John Counsell (theatre director)
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| John Counsell OBE |
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| Born | 24 April 1905 Beckenham, Kent, England |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Occupation | Theatre director, actor, and theatre manager |
John Counsell OBE (April 24, 1905 – February 23, 1987) was an English actor, director and theatre manager, who (with his wife Mary Kerridge) ran the Theatre Royal, Windsor and its in-house repertory company from the 1930s to the 1980s. His daughter is the actress Elizabeth Counsell, and he was uncle to the actress and painter Jean Miller.[1] Born in Beckenham, to Claud Counsell and Evelyn Fleming, the bulk of Counsell's career was spent in Windsor repertory theatre and the West-end stage.[2][3][4]
Theatre management
In 1930 Counsell served as an apprentice at the Theatre Royal in Windsor, Berkshire, when it reopened as a theatre after a short time as a cinema. In 1933 he took over managing the theatre; the venture lasted only a few months before it went bankrupt, but the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II attended one of the last performances, coming from nearby Windsor Castle.[5]:74 Counsell re-opened the theatre in 1938 and was able to establish a viable company that ran without government subsidies.[5]:74, 115 He and his actress wife Mary Kerridge ran the theatre until his retirement in 1986, the year before his death.[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ http://sounds.bl.uk/related-content/TRANSCRIPTS/024T-C1142X000216-0100A0.pdf
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- ↑ Counsell, John. "Counsell's Opinion" (1963)
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rowell, G, et al. The Repertory Movement: A History of Regional Theatre in Britain. Cambridge University Press, 1984 ISBN 9780521319195
- ↑ Counsell, John. "Counsell's Opinion" Barrie & Rockliff 1963
- ↑ http://britishtheatre.com/weekly-rep-returns-to-theatre-royal-windsor/
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External links
Further reading
- Counsell, John. "So Who Needs Subsidy, Anyway?", Scottish Theatre, Inverkeithing, Scottish Theatre, Vol.2 No.3, pp.6-8 (May 1970)
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