Trevor Nunn

Trevor Nunn is an English theatre director who helmed the original productions of Cats, both in London and Broadway. All later replica productions are credited as his work, however he has not had a hands-on role in all productions.

Read Trevor Nunn's own words on the making of Cats: "Tails of Two Cities".

Cats History
"Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" and "Memory" - Lyricist

London - 05/1981 - Director

Broadway - 1982 - Director

US Tour 6 - 2019 - Director

Career
Trevor 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.

Trivia

 * Trevor previously directed both Judi Dench and Ian McKellen in Macbeth in 1976. Both co-star in the 2019 film adaptation of Cats as Old Deuteronomy and Gus, respectively.
 * In addition, he directed both original products of Cats and Les Misérables. Tom Hooper, the director of the 2019 film, also helmed the previous film adaptation of Les Misérables in 2012.