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in Waterford, CT. During this period, he served on the Regional Committee of the Arts Council of Great Britain, on the National Council for Drama Training, was Chairman of the Drama Panel of the Yorkshire Arts Association, and taught regularly at colleges and universities in the United States. He
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From 1998–2002, he was Principal of the London Academy of Theatre, a classical theatre program for American students in the UK. From 1990 to 1998, he was director of the
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Richard Digby Day has taught and lectured in the UK and in North America. From 2003 to 2012 he was Director of the London Dramatic Academy of
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and on tour extensively throughout the UK, Canada, Denmark, and Ireland. Particularly successful were his touring productions of Sondheim's
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and international professor and lecturer. He is well known for his work in the classical theatre, in particular the plays of
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Junior School in Cardiff, before relocating with his family to the Midlands in 1952, where his education continued at
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in Stratford-upon-Avon, 1961. He is a contemporary of British actor
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that has been seen all over the world under the auspices of the
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Digby Day has been Artistic Director of five UK theatres: the
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where he directed the Shakespeare Project for two years.
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