Terry Hands | |
|---|---|
 Hands in 1972 | |
| Born | Terence David Hands 9 January 1941 |
| Died | 4 February 2020 (aged 79) London, England |
| Occupation | Theatre director |
| Years active | 1966–2015 |
| Spouse(s) |
Emma Lucia (m. 2002) |
| Partner | Julia Lintott (1988–1996) |
| Children | 3 |
Terence David Hands, CBE (9 January 1941 – 4 February 2020) was an English theatre director. He founded the Liverpool Everyman Theatre and ran the Royal Shakespeare Company for thirteen years during one of the company's most successful periods; he spent 25 years in all with the RSC.[1] He also saved Clwyd Theatr Cymru from closure and turned it into the most successful theatre in Wales in his seventeen years as Artistic Director.[2] He received several Olivier, Tony and Molière awards and nominations for directing and lighting.[3]
- ^ "Terry Hands, award-winning theatre director who proved to be the wrong man to lead the RSC – obituary". The Telegraph. 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Review of In Memory from the theatre dance and drama in Wales web site". www.theatre-wales.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ Green, Michael (26 January 2015). "Mold Clwyd Theatr Cymru to stage Hamlet as artistic director's swan song". chesterchronicle.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2015.