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| − | '''Deborah Warner''' (born 1959) is a director of theatre and opera known for her interpretations of the works of [[Shakespeare]], Brecht, Büchner, and Henrik Ibsen, and for her long-term working relationship with the Irish actress [[Fiona Shaw (actress)|Fiona Shaw]].<ref>http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp71195 "Deborah Warner (1959-), Theatre and film director" ''National Portrait Gallery'', London, year=2008</ref> | + | [[File:Deborah Warner.jpg|thumb|Deborah Warner]]'''Deborah Warner''' (born 1959) is a director of theatre and opera known for her interpretations of the works of [[Shakespeare]], Brecht, Büchner, and Henrik Ibsen, and for her long-term working relationship with the Irish actress [[Fiona Shaw (actress)|Fiona Shaw]].<ref>http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp71195 "Deborah Warner (1959-), Theatre and film director" ''National Portrait Gallery'', London, year=2008</ref> |
She was for several years in a relationship with the English novelist [[Jeanette Winterson]].<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/jun/25/jeanettewinterson Kate Kellaway "If I Was a Dog, I'd Be a Terrier" ''The Observer'' 25 June 2006</ref> | She was for several years in a relationship with the English novelist [[Jeanette Winterson]].<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/jun/25/jeanettewinterson Kate Kellaway "If I Was a Dog, I'd Be a Terrier" ''The Observer'' 25 June 2006</ref> | ||
She was ranked number 43 in the [[Pink List 2010]] and 96 in the [[Pink List 2011]]. The Pink List 2011 citation said: | She was ranked number 43 in the [[Pink List 2010]] and 96 in the [[Pink List 2011]]. The Pink List 2011 citation said: | ||
| − | :"Tricky times for the radical interpreter of classic drama and opera: the 52-year-old responded spikily to broadsheet critics of her Barbican production of Sheridan's ''School for Scandal''. Will she now, as advised by The Guardian's Michael Billington, begin directing the work of living writers?"<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-pink-list-2011-2374595.html</ref> | + | :"Tricky times for the radical interpreter of classic drama and opera: the 52-year-old responded spikily to broadsheet critics of her Barbican production of Sheridan's ''School for Scandal''. Will she now, as advised by ''The Guardian'''s Michael Billington, begin directing the work of living writers?"<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-pink-list-2011-2374595.html</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 06:29, 26 February 2014
Deborah Warner (born 1959) is a director of theatre and opera known for her interpretations of the works of Shakespeare, Brecht, Büchner, and Henrik Ibsen, and for her long-term working relationship with the Irish actress Fiona Shaw.[1]
She was for several years in a relationship with the English novelist Jeanette Winterson.[2]
She was ranked number 43 in the Pink List 2010 and 96 in the Pink List 2011. The Pink List 2011 citation said:
- "Tricky times for the radical interpreter of classic drama and opera: the 52-year-old responded spikily to broadsheet critics of her Barbican production of Sheridan's School for Scandal. Will she now, as advised by The Guardian's Michael Billington, begin directing the work of living writers?"[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp71195 "Deborah Warner (1959-), Theatre and film director" National Portrait Gallery, London, year=2008
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/jun/25/jeanettewinterson Kate Kellaway "If I Was a Dog, I'd Be a Terrier" The Observer 25 June 2006
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-pink-list-2011-2374595.html
