Val May led the Bristol Old Vic from 1961 to 1975, and the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre from 1975 to 1992.
10 Facts About Val May
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Val May spent three years at the Dundee Repertory Theatre as assistant to the artistic director and became artistic director of the Ipswich Theatre in 1953.
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Val May directed the London Old Vic's production of Richard II in 1959.
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Val May was artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic from 1961 to 1975.
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Val May directed the world premiere production of Frank Marcus's lesbian-themed comedy The Killing of Sister George at the Bristol Old Vic in 1965.
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Val May took the production to the Duke of York's Theatre in London later the same year, and to the Belasco Theatre in New York in October 1966.
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From 1975 to 1992, Val May was artistic director of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in his childhood home of Guildford.
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Val May's productions included Neil Simon's Little Me at the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1984 and Royce Ryton's The Royal Baccarat Scandal at the 1988 Chichester Festival.
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From 1993 to 1996, May directed the Ludlow Festival, which presented The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III and King Lear during his tenure.
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The elder is the television director, Juliet Val May He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1989.