Steven Pimlott 1953 - 2007

The Steven Pimlott Building On Friday 9 January 2009, the new Education and Rehearsal Building officially opened its doors at Chichester Festival Theatre. The building has been named in memory of Steven Pimlott who was Artistic Director of Chichester Festival Theatre from 2003 to 2005 and will act as a hub for an expanded community outreach programme as well as providing rehearsal space for the theatre's productions.

Pimlott Foundation Birthday Memorial Concert 18 April 2008 There was a memorial concert to celebrate Steven’s birthday on April 18th 2008 at St Paul's, Covent Garden. This was a fundraising concert with all profits going to the Pimlott Foundation. More...

Royal National Theatre 17 May 2007 A celebration of the life and work of the director Steven Pimlott was held held in the National’s Olivier Theatre on Thursday 17 May at 12 noon. More...

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Report in The Stage

When we die, we hopefully live on in the memories of those we leave behind; and though it’s far from the only way in which that kind of legacy can be judged, public memorial services are one gauge of the impact that one life can make. Two memorials that I’ve attended in the last week – for The Stage’s very own Peter Hepple (indefatigable even in death, since extracts from his writing still appear regularly in the paper) last Friday, and for director Steven Pimlott yesterday – proved to be both paradoxically life-affirming occasions. More...