John MaddenNationality:
British Birthdate:
04/08/1949 Birthplace:
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biography
A prolific director of stage and TV in London and New York who has demonstrated a particular flair for literary adaptations, John Madden started out in the long, moribund yet tenacious genre of radio drama, directing the NPR dramatic series "Ear". Madden made his TV directing debut with "Wings", a play by Arnold Kopit which he had previously developed for radio and the stage. Broadcast on PBS in the USA, it received a theatrical release abroad. Madden also directed the original Broadway productions of Christopher Durang's "Beyond Therapy" (1982) and Jules Feiffer's "Grown-Ups" (1981-82), as
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Began career as artistic director of the Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company
1973
Started working at the BBC
Moved to the USA
Served as the director of National Public Radio's dramatic series, "The Ear"
Developed the Arnold Kopit radio drama "Wings"; later directed stage productions for Yale University and NYC's Public Theatre (1978)
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