Peter Gill (born 7 September 1939) is a Welsh theatre director, playwright, and actor. He was born in

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to George John and Margaret Mary (née Browne) Gill, and educated at St Illtyd's College, Cardiff.

Career

An actor from 1957–65, he directed his first production without décor, at the

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England ...

in August 1965, ''A Collier's Friday Night'' by

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. Having begun his career as an actor, he is now best known for his work as a director and playwright.

Royal Court

In 1964, he became Assistant Director at the Royal Court and Associate Director in 1970, best known there as the director of three hitherto under-rated plays by

, presented as a group in 1968. In 1969, the Royal Court also presented two of his own first plays, ''The Sleepers' Den'' and ''Over Gardens Out'', "which revealed that Gill could evoke with the economy of means and lyrical skill the circumstances of his Cardiff boyhood."

Riverside Studios

Gill was appointed artistic director of the

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in 1976, and on 30 May 1976, his Nottingham/Edinburgh production of ''

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'' (starring

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as Rosalind, John Price as Orlando and Zoë Wanamaker as Celia, with a stage design by William Dudley) marked the official opening of the

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arts centre, formerly television studios. His first Riverside production was a staging of his own version of

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's ''

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' (russian: Вишнёвый сад, translit=Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by '' Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate editio ...

'', which opened to press acclaim on 12 January 1978 (starring

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as Ranevskaya and

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as Varya, again with a setting designed by William Dudley). Writing for ''

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'', theatre critic

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said:

It is good to salute the opening of a new theatre; it is thrice good to be able to do so with almost unqualified praise for its first production. At the Riverside Studios, Peter Gill (who is in charge of the whole enterprise) has directed ''The Cherry Orchard'' with a cast so astonishingly suitable that I began, hallucinatorily, to believe that they had been assembled first, and that Chekhov had then written the play round them. What is more, they are achieving this effect on an impossible stage; it is seventy-five feet wide (the players have to sprint, never mind run, if they are to get off at all), absurdly shallow, and lacking even the most rudimentary trappings in the way of flies, a thrust or even wings.... Mr. Gill and his cast have sought success in the only place it can be found: inside themselves and the play. The effect is magical; ''The Cherry Orchard'' has almost never, in my experience, been at once so harrowing and so glittering; nor its fragile rhythms so finely, surely spun, its development so natural, human and real.

When Gill left Riverside in 1980 to be an Associate Director at the National Theatre, a West London theatre critic John Thaxter wrote:

It is no exaggeration to say that Gill's four years as director have taken Riverside to a leading position in British theatre; both with his own productions (notably ''The Cherry Orchard'' and this year's ''Julius Caesar'') and as a generous host to world theatre giants: Tadeusz Kantor and
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among them....It would also be fair to say that the major portion of the subsidies making all this possible came from the Hammersmith Council, which this year alone provided £200,000 to Riverside, although its audience is drawn from far and wide.

National Theatre

As an Associate Director of the National Theatre from 1980 to 1997, Gill also founded the National Theatre Studio in 1984, which he ran until 1 October 1990. In his own words:

When I set up the National Theatre Studio the development and analysis of acting was a central part of the work, so that, along with commissioning writers, developing directors and designers, investigating non-text based work, and producing work for the main house, the practice and analysis of acting skills seemed an essential part of any programme of work that was in part concerned with process.

Filmography

Plays

Plays include: *''The Sleepers Den'', 1965;

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, November 1969 *''Over Gardens Out'', Royal Court, November 1969 *''Small Change'', Royal Court, February 1976 *''Kick for Touch'', National Theatre, February 1983 *''In the Blue''. National Theatre, November 1985 *''Mean Tears'', National Theatre, July 1987 *''Cardiff East'', National Theatre, February 1997 *''The Look Across the Eyes'', published 1997 *''Certain Young Men'',

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, January 1999 *''Friendly Fire'', Crucible Youth Theatre, Sheffield, June 2002 *''Lovely Evening'', Theatre 503, March 2005 *'' The York Realist'', Royal Court, 2002; revived at the Donmar Warehouse and Sheffield Crucible, 2018 *''Original Sin'', Crucible Sheffield, 2002 *''Another Door Closed'', Theatre Royal, Bath, 2009 *''

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'',

Donmar Warehouse The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977. Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage and Josie Rourke have all served as artistic director, a post held since 2019 by Mi ...

, 2014 *''As Good A Time As Any'',

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, 2015 Adaptations and versions: *''A Provincial Life'' (

, 1966 *''The Merry-Go-Round'' (

, 1973 *''

'' (

, 1978 *''Touch and Go'' (

, 1980 *'' As I Lay Dying'' (

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), National Theatre, 1985 *''

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'' (

), Theatr-Clwyd Mold & Crucible Studio Sheffield, 2017

As director

Royal Court

*''A Collier's Friday Night'' (

), August 1965 *''The Local Stigmatic'' ( Heathcote Williams), March 1966 *'' The Ruffian on the Stair'' (

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), August 1966 *''A Provincial Life'' (

ad. Gill), October 1966 *''The Soldier's Fortune'' (

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), January 1967 *''The Daughter-in-Law'' (D. H. Lawrence), March 1967. First prize at the Belgrade International Theatre Festival, 1968 *''The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd'' (D. H. Lawrence), March 1968 *''Life Price'' ( Jeremy Seabrook and Michael O'Neill), January 1969 *''The Sleepers' Den'' (Gill), November 1969 *''Over Gardens Out'' (Gill), November 1969 *'' The Duchess of Malfi'' (

John Webster John Webster (c. 1580 – c. 1632) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies '' The White Devil'' and '' The Duchess of Malfi'', which are often seen as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. His life and c ...

), May 1972 *''Crete and Sergeant Pepper'' ( John Antrobus), May 1972 *''The Merry-Go-Round'' (D. H. Lawrence ad. Gill), November 1973 *''The Fool'' (

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), November 1975 *''Small Change'' (Gill), July 1976
''The York Realist'' (Gill)
English Touring Theatre, January 2002

Riverside Studios

*''

'', Nottingham and Edinburgh production: opening production at Riverside Studios, 30 May 1976 *''

'' (

, ad. Gill), January 1978 *'' The Changeling'' (

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and

William Rowley William Rowley (c. 1585 – February 1626) was an English Jacobean dramatist, best known for works written in collaboration with more successful writers. His date of birth is estimated to have been c. 1585; he was buried on 11 February 1626 i ...

), September 1978 *''

Measure for Measure ''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the '' First Folio'' of 1623. The play's plot features its ...

'' (Shakespeare), May 1979 *''

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'' (Shakespeare), May 1980 *''Scrape Off the Black'' (Tunde Ikoli), July 1980 *''Touch and Go'' (D. H. Lawrence), rehearsed reading October 1980, to mark the 50th anniversary of the author's death

National Theatre

*'' A Month in the Country'' (

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), Olivier, February 1981 *''

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'' by

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, Cottesloe, April 1981 *''

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'', Olivier, August 1981 *''

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'' (

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), Olivier, July 1982 *''

Major Barbara ''Major Barbara'' is a three-act English play by George Bernard Shaw, written and premiered in 1905 and first published in 1907. The story concerns an idealistic young woman, Barbara Undershaft, who is engaged in helping the poor as a Major in ...

'' ( G B Shaw), Lyttelton, October 1982 *''Kick for Touch'' (Gill), Cottesloe, February 1983 *''Small Change'' (Gill), Cottesloe, February 1983 *''Tales from Hollywood'' (

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), Olivier, September 1983 *''

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'' by

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, Cottesloe, October 1983 *'' Venice Preserv'd'' by

, Lyttelton, April 1984 *'' Fool for Love'' by

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, Cottesloe, October 1984 *'' As I Lay Dying'' by

, adapted by Peter Gill, Cottesloe, October 1985 *Five Play Bill, Cottesloe, November 1985, including ''In the Blue'' (Gill) *''Mean Tears'' (Gill), Cottesloe, July 1987 *''Mrs Klein'' by Nicholas Wright, Cottesloe, August 1988 *''

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'' by

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, Lyttelton, February 1989 *''Cardiff East'' (Gill), February 1997 *''

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'' (

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), Olivier, October 2001 *''Scenes from the Big Picture'' (

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), Cottesloe, April 200

*''

The Voysey Inheritance ''The Voysey Inheritance'' is a play in five acts by the English dramatist Harley Granville-Barker. Written in 1903–1905, it was originally staged at the Royal Court Theatre in 1905 featuring Mabel Hackney, and revived at the same venue in 196 ...

'' by

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, Lyttelton, April 200

Other venues

*''

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'' by Bernard Shaw,

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, September 1966 *''Crimes of Passion'' and ''June Evening'' (tour), 1967 *''Life Price'' and ''

'', Stratford, Connecticut, 1969 *''

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'' and ''

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'' by

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's Forum Theater, 1970 *''

Hedda Gabler ''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage. The play has been ca ...

'' by

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, Stratford, Ontario, Canada 1970 *''Cato Street'',

Young Vic The Young Vic Theatre is a performing arts venue located on The Cut, near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The Young Vic was established by Frank Dunlop in 1970. Kwame Kwei-Armah has been Artistic Director since February 201 ...

,1971 *''Crete and Sergeant Pepper'' and '' Midsummer Night's Dream'', Zurich, 1972 *''The Daughter-in-Law'',

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, 1972 *''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vi ...

'', RSC Stratford. August 1974,

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, February 1975 *''

'',

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1975; and the opening of Riverside Studios, 30 May 1976 *''

The Way of the World ''The Way of the World'' is a play written by the English playwright William Congreve. It premiered in early March 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as one of the best Restoration comedies and is stil ...

'' by

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Lyric Hammersmith The Lyric Theatre, also known as the Lyric Hammersmith, is a theatre on Lyric Square, off King Street, Hammersmith, London.

, October 1992 *''New England'' ( Richard Nelson), RSC The Pit, November 1994 *''

'' (

) for Field Day,

Tricycle Theatre The Kiln Theatre (formerly the Tricycle Theatre) is a theatre located in Kilburn, in the London Borough of Brent, England. Since 1980, the theatre has presented a wide range of plays reflecting the cultural diversity of the area, as well as ...

, April 1995 *'' A Patriot for Me'' (

), RSC Barbican Theatre, October 1995 *''Tongue of a Bird'' ( Ellen McLaughlin), Almeida Theatre, November 1997 *''Certain Young Men'' (Gill),

. January 1999 *''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises ...

'' by

, adapted by Gill, RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford, February 2000; Barbican Theatre, April 2000 *''

Speed-the-Plow ''Speed-the-Plow'' is a 1988 play by David Mamet that is a satirical dissection of the American movie business. As stated in ''The Producer's Perspective'', "this is a theme Mamet would revisit in his later films ''Wag the Dog'' (1997) and ''St ...

'' by David Mamet, New Ambassadors Theatre, March 2000;

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, June 2000 *''The York Realist'' (Gill) for

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at the Royal Court, January 200

Strand Theatre (Novello), Strand Theatre, March 2002 *''Original Sin'' (Gill),

Crucible Theatre The Crucible Theatre (often referred to simply as "The Crucible") is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which opened in 1971. Although it hosts regular theatrical performances, it is best known for hosting professional snooker's ...

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, June 2002 *'' Days of Wine and Roses'' by

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adapted by

, February 200

*''

Epitaph for George Dillon ''Epitaph for George Dillon'' is an early John Osborne Play (theatre), play, one of two he wrote in collaboration with Anthony Creighton (the other is ''Personal Enemy''). It was written before ''Look Back in Anger'', the play which made Osbor ...

'' by

and Anthony Creighton,

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, September 200

*'' Gaslight (play), Gaslight'' by Patrick Hamilton,

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, June 200

*''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious ...

'' by Oscar Wilde,

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and UK Tour 2007; followed by

Vaudeville Theatre The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on the Strand in the City of Westminster. As the name suggests, the theatre held mostly vaudeville shows and musical revues in its early days. It opened in 1870 and was rebuilt twice, although each ...

, 2008 *''Another Door Closed'' by Peter Gill,

Theatre Royal, Bath The Theatre Royal in Bath, England, was built in 1805. A Grade II* listed building, it has been described by the Theatres Trust as "One of the most important surviving examples of Georgian theatre architecture". It has a capacity for an audien ...

, 2009

Private life

He lived from the 1960s until 2006 in a small flat in the Thameside house formerly belonging to George Devine and later bought by playwright Donald Howarth and his civil partner George Goetschuis. Gill gets several mentions in the diaries of

, for whom he directed a double bill of former television plays by Orton at the Royal Court called ''Crimes of Passion''. In 2007, the

British Library The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British ...

acquired Peter Gill's papers and supplementary papers consisting of literary works, theatre administration and correspondence.Peter Gill Papers
archives and manuscripts catalogue, the British Library. Retrieved 21 May 2020 National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview (C1316/08) with Peter Gill in 2008-2009 for its The Legacy of the English Stage Company collection held by the British Library.National Life Stories, 'Jellicoe, Ann (1 of 14) National Life Stories Collection: The Legacy of the English Stage Company', The British Library Board, 2009
Retrieved 21 February 2018

Sources

*''To Bodies Gone: The Theatre of Peter Gill'', by Barney Norris,

Seren Books Seren Books is the trading name of Poetry Wales Press, a small independent publisher based in Bridgend, Wales, specialising in English-language writing from WalesFelicity Wood (23 August 2013). Rhyme and reason: The poetry market is a notoriously ...

(2014); *''Who's Who in the Theatre'', 17th Edition, Gale (1981); *''The National: The Theatre and its Work 1963–1997'' by

Simon Callow Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English film, television and voice actor, director, narrator and writer. He was twice nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in ''A Room with a View'' (19 ...

, Nick Hern Books (1997); *''At the Royal Court: 25 Years of the English Stage Company'', ed.

Richard Findlater Richard Findlater (1921–1985) was a British theatre critic and biographer. Early life He was born Kenneth Bruce Findlater Bain, but worked under the pen-name Richard Findlater. Career Findlater was arts editor for ''The Observer'', and became ...

, Amber Lane Press (1981); *''Actors Speaking'' with an introduction by Peter Gill, edited by Lyn Haill, Oberon Books (2007);

References

External links

Peter Gill's website

Recent publications by Peter Gill
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