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Michael Attenborough Receives Award for Excellence In International Theatre

Michael Attenborough
(© Bridget Jones)
Michael Attenborough
(© Bridget Jones)

Michael Attenborough, Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre, was presented with the Award for Excellence In International Theatre at a luncheon held today at the Travellers Club, London.

The award was presented by Neville Shulman, Director of the British Centre of the International Theatre Institute.

Attenborough’s productions at the Almeida include The Mercy Seat, Five Gold Rings, Brighton Rock, The Late Henry Moss, Enemies, There Came A Gypsy Riding, Big White Fog, Awake and Sing!, The Homecoming, In a Dark Dark House, When the Rain Stops Falling, Measure for Measure, Through A Glass Darkly, The Knot of the Heart, Reasons To Be Pretty and, most recently, Filumena.

Previously, he was Associate Director at Mercury Theatre, Colchester (1972-74), Leeds Playhouse (1974-79), Young Vic (1979-80); and Artistic Director at Palace Theatre, Watford (1980-84) and Hampstead Theatre (1984-89); and was Principal Associate Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company (1990-2002). Attenborough’s freelance work includes productions at the National Theatre, the Royal Court, in the West End and on Broadway. Attenborough’s production of King Lear, with Jonathan Pryce playing the title role, will preview at the Almeida beginning August 31.