Biography
Edward Hall (born 27 November 1966) is an English theatre and television director. He founded the all-male Propeller Shakespeare company in 1997, of which he remains Artistic Director. He served as Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre from 2010 to 2019 and has been Artistic Director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater since 2023.
Hall has directed episodes of several British series, including Downton Abbey (2013), Spooks (2008–2010), Strike Back (2010), The Durrells (2017) and Gentleman Jack (2022). His feature film debut was the 2020 adaptation of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit. He is the son of theatre director Sir Peter Hall and is married to actress and comedian Issy van Randwyck.
