Michael Boyd Dies: Director Who Revived Royal Shakespeare Company Was 68

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Michael Boyd, who revived the fortunes of the Royal Shakespeare Company as its artistic director, died today of cancer, his family announced. He was 68

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During his tenure, however, Boyd led the organization’s successful transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford, a $179.3 million project that won a 2011 Royal Institute of British Architects award and was shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize.

Born on July 6, 1955, in Belfast, Boyd’s earliest ambition was “to be a fireman.” He studied at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, West London, and Daniel Stewart’s College in Edinburgh, followed by the University of Edinburgh.

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