Trevor Nunn
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Trevor Nunn is a renowned British theatre and film director best known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for directing landmark stage musicals such as "Les Misérables" and "Cats."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trevor Nunn canonical | 15 |
| Sir Trevor Nunn | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trevor Nunn Context triple: [Best Direction of a Musical, notableWinner, Trevor Nunn]
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A.
Nicholas Hytner
Nicholas Hytner is a prominent British theatre and film director, best known as a former artistic director of London’s National Theatre and for acclaimed productions on both stage and screen.
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B.
Bill Kenwright
Bill Kenwright was a British theatre producer and film producer best known in sports as the long-serving chairman and owner of Everton Football Club.
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C.
Cameron Mackintosh
Cameron Mackintosh is a renowned British theatrical producer best known for bringing blockbuster musicals such as Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, and Cats to global success.
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D.
Marianne Elliott
Marianne Elliott is an acclaimed British theatre director known for her innovative, award-winning productions in London's West End and on Broadway.
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E.
Peter Brook
Peter Brook was a highly influential British theatre and film director renowned for his innovative, minimalist stagings and groundbreaking work with Shakespeare and experimental theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trevor Nunn Target entity description: Trevor Nunn is a renowned British theatre and film director best known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for directing landmark stage musicals such as "Les Misérables" and "Cats."
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A.
Nicholas Hytner
Nicholas Hytner is a prominent British theatre and film director, best known as a former artistic director of London’s National Theatre and for acclaimed productions on both stage and screen.
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B.
Bill Kenwright
Bill Kenwright was a British theatre producer and film producer best known in sports as the long-serving chairman and owner of Everton Football Club.
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C.
Cameron Mackintosh
Cameron Mackintosh is a renowned British theatrical producer best known for bringing blockbuster musicals such as Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, and Cats to global success.
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D.
Marianne Elliott
Marianne Elliott is an acclaimed British theatre director known for her innovative, award-winning productions in London's West End and on Broadway.
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E.
Peter Brook
Peter Brook was a highly influential British theatre and film director renowned for his innovative, minimalist stagings and groundbreaking work with Shakespeare and experimental theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
ⓘ
human ⓘ opera director ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Laurence Olivier Award ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| directed |
Cats (musical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cats (original London production)
Chess (original London production) ⓘ Lady Jane (1986 film) ⓘ Les Misérables (West End) ⓘ
surface form:
Les Misérables (original London production)
Oklahoma! (1998 film) ⓘ Starlight Express ⓘ
surface form:
Starlight Express (stage musical)
Twelfth Night ⓘ
surface form:
Twelfth Night (1996 film)
|
| educatedAt |
Downing College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
National Theatre in London
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surface form:
Royal National Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| familyName | Nunn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Shakespearean performance
ⓘ
musical theatre direction ⓘ theatre direction ⓘ |
| genre |
Shakespearean theatre
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drama ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Trevor ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Theatre in London
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal National Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| name | Trevor Nunn self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cats (musical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cats (stage musical)
Chess (musical) ⓘ Lady Jane (1986 film) ⓘ Les Misérables (West End) ⓘ
surface form:
Les Misérables (stage musical)
Macbeth ⓘ
surface form:
Macbeth (RSC stage production)
Nicholas Nickleby (stage production) ⓘ Oklahoma! (1998 film) ⓘ Starlight Express ⓘ Nicholas Nickleby (stage production) ⓘ
surface form:
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (TV)
The Merchant of Venice ⓘ
surface form:
The Merchant of Venice (RSC stage production)
Twelfth Night ⓘ
surface form:
Twelfth Night (1996 film)
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| occupation |
artistic director
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film director ⓘ opera director ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Artistic Director of the National Theatre
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surface form:
Artistic Director of the Royal National Theatre
Adrian Noble ⓘ
surface form:
Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company
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Subject: Trevor Nunn Description of subject: Trevor Nunn is a renowned British theatre and film director best known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for directing landmark stage musicals such as "Les Misérables" and "Cats."
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sir Trevor Nunn
this entity surface form:
Sir Trevor Nunn
subject surface form:
National Theatre, London
subject surface form:
Arcadia (play)