Melly Still

Melly Still
Melly Still
Born	22 August 1962; Cambridge, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Theatre director and designer
Children	3

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, 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.

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

Directing credits

The Mirror Crack'd - by Agatha Christie, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and re-imagined for India by Ayeehsa Menon (NCPA Mumbai, India, 2020) with Sonali Kulkarni, Denzil Smith and Shernaz Patel.
The Lovely Bones - by Alice Sebold, adapted by Bryony Lavery (UK tour, 2018) with Charlotte Beaumont.
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, 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)
Rats' Tales - based on Carol Ann Duffy, devised by Melly Still (Manchester Royal Exchange, 2012)
The Cunning Little Vixen - Leoš Janáček (Glyndebourne Festival, 2012)
Coram Boy - by Jamila Gavin, adapted by Helen Edmundson (Bristol Old Vic, 2011)
Beasts and Beauties - by Carol Ann Duffy (Hampstead Theatre, 2010–2011)
Zaide - Mozart, in an English Version by Michael Symmons Roberts and Ben Power (Sadlers Wells, 2010)
Nation - by Terry Pratchett, adapted by Mark Ravenhill (Royal National Theatre, 2009)[3]
Rusalka - Dvořák (Glyndebourne Festival, 2009 and 2011)
Cinderella - In a version by Ben Power (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith)
The Revengers Tragedy by Thomas Middleton - (Royal National Theatre, 2008)
Watership Down - by Richard Adams, adapted by Rona Munro (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith)[4]
Coram Boy - by Jamila Gavin, adapted by Helen Edmundson (Royal National Theatre 2005, Imperial Theatre 2007: Broadway)[5]
Alice in Wonderland - (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.

References

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

External links

Melly Still at the Internet Broadway Database

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[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.