Edward Hall

Professions :

Theatre is about people, not buildings. Incalculable damage has been done to the expert talent a company needs - from wardrobe to lighting technicians.

buildings talent theatre people

Each organism, no matter how simple or complex, has around it a sacred bubble of space, a bit of mobile territoriality which only a few other organisms are allowed to penetrate and then only for short periods of time.

space simple matter time

I hate getting bored.

getting bored hate

I wanted to make the violence beautiful in order to heighten our revulsion.

make violence beautiful order

I was a terrible actor. The analytical part of my mind never quite let go.

let-go never go mind

I'd love to do some new plays.

plays some new love

It's amazing. I can't believe how brilliant the whole thing is - my daughter, Georgia, is just wonderful.

amazing how daughter believe

Normally, an actress has to work to bring out her male side. In our case, the dynamic is reversed. The actor playing her modelled himself on Sharon Stone.

her side stone work

Oh, come off it, I've only directed three plays for the RSC.

off come only three

People come to the theatre to be excited and uplifted - I want to inspire my audience.

theatre want inspire people

Shakespeare reveals human nature brilliantly: he shines a light on our instinctive desire to dominate each other.

human-nature nature light desire

We felt that although they were patchy, there was a tremendous political energy in the Henry plays.

were felt political energy

We have cut the text, but what remains are Shakespeare's words.

text cut words remains

While trying to protect the republic, the conspirators in Julius Caesar enable Mark Antony to triumph. In Rose Rage, the more Henry VI tries to fix things, the more they go wrong.

things go rose trying

Bruce Fein

Bram Fischer

Bowie Kuhn

Apolinario Mabini

Arnold Goodman, Baron Goodman

Asma Jahangir