William Gaskill Gaskill, William (1930-2016), Theatre Director Print

Large format charchol sketch sketch with portrait from Gaskill, William (1930-2016), Theatre Director. In 1974 Gaskill cofounded the Joint Stock Theatre Group, a socialist theatre collective, along with director Max Stafford-Clark. Stafford-Clark went on to be the ESC’s Artistic Director from 1979-93. Since 1983 Gaskill worked as a freelance theatre director and theatre teacher. He taught regularly at University of California, Davis and at Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London. In 1988 Gaskill’s autobiography was published ‘A Sense of Direction: Life at the Royal Court’ and in 2010 a series of essays titled ‘Words into Action’. Gaskill died on 4 February 2016 aged 85.