Phyllida Lloyd (born 17 June 1957) is an English director, best known for her work in theatre.
In 2006, Lloyd received two academic honours: Oxford University named her Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre , and she was awarded an honorary degree from Bristol University. She was also named one of the 100 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain by the Independent.
Phyllida Lloyd grew up in Bristol. After graduat...
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Phyllida Lloyd (born 17 June 1957) is an English director, best known for her work in theatre.
In 2006, Lloyd received two academic honours: Oxford University named her Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre , and she was awarded an honorary degree from Bristol University. She was also named one of the 100 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain by the Independent.
Phyllida Lloyd grew up in Bristol. After graduating from Birmingham University in 1979, she spent five years working in BBC Television Drama. In 1985 she was awarded an Arts Council of Great Britain bursary to be Trainee Director at the Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich. The following year she was appointed Associate Director at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, then in 1989 Associate Director of the Bristol Old Vic, where her production of The Comedy of Errors provided her with a calling-card . She moved on to the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester where she directed The Winter's Tale, The School...
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