William Dudley (designer)

William Dudley OBE RDI (born 4 March 1947 in London, England) is a British theatre designer.

Dudley is the son of William Stuart Dudley and his wife Dorothy Irene (née Stacey). He was educated at Saint Martin's School of Art and the Slade School of Art. He is a member of the Society of British Theatre Designers. He is married to the theatre director Lucy Bailey.[1]

National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview (C1173/27) with Dudley in 2007–2008 for its An Oral History of Theatre Design collection held by the British Library.[2]

Career

He designed his first production in October 1970, Hamlet for Nottingham Playhouse. Since then, he has designed the following productions:

Honours and awards

Awards include:

Dudley was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to stage design.[13]

References

  1. Maddy Costa (15 February 2011). "Director Lucy Bailey: Thinking small". The Guardian.
  2. National Life Stories, 'Dudley, William (1 of 13) An Oral History of Theatre Design', The British Library Board, 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2018
  3. Fisher, Philip (2003). "The York Realist, By Peter Gill, The Royal Court Theatre Downstairs – Review". The British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  4. "The Coast of Utopia: Voyage – Productions". National Theatre. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  5. "Theatre review: The Breath of Life at Theatre Royal Haymarket". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  6. "Theatre review: Hitchcock Blonde at Royal Court Theatre Downstairs". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  7. "Theatre review: Cyrano de Bergerac at RNT Olivier". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  8. "Theatre review: Old Times at Donmar Warehouse". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  9. "Theatre review: The Woman in White at Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  10. "The Woman in White, a CurtainUp review". Curtainup.com. 19 November 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  11. John Thaxter (8 June 2006). "The Stage / Reviews / Titus Andronicus". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  12. http://www.oldvictheatre.com/fortunes-fool/
  13. "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N11.

Bibliography

  • Who's Who in the Theatre (17th Edition), Gale (1981). ISBN 0-8103-0234-9.
  • The National: The Theatre and its Work 1963–97 by Simon Callow, Nick Hern Books (1997). ISBN 1-85459-323-4.
  • Theatre Record and its annual Indexes.
  • Stage Design by Tony Davis, Rotavision SA (2001). ISBN 2-88046-506-0.
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