Trevor Nunn
Sir Trevor Nunn CBE (born 14 January, 1940) is a stage director and film director. He has held both the posts of Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Director of the Royal National Theatre, following in the footsteps of Sir Peter Hall.
He was born in Ipswich, and educated at Downing College, Cambridge, where he began his stage career. In 1968, he was appointed Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a position he held until 1986. His second wife, Janet Suzman, appeared in many of his productions. Nunn became a leading figure in theatrical circles, and was responsible for many ground-breaking productions, such as the RSC's version of Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby, co-directed with John Caird. A very successful director of musicals, in the non-subsidised sector, Nunn was responsible for Cats (1981), formerly the longest running musical in Broadway's history, and the first English production of Les Misérables in 1985, also with John Caird
He has also directed opera at Glyndebourne, and began directing for television with Antony and Cleopatra (starring Suzman) in 1974. He has occasionally ventured into film directing, such as Lady Jane (1986). He is currently married to actress Imogen Stubbs, whose play We Happy Few was the last new play directed by Nunn, and who often appears in his productions. He was knighted by the Queen in 2002.
When Nunn spoke out against the use of the term "luvvie" in Britain, which he regarded as insulting to thespians, Private Eye took to calling its Luvvies section Trevvies.
Recent and current London productions include Les Miserables, My Fair Lady, The Woman In White, Starlight Express, Sunset Boulevard, Othello and Acorn Antiques - due to be released on DVD next year.
Quotes
- "One fine day I discovered that more complex plays really have to be directed"
External links
- Full Biography, Online Video, and Photo Gallery of Trevor Nunn available at Achievement.org
- We Happy Few review
- Academy of Achievement Profile http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/nun0pro-1
- Academy of Achievement Biography http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/nun0bio-1
- Academy of Achievement Interview http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/nun0int-1
- Academy of Achievement Photo Gallery http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/nun0gal-1
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