Trevor Nunn was educated at Downing College, Cambridge, and in 1962 he won an ABC Director’s Scholarship to the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, where, as resident director, his productions included The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Peer Gynt and a musical version of Around the World in Eighty Days.
He recently returned to the Belgrade to direct a production of Scenes from a Marriage.
In 1964, Trevor joined the RSC, and was made the company’s youngest-ever artistic director in 1968. He was responsible for running the RSC until he retired from his post in 1986. Productions for the RSC included: The Revenger’s Tragedy, The Relapse, The Alchemist, Henry V, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale, Henry VIII, Hamlet, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, As You Like It, All’s Well That Ends Well, Once in a Lifetime, Three Sisters, Juno and the Paycock, Othello (the final production at The Other Place Theatre) and The Blue Angel and Measure for Measure (the first two productions in the new Other Place Theatre).
With his colleague John Caird, he co-directed Nicholas Nickleby (winner of five Tony Awards), J M Barrie’s Peter Pan and Les Misérables which won eight Tony Awards and has become the most performed musical in the world. In 1982, he opened the RSC’s new London home, the Barbican Theatre, with his production of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts I and II.
1986 saw the opening of the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon which he conceived and for which he directed one of the first productions, The Fair Maid of the West. In 2007, he returned to the RSC to direct King Lear and The Seagull.
From 1997 to 2003 he was director of the NT, where his productions included: Enemy of the People, Not About Nightingales, Oklahoma!, Betrayal, Troilus and Cressida, The Merchant of Venice, Summerfolk, Albert Speer, The Cherry Orchard, My Fair Lady, The Relapse, South Pacific, A Streetcar Named Desire, Anything Goes and Love’s Labour’s Lost.
He directed the Tony Award-winning Cats, Starlight Express, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard and The Woman in White for Andrew Lloyd Webber, and the world premieres of The Coast of Utopia and Rock ’n’ Roll for Tom Stoppard.
Other theatre includes: Chess, The Baker’s Wife, Timon of Athens, Heartbreak House, The Lady from the Sea (Almeida), Skellig (Young Vic), Acorn Antiques – The Musical!, Hamlet and Richard II (Old Vic), a new musical version of Porgy and Bess (Savoy), Gone with the Wind (New London) and A Little Night Music (Menier, Garrick).
Glyndebourne: Idomeneo, Porgy and Bess, Così fan Tutte and Peter Grimes. Royal Opera House: Porgy and Bess (revival), Katya Kabanova and Sophie’s Choice. Television includes: Antony and Cleopatra (BAFTA Award), The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, Three Sisters, Nicholas Nickleby (Emmy Award), Othello, Porgy and Bess, Oklahoma! (Emmy Award) and The Merchant of Venice. He has directed three films – Hedda, Lady Jane and Twelfth Night.
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Trevor NunnSummerfolk
Trevor Nunn
Trevor Nunn, Oklahoma!
Trevor Nunn, Oklahoma!
Trevor NunnThe Cherry Orchard
Trevor NunnThe Merchant of Venice
Trevor NunnSummerfolk
Trevor Nunn, Oklahoma!
Trevor Nunn, Not About Nightingales
Trevor Nunn, Not About Nightingales
Trevor Nunn, Sunset Boulevard
Trevor Nunn, Sunset Boulevard
Trevor Nunn, Sunset Boulevard
Trevor NunnArcadia
Trevor NunnTimon of Athens
Trevor NunnLes Miserables
Trevor NunnOthello
Trevor Nunn, Les Miserables
Trevor Nunn, Les Misérables
Trevor Nunn , Starlight Express
Trevor Nunn, All's Well That Ends Well
Trevor Nunn, Cats
Trevor Nunn , All's Well That Ends Well
Trevor Nunn, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Trevor NunnThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Trevor Nunn and John CairdNicholas Nickleby
Trevor NunnOnce in a Lifetime
Trevor NunnOnce In A Lifetime
Trevor NunnMacbeth
Trevor Nunn has written 1 shows including Cats (Lyricist).
Trevor Nunn has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Best Director at the Olivier Awards for "Summerfolk," "The Cherry Orchard," and "Oklahoma!" He was also nominated for Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Oklahoma!" and "Sunset Boulevard." Nunn received nominations for Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Oklahoma!," "Sunset Boulevard," "Les Misérables," "Starlight Express," and "Cats." He was nominated for Best Director of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Not About Nightingales," "Arcadia," "Timon of Athens," "All's Well That Ends Well," and "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby." Additionally, Nunn received nominations for Outstanding Director at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sunset Boulevard" and "All's Well That Ends Well." He was also nominated for Best Director at the Evening Standard Awards for "The Merchant of Venice," "Summerfolk," "Timon of Athens," "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby," and "Once in a Lifetime." Nunn's work on "Les Miserables" earned him a nomination for Outstanding Director - Musical at the Helen Hayes Awards.
Trevor Nunn has won multiple awards throughout his career, including Best Director at the Olivier Awards for "Summerfolk" and a Director of the Year award at the same ceremony for "Nicholas Nickleby." He also received accolades such as Outstanding Achievement Award at the Olivier Awards, Best Director at the Evening Standard Awards for various productions like "The Merchant of Venice" and "Timon of Athens," and Director of the Year at the Olivier Awards for "Nicholas Nickleby." Nunn's achievements also include Best Director at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Les Miserables," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for both "Les Misérables" and "Cats," and Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "All's Well That Ends Well."
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