Richard Jones (director), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richard Jones (director)

theatre and opera director from Great Britain

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1952

Place of Birth: London

Profession: theater director

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Richard Jones CBE (born 7 June 1953) is a British theatre and opera director.
He was born in London, and studied at the University of Hull and University of London.
After working as a jazz musician, he spent 1982–83 on a bursary working with Scottish Opera and the Citizens Theatre. His work has become controversial and has provoked considerable reactions from the UK press.
However, he is also seen as a major figure in the worlds of theatre and opera, as has been noted in a 2002 interview which appeared in London's The Guardian: [His] gift for the thrilling, the gaudy and the wayward is one of the characteristics that marks Jones out.
"He is the best British director around at the moment," says director David Pountney, part of the "powerhouse" triumvirate that presided over English National Opera in the 1980s.
"He is extremely imaginative, he has a very individual, quirky response to the material, and a very sharp eye for humour." According to Nicholas Hytner, artistic director-designate of the National Theatre: "He is one of the most genuinely original and completely individual directors around.
I want him to do lots of shows at the National.
Anything he's interested in." "He is indubitably top-notch," agrees ENO's general director, Nicholas Payne.