Greg Hersov

Gregory Adam "Greg" Hersov (born 4 May 1956^[1]) 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.^[2] 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.^[3] In 1999, he directed Look Back in Anger at the Lyttelton Theatre (National Theatre) in London.^[4] His 2009 production of George Bernard Shaw's Widowers' Houses received critical acclaim.^[5] He stepped down as artistic director in 2014.

He had a long-standing association with Talawa Theatre Company serving on its board of trustees.^[6] In May 2019, Hersov was announced as director of Hamlet at Young Vic starring his long-time collaborator Cush Jumbo.^[7][8]

Productions

Hersov's productions at the Royal Exchange Theatre include:^[9][10]

• 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.