Eileen Diss (1931)

Ms Eileen Diss (Female)

Nationality: English

Born: 13 May 1931

Designer. Working initially for television and then theatre, Diss joined the BBC Design team in 1952 and worked there intermittently for the next 50 years. Notable credits during that time include Maigret (1960-1963), Porterhouse Blue (1987) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990-1993) and on film such as 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) and A Handful of Dust (1988). Throughout her career, Diss worked on a number of seminal Pinter stage productions as well as productions of the work of Simon Gray and Brian Friel.

Training and Education

Art school

Central School of Art and Design (Training & Education | Est. 1896)

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Productions

Tea Party (1965)

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The Basement (1967)

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Exiles (Mermaid - Aldwych) (1970)

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Butley (1971)

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The Caretaker (Mermaid Theatre) (1972)

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Otherwise Engaged (1975)

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Blithe Spirit (1976)

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The Lover (1977)

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The Rear Column (1978)

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The Homecoming (Garrick Theatre Tour) (1978)

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Close of Play (1979)

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The Hothouse (Premiere: Hampstead Theatre) (1980)

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The Rear Column (1980)

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The Caretaker (Lyttleton Theatre) (1980)

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The Caretaker (Lyttleton Theatre) (1981)

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Quartermaine's Terms (1981)

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Incident at Tulse Hill (1981)

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The Trojan War Will Not Take Place (1983)

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Betrayal (1983)

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The Common Pursuit (1984)

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One for the Road (Brighton-Bath-Croydon-London) (1985)

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A Kind of Alaska (Brighton - Bath - Croydon - London) (1985)

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Victoria Station (Brighton - Bath - Croydon - London) (1985)

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Sweet Bird of Youth (1985)

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Circe and Bravo (1986)

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The Caretaker (Newcastle - Birmingham - Bath - London) (1991)

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Oleanna (1993)

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Landscape (Gate, Dublin - Cottesloe)* (1994)

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Taking Sides (1995)

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The Hothouse (Chichester- Bath- London tour) (1995)

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Ashes to Ashes (UK Premiere: Ambassadors Theatre) (revival at Pinter Festival) (1996)

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Twelve Angry Men (1996)

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Life Support (1997)

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The Late Middle Classes (1999)

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The Room (Almeida-The Lincoln Center Festival New York) (2000)

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Celebration / The Lincoln Center Festival New York (Premiere: Almeida Theatre, Gate Theatre) (2000)

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The Homecoming / The Lincoln Center Festival New York (Gate Theatre - Comedy Theatre) (2001)

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Landscape (The Lincoln Center Festival New York) (2001)

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No Man's Land (Lyttelton Tour)* (2001)

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