Gregory Adam "Greg" Hersov (born 4 May 1956 [1] ) is a British theatre director. Hersov was educated at Bryanston School and Mansfield College, Oxford.[ citation needed ]
Hersov has been associated with the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester since 1979. [2] He became an Artistic Director for the theatre in 1987. His productions at the Royal Exchange include a number of Shakespeare plays, Death of a Salesman , The Entertainer , Uncle Vanya , and many other plays. [3] In 1999, he directed Look Back in Anger at the Lyttelton Theatre (National Theatre) in London. [4] His 2009 production of George Bernard Shaw's Widowers' Houses received critical acclaim. [5] He stepped down as artistic director in 2014.
He had a long-standing association with Talawa Theatre Company serving on its board of trustees. [6] In May 2019, Hersov was announced as director of Hamlet at Young Vic starring his long-time collaborator Cush Jumbo. [7] [8]
Hersov's productions at the Royal Exchange Theatre include: [9] [10]