Declan Donnellan

Declan Donnellan
OBE
Born
Michael Declan Martin Donnellan

(1953-08-04) 4 August 1953 (age 71)
Manchester, Lancashire, England
EducationSt Benedict's School, Ealing
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
Occupations
  • Director
  • Author
Years active1981–present

Declan Michael Martin Donnellan OBE (born 4 August 1953)[1] is an English film/stage director and author. He co-founded the Cheek by Jowl theatre company with Nick Ormerod in 1981. In addition to his Cheek by Jowl productions, Donnellan has made theatre, opera and ballet with a variety of companies across the world. In 1992, he received an honorary degree from the University of Warwick and in 2004 he was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his work in France.[2] In 2010, he was made an honorary fellow of Goldsmiths' College, University of London. Donnellan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to theatre.[3]

  1. ^ "Declan Donnellan biography". filmreference.com. 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  2. ^ Declan Donnellan Archived 16 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Cheek by Jowl
  3. ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B11.