Patsy Rodenburg, OBE was born on 2 September 1953 and is a British voice coach, author, and theatre director.
12 Facts About Patsy Rodenburg
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Patsy Rodenburg is the Head of Voice at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre.
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Patsy Rodenburg has been Head of Voice at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London since 1981 and the Director of Voice at Michael Howard Studios in New York from 1982 to 2020.
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Patsy Rodenburg worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company for nine years from 1981, and with the Royal National Theatre from 1990, where she founded their Voice Department.
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Patsy Rodenburg has worked globally with the Moscow Art Theatre, Complicite, Cheek by Jowl, and Comedie-Francaise.
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Patsy Rodenburg has taught thousands of actors, including Daniel Craig, Orlando Bloom, Joseph Fiennes, Ewan McGregor and Fay Ripley.
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Patsy Rodenburg has written several books on the subject of voice coaching, including Speaking Shakespeare, The Actor Speaks, The Right to Speak, The Need for Words, and Second Circle.
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In 2005, Patsy Rodenburg was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
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In 2006, Patsy Rodenburg directed a production of King Lear at the Electric Lodge theatre in Los Angeles.
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In March 2012, Patsy Rodenburg was Kirsty Young's guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
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Patsy Rodenburg was married to a teacher at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, but his alcoholism led to the breakdown of the relationship.
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Patsy Rodenburg later lived until 2016 with ballet dancer and choreographer Antonia Franceschi and their son Michael Franceschi.