Background
He was born in Wales and studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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Powys Thomas
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Thomas came to Canada in 1956 and worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He was one of the first actors at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario and was the first director for the actors" workshops there. With Michel Saint-Denis, he founded the National Theatre School of Canada in 1960 and was artistic director for the English section until 1965.
Thomas also founded the Vancouver Playhouse school.
He gave memorable performances in King Lear in Vancouver, The Three Musketeers, Waiting for Godot and Lorenzaccio at Stratford (Ontario) and in Three Sisters in Winnipeg. Thomas died suddenly during a holiday in Wales at the age of 51.
Membership
He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon from 1951 to 1956.
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United Kingdom