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Richard Eyre Wins Theatre Book Prize
At a recent reception at the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden authors, actors, directors, designers, publishers, press and academics gathered for the announcement of the winner of the Theatre Book Prize, presented annually by the Society for Theatre Research to the book an independent panel of judges considers the best book published in English during the year on British theatre, its history and practice.
The judges, actor Corin Redgrave, theatre critic Susannah Clapp and Jane Pritchard, theatre historian and archivist for ENB and Rambert, talked about the five titles on their short list before the announcement of the winner by actor Timothy West, president of the Society for Theatre Research who then made the presentation.
Winner Sir Richard Eyre is known internationally for his work as a director and for his work in film and television as well as theatre. He was formerly director of the Royal National Theatre and his winning book covers the years when he held that post.
The other shortlisted authors included two actors (Oliver Ford Davies and Michael Pennington) a theatre photographer (John Haynes) and two academics (John Knowlson and David Wiles).
5th April 2004
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