Gregory A. "Greg" Hersov (born 1956) is a British theatre director. Hersov was educated at Bryanston School and Mansfield College, Oxford.[citation needed]
Overview
Hersov has been associated with the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester since 1979.[1] He became an Artistic Director for the theatre in 1987. His productions at the Royal Exchange include a number of Shakespeare plays, Death of a Salesman, The Entertainer, Uncle Vanya, and many other plays.[2] In 1999, he directed Look Back in Anger at the Lyttelton Theatre (National Theatre) in London.[3] His 2009 production of George Bernard Shaw's Widowers' Houses received critical acclaim.[4] He stepped down as artistic director in 2014.
He had a long-standing association with Talawa Theatre Company serving on its board of trustees.[5] In May 2019, Hersov was announced as director of Hamlet at Young Vic starring his long-time collaborator Cush Jumbo.[6][7]
Productions
Hersov's productions at the Royal Exchange Theatre include:[8][9]
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman with Jonathon Hackett and Linda Marlowe (1982)
- The Plough and the Stars by Seán O'Casey with Liam Neeson, Dierdra Morris, Bernard Hill and Val McLane (1984)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams with James Maxwell and Connie Booth (1984)
- Entertaining Mr Sloane by Joe Orton with Adam Ant, Sylvia Syms and James Maxwell (1985)
- Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller with Trevor Peacock (1985)
- Behind Heaven by Jonathon Moore with James Maxwell ( 1986)
- Woundings' by Jeff Noon. World premiere with Reece Dinsdale (1986)
- The Alchemist by Ben Jonson with Jonathon Hackett and Michael Feast (1987)
- A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen with Brenda Blethyn and David Horovitch (1987)
- All My Sons by Arthur Miller with John Thaw and Michael Maloney (1988)
- Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin with Brenda Blethyn (1988)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream with Kenneth Cranham and Fiona Victory (1988)
- The Voysey Inheritance by Harley Granville-Barker with James Maxwell and Robert Glenister (1989)
- Winding the Ball by Alex Finlayson. World premiere with David Schofield and Lisa Eichhorn (1989)
- The Crucible by Arthur Miller with David Schofield, Eleanor David and Barry Foster (1990)
- She's in Your Hands by Georges Feydeau with Lorraine Ashbourne, Richard McCabe and Colin Prockter (1990)
- The Beggar's Opera by John Gay with David Schofield (1991)
- The Idiot by Gerard McLarnon. World premiere with Robert Glenister (1991)
- Romeo and Juliet (TMA Award) with Michael Sheen and Kate Byers (1992)
- A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller with Jonathon Hackett and Michael Sheen (1992)
- Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin with Paterson Joseph, David Schofield and Nicholas Le Prevost (1992)
- The Comedy of Errors with Adrian Scarborough (1993)
- Little Murders by Jules Feiffer with Adrian Scarborough (1993)
- Venice Preserv'd by Thomas Otway with Helen McCrory and Diane Kent (1994)
- Look Back in Anger by John Osborne with Michael Sheen and Claire Skinner (1995)
- Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley with Alison Peebles, Lesley Sharp and Robin Weaver (1995)
- The Misfits by Alex Finlayson. World premiere with Lisa Eichhorn (1996)
- Tobaccoland by Alex Finlayson. World premiere with Lisa Eichhorn (1999)
- King Lear with Tom Courtenay, Terence Wilton, David Robb and David Tennant (1999)
- Prize Night by Jim Cartwright. World premiere with Jim Cartwright, Tony Booth and David Fielder (1999)
- The Magistrate by Arthur Wing Pinero with Richard O'Callaghan and Russell Dixon (2001)
- Les Blancs by Lorraine Hansberry. Directed by Greg Hersov and Marianne Elliott with Paterson Joseph (2001)
- Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov with Tom Courtenay, Robert Glenister and Helen Schlesinger (2001)
- The Homecoming by Harold Pinter with Pete Postlethwaite (MEN Award) (2002)
- American Buffalo by David Mamet with Mike McShane, Ben Keaton (MEN Award) and Paul Popplewell (2002)
- The Seagull by Anton Chekhov with Emma Lowndes (MEN Award),Geraldine Alexander, Russell Dixon (MEN Award) and Steven Robertson (2003)
- The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge with Michael Colgan and Mairead McKinley (2003)
- Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw with Emma Cunniffe, Sorcha Cusack, David Horovitch and Michael Colgan (2004)
- Volpone by Ben Jonson with Gerard Murphy and Stephen Noonan (2004)
- Harvey by Mary Chase with Ben Keaton (2005)
- Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand with Ben Keaton and Jessica Oyelowo (2006)
- The Tempest with Pete Postlethwaite, Samantha Robinson and Ewan Hooper (2007)
- The Flags by Bridget O’Connor with Francis Magee and Eamonn Owens (2007)
- Hay Fever by Noël Coward with Belinda Lang, Ben Keaton and Fiona Button (2008)
- Antigone by Sophocles with Matti Houghton and Ian Redford (2008)
- Widowers' Houses by George Bernard Shaw (2009)
- The Entertainer by John Osborne with David Schofield, David Ryall and Laura Rees (2009)
- Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw with Cush Jumbo, Simon Robson, Terence Wilton and Ian Bartholomew (MEN Award) (2010)
- Zack by Harold Brighouse with Justin Moorhouse, Kelly Price and Polly Hemingway (2010)
- As You Like It with Cush Jumbo (Ian Charleson Award), Ben Batt, Kelly Hotten, Ian Bartholomew, Terence Wilton and James Clyde (2011)
- Two by Jim Cartwright with Justin Moorhouse and Victoria Elliott (2012)
- Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde with Lysette Anthony, Laura Rees and Milo Twomey (2012)
- A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen with Cush Jumbo (Theatre Awards UK), David Sturzaker, Kelly Hotten, Jack Tarlton and Jamie De Courcey(2013)
Bibliography
- Murray, Braham (2007). The Worst It Can Be Is a Disaster. London: Methuen Drama. ISBN 978-0-7136-8490-2.
- The Royal Exchange Theatre Company Words & Pictures 1976 – 1998. The Royal Exchange Theatre Company Limited. 1998. ISBN 0-9512017-1-9.
References
- ^ Major Barbara – Interview with Director Greg Hersov Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, UK.
- ^ Greg Hersov, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, UK.
- ^ Greg Hersov Archived 26 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, London Theatre Database Archived 2 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, UK.
- ^ Dominic Cavendish, Widowers' Houses, Manchester Royal Exchange, review, The Daily Telegraph, 4 May 2009.
- ^ "Who We Are".
- ^ "Cush Jumbo to play Hamlet in London". TheGuardian.com. 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Cush Jumbo and Ruth Negga to star in new Young Vic season". 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Greg Hersov". The Royal Exchange Theatre.
- ^ The Royal Exchange Theatre Company Words & Pictures 1976–1998.