Diana Devlin
Diana Devlin (1 April 1941 - 27 September 2020) was a London based teacher and theatre scholar who helped create the Shakespeare's Globe theatre with her associate Sam Wanamaker.[1][2][3][4]
Life
Devlin was born in Porthmadog, Wales on 1 April 1941.[1] She attended Beaufort House primary school in Fulham, and Carlyle grammar school in Chelsea, where she was head girl.[1] In 1960, she attended Cambridge University and obtained a second-class degree in English Literature.[1][2] During her time at Cambridge she became close friends with the actress Miriam Margolyes.[2][5] She married the actor Will Graham in 1968 but they would later divorce.[1] At the end of the 1960s, she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship gaining a doctorate in theatre arts from the University of Minnesota.[1][2] Devlin was then appointed as a lecturer in drama at Goldsmiths, University of London.[1][2]
She was a key figure in the development of the Shakespeare's Globe theatre.[1][2] This began with her running the theatre's first summer school in 1972.[3] In 1985, she became the theatre's administrator.[1] In 1997, she became a trustee of the theatre and would later serve as deputy chair of the council from 2013.[1][3]
In 1989, she married David Ogden but the marriage later ended in divorce.[1]
Between 1993 and 2013 she was head of theatre studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[1]
She died on 27 September 2020.[1] The cause of death was pneumonia.[2]
Awards
In June 2019, she received the Sam Wanamaker Award.[1]
Publications
- A Speaking Part: Lewis Casson and the Theatre of His Time (1982)[1]
- Mask and Scene: Introduction to a World View of Theatre (1989)[1]
- Sam Wanamaker: A Global Performer, Oberon Books (2019)[3][2][6]
- The Casson Family in North Wales: A Story of Slate and More... (2019)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Diana Devlin obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Diana Devlin obituary". The Times. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Remembering Diana Devlin". Shakespeare's Globe. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Obituary: Diana Devlin (1941-2020)". Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Margolyes, Miriam (2021). This Much is True. John Murray. ISBN 978-1529379884.
- ^ "Sam Wanamaker by Diana Devlin". The Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 30 November 2022.