Nick Winston
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Nick Winston is an English director and choreographer working in theatre, opera and film.
Life and career
[edit]Winston directed Bonnie & Clyde in Concert at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, starring Jeremy Jordan, followed by Bonnie & Clyde at The Arts Theatre in 2022 and a subsequent production at the Garrick Theatre in 2023.[1][2] His second collaboration with composer Frank Wildhorn was Death Note, which had a concert premiere at the London Palladium in September 2023,[3] followed by a run at the Lyric Theatre.[4]
His previous credits as director and choreographer include The Secret Garden (London Palladium, 2022); Chess (Drury Lane, 2022); Shrek The Musical (Eventim Apollo; UK Tour, 2023); Fame (Peacock Theatre; Troubadour; UK tour, 2019); Mame (Hope Mill Theatre, 2019); Rock of Ages (UK tour, 2018 and 2021); Club Tropicana (UK tour, 2019);[5] The Wedding Singer (Troubadour, 2020; UK tour, 2017); We Will Rock You (world tour, 2022);[6][7] Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Artscape, Cape Town, 2023); An American in Paris (National Theatre, Linz, 2018); Chess (Tokyo, 2020); Guys and Dolls;[when?] Carousel (2022); Half a Sixpence (2022); Cats (Kilworth House, 2019); Bugsy Malone[when?] and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Curve, 2017).[citation needed]
Winston's work as choreographer includes Pippin at the Charing Cross Theatre (2021),[8] Annie at the Piccadilly Theatre (2017);[9] the original West End production of Loserville (2012) in West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds,[10] and then at the Garrick,[11] which received an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Musical;[12] Druids’ production of Waiting for Godot, which toured America and played a season at the Lincoln Center in New York; Kiss Me Kate at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris[when?] and Jonathan Dove's The Adventures of Pinocchio for Opera North at Grand Theatre, Leeds (2010) and other opera companies.[13]
Winston directed a 2022 film adaptation of his own musical, Tomorrow Morning (Amazon).[14] He directed The Royal Variety Show in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales, hosted by Miranda Hart for ITV in 2017. His other work on screen includes Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration (BBC, 2019); Sondheim at 80 starring Dame Judi Dench (BBC),[when?] Shakespeare Live: From the RSC (BBC)[when?] and The Diplomat (Netflix).[when?][citation needed]
Winston is directing the original production of Burlesque the Musical, based on the 2010 film, set to open at Manchester Opera House in June 2024.[15]
Winston lives in Northampton with his two children Sophie & Luke Winston.
Productions
[edit]Director and choreographer
[edit]- Film
- Tomorrow Morning (Kaleidoscope Pictures, 2022)
- Bonnie & Clyde in concert (STEAM motion, 2022)
- Theatre
- Calamity Jane (UK Tour, 2024)
- Burlesque (World Premiere, Manchester Opera House, 2024)
- Shrek The Musical (Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, 2024)
- Your Lie in April (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 2024)
- Wild About You (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 2024)
- Bonnie & Clyde (UK Tour, 2024)
- Jac & The Beanstalk (New Victoria, Cardiff, 2023)
- Mother Goose (Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 2023)
- Death Note (London Palladium, 2023)
- Shrek (UK tour, 2023)
- Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story (International Tour, 2023)
- Bonnie & Clyde (Garrick Theatre, 2023)
- Snow White (Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, 2022)
- Dick Whittington (Everyman, Cheltenham, 2022)
- We Will Rock You (World Tour, 2022)
- The Secret Garden (London Palladium, 2022)
- Chess (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 2022)
- Half a Sixpence (Kilworth House Theatre, 2022)
- Carousel (Kilworth House Theatre, 2022)
- Bonnie & Clyde (Arts Theatre, 2022)
- Bonnie & Clyde in Concert starring Jeremy Jordan (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 2022)
- Jack & The Beanstalk (Milton Keynes Theatre, 2021)
- Jack & The Beanstalk (Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 2021)
- Rock Of Ages (U.K. tour 2021/2022)
- Disney's Beauty & The Beast (U.K. tour 2021/2022, U.K. Associate Director & Choreographer)
- Tweedy's Reduced Pantomime (Everyman, Cheltenham, 2020)
- The Wedding Singer (Troubadour Theatre 2020)
- Chess (Tokyo 2020)
- Robin Hood (Cliffs Pavilion 2019)
- Cinderella (Everyman Theatre 2019)
- Mame (Hope Mill Theatre 2019)
- Fame (West End 2019)
- Cats (Kilworth House Theatre 2019)
- Nerds (The Other Palace 2019)
- Club Tropicana (U.K. Tour 2019)
- An American In Paris (Linz 2018)
- Rock Of Ages (U.K. Tour 2018/19)
- Fame (U.K. Tour 2018/2019)
- Guys & Dolls (Kilworth Theatre 2018)
- The Royal Variety Performance 2017 (London Palladium/ ITV)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (and adaptation; Curve Theatre 2017)
- The Wedding Singer (U.K. Tour 2017)
- Bugsy Malone (Curve Theatre)
- Flash Mob (Peacock Theatre & U.K. tour)
- Let's Dance Again! (Royal Festival Hall)
- Aladdin (Southend 2018)
- Sleeping Beauty (Kings Theatre, Glasgow 2017)
- Robin Hood (Mayflower, Southampton 2016)
- Dick McWhittington (His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen 2016)
- Peter Pan (His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen 2015)
- My Fair Ladies (Prince Of Wales)
- Can You Keep a Secret (Trafalgar Studios)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Harrogate Theatre)
- Tomorrow Morning (New End Theatre)
- Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance (U.K. Tour)
- Grease (Kenwood House)
- Dirty Dancing in Concert (International tour)
- Another Kind Of Magic (Arena tour, Scandinavia)
- Dick Whittington (Orchard Theatre)
- Cinderella (Royal & Derngate)
- Cinderella (Hayes)
- Snow White (Hayes)
- Aladdin (Royal & Derngate)
- Cinderella (Hastings)
Choreographer / movement director
[edit]- Pippin (Charing Cross Theatre, London, 2021)
- Pippin (The Garden Theatre, London, 2020)
- Fanny and Stella (The Garden Theatre, London, 2020)
- Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration The London Palladium (BBC) (2019)
- Sweeney Todd (Royal Danish Opera 2019)
- Annie (UK Tour 2019)
- Waiting For Godot (Lincoln Center, New York, 2018)
- Kiss Me, Kate (Bonn, 2018)
- Kiss Me, Kate (Gratz, 2018)
- Annie (Toronto, 2018)
- Chess (Denmark 2018)
- The Pajama Game (Japan 2017)
- Annie (Piccadilly Theatre, West End 2017/2018)
- Grease (Curve Theatre / Dubai)
- Legally Blonde (Curve Theatre / South Korea)
- Kiss Me, Kate (Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris)
- Annie (UK Tour))
- Flashdance (Switzerland)
- Little Shop Of Horrors (Salisbury Playhouse)
- White Christmas (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
- Calamity Jane (Watermill Theatre & National Tour)
- Kiss Me, Kate (Theatre Dortmund)
- Water Babies (Curve Theatre)
- A-Z of Mrs P (Southwark Playhouse)
- Sweeney Todd (Royal Exchange & West Yorkshire Playhouse)
- To Sir With Love (Royal & Derngate & National Tour)
- Loserville (Garrick Theatre, West End & West Yorkshire Playhouse - Olivier Award nomination: Best New Musical[citation needed])
- Moses The 10 Commandments (World Premiere, Theatre St Gallen)
- I Dreamed a Dream (national tour, LPA Award: Best Musical)
- Horrid Henry: Live and Horrid! (West End and tour)
- The Band Wagon (Sadler's Wells)
- The Wizard of Oz (Royal Festival Hall)
- Elaine Paige in concert (Royal Festival Hall and tour)
- Annie (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
- A Christmas Carol (Birmingham Rep and West Yorkshire Playhouse)
- Crash (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
- Death of a Salesman (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
- Merrily We Roll Along (Clwyd Theatr Cymru)
- Sugar (Pimlico Opera)
- Follies (Royal Theatre, Northampton)
- Love Story (Minerva Theatre, Chichester)
- The Cherry Orchard (Birmingham Rep)
- Dancing at Lughnasa (Birmingham Rep)
- Cling to Me Like Ivy (Birmingham Rep)
- Fings Ain't Wot They Used t'Be (Union Theatre)
- You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (Tabard Theatre)
- Stepping Out, The Mountaintop (Derby Playhouse)
- Alfie (Watford Palace)
- Loserville: the Musical (South Hill Park Arts Centre)
- Out There (Riverside Studios)
- Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest (Guilford Shakespeare Company)
- Putting It Together (Harrogate Theatre)
- The Fantasticks (Harrogate Theatre)
- Bouncers (Harrogate Theatre)
- Side by Side by Sondheim (Harrogate Theatre)
- The Thing About Men (Kings Head Theatre)
- Let Us Fly (Kings Head Theatre)
- Forbidden City (Esplanade Theatre, Singapore)
- A Twist Of Fate (Esplanade Theatre, Singapore)
- The Snow Queen (Esplanade Theatre, Singapore)
- Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Guernsey)
- By Jeeves (UK Tour)
- Tell Me on a Sunday starring Claire Sweeney (UK Tour)
- Eden End (UK Tour)
- Hormonal Housewives (UK Tour)
- The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (national tours)
- Dorothy Fields Forever (kings Head Theatre)
- Side by Side by Sondheim - 25th Anniversary (The Stables)
Opera
[edit]- The Adventures of Pinocchio (Opera North/Sadler's Wells/Chemnitz Opera/Minnesota Opera/Moscow)
- Il Turco in Italia (Garsington Opera)
- Kiss Me Kate (Bonn Opera)
- Benzin (Chemnitz Opera)
- Fortunio (Grange Park Opera)
- The Cunning Little Vixen (Ryedale Festival).
- Sweeney Todd (La Monnaie)
Television and film
[edit]- Tomorrow Morning (Kaleidoscope Pictures, 2022)
- Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration The London Palladium (BBC) (2019)
- The Royal Variety Performance 2017 (Stage Director & Choreographer, ITV, The London Palladium)
- Shakespeare Live!From The RSC (BBC2, RSC BAFTA nomination: Live Entertainment[citation needed])
- Sondheim at 80 (BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall)
- High School Dance (E4)
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (Opus Arte)
- Music videos for Bob the Builder (Universal).
References
[edit]- ^ "Bonnie & Clyde review at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, directed by Nick Winston and starring Alex James-Hatton, Katie Tonkinson and Catherine Tyldesley". The Stage. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Maxwell, Dominick (9 March 2024). "Bonnie & Clyde review – sing when you're shooting". The Times. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Philpott, Maryam. "Death Note the Musical in Concert – London Palladium", The Reviews Hub, 22 August 2023
- ^ "Death Note the Musical Plays London's Lyric Theatre Starting September 7". playbill.com. 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Club Tropicana The Musical –2019 Tour Dates", LondonTheatre1, October 11, 2018
- ^ Bunoan, Vladimir. "Theater Review: We Will Rock You Is a Kind of Magic", ABS-CBN News, 5 November 2022
- ^ Wild, Stephi. "We Will Rock You Announces All-South African Cast", BroadwayWorld, 31 August 2022
- ^ Vale, Paul. "Pippin: 'Vibrant choreography'", The Stage, 6 July 2021
- ^ Felperin, Leslie. "‘Annie: Theater Review", The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2017
- ^ Brennan, Clare. "Loserville – Review", The Guardian, 30 June 2012
- ^ "Loserville posts early closing notices for 5 Jan 2013", London Theatre, 10 November 2012
- ^ "Hats off to Best New Musical", Official London Theatre, 26 April 2013
- ^ Finch, Hilary. "'The Adventures of Pinocchio at the Grand Theatre, Leeds", The Times, 18 September 2010
- ^ Beasley, Tom. "Movie Review – Tomorrow Morning (2022)" Flickering Myth, 2 September 2022
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Todrick Hall and More Join Cast of World Premiere of Burlesque Musical", Playbill, 7 February 2024
External links
[edit]- NickWinston.com
- Twitter: [1]
- https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/2016/mark-shenton-10-best-uk-choreographers-right-now/
- http://thetheatricals.blogspot.com/2017/07/an-interview-with-nick-winston.html
- Musical Theatre Interview: [2]
- Broadway World Interview: [3]
- IMDb [4]