Edward Hall
Director Edward Hall, a member of a major theatrical family including his father Sir Peter Hall, made his U.S. directorial debut with Rose Rage at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. The original production—for which he received an Olivier Award Nomination for Best Director and the Theatrical Management Association (TMA) Award for Best Touring Production—opened at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, U.K. and subsequently toured to the Haymarket Theatre in London, as well as internationally. He made his N.Y. directorial debut in 2004 with BAM’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which was also originated at the Watermill Theatre, toured to the West End, and won the TMA Award for Best Touring Production. A former acting director with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he has won a TMA/Barclays Theatre Best Director Award for Twelfth Night and a South Bank Show Award for Henry V. Recent highlights include directing Natasha Richardson in A Streetcar Named Desire and Kenneth Branagh in an acclaimed National Theatre production of Edmond.