She is one of the iconic figures of world drama: forever suspended in the mind’s eye as that famous Millais image of the beautiful drowned maiden surrounded by flowers. … Katie Mitchell inspires great loyalty, respect – and a fair bit of outrage. Katie Mitchell is a British theatre director whose unique style and uncompromising methods have divided both critics and audiences. Some think of her as a vandal, ripping apart classic texts and distorting them to her own dubious purpose. She is a highly influential theatre director, feted in Europe and twice selected for the prestigious Theatretreffen showcase in Berlin. Katie Mitchell provokes strong reactions. Though sometimes causing controversy, her productions have been innovative and groundbreaking, and have established her as one of the UK’s leading names in contemporary performance. Try full digital access and see why over 1 million readers subscribe to the FT,FT print edition delivered Monday - Saturday along with ePaper access,Premium FT.com access for multiple users, with integrations & admin tools,Purchase a Trial subscription for $1.00 for 4 weeks,You will be billed $67.00 per month after the trial ends,Purchase a Digital subscription for $3.55 per week,You will be billed $39.50 per month after the trial ends,Purchase a Print subscription for $3.83 per week,You will be billed $16.59 per month after the trial ends,Purchase a Team or Enterprise subscription for per week,You will be billed per month after the trial ends,Second national lockdown proposed by UK scientific advisers,US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies aged 87,Johnson reels after mis-steps on Brexit and coronavirus,Donald Trump’s April vaccine forecast puts him at odds with experts,Johnson warns UK faces second wave of coronavirus,TikTok to be banned from US app stores from Sunday,Nikola outsourced batteries on truck prototype,Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice, 1933-2020,Traders set to don virtual reality headsets in their home offices,Rolls-Royce in talks with sovereign wealth funds to raise £2.5bn,Goldman Sachs did not misprice Snowflake’s Buffett-backed IPO,Deloitte Global vetoes plan to sell UK restructuring division,Lessons for investors from six months of pandemic-hit markets,Investors vent frustration over Fed’s balance sheet inertia,Market volatility brings vintage hedge fund strategy back to the fore,Fed signals rock-bottom rates until at least end of 2023,Asset managers overhaul money market funds after March rout,No-deal hype obscures the real threat of a bad Brexit,‘Tenet’ and the twilight of Hollywood’s power,Jensen Huang, the chip pioneer strides to the top,Searching for life on Venus is a stab in the colossal dark.Is it time to cut back our working hours?How remote staff will build a new corporate culture,Leaders must commit to change if diversity is to work | Free to read,The baffling search for purpose in a purpose statement,Marcus Rashford: ‘The system is broken — and it needs to change’,HMRC set to gain new powers to force disclosure of assets,Small kids and steep rock: an extreme family holiday in Switzerland,What Germany teaches the world in a crisis. But Mitchell’s relationship with the British theatre establishment has always been complicated. BIOGRAPHY: Katie Mitchell – Theatre Director.