Martin Duncan

Martin Duncan was born in London and trained as a stage manager at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is equally at home in Opera and Theatre. He as Artistic Director of the Nottingham Playhouse and Joint Artistic Director of the Chichester Festival Theatre. He co-directed and co-wrote the scenario of the world première of The Nutcracker (Matthew Bourne/Opera North, Edinburgh International Festival) and was Associate Director on the Pet Shop Boys’ Performance Tour and has composed music for over 50 theatre productions. In 2012, Martin was an Artistic Adviser for the London Olympic Culture Festival. His many opera productions include the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Scottish Opera; English National Opera; the Glyndebourne Festival; the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich a