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2 unusual facts about Jill Fraser


Jill Fraser

Under her direction it became a major regional theatre, attracted Michael Hordern to be its president (until his death in 1995), furthered the careers of new acting talents (including Sean Bean and David Suchet), and provided an outreach programme to take drama to communities without theatres.

The daughter of the actor Alec Fraser, who played the Vagabond King in New York, and the West End actress Guinevere Fraser, she co-owned (with her husband James Sargant), and was artistic director of, the Watermill Theatre from 1981 until her death.



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