Martin David Anson Duncan was born on 12 July 1948 and is an English director, actor, composer, and choreographer.
24 Facts About Martin Duncan
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Martin Duncan has composed the musical scores for over 50 theatre productions.
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Martin Duncan continued to act on stage and screen until the late 1980s, becoming a director of theatre and opera.
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Martin Duncan was born in Chelsea, London on 12 July 1948.
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Martin Duncan is the son of Margaret Elizabeth Duncan and Ronald Francis Hamilton Anson Duncan, a Royal Naval captain and senior operations executive.
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Martin Duncan attended Durston House, a preparatory school in Ealing, and Westminster School from 1961 to 1966.
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Martin Duncan has played Trepan in The Master and Margarita, Governor Bellingham in The Scarlet Letter, and has performed in many musicals, including The Boy Friend as Alphonse, Privates on Parade as Charlie, Happy End as The Professor, Kiss Me Kate as Hortensio, Sweet Charity as Vittorio Vidal, Anything Goes as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, and Company as Harry.
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In 1987, Martin Duncan became an associate artist of the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, where his many roles included appearances in The History of Tom Jones, as Canon Chasuble in The Importance of Being Ernest, Antonio Salieri in Amadeus, Courtling in the British premiere of The Park by Botho Strauss, and Simeonov Pischik in The Cherry Orchard.
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In 1976, Martin Duncan formed The Fireflies of the Boulevard, a theatre company, with director Ultz.
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From 1994 to 1999, Martin Duncan was Artistic Director of Nottingham Playhouse.
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From 2002 to 2005, Martin Duncan was Co-Artistic Director of Chichester Festival Theatre.
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Martin Duncan was Associate Director on both Steven Pimlott's production of Twelfth Night at the Sheffield Crucible and the Pet Shop Boys' 1991 World Tour.
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Martin Duncan created the Chromolume Sequence for Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George.
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Martin Duncan directed Sondheim at 80 at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms in 2010, celebrating the 80th Birthday of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim.
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In musical theatre, Martin Duncan has written scores for over 50 productions.
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Premiering on 12 October 1988, Martin Duncan choreographed Stephen Lowe's Divine Gossip at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Pit Theatre.
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In 1986, Martin Duncan staged the Masques for Nicholas Hytner's productions of Edward II and The Tempest.
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Martin Duncan has written the libretti for and directed two short operas: Three Really Good Tea Parties with composer Jonathan Dove at the Salisbury International Arts Festival and Warning Bells with writer Jeremy Sams in 1989, Dartington.
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In 1992, Martin Duncan was co-writer of the scenario for Matthew Bourne's The Nutcracker for Opera North and the Edinburgh International Festival, which he co-directed with Bourne.
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At the BBC Proms 2012, Martin Duncan directed Gilbert and Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard.
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Martin Duncan was choreographer for the Cassandro Theatre Sequence in Tim Albery's 1991 production of Benvenuto Cellini at the Netherlands Opera.
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On television, Martin Duncan has appeared in multiple episodes on such shows as The Legend of Robin Hood as Blondin and When the Boat Comes In as Roddy.
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Martin Duncan met Protheroe in 1968 at the Theatre Royal Lincoln and the two became a musical collaboration.
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Between 2009 and 2012, Martin Duncan was an artistic adviser to Ruth Mackenzie, Director of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.