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Biography
Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre is an English film, theatre, television and opera director. Eyre has received numerous accolades including three Laurence Olivier Awards as well as nominations for six BAFTA Awards and two Tony Awards. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1992 News Year Honours, and knighted in the 1997 New Year Honours.
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Awards & recognition
- Companion of Honour · 2017
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature · 2011
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Critics' Circle Award — Distinguished Service to the Arts
- Drama League Award
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- Knight Bachelor
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Play · 2002 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Play · 1997 · nominated
Filmography17 titles

King Lear
1998Director
1998Director

Bizet: Carmen
2010Producer
2010Producer

Atonement
2007Executive Producer
2007Executive Producer

The Hollow Crown
2012Director, Writer
2012Director, Writer

Country
1981Director
1981Director

Notes on a Scandal
2006Director
2006Director

Royal Opera House: La Traviata
2009Director
2009Director

Richard III
1995Author, Theatre Play
1995Author, Theatre Play

The Children Act
2017Director
2017Director

Stage Beauty
2004Director, Executive Producer
2004Director, Executive Producer

Iris
2001Director, Screenplay
2001Director, Screenplay

The Dresser
2015Director
2015Director

King Lear
2018Director, Writer
2018Director, Writer

The Other Man
2008Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
2008Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay

The Ploughman's Lunch
1983Director
1983Director

Ghosts
2014Adaptation, Director
2014Adaptation, Director

The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
2014Producer
2014Producer