Michael Langham (22 August 1919 – 15 January 2011) was an English actor and director, who spent much of his career living and working in Canada and the United States.

He was educated at Radley College and studied law at the University of London before enlisting in the British Army in 1939. After spending five years as a prisoner of war, Langham set his sights on the theatre and led several repertory theatres in the U.K. including Coventry (1946–48), Birmingham (1948–50) and Glasgow (1953–54).

He was the second Artistic Director at the Stratford Festival in Canada from 1956 to 1967, the Guthrie Theater from 1971 to 1977. He was also director of the Juilliard School from 1979 to 1982, and again from 1987 to 1992. Langham's association with the Stratford Festival lasted over a half century as he directed Love's Labours Lost and There Reigns Love for the 2008 season.

Langham was married to actress Helen Burns. Their son is the writer, actor and comedian Chris Langham.

Langham died on 15 January 2011 in Cranbrook, Kent, England after a short illness.

Robin Phillips (28 February 1942) is an English actor and director.

Phillips was born in Haslemere, Surrey, the son of EllenAnne (née Barfoot) and James William Phillips. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic and worked as an actor and director for many years in the United Kingdom, finishing as Artistic Director at the Greenwich Theatre from 1973 to 1975. He was hired as Artistic Director at the Stratford Festival in 1975, where he spent six seasons directing many landmark productions and cultivating new talent. Actors Maggie Smith, Richard Monette, Martha Henry, Brian Bedford and many others were prominently featured during his tenure, and many of his Shakespearean, classical, and contemporary productions won widespread acclaim.

When he resigned from Stratford during the 1980 season, exhaustion was cited as the primary reason for his departure. He later would become Artistic Director at the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario and return to Stratford to direct the Young Company in 1987 and 1988. He was also Director General at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton from 1990 to 1995.