Innovative artistic director at theatres including the Liverpool Everyman, the Sheffield Crucible and the Lyric, Hammersmith Peter James, who has died aged 84, was once described as the best artistic director the National Theatre never had. His career covered such innovative and long-lasting projects as the Liverpool Everyman (1964-70), the Young Vic (1971-73) and two consolidating, long stints as the second artistic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM on July 11, 2025