1. Michael Grandage CBE was born on 2 May 1962 and is a British theatre director and producer.
18 Facts About Michael Grandage
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Michael Grandage is currently artistic director of the Michael Grandage Company.
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Michael Grandage spent twelve years working as an actor for companies such as the Royal Exchange and the Royal Shakespeare Company and was a member of National Youth Theatre before turning to directing.
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Michael Grandage made his directorial debut in 1996 with a production of Arthur Miller's The Last Yankee at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester.
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Michael Grandage produced over forty plays with predominantly young directors and designers.
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Michael Grandage is credited with delivering consistently high quality work as well as bringing in new audiences and in 2001, Sheffield Theatres won the TMA Theatre of the Year.
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Michael Grandage directed all four productions: Kenneth Branagh in Ivanov, Derek Jacobi in Twelfth Night, Judi Dench in Madame de Sade and Jude Law in Hamlet.
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Michael Grandage was first nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in 2001 for Best Director for Peter Nichols' Passion Play at the Donmar Warehouse before winning in 2004 for David Greig's Caligula.
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In 2010, Michael Grandage started to work in opera, making his debut at Glyndebourne with a production of Billy Budd.
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Michael Grandage returned to Glyndebourne in 2012 to direct Le nozze di Figaro, a production that was revived for the following ten years.
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Michael Grandage directed all five productions and the season was nominated for six Olivier Awards.
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In 2013, Michael Grandage formed his charity MGCfutures, dedicated to supporting the work of young theatre makers and theatre audiences of the future.
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Michael Grandage was awarded the 2006 Award for Excellence in International Theatre by the International Theatre Institute.
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Michael Grandage was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 Birthday Honours for Services to Drama.
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Michael Grandage has been awarded honorary doctorates by the University of London, Sheffield University, and Sheffield Hallam University.
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Michael Grandage has been given honorary fellowships by The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and Falmouth University.
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Michael Grandage served as president of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama from 2010 to 2022.
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Michael Grandage has lived in London and Cornwall with his partner, the award-winning British Theatre designer Christopher Oram, since 1995.