Biography
Edward Hall (born 27 November 1966) is an English theatre and television director. He founded the all-male Propeller Shakespeare company in 1997 and was Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre from 2010 to 2019. He has been Artistic Director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater since 2023.
Hall has directed episodes of television series including Downton Abbey (2013), Partners in Crime (2015), The Durrells (2017) and the first three episodes of the second series of Gentleman Jack (2022). His feature film Blithe Spirit (2020) was an adaptation of Noël Coward's play. He is the son of theatre director Sir Peter Hall.
