William "Bill" Gaskill (24 June 1930 – 4 February 2016) was a British theatre director who was "instrumental in creating a new sense of realism in the theatre". Described as "a champion of new writing", he was also noted for his productions of Bertolt Brecht and Restoration comedy. Born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, Gaskill was educated at Salt High School, Shipley, where he ran an amateur theatre with Tony Richardson. He won a scholarship to attend Hertford College at Oxford University, where he began directing, and he subsequently studied in Paris with Étienne Decroux.
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| - William "Bill" Gaskill (Shipley, 24 giugno 1930 – Londra, 4 febbraio 2016) è stato un regista teatrale britannico.Lavorò a lungo con Laurence Olivier al National Theatre. Nel 1962 diresse per la Royal Shakespeare Company un Cimbelino con Vanessa Redgrave. Fu direttore del dal 1965 al 1972. Lì diresse prime di drammi di David Hare, John Arden, Edward Bond e Arnold Wesker. Fece inoltre conoscere Bertolt Brecht al grande pubblico inglese. Nel 1974 fondò con David Hare, Max Stafford-Clark e la . È stato membro della RADA. (it)
- William "Bill" Gaskill (24 June 1930 – 4 February 2016) was a British theatre director who was "instrumental in creating a new sense of realism in the theatre". Described as "a champion of new writing", he was also noted for his productions of Bertolt Brecht and Restoration comedy. Born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, Gaskill was educated at Salt High School, Shipley, where he ran an amateur theatre with Tony Richardson. He won a scholarship to attend Hertford College at Oxford University, where he began directing, and he subsequently studied in Paris with Étienne Decroux. (en)
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| - William "Bill" Gaskill (24 June 1930 – 4 February 2016) was a British theatre director who was "instrumental in creating a new sense of realism in the theatre". Described as "a champion of new writing", he was also noted for his productions of Bertolt Brecht and Restoration comedy. Born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, Gaskill was educated at Salt High School, Shipley, where he ran an amateur theatre with Tony Richardson. He won a scholarship to attend Hertford College at Oxford University, where he began directing, and he subsequently studied in Paris with Étienne Decroux. He received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Director in 1959 for his direction of Epitaph for George Dillon on Broadway. Gaskill worked alongside Laurence Olivier as a founding director of the National Theatre from its time at the Old Vic in 1963. In 1962, he directed Vanessa Redgrave and Eric Porter in Cymbeline for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was the artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre between 1965 and 1972, where he directed premieres of plays by writers including David Hare, John Arden, Edward Bond and Arnold Wesker, as well as introducing many of Bertolt Brecht's works to British audiences. In 1974, he co-founded the Joint Stock Theatre Company with Max Stafford-Clark, David Hare and David Aukin. William Gaskill was an associate member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview (C1316/06) with William Gaskill in 2008 for its The Legacy of the English Stage Company collection held by the British Library. (en)
- William "Bill" Gaskill (Shipley, 24 giugno 1930 – Londra, 4 febbraio 2016) è stato un regista teatrale britannico.Lavorò a lungo con Laurence Olivier al National Theatre. Nel 1962 diresse per la Royal Shakespeare Company un Cimbelino con Vanessa Redgrave. Fu direttore del dal 1965 al 1972. Lì diresse prime di drammi di David Hare, John Arden, Edward Bond e Arnold Wesker. Fece inoltre conoscere Bertolt Brecht al grande pubblico inglese. Nel 1974 fondò con David Hare, Max Stafford-Clark e la . È stato membro della RADA. (it)
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