Sad reading in The Guardian last night to learn of the death of David Jones, who died in his sleep on September 19th.     He was very much the actors' director and during his stewardship of the RSC at the Aldwych Theatre in the 1960s/70s, he presented new work by Pinter, Edward Albee, Marguerite Duras, David Mercer and Peter Barnes with revivals of Brecht, GB Shaw, Granville Barker, Sean O'Casey and his beloved Maxim Gorky.    Jokingly, he said, "I aim to make this the Royal Gorky Company".    He gave us many stimulating evenings at the theatre.

He was also a versatile TV and film director and I remember his production of Pinter's 'Langrishe, Go Down,' a BBC Play of the Week in 1978, and his film version of Pinter's 'Betrayal' in 1983.   His final theatre production was 'The Last Confession' at Chichester, 2007, which transferred to the Haymarket Theatre.

                                 R I P      David Jones

Interesting, Ron.    There was always an extra spring in my step if I was going to see a production directed by David Jones.  Can I also add that it was heart-warming to see The Guardian give DJ a full page obituary.  Tempted, too, to contact Newsnight Review to see whether they can provide an item, even a segment, on his career.    For now, my next step is to try and unearth an off-air video of 'Langrishe, Go Down'.