William Dudley (designer)

William Dudley OBE RDI (born 4 March 1947 in London, England) is a British theatre designer.

Early life

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Dudley is the son of William Stuart Dudley and his wife Dorothy Irene (née Stacey). He attended Highbury Grammar School.[1]

He was educated at Saint Martin's School of Art and the Slade School of Art. He is a member of the Society of British Theatre Designers. He is married to the theatre director Lucy Bailey.[2]

National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview (C1173/27) with Dudley in 2007–2008 for its An Oral History of Theatre Design collection held by the British Library.[3]

Career

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He designed his first production in October 1970, Hamlet for Nottingham Playhouse. Since then, he has designed the following productions:

Honours and awards

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Awards include:

Dudley was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to stage design.[15]

References

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  1. ^ The Stage Thursday 24 April 2003, page 9
  2. ^ Maddy Costa (15 February 2011). "Director Lucy Bailey: Thinking small". The Guardian.
  3. ^ National Life Stories, 'Dudley, William (1 of 13) An Oral History of Theatre Design', The British Library Board, 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2018
  4. ^ "Lenny - UK Theatre Web". Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ Fisher, Philip (2003). "The York Realist, By Peter Gill, The Royal Court Theatre Downstairs – Review". The British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  6. ^ "The Coast of Utopia: Voyage – Productions". National Theatre. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Theatre review: The Breath of Life at Theatre Royal Haymarket". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Theatre review: Hitchcock Blonde at Royal Court Theatre Downstairs". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Theatre review: Cyrano de Bergerac at RNT Olivier". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Theatre review: Old Times at Donmar Warehouse". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Theatre review: The Woman in White at Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  12. ^ "The Woman in White, a CurtainUp review". Curtainup.com. 19 November 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  13. ^ John Thaxter (8 June 2006). "The Stage / Reviews / Titus Andronicus". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Fortune's Fool - The Old Vic". www.oldvictheatre.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013.
  15. ^ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N11.

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