, ▁ ▁D anny ▁Bo yle . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁Royal ▁Court ▁Theatre ▁and ▁began ▁writing ▁and ▁direct ing ▁projects ▁on ▁his ▁own . ▁The ▁most ▁successful ▁of ▁these ▁vent ures ▁was ▁ 1 9 8 2 ' s ▁Private ▁Dick ▁a ▁comedy ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁Fr inge ▁First ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Festival . ▁The ▁play ▁later ▁deb uted ▁in ▁London ' s ▁West ▁End ▁and ▁featured ▁Robert ▁Pow ell ▁as ▁Philip ▁Mar low e . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Mich ell ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company ▁where , ▁as ▁a ▁resident ▁director , ▁he ▁directed ▁plays ▁by ▁Shakespeare , ▁H avel , ▁Nelson , ▁Bond , ▁Far qu har , ▁Dar ke , ▁and ▁others . ▁He ▁also ▁directed ▁Some ▁Americans ▁Ab road , ▁which ▁transferred ▁to ▁Broadway ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁directed ▁the ▁BBC ▁min is eries ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Han if ▁K ure ishi ' s ▁aut obi ographical ▁novel ▁The ▁Bud d ha ▁of ▁Sub urb ia , ▁st arring ▁N ave en ▁Andrew s . ▁He ▁followed ▁that ▁with ▁the ▁BBC ▁film ▁Pers u asion ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁B AF TA ▁for ▁Best ▁Single ▁D rama . ▁Mich ell ▁then ▁directed ▁My ▁Night ▁with ▁Reg ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁and ▁T itan ic ▁Town ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁