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Maxwell Robert Guthrie Stewart ('Max') Stafford-Clark (born 1941) is an English Theatre Director. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He went to school at Felsted and Riverdale Country School in New York City. Felsted School is a public school situated in the beautiful village of Felsted, England. Riverdale Country School is a co-educational independent college-preparatory day school in New York City. The City of New York He has worked as a theatre director since he left Trinity College, Dublin. Trinity College Dublin ( TCD; Irish Coláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath; Latin: Collegium Sacrosanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae

His directing career began as associate director of the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in 1966, becoming artistic director there (1968–70). Traverse Theatre is Scotland's new writing theatre It is situated in Edinburgh, Scotland and was founded in 1963. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. He was director of the Traverse Theatre Workshop Company from 1970 to 1974.

He co-founded The Joint Stock Theatre Company in 1974. The Joint Stock Theatre Company was founded in London 1974 by David Hare, Max Stafford-Clark and David Aukin. Joint Stock created a distinctive style of working with writers using company research to inspire workshops. From these workshops writers such as David Hare, Howard Brenton and Caryl Churchill would garner material to inspire a writing phase before rehearsals began. Sir David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is an English Dramatist and theatre and Film director. Howard John Brenton is an English playwright He was born in Portsmouth, Hants on 13 December 1942, son of Donald Henry Brenton and his wife Rose Lilian Caryl Churchill (born 3 September 1938) is an English Dramatist known for her use of non- naturalistic techniques and Feminist This methodology is sometimes referred to as The Joint Stock Method. Key productions include Hare's Fanshen (1975) , Brenton's Epsom Downs and Churchill's Cloud Nine (1979) which Stafford-Clark directed, as well as The Speakers, which was the first promenade production in England. [1]

From 1979 to 1993 he was Artistic Director of The Royal Court Theatre. Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. He was the Court's longest serving Artistic Director. In a difficult period for new writing, he helped nurture a new group of emerging playwrights such as Andrea Dunbar, Hanif Kureishi, Sarah Daniels and Jim Cartwright. Andrea Dunbar (1961-1990 was a British playwright best known for Rita Sue and Bob Too, an autobiographical drama about the sexual adventures of teenage girls living Hanif Kureishi CBE (born December 5, 1954) is an English Playwright, Screenwriter and Filmmaker, Novelist Sarah Daniels (born 1957 is a British dramatist She has been a prolific writer since her first performed play was given a production at the Royal Court in 1981 Jim Cartwright was born June 27, 1958 and grew up in Farnworth, near Bolton in Lancashire, England. During this time the theatre presented seminal productions including Victory by Howard Barker, Insignificance by Terry Johnson, Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker and Rat in the Skull by Ron Hutchinson. Howard Barker (born June 28, 1946) is a British Playwright. The Theatre of Catastrophe Barker has coined the term ' Theatre Terry Johnson (born 1955 is a British dramatist and director working for stage television and film Lael Louisiana Timberlake Wertenbaker (born 1944 is an America-born British playwright Perhaps the most important commission and production of this era was Top Girls by Caryl Churchill (1982)

In 1993 he founded the touring company, Out of Joint. Top Girls is a 1982 play by Caryl Churchill. It depicts the life of Marlene a hard-bitten career woman who is employed at the 'Top Girls' employment agency Caryl Churchill (born 3 September 1938) is an English Dramatist known for her use of non- naturalistic techniques and Feminist Out of Joint is a British and international touring theatre company based in London. Recent productions include:

Academic credits include an honorary doctorate from Oxford Brookes University and Professorships at the University of Warwick and the University of Hertfordshire. Alistair Beaton (born 1947 is a Scottish left wing political satirist, journalist radio presenter novelist and television writer Hampstead Theatre is a Theatre in the vicinity of Swiss Cottage, in the London Borough of Camden. J T Rogers is an American playwright who lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between William Shakespeare ( baptised Sir David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is an English Dramatist and theatre and Film director. The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Sir David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is an English Dramatist and theatre and Film director. The Sydney Theatre Company ( STC) is one of Australia 's most well-known and notable theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1730 or 1728 &ndash 4 April 1774 was an Anglo-Irish writer poet and Physician known for his Novel The Vicar April De Angelis is a British dramatist who trained at East 15 Acting School. Sebastian Barry (b 5 July 1955, Dublin) is an Irish Playwright, Novelist, and Poet. Alistair Beaton (born 1947 is a Scottish left wing political satirist, journalist radio presenter novelist and television writer Hampstead Theatre is a Theatre in the vicinity of Swiss Cottage, in the London Borough of Camden. The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster. Andrea Dunbar (1961-1990 was a British playwright best known for Rita Sue and Bob Too, an autobiographical drama about the sexual adventures of teenage girls living The Soho Theatre is a Theatre in the eponymous district of the City of Westminster. Oxford Brookes University is a public University in Oxford, England. The University of Warwick is a British Campus university located on the outskirts of Coventry, West Midlands, England and is The University of Hertfordshire is a modern university based largely in Hatfield, in the county of Hertfordshire, England, from which the university

In 2006, Stafford-Clark suffered a stroke. He has since returned to work, and will direct the upcoming production of The Overwhelming on Broadway in October 2007. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located His girlfriend is the actress and writer Stella Feehily.

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