Philip David Hedley, CBE (10 April 1938 – 5 January 2024) was a British theatre director.
Born in Manchester on 10 April 1938,[1] Hedley was artistic director of Theatre Royal Stratford East from 1979 to 2004. Prior to that, he had been assistant to Joan Littlewood and Gerry Raffles at Stratford East.[2]
Before his move to London, he ran the Lincoln Theatre Royal and the Midlands Arts Theatre Company for a number of years.[3]
Hedley was appointed CBE in the 2005 New Year Honours. He died on 5 January 2024, at the age of 85.[2][3][1]