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Trevor Nunn: A Love Letter to Theater

Trevor Nunn: A Love Letter to Theater

FromWhat It Takes®


Trevor Nunn: A Love Letter to Theater

FromWhat It Takes®

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Dec 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

He's one of the greatest all-time directors of Shakespeare, and has directed every one of the Bard's plays. But he's also directed 34  shows on Broadway, including "Cats" and "Les Miserables", and more yet on London's West End.  Trevor Nunn has been the Artistic Director of both the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and the National Theatre. And at 80, this British cultural icon of the theater is still going strong.  He talks here about his mysterious infatuation with theater at a very early age, in a working class family where there were no books. He pays tribute to a teacher who changed his life. And he waxes oh-so-passionately about Shakespeare and the power of theater. Oh, and he also talks about how it is he came to write the lyrics of "Memory", one of the most famous songs ever from a musical! 
Released:
Dec 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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