Trevor Nunn

British  

/ ˌtrɛvə ˈnʌn /

noun

1. Often shortened to: Trevor.  informal a university degree graded 2:1 (second class upper bracket)

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Etymology

Origin of Trevor Nunn

C20: from rhyming slang, after Trevor Nunn (born 1940), British theatre director

Example Sentences

F. Murray Abraham and Trevor Nunn, who directed Spacey in productions at the Old Vic Theatre in London, where some of the incidents allegedly occurred, also wrote letters of support.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet Trevor Nunn, who wrangled with her in rehearsals, later called her “direct, uncomplicated, honest, very alive.”

From New York Times

She returned to the RSC in the title role of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, directed by Trevor Nunn.

From BBC

It has happened only once before at the company, when Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands shared the role from 1978 to 1986.

From New York Times

Jackman, a movie idol and showman who came into international prominence playing Curly in Trevor Nunn’s Royal National Theatre production of “Oklahoma!,” and LuPone, a Juilliard-trained actor whose Broadway coronation dates back to her Tony-winning tour de force in “Evita,” have traveled different paths to stardom.

From Los Angeles Times