Trevor Nunn

Trevor Nunn was educated at Downing College, Cambridge, where he acted in and directed many plays for the Marlowe Society. IN 1962 he won an ABC television trainee Director’s scholarship to the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, where he later became Resident Director. While there his productions included The Caucasian Chalk Circle, A View From The Bridge and Peter Gynt.

In 1965 he became an Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and in 1968 Artistic Director. His work for the company in Stratford and London has included Henry V, The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew, The Revenger’s Tragedy, The Taming of The Shrew, The Relapse, King Lear, The Winter’s Tale, Hamlet, Macbeth, Anthony and Cleopatra, Hedda Gabler, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, As You Like It and The Alchemist. He has also directed the award-winning productions Once in a Lifetime, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and Juno and the Paycock. He has directed the film Hedda and his productions of Anthony and Cleopatra, The Comedy of Errors and Macbeth have been seen on television.