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Philip Hedley, who has died aged 85, was a protégé of Joan Littlewood, the radical founder of Theatre Workshop, a collective that toured shows aimed at working-class audiences and led an extraordinary revolution in British theatre in the 1950s when it took up residence at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, east London.
Clint Dyer leads tributes to director who ran the London venue for 25 years and was a ‘pioneer of diversity in British theatre’
Actor known for screen roles in The Long Good Friday and Harry’s Game, and as a stalwart of the Joint Stock Theatre Group
Director and actor who played Auntie Muriel Weasley in Harry Potter and served as artistic director of the Unicorn theatre
Film-maker who directed the 1984 classic A Private Function, starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith