Naman Ramachandran Michael Boyd, theater director and former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has died of cancer.
He was 68. His family said in a statement issued via the RSC: “Theater director Michael Boyd has died from cancer. His career took him from training in Moscow to artistic directorships at the Tron Theatre Glasgow (1985-96) and the Royal Shakespeare Company, after joining as an associate director in 1996.
As an RSC associate, he firmly established himself as an outstanding director. A stunning debut in 1994 of John Ford’s ‘The Broken Heart’ was followed by an unforgettable ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as well as the first iteration of the ‘Histories’ in 2000–2001, all in partnership with his long-term artistic collaborator, Tom Piper.” Boyd previously had stints at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry and the Sheffield Crucible.
He served as RSC artistic director from 2002-2012. He took over from Adrian Noble. He assumed charge at a time when the RSC was about to be demolished and rebuilt. “He knew the company needed radical change and more secure financial fortunes.
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