Howard Davies obituary
Theatre director most admired by playwrights and seen as the master of 20th-century repertoryIn June 2007, the Guardian critic Michael Billington was asked to name the best theatre director in the UK. In selecting Howard Davies, who has died aged 71, over some of his better-known colleagues, Billington was confirming the profession's worst-kept secret. Not only was Howard the master of 20th-century repertory, the sup…