Michael John Attenborough CBE (born 13 February 1950) is an English theatre director.
[citation needed] In 2012, Attenborough was presented with the Award for Excellence in International Theatre by The International Theatre Institute[3] In October 2012, he announced that, after 12 years as Artistic Director, he would step down from the Almeida in April 2013 to concentrate on his directing career.
[citation needed] He teaches there on a regular basis, as well as at three Universities – Sussex, Leicester and St Mary's.Patron of Artists In Residence.
Attenborough was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to theatre.
One of his two younger sisters, Jane Holland, was killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004 along with her mother-in-law and Attenborough's 15-year-old niece, Lucy.