Bertolt Brecht was a German playwright, director, and poet who is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century theatre. Born on February 10, 1898, in Augsburg, Germany, Brecht was the son of a Catholic father and a Protestant mother. He studied medicine at the University of Munich but soon turned his attention to writing and theatre.
Brecht's first major success as a playwright came with his play "Drums in the Night," which premiered in 1922. The play was a critical and commercial success and established Brecht as a major figure in German theatre. He went on to ... read more
Paul is delighted to have received a Tony Award, an Olivier Award, a Drama Desk Award and a BroadwayWorld.com Fans' Choice Award for the Sound Design of Billy Elliot The Musical.
Other designs include Mary Stuart at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in the West End and on Broadway (Tony Award Nomination); A Ring, A Lamp, A Thing, a new opera at the Royal Opera House, London; Blood and Gifts, Love The Sinner, Nation, The Revenger's Tragedy, Happy Now?, Market Boy and Saint Joan (Olivier Award) at the National Theatre, London; The Pillowman at the National Theatre, London (Olivier Award nomination) ... read more
Born in Philadelphia, Rick is the winner of a Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Billy Elliot on Broadway and a Helpmann Award for Billy Elliot in Sydney, he also has won two Olivier Awards for Best Lighting Design and a Tony and Drama Desk Award for An Inspector Calls (Broadway).
Theatre work includes: Billy Elliot the Musical (worldwide); Merchant of Venice (RSC); Sweeney Todd (Paris); The Sound of Music (Buenos Aires); No Naughty Bits, Tiger Country (Hampstead); Tribes, A Number (Royal Court); Family Reunion, Betrayal, The Philanthropist, Old Times (Donmar); Rope (Almeida); Landscape With Weapon, Honour (National ... read more
Film: MAMMA MIA! (Universal Pictures/Playtone/Littlestar Productions), Gloriana a Film (TV) (Illuminations Films).
London Theatre: Six Degrees of Separation, Hysteria, Wild East (Royal Court), The Threepenny Opera, Boston Marriage (Donmar Warehouse), Mary Stuart (Donmar Warehouse, Apollo and Broadway in 2009), The Way of the World, Pericles, What the Butler Saw, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Duchess of Malfi (Royal National Theatre), Artists and Admirers, The Virtuoso (Royal Shakespeare Company), MAMMA MIA! (London, Broadway and worldwide).
European Opera: La Bohème, Medea, Carmen, L’Etoile, Gloriana, Albert Herring, Peter Grimes (Opera North), Macbeth (Paris and Royal Opera House, London), The Handmaid’s Tale (Copenhagen, English ... read more
