Patrick Garland (born 10 April 1935) is a British actor, writer, and director.
Garland started Poetry International in 1963 with Ted Hughes and Charles Osborne. He was a director and producer for the BBC's Music and Arts Department (1962–1974), and worked on its Monitor series. In 1964, he directed the Monitor film, "Down Cemetery Road," about Philip Larkin, in which John Betjeman also appeared. He served as the Artistic Director for the Chichest...
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Patrick Garland (born 10 April 1935) is a British actor, writer, and director.
Garland started Poetry International in 1963 with Ted Hughes and Charles Osborne. He was a director and producer for the BBC's Music and Arts Department (1962–1974), and worked on its Monitor series. In 1964, he directed the Monitor film, "Down Cemetery Road," about Philip Larkin, in which John Betjeman also appeared. He served as the Artistic Director for the Chichester Festival Theatre twice, 1981–1985 and 1990–1994, where he directed over 20 productions. His 1971 television film of The Snow Goose won a Golden Globe for "Best Movie made for TV," and was nominated for both a BAFTA and an Emmy.
In 1980, Garland was responsible for the York Mystery Plays. He directed the revival of My Fair Lady on Broadway in the early 1980s with Rex Harrison (about whom he wrote The Incomparable Rex) and the musical Billy with Michael Crawford at Drury Lane, Don Giovanni and in Japan, Handel's opera Ottone. He directed his...
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