Hersov was educated at Bryanston School and Mansfield College, Oxford.
[citation needed] Hersov has been associated with the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester since 1979.
[3] His 2009 production of George Bernard Shaw's Widowers' Houses received critical acclaim.
He had a long-standing association with Talawa Theatre Company serving on its board of trustees.
[5] In May 2019, Hersov was announced as director of Hamlet at Young Vic starring his long-time collaborator Cush Jumbo.