Trevor Nunn

Nunn, Trevor

Nunn, Trevor (b. 1940), director. The British director, equally successful in staging the classics as well as giant Broadway musicals, was born in Ipswich, England, and educated at Cambridge where he began directing. Nunn has long been associated with the Royal Shakespeare Company and several of his productions for them have found acclaim in America, such as The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1981), All's Well That Ends Well (1983), and Les Misérables (1987). His other American productions of note include, Cats (1982), Aspects of Love (1990), Sunset Boule‐vard (1994), Not About Nightingales (1999), Arcadia (1995), and Oklahoma! (2002).

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Nunn, Trevor

Nunn, Trevor (1940– ) English stage director He was artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) (1968–96). Nunn also directed the hit West End musicals Cats (1981) and Starlight Express (1984). Nunn was artistic director of the National Theatre of Great Britain (1996–2002).

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