Trivia

Was nominated for Broadway's 1975 Tony Award as Best Director (Dramatic) for "Scapino."

Took over the helm at the Nottingham Playhouse from 1961-1964, including the inaugural season of the newly built theatre in 1963.

Made his West End debut at the Adelphi Theatre in 1960 with a production of The Bishop's Bonfire.

In 1954 he founded and directed his own young theatre company, The Piccolo Theatre in Manchester.

National Life Stories conducted an interview (C1173/20) with Dunlop on his memories of Richard Negri in 2007 for its An Oral History of Theatre Design collection held by the British Library.

Read English at University College London where he was a lifelong Fellow.

Studied with Michel Saint-Denis at the Old Vic theatre school in London.

Directed The Enchanted at the Bristol Old Vic in 1955 where, a year later, he became its resident director, writing and staging Les Frere Jacques.

Was appointed CBE in 1977.

While at the National, then located at the Old Vic, he took a crucial career step with the creation of The Young Vic in 1969.

In 1967 he joined the National Theatre as Associate Director, and worked as Administrative Director from 1968 to 1971, where he directed Home and Beauty (1968) The White Devil (1969) and The Captain of Köpenick starring Paul Scofield (1971).

In 1966 he founded The Pop Theatre Company at the Edinburgh Festival.

Was director of the Edinburgh International Festival for eight years from 1984 to 1991.

Educated at Beauchamp College.

Received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1989.

Received the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Literature presented to him by the French government in 1987.

Father Charles Norman Dunlop and mother Mary Aarons.