Director Claire van Kampen dies aged 71 on birthday of her husband Mark Rylance Director Claire van Kampen has died aged 71 on the 65th birthday of her husband Sir Mark Rylance after being diagnosed with cancer.
Van Kampen trained at the Royal College of Music in London where she studied music theory and piano, specialising in the performance of 20th century music.
Van Kampen later acted as a musical consultant and resident composer to the subsequent artistic director Dominic Dromgoole from 2007 to 2015.
She served as artistic associate at Shakespeare’s Globe from 1996 to 2006 when Sir Mark was the artistic director.
In 1986, she began her theatre career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and with the Royal National Theatre the following year.
