Adrian Noble

Adrian Noble is a freelance director of theatre, opera and film, whose work can be seen in the UK, USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong and across Europe. He was formerly the Artistic Director and Chief Executive of The Royal Shakespeare Company (1991-2003) and the Shakespeare Festival, San Diego (2010-2013). He was appointed Mellon Visiting Artist and Thinker at Columbia University, USA in 2014 and is the recipient of numerous awards and honours in the UK, USA and Europe, including nominations for a Tony Award and many Olivier Awards. Recent work in theatre includes a new musical SUZATZKA in Toronto, BEFORE THE DAWN with Kate Bush at Apollo Hammersmith and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST with David Suchet. Recent work in opera includes new productions of Verdi’s FALSTAFF for Gran Teatro La Fenice, Bellini’s I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI for Teatro alla Scala, and Verdi’s OTELLO, Handel’s ALCINA and Humperdinck’s HÄNSEL UND GRETEL for the Wiener Staatsoper. His feature film MRS LOWRY AND SON, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall, was released in 2023. Also in 2023, his second book HOW TO DIRECT SHAKESPEARE was published by Arden.