Edward Hall, the son of Sir Peter Hall the prominent theatre director, was named the new Hampstead Theatre artistic director this week, and will take over for Anthony Clark at the close of January.
Hall is currently an associate at the Old Vic and Watermill Theatre, Newbury, and the National Theatre and after gaining a wide range of experience directing from all three, has decided to take on his father’s legacy by staging new plays, musicals, classics, and even TV dramas.
Hall stated that both he and Hampstead Theatre have a passion for drawing new audiences into the theatre and that he is thrilled at the opportunity to take over as the artistic director. He continued to say that he is excited due to the company’s history of working with new writers and the many opportunities that the stage holds for creating dialogue between actors and the audience.
The most recent West End production directed by Hall was the Terence Rattigan play The Deep Blue Sea at the Vaudeville Theatre, starring Greta Scaatchi.
Previously, he has directed A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the National Theatre along with Once in a Lifetime and Edmond.
Additionally, at the Vic he produced Twelfth Night and The Taming of the Shrew and was nominated twice in his career for two Olivier Awards.
The Hampstead theatre announced that since it was built in 2003 the Theatre has won seven writing awards, developed a community outreach programme, as well as a youth theatre, and worked with leading companies and theatre professionals from across the UK.
