Jamie Lloyd (director)
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Jamie Lloyd (born 1980 in Poole, Dorset[1]) is a British director, best known for his work with his eponymous theatre company The Jamie Lloyd Company.[2][3][4] He is known for his modern minimalism and expressionist directorial style.[5][6][7][8] He is a proponent of affordable theatre for young and diverse audiences, and has been praised as "redefining West End theatre".[9] The Daily Telegraph critic Dominic Cavendish wrote of Lloyd, "Few directors have Lloyd’s ability to transport us to the upper echelons of theatrical pleasure."[10]
Jamie Lloyd | |
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Born | Jamie Lloyd Poole, Dorset |
Occupation | Director |
Years active | 1985–present |
Memorable productions include the Broadway revival of Betrayal (2019) with Tom Hiddleston, the West End production of The Seagull (2020-2021) with Emilia Clarke, the Brooklyn Academy of Music's production of Cyrano de Bergerac (2022) with James McAvoy, and the Broadway revival of A Doll's House (2023) with Jessica Chastain. In the past year, he has produced the acclaimed reimagining of Sunset Boulevard with Nicole Scherzinger, the winner of seven Olivier Awards, and Romeo and Juliet with Tom Holland.