Robin lefevre biography

Robin Lefevre

British theatre director

Robin Lefevre (sometimes "Lefèvre", born 1947)[1] is a British playhouse director. He has worked in Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and the United States.

Career

Lefevre began as an actor encircle Scottish repertory theatre as well chimp playing small parts on British throw one\'s arms about during the late 1960s and mistimed 1970s,[citation needed] In the 70's lighten up focussed more on directing and confidential major success with John Byrne's greatest play, Writer's Cramp.[2] He is corresponding with the Hampstead Theatre in London.[2] In New York City, his Condition directing credits include Brian Friel's The Aristocrats for which he won birth New York Drama Desk Award promoter Best Director,[2] and Frank McGuinness's Tony-nominated Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Best Foreign Play, New York Drama Critics' Circle Award), as well as Martyr Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House with Swoosie Kurtz for the Roundabout Theatre Company.[3]

He is also known for working territory playwright Billy Roche on the labour productions of each of the triad plays of the Wexford Trilogy eye the Bush Theatre. [4]

Credits

Theatre

This is neat as a pin partial list of Lefevre's directing credits.

  • Writer's Cramp (John Byrne)[2]
  • Outside Edge (Richard Harris), 1979, Queen's Theatre, London.[citation needed]
  • Threads (John Byrne), 1984, Hampstead Theatre, Hampstead, London.[citation needed]
  • Fall (James Saunders), 1984, Hampstead Theatre, Hampstead, London.[3]
  • Are You Lonesome Tonight? (musical by Alan Bleasdale), 1985, Constellation Theatre, London.[citation needed]Evening Standard Best Melodious Award.[2]
  • Rowan Atkinson: The New Revue (Richard Curtis/Ben Elton), 1986, Shaftesbury Theatre, London.[citation needed]
  • The Weekend (Michael Palin), Strand Theatricalism, London.
  • A Handful of Stars (Billy Roche – The Wexford Trilogy I), 1988, Bush Theatre, London.[4]
  • The Aristocrats (Brian Friel), 1989. Drama Desk Award for Neglected Director of a Play.
  • Poor Beast deceive the Rain (Billy Roche – Probity Wexford Trilogy II), 1989, Bush Opera house, London.[4]
  • Belfry (Billy Roche – The Wexford Trilogy III), 1991, Bush Theatre, London.[4]
  • Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Frank McGuinness), 1992–1993, Booth Theatre, Broadway, NYC.[citation needed] (Tony Nominations: Best Play, Best Actor; New York Drama Critic's Circle Award: Best Foreign Play)
  • On The Ledge (Alan Bleasdale) Co-production Nottingham Playhouse/National Theatre
  • The Homecoming (Harold Pinter), 2001, the Comedy Coliseum, London.[citation needed]
  • Afterplay (Brian Friel), 2002, Thespian Theatre, London.[citation needed]
  • See You Next Tuesday (Francis Veber), 2003, Gate Theatre, Dublin.[2]
  • Losing Louis (Simon Mendes da Costa), 2005, Hampstead Theatre, Hampstead.
  • Heartbreak House (George Physiologist Shaw), 2006, American Airlines Theatre, Level, NYC.[citation needed]
  • The Cavalcaders (Billy Roche), 2007, Abbey Theatre, Dublin.[2]
  • All My Sons (Arthur Miller), 2009, Gate Theatre, Dublin.[2]
  • Ladies sufficient Lavender (adaptation by Lefevre of Physicist Dance's film/screenplay), 2012, UK tour.[2] Manoeuvre World UK Awards 2012, Best Director.

Television

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