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She has worked as designer and co-director on many productions including the [[Royal Shakespeare Company|RSC]]'s version of ''[[Tales from Ovid]]'' and ''[[Haroun and the Sea of Stories]]'' by [[Salman Rushdie]] at the ''[[Royal National Theatre]]''.
She has worked as designer and co-director on many productions including the [[Royal Shakespeare Company|RSC]]'s version of ''[[Tales from Ovid]]'' and ''[[Haroun and the Sea of Stories]]'' by [[Salman Rushdie]] at the ''[[Royal National Theatre]]''.


Since the early 2000s, she principally directs and has worked regularly with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company|RSC]], [[Bristol Old Vic]], [[Birmingham Rep]], [[Wales Millennium Centre]], [[Glyndebourne Festival Opera]] and on several occasions for the [[Royal National Theatre]] including with her multi-award nominated production of ''[[Coram Boy]]'' in London and on Broadway, ''[[The Revenger's Tragedy]]'', ''[[From Morning to Midnight]]'' and ''[[My Brilliant Friend]]''.
Since the early 2000s, she principally directs and has worked regularly with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company|RSC]], [[Bristol Old Vic]], [[Rose Theatre, Kingston|Rose Theatre]], [[Birmingham Rep]], [[Wales Millennium Centre]], [[Glyndebourne Festival Opera]] and on several occasions for the [[Royal National Theatre]] including with her multi-award nominated production of ''[[Coram Boy]]'' in London and on Broadway, ''[[The Revenger's Tragedy]]'', ''[[From Morning to Midnight]]'', and [[My Brilliant Friend|''My Brilliant Friend - Parts 1 & 2'']] which transferred from [[Rose Theatre, Kingston|Rose Theatre]].

She is an Associate Artist at [[Bristol Old Vic]] and [[Rose Theatre, Kingston|Rose Theatre]] and, and a fellow at [[York St John University]].


She often works closely with the designer [[Anna Fleischle]] and designer [[Ti Green]] and also the British director [[Tim Supple]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/5710990/Melly-Still-interview-for-Rusalka-at-Glyndebourne.html "Melly Still interview for Rusalka at Glyndebourne"] ''The Telegraph'' (1 July 2009). Retrieved 27 March 2012.</ref>
She often works closely with the designer [[Anna Fleischle]] and designer [[Ti Green]] and also the British director [[Tim Supple]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/5710990/Melly-Still-interview-for-Rusalka-at-Glyndebourne.html "Melly Still interview for Rusalka at Glyndebourne"] ''The Telegraph'' (1 July 2009). Retrieved 27 March 2012.</ref>
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*''[[The Mirror Crack'd]]'' - by [[Agatha Christie]], adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and re-imagined for India by Ayeehsa Menon ([[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|NCPA Mumbai]], India, 2020) with [[Sonali Kulkarni]], [[Denzil Smith]] and [[Shernaz Patel]].
*''[[The Mirror Crack'd]]'' - by [[Agatha Christie]], adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and re-imagined for India by Ayeehsa Menon ([[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|NCPA Mumbai]], India, 2020) with [[Sonali Kulkarni]], [[Denzil Smith]] and [[Shernaz Patel]].
*[[The Lovely Bones (play)|''The Lovely Bones'']] - by [[Alice Sebold]], adapted by [[Bryony Lavery]] (UK tour, 2018) with [[Charlotte Beaumont]].
*[[The Lovely Bones (play)|''The Lovely Bones'']] - by [[Alice Sebold]], adapted by [[Bryony Lavery]] (UK tour, 2018) with [[Charlotte Beaumont]].
*''[[Captain Corelli's Mandolin]]'' - by [[Louis de Bernières]], adapted by [[Rona Munro]] ([[Rose Theatre, Kingston|Rose Theatre]], UK tour and [[West End]], 2019).
*''Tiger Bay the Musical'' - music by Daf James, book and lyrics by Michael Williams ([[Wales Millennium Centre]], 2017, performed in Cape Town and Cardiff) with [[John Owen-Jones]] and [[Noel Sullivan]].
*''Tiger Bay the Musical'' - music by Daf James, book and lyrics by Michael Williams ([[Wales Millennium Centre]], 2017, performed in Cape Town and Cardiff) with [[John Owen-Jones]] and [[Noel Sullivan]].
* ''[[My Brilliant Friend]]'' - by [[Elena Ferrante]], adapted by [[April De Angelis]] ([[Rose Theatre, Kingston|Rose Theatre]], 2017) with [[Niamh Cusack]] and [[Catherine McCormack]]. The production transferred to London's [[Royal National Theatre]] in November 2019.
* [[My Brilliant Friend|''My Brilliant Friend - Parts 1 & 2'']] - by [[Elena Ferrante]], adapted by [[April De Angelis]] ([[Rose Theatre, Kingston|Rose Theatre]], 2017) with [[Niamh Cusack]] and [[Catherine McCormack]]. The production transferred to London's [[Royal National Theatre]] in November 2019.
* ''[[Cymbeline]]'' - [[William Shakespeare]] ([[Royal Shakespeare Company]], 2016)
* ''[[Cymbeline]]'' - [[William Shakespeare]] ([[Royal Shakespeare Company]], 2016)
* ''Rats' Tales'' - based on [[Carol Ann Duffy]], devised by Melly Still ([[Manchester Royal Exchange]], 2012)
* ''Rats' Tales'' - based on [[Carol Ann Duffy]], devised by Melly Still ([[Manchester Royal Exchange]], 2012)
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* ''Beasts and Beauties'' - by [[Carol Ann Duffy]] ([[Bristol Old Vic]], 2003)
* ''Beasts and Beauties'' - by [[Carol Ann Duffy]] ([[Bristol Old Vic]], 2003)


Coram Boy was nominated for 4 [[Olivier Awards]] in London and 6 [[Tony awards]] on Broadway. She was nominated for best director in each award ceremony.
''Coram Boy'' was nominated for 4 [[Olivier Awards]] in London and 6 [[Tony awards]] on Broadway. Still was nominated for both Best Director and Best Designer at each award ceremony.


==References==
==References==

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Melly Still
Born (1962-08-22) 22 August 1962 (age 62)
Cambridge, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Theatre director and designer
Children3

Melly Still (born 22 August 1962)[1] is a British director, designer and choreographer.

She has worked as designer and co-director on many productions including the RSC's version of Tales from Ovid and Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie at the Royal National Theatre.

Since the early 2000s, she principally directs and has worked regularly with the RSC, Bristol Old Vic, Rose Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Wales Millennium Centre, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and on several occasions for the Royal National Theatre including with her multi-award nominated production of Coram Boy in London and on Broadway, The Revenger's Tragedy, From Morning to Midnight, and My Brilliant Friend - Parts 1 & 2 which transferred from Rose Theatre.

She is an Associate Artist at Bristol Old Vic and Rose Theatre and, and a fellow at York St John University.

She often works closely with the designer Anna Fleischle and designer Ti Green and also the British director Tim Supple.[2]

Directing credits

Coram Boy was nominated for 4 Olivier Awards in London and 6 Tony awards on Broadway. Still was nominated for both Best Director and Best Designer at each award ceremony.

References

  1. ^ Melly Still company-director-check.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Melly Still interview for Rusalka at Glyndebourne" The Telegraph (1 July 2009). Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ^ Melly Still's approach to Nation Archived 2014-04-03 at the Wayback Machine The National Theatre
  4. ^ "Down the rabbit hole" The Stage (22 November 2006). Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Melly Still" The New York Times (25 February 2007). Retrieved 27 March 2012.


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