B. H. Barry is an English fight director and choreographer in theater, film, television, opera and ballet. He has been awarded a

Drama Desk The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Fo ...

and an

Obie Award The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the A ...

for Sustained and Consistent Excellence in Stage Combat. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Theater Wing.

Life and career

Born Barry Halliday in the English town of Staines, Barry was raised in a working-class family. He left school at fifteen, then worked at various jobs to pay for his drama school training, entering the

Corona Stage Academy Corona Theatre School (formerly Corona Academy) was founded in 1950 as a performing arts academy, operating in the region of west London. After the retirement of its owner, Rona Knight, it reopened as Ravenscourt Theatre School in 1989. Histor ...

at the age of 19. He has since worked as fight director in a wide variety of theaters, including that of fight director for the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

. He has created fights for over 40 shows on Broadway, including ''

I Hate Hamlet ''I Hate Hamlet'' is a comedy-drama written in 1991 by Paul Rudnick. Plot Set in John Barrymore's old apartment in New York City – at the time, the author's real-life home – the play follows successful television actor Andrew Rally as he ...

''.

References

External links

B.H. Barry Biography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, B. H. Living people Choreographed combat Action choreographers English male television actors Year of birth missing (living people)