Patrick Ewart Garland (10 April 1935 – 19 April 2013)See "Patrick Garland, Alexandra Bastedo Champions Animal Sanctuary, but other sources date his death from the next day. For example: "Theatre director Patrick Garland dies", telegraph.co.uk, 20 April 2013 was a British director, writer and actor.
Career Garland was educated at St Mary's College, Southampton, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford where he studied English and was Literary Editor of Isis, President of the Oxford University Poetry Society and President of the Oxford University Dramatic Society.. St Edmund Hall notable alumni .Retrieved 8 January 2014The Times Obituary Patrick Garland. Retrieved 22 April 2013 and in 1958 played Henry V directed by Peter Dews in Magdalen College deer park. Garland's poetry had appeared in John Lehmann's The London Magazine and the annual PEN anthology during his teens. He was photographed in Oxford at 23 by Lord Snowdon and later.National Portrait Gallery photograph by Lord Snowdon His maternal grandfather was Herbert Granville Fell, an artist and editor of The Connoisseur magazine.
His appearances as an actor included An Age of Kings, where he played Prince John in Henry IV, Part 2 and Clarence in Richard III, among others.
Garland started a poetry festival called Poetry International in 1963 with Ted Hughes and Charles Osborne. He was a director and producer for the BBC's Music and Arts Department (1962–1974), and worked on its Monitor series. In 1964, he directed the Monitor film "Down Cemetery Road" about Philip Larkin, in which John Betjeman also appeared.Garland, Patrick. "Filming with Philip Larkin", The Listener, 12 December 1985 His work with the BBC arts department included interviews with Noël Coward (1969), Stevie Smith, and Marcel Marceau.Obituary: Patrick Garland, telegraph.co.uk, 21 April 2013 His television film of The Snow Goose (1971) won a Golden Globe for "Best Movie made for TV", and was nominated for both a BAFTA and an Emmy.
Meanwhile, his career in the theatre had begun to develop. In 1967 he created a one-man show based on John Aubrey's Brief Lives in collaboration with designer Julia Trevelyan Oman and Roy Dotrice (and Michael Williams in a later revival) and the following year directed the original production of Alan Bennett's Forty Years On with John Gielgud as the headmaster of a decaying public school called Albion House. In the mid-1970s, the musical Billy, based on Billy Liar, with Michael Crawford in the lead was performed at Drury Lane, He served as the Artistic Director for the Chichester Festival Theatre twice, 1981–1985 and 1990–1994, where he directed over 20 productions. He also raised money to build and open the theatre's second auditorium, the Minerva Theatre, Chichester. He was the only director to have had four plays running in the West End of London at the same time.
In 1978 Garland directed Under the Greenwood Tree at Salisbury Playhouse. This production transferred to the Vaudeville Theatre in the Strand London West End in the spring of 1979. In 1980, Garland was responsible for the York Mystery Plays. He directed the revival of My Fair Lady on Broadway in the early 1980s with Rex Harrison (about whom he wrote The Incomparable Rex) and Don Giovanni and in Japan, Handel's opera Ottone. He also directed Eileen Atkins in his own adaptation of Virginia Woolf's book A Room of One's Own.
In 2000, he directed Simon Callow in The Mystery of Charles Dickens by Peter Ackroyd,Darren Dalglish "The Mystery of Charles Dickens", London Theatre Archive, 6 September 2000 followed by a tour that culminated in Australia and Broadway (the 2012 revival did not directly involve Garland),Henry Hitchings "The Mystery of Charles Dickens, Playhouse Theatre", Evening Standard, 18 September 2012 and Joan Collins in Full Circle by Alan Melville. He also worked with Alan Bennett again, directing Patricia Routledge in the second Talking Heads and Bennett himself in Telling Tales.
He directed the film of Ibsen's A Doll's House (1973) with Claire Bloom, Anthony Hopkins and Ralph Richardson, and his 1971 television film of The Snow Goose won Golden Globe: "Best Movie made for TV" and was nominated for both a BAFTA award and an Emmy. He directed Fanfare for Elizabeth at Covent Garden on Queen Elizabeth II's 60th Birthday, and in 1986 at Westminster Abbey Celebration of a Broadcaster. BBC ref: 1986 of the late Richard Dimbleby. 1989 he directed the Thanksgiving Service in Westminster Abbey for Lord Olivier. In 1998 Garland devised 'A Christmas Glory' for the 300th anniversary of St Paul's Cathedral. He also devised and presented several performances for the Charleston Festival.
Personal life Garland was married to the actress Alexandra Bastedo from 1980; the wedding took place at Chichester Cathedral. He was awarded Honorary D Litt at the University of Southampton 1994 and an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1997.
Memoirs and book on Corsica Garland had been working on his memoirs, as well as a book about Corsica, that both remained unfinished at the time of his death. It was announced that his memoirs would be completed by Simon Callow.
Archive After Garland's death the British Library acquired his archive Patrick Garland, British Library including diaries and journals, personal and professional correspondence (including extensive correspondence with Alan Bennett and Ted Hughes), production files, prompt books and directors’ annotated scripts and material relating to Poetry International which Garland founded with Ted Hughes and the inaugural festival at London’s Southbank Centre in 1967.
Works
Books
Brief Lives (1967) A Man Whose Disapproval One Would Least Like to Have. A personal memoir of Lord David Cecil, the Goldsmith Professor of English Literature, printed privately 31pp. c.1988 The Wings of The Morning (1989) Oswald The Owl (1990) Angels in The Sussex Air (1995), an anthology of Sussex poets The Incomparable Rex (1998), a memoir of Rex Harrison. Republished with an introduction by Simon Callow (2019) Abstract & Brief Chronicles (2007), a series of essays read by Garland
Poetry
published in: The London Magazine (1954) New Poems (1954) Oxford Poetry, edited by Peter Ferguson and Dennis Keene, Fantasy Press (1957) Encounter (February 1986) Encounter (September/October 1987) Sussex Seams (1996) Poetry West
Short stories
published in: Gemini Light Blue, Dark Blue, published by MacDonald, (1960) Englanderzählt, edited by Hilde Speil, published by Fischer, Frankfurt (1960) Transatlantic Review "A Lull", (1970), (1971), (1976)
Introductions and articles
John Clare by Patrick Garland, The London Magazine, Volume 1 No.7. August 1954 15 Poems for William Shakespeare, with an introduction by Patrick Garland, John Lehmann, & William Plomer; Eric Walter White, (editor), published by Stratford-upon-Avon: The Trustees & Guardians of Shakespeare's Birthplace (1964) 'Poets on Poetry' interviews with W.H. Auden, Seamus Heaney, Douglas Dunn, Patricia Beer and Marvin Cohen, The Listener, 8 November 1973 Ninette de Valois reminisces to Patrick Garland, The Listener, 20 June 1974 Alan Bennett talks to Patrick Garland, Vogue, July 1986 'An Arundel Tomb' on Philip Larkin's poem, includes: "An Enormous Yes: a Memoir of the Poet" by Patrick Garland, 1987 These Things also are Spring's, poems by Edward Thomas, selected and with an introduction by Patrick Garland, Folio Society, 1988 David Cecil: A Portrait by His Friends, edited by Hannah Cranborne, The Dovecote Press, 1990 Sussex Seams: A Collection of Travel Writing by Paul Foster, foreword by Garland, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1996 Chichester and the Arts 1944-2004 – A Celebration edited by Paul Foster, introduction by Garland, University College Chichester, 2004 'Laborious Lobster Nights, Farewell', Charleston Magazine, Issue 22, Autumn/Winter 2000, published by the Charleston Trust 'The Habit of Art' by Alan Bennett, theatre programme article: "The Poet Auden" by Garland, Royal National Theatre, 2009 articles for The Oldie.
Chichester Festival Theatre productions
1975 An Enemy of the People – with Donald Sinden, directed by Garland Monsieur Perrichon's Travels – with Rex Harrison, directed by Garland 1977 The Apple Cart – directed by Garland 1978 A Woman of No Importance – directed by Garland Look After Lulu! – directed by Garland and Theatre Royal Haymarket 1981 The Cherry Orchard – directed by Garland The Mitford Girls – directed by Garland Underneath the Arches – by Garland, Brian Glanville and Roy Hudd in association with Chesney Allen – directed by Roger Redfarn 1982 On the Rocks – directed by Jack Emery and Garland Cavell – directed by Garland Goodbye, Mr Chips – directed by Garland and Chris Selbie 1983 As You Like It – directed by Garland 1984 Forty Years On – directed by Garland The Merchant of Venice – directed by Garland The Philanthropist – directed by Garland 1989 Victory – directed by Garland and Matthew Francis Tovarich – directed by Garland 1992 King Lear in New York, by Melvyn Bragg – directed by Garland 1993 Pickwick – directed by Garland 1994 Pygmalion – directed by Garland 1998 Chimes at Midnight – directed by Garland
Minerva Theatre productions at Chichester Festival Theatre 1992 Vita & Virginia – directed by Garland 1993 Elvira '40 – directed by Garland 1996 Beatrix adapted from the writings of Beatrix Potter by Garland and Judy Taylor – directed by Garland with Patricia Routledge. It opened at the Minerva, then toured to Malvern, Plymouth, Guildford, Richmond, Bath and Windsor; Beatrix was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on 21 February 1998
Selected other productions
The Tremendous Ghost (1964), devised by Garland and Richard Johnson, directed by Garland, Stratford-upon-Avon The Rebel (1964), directed by Garland, Aldwych Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, with Peter Bowles, William Marlowe, Bryan Pringle, Clive Swift, David Warner. The Stiffkey Scandals of 1932, directed by Garland, Traverse Theatre (1967) then Queen’s Theatre (1969), with Charles Lewsen, Annie Ross, Peter Bowles, John Gower Cyrano by Edmond Rostand, adapted and directed by Garland, National Theatre Company, Cambridge Theatre (1970) Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy, adapted by Garland (1970) Getting On by Alan Bennett, Brighton and London (1971) Hedda Gabler, Broadway (1971) A Doll's House, Broadway (1971) John Clare, with Edward Woodward, devised and presented by Garland. Live recording at National Portrait Gallery, London released by Argo Records (UK) (1972) Hair, Israel (1972) Mad Dog, by Nicholas Salaman with Denholm Elliott and Marianne Faithfull, Hampstead Theatre Club (1973) Billy, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London (1974) Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot, Chichester Cathedral (1977) Signed and Sealed, written by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvallieres – directed by Garland (1978) Waters of the Moon, written by N. C. Hunter with Ingrid Bergman, Wendy Hiller, Doris Hare . directed by Patick Garland, Theatre Royal Haymarket (1978) Shut Your Eyes and Think of England with Donald Sinden (1978) Kipling by Brian Clark with Alec McCowen (1985), theatre and Channel 4 television. Beecham by Caryl Brahms and Ned Sherrin (1980), with Timothy West Eagle in New Mexico by D. H. Lawrence (1980), with Ian McKellen, Paolo Soleri Theatre, Santa Fe, New Mexico USA My Fair Lady (1981), Broadway revival with Rex Harrison, directed by Garland; the production won a Tony Award 1980 Canaries Sometimes Sing by Frederick Lonsdale, Albery Theatre (1986–87) The Secret of Sherlock Holmes by Jeremy Paul, with Edward Hardwicke and Jeremy Brett, Wyndham's Theatre (1988–1989) Lights Out, created by Garland; performed by Garland, Barbara Leigh-Hunt and Richard Pasco, on the evening of Edward Thomas's birthday in Selborne Church.