John Harrison obituary

Director who developed regional theatre in the Midlands and north of EnglandJohn Harrison, who has died aged 94, was a key figure in the British regional theatre of the 20th century and the artistic director, successively, of three major regional venues during transitional phases in their history: the old Nottingham Playhouse in Goldsmith Street (1952-57), the Birmingham Rep in Station Street (1961-66), with Derek Jacobi as his leading man, and finally the Leeds Playhouse in its “temporary