Michael Codron has been honoured with a Laurence Olivier Award for Lifetime Achievement, and is a stakeholder and director of the Aldwych Theatre in the West End, London.
14 Facts About Michael Codron
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Michael Codron has said that it was his Jewishness that helped him recognise the play's and Pinter's worth.
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Michael Codron produced Joe Orton's first play Entertaining Mr Sloane at the New Arts Theatre in London.
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David Merrick became lead producer for the Broadway transfer, with Michael Codron gaining a "Produced in association with" credit.
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Michael Codron next staged the original London production of Simon Gray's Butley.
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Michael Codron re-staged the show in 1972 in a Broadway production directed by James Hammerstein at the Morosco Theatre, where it ran for 14 previews and 135 performances, being nominated for the Tony for Best Play.
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Michael Codron produced Patrick Marber's Dealer's Choice in the West End.
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Michael Codron was knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to the theatre.
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Michael Codron is an Esquire and was appointed to the Order of the British Empire in August 1989.
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From 1992 to 1993, Michael Codron was a Cameron Mackintosh Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University.
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Michael Codron currently serves on the board of trustees for Oxford School of Drama, and on the Oxford University Dramatic Society, funding productions in Oxford, England.
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Michael Codron served as the director of the Hampstead Theatre and Theatre Mutual Insurance Co.
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Michael Codron's parents were Isaac "Haco" Codron and Lily Morgenstern, who regularly attended out-of-town tryouts of Codron's plays in Brighton.
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Michael Codron has stated that his "single flash of anger" is aimed at critics and bloggers who review productions during previews.