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Sir William Tyrone Guthrie (2 July 1900 – 15 May 1971) was an English theatrical director instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at his family's ancestral home, Annaghmakerrig, near Newbliss in County Monaghan, Ireland.
Sir Tyrone Guthrie was a British theatrical director whose original approach to Shakespearean and modern drama greatly influenced the 20th-century revival of interest in traditional theatre. He was knighted in 1961.
Jun 27, 2018 · Tyrone Guthrie (1900-1971) was an English theater director, largely responsible for the founding of the Shakespeare Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario, and of the Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis. Born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Tyrone Guthrie was the great-grandson of the Irish actor Tyrone Power.
May 15, 2022 · An updated introduction by Joe Dowling in the book, ‘A New Theatre’ by Tyrone Guthrie informs us that Guthrie was at one time ‘the most important theatre director in the world’ and had been at ‘the helm’ of the ‘Old Vic’ where he ‘had introduced Charles Laughton to a British audience’.
Tyrone Guthrie was born on July 2, 1900 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Beachcomber (1938), Oedipus Rex (1957) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Judith Bretherton. He died on May 15, 1971 in Dublin, Ireland.
Tyrone Guthrie was born on 2 July 1900 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Beachcomber (1938), Oedipus Rex (1957) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Judith Bretherton. He died on 15 May 1971 in Dublin, Ireland.
This chapter explores the life, work and legacy of the Anglo-Irish theatre director Tyrone Guthrie, with a particular focus on the UK and North America.
