NICK WINSTON

Director & Choreographer

West End – as Director & Choreographer: Young Frankenstein (Hope Mill Theatre & Liverpool Playhouse); From The Heart (Fortune Theatre); Your Lie in April (Harold Pinter); Bonnie & Clyde (The Garrick Theatre; WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical); Death Note (The Lyric; London Palladium); Chess in Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane; WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Concert); Wild About You (Drury Lane); The Secret Garden(London Palladium). 

West End – as Choreographer: Annie (Piccadilly); Loserville (Garrick; Olivier Award nomination for Best New Musical).   

International – as Director & Choreographer: We Will Rock You (World Tour; Winner of four Naldei Awards including Best Musical Production); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (South Africa); Chess (Tokyo, Winner – Outstanding Choreography Award, Japan); An American in Paris (Linz).

International – as Choreographer: Waiting For Godot (Lincoln Centre, New York); Annie (Ed Mirvish, Toronto); The Pajama Game (Japan); Kiss Me, Kate(Théâtre du Châtelet);Sweeney Todd (Royal Danish Opera); The Adventures of Pinocchio (Sadlers Wells; Minnesota Opera).

Regional & National Tours – as Director & Choreographer: Young Frankenstein (Hope Mill; Liverpool Playhouse);  Nerds (Curve; Edinburgh Festival); Midnight Cowboy (Southwark Playhouse); Calamity Jane (UK Tour); Burlesque (Manchester Opera House); Shrek (UK Tour; Hammersmith Apollo); Mame (seven WhatsOnStage Award nominations – including Best Revival and Best Choreography; Hope Mill); Club Tropicana (UK Tour); Rock of Ages (UK Tour; Berlin); The Wedding Singer; Fame (UK Tour; Troubadour Wembley); Guys & Dolls; Carousel; Half a Sixpence; Cats (Kilworth House); Bugsy Malone; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Curve).

 Film: Nick directed the feature film, Tomorrow Morning starring Samantha Barks, Ramin Karimloo and Dame Joan Collins (Amazon). His highly acclaimed concert production of Bonnie & Clyde starring Jeremy Jordan at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane is now available to stream. His production of Fame is available on BroadwayHD. 

Television: Nick had the honour of directing The Royal Variety Performance for HRH The Prince of Wales (ITV).

Television – as Choreographer: Shakespeare Live: From the RSC (BAFTA Award nomination for Best Entertainment); Sondheim at 80 (Royal Albert Hall); Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration (BBC) and The Diplomat (Netflix).

Instagram: @nickw1nston