Stephen Daldry
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| Born | Stephen David Daldry May 2, 1961 Dorset, England |
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| Spouse(s) | Lucy Sexton (2001-present) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2, 1961) is an English theatre- and film director and producer.
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[edit] Biography
Daltry was born in Dorset England and was educated at the University of Sheffield before taking an apprenticeship at the city's Crucible Theatre from 1985-1988. He trained at East 15 Acting School, London.
Though openly gay, Daltry is married to performance artist Lucy Sexton, and together have one child, born in 2003.[1][2]
[edit] Career
Daltry began his career under the late Claire Veneable at the Sheffield Crucible where he directed many productions. He also headed many productions at the Manchester Library Theatre, Liverpool Playhouse, Stratford East, Oxford Stage, Brighton and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He was also Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre from 1992-8, where he headed the £26 million development scheme. He was also Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre (1989-92) and the Metro Theatre Company (1984-6). He is currently on the Board of the Young and Old Vic Theatres and remains an Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre. He was the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre for 2002 at St Catherine's College, Oxford.
Daldry made his feature film directorial debut with Billy Elliot, which was an international success, but previously he had been a successful theatre director, having won awards on Broadway as well as the West End. His next film The Hours was equally successful commercially and critically, and won Best Actress at the Academy Awards for Nicole Kidman. Recently on stage, he directed a musical adaptation of Billy Elliot, and he is currently directing The Reader, based on the book of the same name, starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. He has received two previous Academy Award nominations for his directing.
Daldry was planning to direct a film adaptation of Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay in 2005.[3] In the ensuing three years, the project was cancelled and reinitiated several times, and in late 2006 was partially cast with Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire. According to Chabon, production then stalled due to "studio-politics kinds of reasons that I'm not privy to," and as of April 2007 remains inactive.[4]
[edit] Work
[edit] Filmography
- 1998: Eight
- 2000: Billy Elliot
- 2001: The 'Billy Elliot' Boy (co-producer)
- 2002: The Hours
- 2008: The Reader
- 2009: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
[edit] Broadway
- Billy Elliot: The Musical Oct 16, 2008 - ?
- Via Dolorosa Mar 18, 1999 - Jun 13, 1999
- An Inspector Calls Apr 27, 1994 - May 28, 1995
[edit] West End
- A Number
- Faw Away (also Albery Theatre and New York Theatre Workshop)
- Via Dolorosa (also the Duchess Theatre)
- Rat in the Skull
- Body Talk
- The Kitchen
- The Editing Process
- Search and Destroy
- An Inspector Calls (also Broadway and Worldwide)
- Machinal
- Damned for Despair
- The Fleisser Plays
- Figaro Gets Divorced
[edit] References
- ^ Giltz, Michael. "The golden Hours", The Advocate, 2003-03-18. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Stephen Daldry. Matt & Andrej Koymasky - The Living Room - Biographies. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Nancy Hass. "Scott Rudin's Three Ring Holiday Circus", The New York Times, 2004-11-07. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Timothy Hodler. "Michael Chabon Q & A", Details, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
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