Director Claire van Kampen has died aged 71 on the 65th birthday of her husband Sir Mark Rylance after being diagnosed with cancer.
She died in the German town of Kassel surrounded by her family on Saturday morning, a statement shared on behalf of Sir Mark and her daughter Juliet confirmed.
Van Kampen was a concert pianist, composer, playwright, theatre director and worked in various roles at Shakespeareâs Globe for around 20 years.
She was also described as âone of the funniest and (most) inspiring women we have ever knownâ, in the statement.
It added: âWe thank her for imbuing our lives with her magic, music, laughter, and love.
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âRing the bell, sound the trumpets reverie, something is done, something is beginning. One of the great wise ones has passed.â
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.
She went on to have a career as a composer and performer, writing and playing for theatre, radio, television and film soundtracks and the concert hall.
In 1986, she began her theatre career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and with the Royal National Theatre the following year.
She served as artistic associate at Shakespeareâs Globe from 1996 to 2006 when Sir Mark was the artistic director.
Van Kampen later acted as a musical consultant and resident composer to the subsequent artistic director Dominic Dromgoole from 2007 to 2015.
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She was also a creative associate of the prestigious Old Vic theatre in London.
Van Kampen was previously married to architect Christopher van Kampen, with whom she had two daughters Juliet and Nataasha.
Her youngest daughter Nataasha, a filmmaker, died aged 28 in 2012 after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
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