Michael Blakemore obituary

Acclaimed theatre director admired for his productions of Kiss Me Kate and CopenhagenAt the time the director Michael Blakemore, who has died aged 95, was dubbed a double Tony award-winner in 2000 for his productions of Kiss Me Kate and Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen, he said: “All I can say is, thank you America. And, when I say America, of course I mean New York. And when I say New York, I mean Broadway.”He raised the roof in Radio City, but his ironical tone was lost on the enth