ARTISTIC director TREVOR Nunn is set to return to the Royal Shakespeare Company after being away for 15 years.
Trevor who worked at the Stratford theatre from 1968 until 1986 is set to make a come back in directing a cross cast ensemble company in King Lear and Chekhov's The Seagull.
The two productions will play in repertoire in the new Courtyard Theatre in Stratford from March 2007 before embarking on a world tour.
Ian McKellen, already announced as playing the title role in King Lear which will be the closing production of the RSC's Complete Works Festival, will also appear as Sorin in The Seagull.
Trevor said: "For many years now I have been hoping to return to my theatrical roots in the RSC and for even longer, I have been looking forward to the fulfilment of the vow Ian McKellen and I made that one day we would do King Lear together.
Add to the fact that we both believe in Ensemble work playing in repertoire and you have the background of this exciting plan to perform these two plays with the same cast in Stratford."
King Lear and The Seagull opens in July 2006 and public bookings opens in September 2006. For tickets call RSC box office on 0870 609 1110.
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