Ian Bronson Albery (born 21 September 1936) is an English theatre consultant, manager, and
producer. He is a former chief executive of
Sadler's Wells Theatre (1994-2002), and was in charge of the
Donmar Warehouse from 1961 to 1989.
["History"]
, ''Donmar Warehouse''. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
He is the son of Sir
Donald Albery, a prolific theatre manager. From 1958 through 1972, Ian Albery served as
stage manager
Stage management is a broad field that is generally defined as the practice of organization and coordination of an event or theatrical production. Stage management may encompass a variety of activities including the overseeing of the rehearsal p ...
, production manager, or
technical director for more than 100
West End theatre
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes, "West End" in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194â ...
productions, including:
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West Side Story
''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.
Inspired by William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid ...
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Irma La Douce''
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The World of Suzie Wong''
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Oliver!''
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The Miracle Worker''
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Sparrers Can't Sing''
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Beyond the Fringe''
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La Bonne Soupe
''La bonne soupe'' (also known as ''Careless Love'') is a 1964 French film directed by Robert Thomas.
Plot
A French woman recounts her many complicated romances to a casino croupier.
Cast
*Annie Girardot as Marie-Paule (young)
*Marie Bell as M ...
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Blitz!
''Blitz!'' is a musical by Lionel Bart. The musical, described by Steven Suskin as "massive", was set in the East End of London during the Blitz (the aerial bombings during World War II). The story drew on Bart's childhood memories of London's ...
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Fiorello!
''Fiorello!'' is a musical about New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia, a reform Republican, which debuted on Broadway in 1959, and tells the story of how La Guardia took on the Tammany Hall political machine. The book is by Jerome Weidman an ...
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A Severed Head''
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The Poker Session''
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?''
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Instant Marriage
''Instant Marriage'' is a musical with music by Laurie Holloway and words by Bob Grant.
It premiered at the Piccadilly Theatre in London on 1 August 1964, playing for 366 performances. The cast featured Joan Sims, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Bob Grant ...
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Portrait of a Queen''
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Jorrocks''
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie''
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The Italian Girl''
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Hadrian VII''
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Man of La Mancha''
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Anne of Green Gables''
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Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman (or conduct unbecoming for short) is an offense that is subject to court martial in the armed forces of some nations.
Use in the United Kingdom
The phrase was used as a charge in courts martial of t ...
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The Mandrake
''The Mandrake'' (Italian: ''La Mandragola'' ) is a satirical play by Italian Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Although the five-act comedy was published in 1524 and first performed in the carnival season of 1526, Machiavelli likel ...
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Poor Horace''
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Popkiss''
Albery has served as managing director at the
Piccadilly Theatre, the vice-chairman of the
Association of British Theatre Technicians, and as an executive member of the
Society of West End Theatre.
Personal life
Albery married actress
Barbara Yu Ling Lee (died 1997) in 1966. They had two sons before the marriage ended in divorce.
He has a daughter from a later relationship with costume designer
Jenny Beavan
Jenny Beavan, OBE (born 1950) is an English costume designer. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design eleven times, winning three awards for the movies ''A Room With A View'' (1985) (for which she shared an award wit ...
. In 2003 he married Judy Monahan.
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References
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1936 births
Living people
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