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Braham Sydney Murray, OBE (12 February 1943 – 25 July 2018) was an English theatre director. In 1976, he was one of five founding Artistic Directors of the Royal Exchange Theatre in , and the longest-serving (he retired in 2012).

Early years
Braham Goldstein was born in , the son of Samuel Goldstein.
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His name became Murray when his mother remarried and Philip Murray became his stepfather. He attended , Bristol, at the age of 13 where he acted in The Bespoke Overcoat by (adapted from a short story) and directed 's Brand in school productions. He read English at University College, Oxford, from 1961.

He spent most of his time at university directing, and eventually left Oxford in 1964 without taking his degree. His student productions included The Connection by , The Hostage by , A Man for All Seasons by and Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco. Whilst still at Oxford he co-wrote and directed Hang Down Your Head and Die for the ETC (experimental theatre club) at the . It opened on 12 February 1964, later transferring to the in London and later still to .The Royal Exchange Theatre Company Words & Pictures 1976 – 1998

Foundation of the Royal Exchange Theatre
After leaving Oxford he directed The Winter's Tale at Birmingham Rep with . Later, in September 1965, he was appointed artistic director of Century Theatre which became the resident company at the University Theatre in Manchester as well as touring the north-west of England using a mobile theatre. In 1967, Michael Elliott and agreed to direct productions at the Century Theatre. The following year the three men set up the 69 Theatre Company at the University, where they produced plays until 1972 when the group started to look for a permanent theatre in Manchester.

They were joined by – who was to design the new theatre – and actor James Maxwell, and in 1973 a temporary theatre, The Tent, was installed in the disused Royal Exchange in Manchester. The success of The Tent led to the decision being taken to build the new theatre inside the Royal Exchange. Using the Theatre-in-the-round principles, it became the largest such theatre in the UK. The opening production in September 1976 was , directed by Murray. He moved permanently to Manchester at this time, with his wife, designer Joanna Bryant, and their family. She had already designed many of his productions, and would continue to do so at the Royal Exchange.

He continued to be an artistic director of the Company and directed 65 productions. Murray received the OBE in the 2010 New Year Honours for services to drama. In June 2011, he announced that he was to step down as artistic director in 2012.

Productions
His productions include: -

Royal Exchange

Other theatres
  • Hang Down Your Head and Die at the Oxford Playhouse (1964)
  • The Winter's Tale at the Birmingham Rep, with (1965)
  • Loot by , at the Century Theatre, Manchester, with Julian Chagrin (1966)
  • Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill, at the Century Theatre, Manchester, with Dilys Hamlett, and (1965)
  • The Ortolan by Michael Meyer, at the Century Theatre, Manchester, with Dilys Hamlett, Derek Fowlds and Helen Mirren (1965)
  • Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas, at the Century Theatre, Manchester, with Tom Courtenay and Helen Mirren (1967)
  • The Merchant of Venice at the Century Theatre, Manchester, with Dilys Hamlett, James Maxwell and Helen Mirren (1967)
  • She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith, at the 69 Theatre Company, with Tom Courtenay, Trevor Peacock and (1969)
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream at the 69 Theatre Company, Manchester, with Brian Cox and Zoë Wanamaker (1970)
  • Catch My Soul by Jack Good, at the 69 Theatre Company, Manchester, with Jack Good, P. J. Proby and P. P. Arnold (1971)
  • Catch My Soul by Jack Good, for 69 Theatre at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, with , Lon Satton and (1971)
  • Mary Rose by J. M. Barrie, at the 69 Theatre Company, Manchester, with (1972)
  • Time and the Conways by J. B. Priestley, at the 69 Theatre Company, Manchester, with Dilys Hamlett and Christopher Gable (1973)
  • The Good Companions by and André Previn, at Her Majesty's Theatre, with , and Christopher Gable (1974)
  • The Black Mikado, adapted from by Gilbert and Sullivan, at the Cambridge Theatre, with Michael Denison, , Derek Griffiths and (1975)
  • Shoenberg in Hollywood at the Boston Lyric Opera (2018)

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