Michael Blakemore
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Michael Blakemore (18th June 1928 – 10th December 2023) was born in Sydney. Initially training as an actor, he made his debut as a director at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre in 1966.
In 2000 Michael became the only director to win Tony Awards for Best Director of a Play and a Musical in the same year for Copenhagen and Kiss Me Kate. Of the productions he has directed in London 15 have won either the Evening Standard or Olivier Award in the categories of Best Play, Best Comedy or Best Musical.
His directing career spanned half a century, and he was awarded the AO (from Australia) and the OBE in 2003.
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2017 | Amy Anzel, Matt Chisling and Catherine Schreiber | Book by David Newman, Ira Gasman, and Cy Coleman with additional material by Michael Blakemore |
Blithe Spirit 2014 | West End | by Noel Coward |
BLITHE SPIRIT 2015 | USA Tour | |
BLITHE SPIRIT 2009 | Broadway | By Noel Coward |
AFTERLIFE 2008 | National Theatre | By Michael Frayn |
IS HE DEAD? 2007 | Broadway | By Mark Twain |
DEUCE 2007 | Broadway | By Terrence McNally |
EMBERS 2006 | West End | Adapted by Christopher Hampton from the novel by Sandor Marai |
THREE SISTERS 2003 | West End | By Anton Chekhov, trans. Christopher Hampton |
DEMOCRACY 2003 | National Theatre/West End | By Michael Frayn |
COPENHAGEN 1998 | National Theatre/West End/France/Broadway/Australia | By Michael Frayn |
KISS ME KATE 1999 | Broadway/West End | By Cole Porter |
ALARMS & EXCURSIONS 1998 | West End | By Michael Frayn |
THE LIFE 1997 | Broadway | By Cy Coleman |
DEATH DEFYING ACTS 1995 | Off-Broadway | By Woody Allen, David Mamet & Elaine May |
CITY OF ANGELS 1993 | West End | By Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, David Zippel |
HERE 1993 | Donmar Warehouse | By Michael Frayn |
THE RIDE DOWN MT. MORGAN 1991 | West End | By Arthur Miller |
AFTER THE FALL 1990 | National Theatre | By Arthur Miller |
CITY OF ANGELS 1989 | Broadway | By Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, David Zippel |
UNCLE VANYA 1988 | West End | By Anton Chekhov, trans. Michael Frayn |
LETTICE & LOVAGE 1987 | West End/Broadway | By Peter Shaffer |
BENEFACTORS 1984 | West End | By Michael Frayn |
ALL MY SONS 1981 | West End | By Arthur Miller |
MAKE & BREAK 1980 | Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith/West End | By Michael Frayn |
TRAVELLING NORTH 1980 | Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith | By David Williamson |
DEATHTRAP 1978 | West End | By Ira Levin |
KNUCKLE 1978 | West End | By David Hare |
PRIVATES ON PARADE 1977 | Royal Shakespeare Company | By Peter Nichols |
CANDIDA 1977 | West End | By Bernard Shaw |
SEPARATE TABLES 1976 | West End | By Terence Rattigan |
PLUNDER 1976 | National Theatre | By Ben Travers |
GRAND MANOEUVRES 1974 | National Theatre | By A.E. Ellis |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD 1973 | National Theatre | By Anton Chekhov, trans. Ronald Hingley |
DESIGN FOR LIVING 1973 | West End | By Noel Coward |
DON'S PARTY 1973 | Royal Court | By David Williamson |
THE FRONT PAGE 1972 | National Theatre | By Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur |
MACBETH 1972 | National Theatre | By William Shakespeare |
FORGET-ME-NOT LANE 1970 | Greenwich Theatre | By Peter Nichols |
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT 1970 | National Theatre | By Eugene O'Neill with Laurence Olivier as James Tyrone |
THE NATIONAL HEALTH 1968 | National Theatre | By Peter Nichols |
THE RESISTABLE RISE OF ARTURO UI 1968 | West End | By Bertolt Brecht |
WIDOWERS' HOUSES 1968 | Royal Court | By Bernard Shaw |
A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG 1967 | West End/Broadway | By Peter Nichols |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
COUNTRY LIFE 1994 | AFFC/Dalton Films | Writer & Director |
PRIVATES ON PARADE 1982 | Handmade Films/Paragon | By Peter Nichols |
A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN SURF 1981 | Writer & Director |
Opera
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
TOSCA 1992 | Welsh National Opera | By Puccini |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2013 | Faber & Faber | A memoir of five years in the life of the National Theatre |
ARGUMENTS WITH ENGLAND 2004 | Faber & Faber | A memoir |
AUSTRALIA FAIR 1985 | Methuen | An anthology |
NEXT SEASON 1968 | Simon & Schuster | A novel |