Phyllida

Her mother had already gained the corridor and was out of sight when he called Phyllida back.

Last April Fair Neels, Betty 1980

The Iron Lady, directed by Phyllida Lloyd from an Abi Morgan script, opts for a breezy, whistle-stop tour through the unstable nitroglycerin of Thatcher's life and times.

The Iron Lady: first screening 2011

When Streep finished the scene, says the film's director, Phyllida Lloyd, she looked exultant, and fizzing with excitement, from having been in the street, anonymous.

Phyllida Lloyd: how to humanise Margaret Thatcher 2012

In The Iron Lady, the director Phyllida Lloyd and the screenwriter Abi Morgan submit Margaret Thatcher to the Citizen Kane treatment, though the approach now seems as conventional as the Warner Brothers straitjacket.

The Iron Lady – review 2012

Fielding questions at a Bafta event, Meryl and director Phyllida Lloyd said Carol Thatcher's book was a source, as was Neil Kinnock, said Meryl – and "someone in the room" when Thatcher tore a strip off Geoffrey Howe.

Hugh Muir's diary 2012

The artists shown here, from Phyllida Barlow to Laure Prouvost, have to navigate the domestic fittings, fireplaces and furniture.

10 of the best arts venues in south London 2011

Clip courtesy of Weinstein Co. Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher is the main reason to see "The Iron Lady," which was directed by Phyllida Lloyd—not just the main reason but the raison d'être of an otherwise misconceived movie.

'A Separation' Comes Together Exceptionally Joe Morgenstern 2011

Phyllida White, Milan, ItalyWhy do atoms need to be so small?

Notes and queries: From Tasers to choc cake – what every time-traveller should carry; Argus – Wishbone Ash's finest hour; The mighty atoms 2011

Both Streep and Phyllida Lloyd, the film's director, deny The Iron Lady is a biopic.

Karin Kasdin: Watching The Iron Lady Melt Karin Kasdin 2012

'It's a sort of King Lear story' … Phyllida Lloyd.

Phyllida Lloyd: how to humanise Margaret Thatcher 2012