Nicolas Kent

Nicolas Kent became Artistic Director of the Tricycle Theatre in London in 1984 and was there for almost 30 years. In 2006 he was the recipient of an Evening Standard Theatre Award - Special Award for "Pioneering Political Theatre" for his work there.

His productions at the Tricycle include: THE GREAT GAME TRILOGY by various writers, John Patrick Shanley's DOUBT, Carlo Gebler & Jennifer Farmer's DARFUR - HOW LONG IS NEVER?, Abram Hill's WALK HARD, Richard Norton-Taylor's BLOODY SUNDAY (winner of the Olivier Award - Outstanding Achievment), Richard Norton-Taylor's JUSTIFYING WAR, Carlo Gebler's TEN ROUNDS, Nick Dear's new version of THE PROMISE, Jack Rosenthal's translation of Jean-Claude Grumber's DREYFUS, Richard Norton-Taylor's THE COLOUR OF JUSTICE - THE STEPHEN LAWRENCE INQUIRY (Time Out Award), Carlo Gebler's version of Strindberg's DANCE OF DEATH, Yemi Osofisan's RWANDA, Goran Stefanovski's EX-YU, Keith Reddin's HAITI, Richard Norton-Taylor & John McGrath's NUREMBERG, HALF THE PICTURE (Time Out Award), MACBETH, Frank McGuinness' FACTORY GIRLS, Mary O' Malley's ONCE A CATHOLIC, Behan's THE HOSTAGE, Bill Morrison's 6-hour trilogy A LOVE SONG FOR ULSTER, Alice Childress' TROUBLE IN MIND, Tom Kempinksi's translation of Jean-Claude Grumberg's A FREE COUNTRY, Yemi Ajibade's A LONG WAY FROM HOME, ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL, Leigh Jackson's THE ONE O'CLOCK WORLD and Alfred Fagon's LONELY COWBOY.

Other Theatre Credits Include:

Gillian Slovo & Victoria Brittain's GUANTANAMO at the New Ambassador's Theatre, Culture Project in New York & Brave Theatre in San Francisco, as well as reading at the Houses of Congress in Washington DC (2004), Richard Norton-Taylor's THE COLOUR OF JUSTICE at the Victoria Palace Theatre & Lyttleton Theatre (1999), SREBENICA, which he also wrote, at the Olivier Theatre (1998), AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at the Lyric, Hammersmith (1995), Richard Norton-Taylor & John McGrath's HALF THE PICTURE at the Houses of Parliament (the first play ever performed there) (1993), Jean-Claude Grumberg's THE WORKROOM at the American Jewish Theatre, New York (1993), Stewart Parker's PENTECOST at the Lyric, Hammersmith (1989), Mustapha Matura's PLAYBOY OF THE WEST INDIES at the Chicago International Theatre Festival (1988) and Howard Sackler's THE GREAT WHITE HOPE for the Royal Shakespeare Company (winner of the Time Out Award) (1987).

Nicolas has directed Mark Thomas’ Check-up: Our NHS at 70 

The critics are unanimous:
**** The Guardian
**** The Daily Telegraph
**** The Financial Times
**** The Independent
**** Time Out
**** The Scotsman

Fringe First Award

“Incredibly powerful….made me laugh and cry” - BBC Front Row

BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE: 23rd April - 4th May 2019
 

Nicolas's latest production will be coming to Marylebone Theatre on the 22nd of January: 

The Most Precious of Goods at Marylebone Theatre

Nicolas is represented in the US by Dennis Aspland at Aspland Management.