Lindsay Posner

Lindsay Steven Posner (born 6 June 1959)[1] is a British theatre director, known for his work in London's West End and at the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, particularly plays by David Mamet.

Career

Lindsay Posner graduated from the acting course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1984. He was associate director of the Royal Court Theatre from 1987 to 1992 where his production of Death and the Maiden won two Laurence Olivier Awards.

He has directed five productions of David Mamet's plays, describing him as "America's greatest living playwright".[2]

Theatre

Posner was an associate director of the Royal Court Theatre between 1987 and 1992. During this time, he directed a number of new plays. Additionally, from 1989 he was appointed artistic director of Royal Court Theatre Upstairs and deputy director (to Artistic Director Max Stafford-Clark) for the main house.[3]

During the late 2000s and early 2010s, he has had success with revivals of modern British comedies such as Relatively Speaking, Abigail's Party and Noises Off.

Theatre directed by Lindsay Posner
Date Play Author Theatre Notes
2021 Wicked Winnie Holzman Stage Theater Neue Flora (Hamburg) [4]
November 2019Clybourne ParkBruce NorrisEmbassy Theatre (London)[5]
November 2018 Flare Path Terrence Rattigan Embassy Theatre (London)
August 2018God of CarnageYasmina RezaTheatre Royal, Bath[6]
February 2016The End of LongingMatthew PerryPlayhouse Theatre[7]
March 2013The Winslow BoyTerence RattiganThe Old Vic[8]
January 2013The Turn of the ScrewAdapted by Rebecca Lenkiewicz from Henry James' novella of the same nameAlmeida Theatre[9]
October 2012Uncle VanyaAnton Chekov, in a version by Christopher HamptonVaudeville Theatre[10]
2012Relatively SpeakingAlan AyckbournBath Theatre Royal[3]
2012Abigail's PartyMike LeighMenier Chocolate Factory, Bath Theatre Royal and Wyndham's Theatre[3]
2012Richard IIIWilliam ShakespeareOld Globe Theatre, San Diego[3]
2011Noises OffMichael FraynThe Old Vic[3]
2009A View from the BridgeArthur MillerDuke of York's Theatre[3] Featuring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Ken Stott
2009House of GamesAdapted by Richard Bean from the screenplay (of the film of the same name) by David MametAlmeida Theatre[3]
2009An Ideal HusbandOscar WildeVaudeville Theatre[3]
2009ButleySimon GrayDuchess Theatre[3]
2008Three Sisters on Hope StreetDiane Samuels and Tracy-Ann Oberman, based on Anton Chekhov's Three SistersLiverpool Everyman and Hampstead Theatre[3]
2008CarouselRichard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein IISavoy Theatre[3] Featuring Lesley Garrett
2007Fiddler on the RoofMusic by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joseph SteinSheffield Crucible and the Savoy Theatre[3] Featuring Henry Goodman
2006The MisanthropeMolière, adapted by Martin CrimpYoung VicFeaturing Elizabeth McGovern and Ken Stott
2006Fool for LoveSam ShepardApollo Theatre[3] Featuring Juliette Lewis and Martin Henderson
2006Tom and VivMichael HastingsAlmeida Theatre[3] Featuring Will Keen and Frances O'Connor
2005The HypochondriacMolièreAlmeida Theatre[3] Featuring Henry Goodman
2005RomanceDavid MametAlmeida Theatre[3] Featuring John Mahoney
2005The Birthday PartyHarold PinterDuchess Theatre[3]
2005A Life in the TheatreDavid MametApollo Theatre[3]
2004OleannaDavid MametGarrick Theatre[3] Featuring Aaron Eckhart and Julia Stiles
2003The CaretakerHarold PinterBristol Old Vic[3]
2003The Lady from the SeaHenrik IbsenLyric Hammersmith and West Yorkshire Playhouse[3] Featuring Natasha Richardson
2003Sexual Perversity in ChicagoDavid MametComedy Theatre[3] Featuring Matthew Perry, Hank Azaria and Minnie Driver
2003PowerNick DearRoyal National Theatre[3]
2002TartuffeMolièreRoyal National Theatre[3]
2001Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespeareRSC at Stratford and the Barbican Theatre[3] Featuring Guy Henry
2000The RivalsRichard Brinsley SheridanRSC at Stratford and the Barbican Theatre[3] Featuring Benjamin Whitrow and David Tennant
1999The Taming of the ShrewWilliam ShakespeareRSC at The Pit[3]
1999VolponeBen JonsonRSC at The Swan[3]
1998After DarwinTimberlake WertenbakerHampstead Theatre[3]
1997American BuffaloDavid MametYoung Vic[3] Featuring Douglas Henshall, Neil Stuke and Nicholas Woodeson
1997The Provok'd WifeSir John VanbrughOld Vic[3] Featuring Michael Pennington and Victoria Hamilton
1995The SeagullAnton ChekhovGate Theatre, Dublin[3]
1995The RobbersSchillerGate Theatre, Notting Hill[3]
1993The TreatmentMartin CrimpRoyal Court[3]
1992Colquhoun and McBrydeJohn ByrneRoyal Court[3]
1991Death and the MaidenAriel DorfmanRoyal Court[3] Winner, Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
1990No One Sees the VideoMartin CrimpRoyal Court Upstairs[3]
1989American BagpipesIain HeggieRoyal Court[3] Featuring Lesley Manville and Ken Stott
1988BloodHarwant BainsRoyal Court Upstairs[3]
1987Built on SandDaniel MorninRoyal Court Upstairs[11]
1987DownfallGregory MottonRoyal Court Upstairs[3]
1987AmbulanceGregory MottonRoyal Court Upstairs[3]
1986Ficky StingersEve LewisRoyal Court Upstairs[3] Staged as part of the 1986 Royal Court Young Writers' Festival[12][13]

Opera

Television

Posner has directed two television plays:

References
  1. "Lindsay Posner Authorised Biography", Debrett's People of Today, publication_date. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. Lindsay Posner, "Salute Mamet the magnificent", The Observer, 28 August 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  3. "The Agency – Clients – Individuals" Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, the agency. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. "WICKED! Die Musical-Hexen im Anflug auf Hamburg | Stage Entertainment Deutschland". WICKED! Die Musical-Hexen im Anflug auf Hamburg | Stage Entertainment Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. "Clybourne Park"
  6. "God of Carnage"
  7. "Friends star Matthew Perry returns to the West End with his own play"
  8. "The Winslow Boy at the Old Vic"
  9. "Hammer takes first steps on stage in Turn of the Screw", BBC News, 23 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  10. "Lindsay Posner" Archived 5 February 2013 at archive.today. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  11. "Production management file for Built on Sand by Daniel Mornin, May 13, 1987", Archives Hub. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  12. Mary F. Brewer, "Race, Sex, and Gender in Contemporary Women's Theatre: The Construction of "woman" ", Sussex Academic Press, 1999.
  13. "English Stage Company/Royal Court Theatre Archive Catalogue of records in the V&A Department of Theatre and Performance", V&A Department of Theatre and Performance. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
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