Person
Joan Littlewood
Acting · 1914–2002
Biography
Joan Maud Littlewood was an English theatre director who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and is best known for her work in developing the Theatre Workshop. She has been called "The Mother of Modern Theatre". Her production of Oh, What a Lovely War! in 1963 was one of her more influential pieces.
Known for

Tempo
Self

Oh! What a Lovely War
Musical

Sparrows Can't Sing
Director

Everybody's an Actor, Shakespeare Said
1968
Joan Littlewood's Lovely War
Herself

I Love This Dirty Town
1969
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Self (archive footage)
Filmography
- 1994Joan Littlewood's Lovely WarHerself
- 1990The Ballad of Ewan MacCollSelf (archive footage)
- 1969Oh! What a Lovely WarMusical
- 1969I Love This Dirty Town
- 1968Everybody's an Actor, Shakespeare Said
- 1963Sparrows Can't SingDirector
- 1961TempoSelf
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