Elmo Nüganen

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Role

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth

02/15/1962

Place of birth

Jõhvi, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Elmo Nüganen

Biography

Elmo Nüganen, the Tallinn City Theatre's artistic director, is one of the most esteemed stage directors in Estonia. He is known mostly for his brilliant versions of classical plays. His productions (W. Shakespeare "Romeo And Juliet", A. Dumas "The Three Musketeers", A. Tchekhov "Pianola or The Mechanical Piano" ("Platonov"), F. Dostoievsky "Crime And Punishment", W. Shakespeare "Hamlet") have played an important role in the repertory of Tallinn City Theatre and have represented the theatre in various festivals. Nüganen has surrounded himself with a talented, vigorous and young company of actors who can play in any genre or style.

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