Frank Dunlop

Stage director Frank Dunlop was born on 15 February 1927 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
He was educated at Beauchamp College, read English at University College London where he is now a Fellow, and studied with Michel Saint-Denis at the Old Vic theatre school in London.

Dunlop was appointed CBE in 1977 and received the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Literature presented to him by the French government in 1987.

Past productions

Director, Diversions and Delights 1989 – 17^th March 1990, Theatre Royal, Bath and The Playhouse Theatre, London.
Director, Rookery Nook, Birmingham Repertory Company and H M Tennent Ltd 31^st May 1979 – 2^nd February 1980, Her Majesty’s Theatre, London and Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
Director, Grandson Of Oblomov 7^th – ? March 1975, Ambassadors Theatre, London.
Director, Sherlock Holmes 1974 – 1975, Bristol Hippodrome.
Director, Sherlock Holmes 1974 – 1975, Aldwych Theatre, London.
Director, Sherlock Holmes, Royal Shakespeare Company 4^th October 1974 (press night), Tour.
Director, Sherlock Holmes, Royal Shakespeare Company 27^th (press night) – 31^st August 1974, Bristol Hippodrome.
Director, Sherlock Holmes, Royal Shakespeare Company 1^st January 1974 (press night), Aldwych Theatre, London.
Director, French Without Tears, National Theatre at the Young Vic started 27^th July 1973, Young Vic, London.
Director, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1972 – 1973, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
Director, A Sense of Detachment, by John Osborne, English Stage Company 4^th December 1972 – 1973, Royal Court Theatre, London.
Director, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat started October 1972, Young Vic, London.
Director, Deathwatch, The Young Vic started 10^th April 1972, Young Vic, London.
Director, The Maids, National Theatre at the Young Vic started 10^th April 1972, Young Vic, London.
Director (uncredited), Cato Street, Thistlewood Productions and Young Vic 3^rd – 27^th November 1971, Young Vic, London.
Co-director, Much Ado About Nothing, National Theatre at the Young Vic started 1^st October 1971, Young Vic, London.
Director, The Captain of Köpenick started 2^nd March 1971, Old Vic, London.
Director, The Comedy of Errors, National Theatre Young Vic started 1971, Young Vic, London and Edinburgh Haymarket Ice Rink.
Director, The Taming of the Shrew, National Theatre at the Young Vic started 13^th November 1970, Young Vic, London.
Adapter, The Cheats of Scapin, National Theatre started 11^th September 1970, Young Vic, London.
Adapter / Director, The Cheats of Scapin, National Theatre Young Vic started 24^th February 1970, Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre.
Director, The White Devil, National Theatre 11^th November 1969 – 1970, Old Vic, London.
C-director, Macrunes’s Guevara, National Theatre started 8^th February 1969, Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre.
Co-director, Macrunes’s Guevara 27^th May – ? 1969, Old Vic, London.
Director, Home and Beauty, National Theatre 23^rd September 1968 – 1969, Old Vic, London and Theatre Royal, Brighton.
Director, Edward II, National Theatre 30^th April – ? 1968, Old Vic, London.
Director, Getting Married 13^th March – August 1967, Strand Theatre, London (now Novello Theatre, London) and Opera House, Manchester.
Director, The Burglar, Memorial Enterprises 6^th February – 11^th March 1967, Vaudeville Theatre, (Strand) London, Theatre Royal, Brighton, and other locations.
Director, The Winter’s Tale, Pop Theatre August – November 1966, Edinburgh Festival Theatre and Cambridge Theatre, London.
Director, The Trojan Women, Pop Theatre started August 1966, Pop Theatre Edinburg, Scotland.
Director, Any Wednesday, Michael White 4^th August 1965 – 29^th January 1966, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London and Wyndham’s Theatre, London.
Director, Son of Oblomov started 1965, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London).
Director, Schweyk in the Second World War, Mermaid Theatre Company started 21^st August 1963, Mermaid Theatre, London.
Director, The Rehearsal, Nottingham Theatre Trust Ltd 12^th – 23^rd June 1962, Nottingham Playhouse (Goldsmith Street).
Director, A Man For All Seasons, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 7^th – 25^th November 1961, Nottingham Playhouse (Goldsmith Street).
Director, Androcles and the Lion, Mermaid Theatre Company started 3^rd October 1961, Mermaid Theatre, London.
Director, The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet, Mermaid Theatre Company started 3^rd October 1961, Mermaid Theatre, London.
Director, The Bishop’s Bonfire, Mermaid Theatre Company started 26^th July 1961, Mermaid Theatre, London.
Director, Dick Whittington 1960 – 1961, Bristol Old Vic.
Director, Desire Under the Elms, Alexandra Repertory Company 1960, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham.
Director, No Bed For Bacon 1958 – 1959, Bristol Old Vic.
Director, The Entertainer 1958 – 1959, Bristol Old Vic.
Director, Doctor’s Joy 1958 – 1959, Bristol Old Vic.
Director, The Taming of the Shrew 1958 – 1959, Bristol Old Vic.
Director, Romanoff and Juliet 1957 – 1958, Bristol Old Vic.
Director, All My Own Work 1957 – 1958, Bristol Old Vic.
Director, Amphitryon 38 1957 – 1958, Bristol Old Vic.
Director, The Iron Harp 1956 – 1957, Bristol Old Vic.
Director, The Innocent Volcano, Guildford Theatre Co. 13^th – ? February 1956, Guildford Theatre.
Director, A Man Named Judas, West of England Festival Co. 6^th August – ? 1956, Queens Hall, Barnstable.

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