Trevor Nunn
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| Born | Trevor Robert Nunn 14 January 1940 (1940-01-14) (age 68) Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
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| Occupation | Theatre and film director | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Imogen Stubbs (1994-present) Janet Suzman (m. 1969) Sharon Lee-Hill |
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Trevor Robert Nunn CBE (born 14 January 1940) is an English theatre- and film director.
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Biography
Early years
Nunn was born in Ipswich, England to Robert Alexander Nunn, a cabinetmaker, and Dorothy May Piper.[1] He was educated at Northgate Grammar School, Ipswich and Downing College, Cambridge, where he began his stage career before becoming a trainee director at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. 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 knighted in 2002.
Career
In 1968, he was appointed Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a position he held until 1986. His first 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 re-staged his highly successful Gyndebourne production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess for television in 1993, and it was more favorably received than the 1959 Samuel Goldwyn - Otto Preminger film version of the opera. He has occasionally ventured into film directing, such as Lady Jane (1986), Hedda, an adaptation of Hedda Gabler, and a 1996 film version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. He is currently married to actress Imogen Stubbs, whose play We Happy Few he directed, and who often appears in his productions, including the Twelfth Night mentioned above.
Besides Cats and Les Misérables Nunn's other musical credits include Starlight Express and Sunset Boulevard. His current London production Les Miserables, has been running for nearly 22 years, whilst recent London credits include My Fair Lady, South Pacific (at the Royal National Theatre), The Woman In White, Othello and Acorn Antiques The Musical, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Rock 'N' Roll (starring Alice Eve, Sinead Cusack, Brian Cox and Rufus Sewell) and Porgy and Bess (an abridged version with dialogue instead of recitatives, unlike Nunn's first production of the opera).
In 2004, Nunn directed a modern production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, which starred Ben Whishaw in the title role, and was staged at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England.
In 2007 his RSC productions of King Lear and The Seagull played at Stratford before embarking on a world tour and playing at the New London Theatre from November 2007. The two plays both starred Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Frances Barber, Sylvester McCoy, and William Gaunt. Nunn's television production of King Lear is to be screened on Boxing Day, 2008.
In 2008 he returned to The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry (the theatre where he started his career) to direct Joanna Murray-Smith's adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film Scenes from a Marriage starring Imogen Stubbs and Iain Glen.
Nunn's latest project, a musical adaptation of Gone With The Wind opened at the New London Theatre in April 2008 and, after slating reviews, closed on 14th June 2008 after just 79 performances.
Personal life
Nunn is married to actress Imogen Stubbs with whom he has two children. With his first wife, actress Janet Suzman, he as one child, and another two with his second wife Sharon Lee-Hill.
Credits
Broadway
- Rock 'n' Roll - Nov 4, 2007 - Mar 9, 2008
- Les Misérables - Nov 9, 2006 - Jan 6, 2008
- The Woman in White - Nov 17, 2005 - Feb 19, 2006
- Chess - Sep 22, 2003 - Sep 22, 2003
- Vincent in Brixton - Mar 6, 2003 - May 4, 2003
- Oklahoma! - Mar 21, 2002 - Feb 23, 2003
- Noises Off (as original producer) - Nov 1, 2001 - Sep 1, 2002
- Rose (play) (as original producer) - Apr 12, 2000 - May 20, 2000
- Copenhagen (as original producer) - Apr 11, 2000 - Jan 21, 2001
- Amy's View (as original producer) - Apr 15, 1999 - Jul 18, 1999
- Closer (as original producer) - Mar 25, 1999 - Aug 22, 1999
- Not About Nightingales - Feb 25, 1999 - Jun 13, 1999
- Arcadia - Mar 30, 1995 - Aug 27, 1995
- Sunset Boulevard - Nov 17, 1994 - Mar 22, 1997
- Aspects of Love - Apr 8, 1990 - Mar 2, 1991
- Chess - Apr 28, 1988 - Jun 25, 1988
- Starlight Express - Mar 15, 1987 - Jan 8, 1989
- Les Misérables - Mar 12, 1987 - May 18, 2003
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby - Aug 24, 1986 - Oct 12, 1986
- André DeShield's Harlem Nocturne (Featuring songs with lyrics by Trevor Nunn) - Nov 18, 1984 - Dec 30, 1984
- Cyrano de Bergerac (as original producer) - Oct 16, 1984 - Jan 19, 1985
- Much Ado About Nothing (as original producer) - Oct 14, 1984 - Jan 16, 1985
- All's Well that Ends Well - Apr 13, 1983 - May 15, 1983
- Good (as original producer) - Oct 13, 1982 - Jan 30, 1983
- Cats - Oct 7, 1982 - Sep 10, 2000
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby - Oct 4, 1981 - Jan 3, 1982
- Piaf - Feb 5, 1981 - Jun 28, 1981
- London Assurance (as original producer) - Dec 5, 1974 - Jan 12, 1975
- Sherlock Holmes (as original producer) -Nov 12, 1974 - Jan 4, 1976
- Old Times (as original producer) - Nov 16, 1971 - Feb 26, 1972
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (as original producer) - Jan 20, 1971 - Mar 13, 1971
West End
- A Little Night Music - 2009
- Gone with the Wind - 2008
- Porgy and Bess - 2006
- Acorn Antiques: The Musical! - 2005
- The Woman in White - 2004
- Anything Goes - 2002
- South Pacific - 2001
- My Fair Lady - 2001
- Oklahoma! - 1998
- Sunset Boulevard -1993
- The Baker's Wife - 1989
- Aspects of Love - 1989
- Chess - 1986
- Les Misérables - 1985
- Starlight Express - 1984
- Cats - 1981
Film
- Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (director and adaptation) (1996)
- Lady Jane (film) (director) (1986)
- Hedda (film) (director and adaptation) (1976)
Television
- The Merchant of Venice (2001 TV movie)
- Oklahoma! (1999 TV movie)
- Porgy and Bess (1993 TV movie)
- Othello (1990 TV movie)
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982 TV mini-series)
- The Three Sisters (1981 TV movie)
- BBC2 Playhouse (TV series) - (1 episode, 1979)
- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979)
Broadway awards and nominations
- 2002 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – Oklahoma! [nominee]
- 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical – Oklahoma! [nominee]
- 1999 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play – Not About Nightingales [nominee]
- 1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play – Not About Nightingales [winner]
- 1995 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical– Sunset Boulevard [nominee]
- 1995 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical– Sunset Boulevard [nominee]
- 1990 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical– Aspects of Love [nominee]
- 1987 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical– Les Misérables [winner]
- 1987 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical– Starlight Express [nominee]
- 1983 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical– Cats [winner]
- 1983 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play– All's Well that Ends Well [nominee]
- 1983 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play– All's Well that Ends Well [winner]
- 1982 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play– The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby [winner]
- 1975 Drama Desk Award Unique Theatrical Experience – London Assurance [winner]
References
- ^ "Trevor Nunn Biography". filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
External links
- Trevor Nunn at the Internet Broadway Database
- Trevor Nunn at the Internet Movie Database
- We Happy Few review
- Scenes from a Marriage preview
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