theatre 1978 with Sebastian Graham Jones The World Turned Upside Down National Theatre 1978 The Long Voyage Home National Theatre 1978 Dispatches National Theatre 1979 with Sebastian Graham Jones Candleford National Theatre 1980 Hughie National Theatre 1980 The Iceman Cometh National Theatre 1980 The Nativity National Theatre 1980 The Crucible National Theatre 1981 Civilians writer amp director Scottish Theatre Company 1982 Don Quixote National Theatre 1982 A Midsummer Night s Dream National Theatre 1983 Glengarry Glen Ross National Theatre World Premiere then Mermaid Theatre London 1983 Cinderella National Theatre 1984 Golden Boy National Theatre 1985 Doomsday presented with The Nativity and The Passion as the Mysteries from medieval Mystery plays in a version by Tony Harrison National Theatre 1989 A Life in the Theatre Theatre Royal then Strand Theatre London 1989 Op Hoop Van Zegen Ro Theatre Rotterdam The Netherlands 1990 The Ship writer amp director Harland amp Wolff Shed Govan Glasgow 1994 A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev starring Helen Mirren and John Hurt Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and West End 1994 The Big Picnic writer amp director Harland amp Wolff Govan Glasgow 1995 Son of Man The Pit RSC London 1996 Uncle Vanya Minerva Theatre Chichester then Albery Theare London 1999 The Mysteries The Nativity National Theatre 1999 The Mysteries The Passion National Theatre 1999 The Mysteries Doomsday National Theatre 2001 The Good Hope National Theatre 2005 Romeo and Juliet Birmingham Repertory Theatre 2005 The Creeper Theatre Royal Windsor Opera director edit 1988 Parsifal by Richard Wagner Royal Opera House London 1990 The Cunning Little Vixen by Leos Janacek Royal Opera House London 2000 The Silver Tassie English National Opera LondonAwards and nominations edit1985 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director The Mysteries 1985 London Critics Circle Theatre Awards for Best Director for The Mysteries 1985 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director for The MysteriesFurther reading editCraig Cairns 1980 Fearful Selves Character Community and the Scottish Imagination in Cencrastus No 4 Winter 1980 81 pp 29 32 ISSN 0264 0856 McArthur Colin 1983 Tendencies in the New Scottish Cinema in Hearn Sheils G ed Cencrastus No 13 Summer 1983 pp 33 35 ISSN 0264 0856References edit Banham Martin 7 March 1996 The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521446549 via Google Books The Cunning Little Vixen Opera review The Guardian 21 March 2010 Bill Bryden BFI Archived from the original on 23 August 2018 Fox Sue 14 August 1994 How We Met Bill Bryden and Angela Douglas The Independent London Retrieved 9 May 2009 Carry On actress Angela Douglas on how she wrote her first book and 35 years later her follow up HeraldScotland 20 October 2018 National Life Stories Bryden Bill 1 of 6 National Life Stories Collection The Legacy of the English Stage Company The British Library Board 2009 Retrieved 21 February 2018 Cameron Lucinda 6 January 2022 Theatre director Bill Bryden dies aged 79 The Independent Retrieved 6 January 2022 Stevenson Randall 1981 Scottish Theatre Company First Days First Nights in Murray Glen ed Cencrastus No 7 Winter 1981 82 pp 10 13External links editBill Bryden at IMDb Portraits of Bill Bryden at the National Portrait Gallery London Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Bryden amp oldid 1218697057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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