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Terry Hands

English theatre director (1941-2020) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 79

Terence David Hands, 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.

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Laurence Olivier Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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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. He received several Olivier, Tony and Molière awards and nominations for directing and lighting.

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United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1941 to 2020 · aged 79

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