{"id":34356,"date":"2019-11-27T16:42:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=34356"},"modified":"2019-11-27T16:42:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:42:10","slug":"respected-theatre-director-jonathan-miller-dies-at-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/respected-theatre-director-jonathan-miller-dies-at-85\/","title":{"rendered":"Respected theatre director, Jonathan Miller, dies at 85"},"content":{"rendered":"

The West End is suffering a great loss tonight after theatre and opera director Jonathan Miller died after a long battle with Alzheimers, the BBC reported.<\/h3>\n
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All at The Royal Opera are saddened to hear of the death of director Jonathan Miller<\/p>\n

Miller was one of the most important figures in British theatre and opera of the past half century who shone a unique light on our art formhttps:\/\/t.co\/LJFqrU80Je<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Royal Opera (@TheRoyalOpera) November 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Born in London in 1934, Miller was a man of many talents – an acclaimed author, photographer, sculptor, broadcaster, director and certified doctor.<\/p>\n

Miller gained his fame in Beyond the Fringe in 1960 after studying medicine at Cambridge. The show premiered at 1960 Edinburgh Festival and transferred to West End and Broadway.<\/p>\n

More to come.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Words: Derrian Douglas<\/p>\n

Photo:\u00a0Peter Lewicki on Unsplash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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