Terry Hands | |
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Born | Terence David Hands 9 January 1941 |
Died | 4 February 2020 London, England | (aged 79)
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]