Bill Mitchell

William John Mitchell (2 December 1951 – 14 April 2017) was the artistic director of Kneehigh Theatre from 1995 until 2002 and created site-specific theatre company Wildworks in 2005.

Mitchell was born in Erith, Kent, and educated at Dartford Grammar School. He completed a foundation course at Medway School of Art and studied theatre design at Wimbledon School of Art.

In 2006, he was made an Honorary Fellow of Falmouth University.

Mitchell won the Best Director award at the Theatre Awards UK in 2011 for The Passion, a joint production between National Theatre Wales and Wildworks. In 2015, Mitchell worked with Lost Gardens of Heligan on a show called 100: The Day Our World Changed to commemorate local people who died in WW1. Productions A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings - 2005 Souterrain - 2006-07, performed at South Crofty Mine Camborne Cornwall and Stanmer Park Brighton The Beautiful Journey - 2009, performed in HMNB Devonport Plymouth and Wallsend Newcastle. The Enchanted Palace - 2010 until 2012, Kensington Palace London The Passion - Port Talbot, South Wales, 2011. In collaboration with Michael Sheen and National Theatre Wales