Joan Littlewood

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Joan Littlewood was a pioneering British theatre director and producer, best known for her innovative work at the Theatre Workshop and for revolutionizing postwar British theatre with socially engaged, ensemble-based productions.

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instanceOf British person
theatre director
theatre producer
woman
activeInPeriod postwar British theatre
awardReceived Tony Award nomination for Oh, What a Lovely War!
basedIn Stratford, East London NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stroke
citizenship British
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1914-10-06
dateOfDeath 2002-09-20
educatedAt Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
employer Theatre Workshop NERFINISHED
familyName Littlewood NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork acting
theatre direction
theatre production
fullName Joan Maud Littlewood NERFINISHED
genre political theatre
social realism
givenName Joan NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced collective creation methods in theatre
influenced British theatre
political theatre in the United Kingdom
knownFor ensemble-based theatre
innovative postwar British theatre
socially engaged productions
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Theatre Workshop NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableIdea collaborative, ensemble-based rehearsal process
community-focused theatre
working-class representation on stage
notableWork A Taste of Honey NERFINISHED
Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be NERFINISHED
Oh, What a Lovely War! NERFINISHED
Sparrers Can't Sing NERFINISHED
The Hostage NERFINISHED
partner Gerry Raffles NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Stockwell, London, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld artistic director of Theatre Workshop
residence London, England
spouse Ewan MacColl NERFINISHED
subjectOf biographical studies of British theatre
workLocation Theatre Royal Stratford East NERFINISHED

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Murray Melvin collaboratedWith Joan Littlewood