Conrad Nelson

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Conrad Nelson (born 1963) is a British actor, composer and musical director, and he was the Artistic Director of the Northern Broadsides company until 2019. [1]

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His acting roles have included Iago in the Northern Broadsides production of Othello when Lenny Henry played the lead, [2] and Leontes in the company's 2015 The Winter's Tale which he also directed. [3]

In 2013, he appeared as Sir John Middleton in Helen Edmundson's BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility . [4]

Nelson and his family now live in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where he is one of the dramatic directors at the New Vic Theatre where his latest production was of the musical farce One Man, Two Guvnors . He is also artistic director at the Claybody Theatre, [5] a Stoke on Trent drama group that specialises in local themes, including Arnold Bennett 's The Card [6] and the The Grand Babylon Hotel . [7] [8] [9]

Personal life

Nelson is married to playwright and actor Deborah McAndrew. [2] They have a daughter named Elizabeth [10]

References

  1. ↑ "About us: Staff". Northern Broadsides. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Ahad, Nick (20 August 2012). "The Big Interview: Conrad Nelson". Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Review: The Winter's Tale, Northern Broadsides, on tour until November 28". The Press . 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sense And Sensibility". BBC. 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Claybody People". www.claybodytheatre.com. Claybody Theatre. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Brennan, Clare (4 June 2023). "The Card review – a sparkling adaptation of Arnold Bennett's rags-to-riches comic novel". The Observer. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Williams, Holly (17 September 2025). "The Grand Babylon Hotel review — Arnold Bennett farce is irreverent fun". The Times. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "New Vic's The Grand Babylon Hotel is the perfect way to celebrate Stoke-on-Trent centenary". BEFFSHUFF. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Eldon Lee, Chris (19 September 2025). "Review: Five stars for The Grand Babylon Hotel at the New Vic". www.whatsonlive.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Hastings, Sheena (10 November 2013). "The Big Interview: Deborah McAndrew". Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 26 October 2015.