Joan Knight OBE | |
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| Born | 27 September 1924 Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire |
| Died | 20 December 1996 Perth, Scotland |
| Education | Bristol Old Vic |
| Occupation | Theatre director |
| Employer | Perth Theatre |
| Board member of | Scottish Arts Council |
| Awards | DK Thomson Award, Perth Partnership Rosebowl |
| Honours | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) |
Joan Knight (27 September 1924 – 20 December 1996),[1] OBE, was a British stage manager and director. She worked at the Royal Court Theatre and the Palace Theatre, Watford.[2][1] She ran the Ludlow Theatre festival for three years. She was artistic director of Perth Theatre, Scotland, from 1968 until her retirement in 1993.[3] During this time, she also served briefly as director of productions of Pitlochry Festival Theatre. She was offered a National Theatre directorship by Laurence Olivier, which she declined.[1] She was a governor of Queen Margaret University College and a board member of Perth College. Known locally as Perth's "Queen of Theatre", she was presented with the DK Thomson Award in 1982 for her outstanding contribution to drama, and the Perth Partnership Rosebowl in 1993.[4][5] She received an OBE for services to theatre in 1985.[5] She was a council member of the Scottish Arts Council from 1980 to 1986.[1]