Braham Murray

Braham Sydney Murray, OBE (12 February 1943 – 25 July 2018) was an English theatre director.

In 1976, he was one of five founding Artistic Directors of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, and the longest-serving (he retired in 2012).

He attended Clifton College, Bristol, at the age of 13 where he acted in The Bespoke Overcoat by Wolf Mankowitz (adapted from a Gogol short story) and directed Ibsen's Brand in school productions.

His student productions included The Connection by Jack Gelber, The Hostage by Brendan Behan, A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt and Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco.

The success of The Tent led to the decision being taken to build the new theatre inside the Royal Exchange.