Nicholas Georgiadis

Born in Athens, Nicholas Georgiadis studied architecture there and in New York and theatre design at the Slade School, where he then lectured. His designs for The Royal Ballet included The Invitation, Agon, Las hermanas, Romeo and Juliet, Song of the Earth, Manon, Mayerling, Prince of the Pagodas, Orpheus and The Tempest (the last two won Evening Standard Awards). For Nureyev he designed Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Raymonda, Don Quixote and Washington Square. He also designed Aida and Les Troyens (Royal Opera) and productions abroad, including Don Giovanni, Anna Bolena, Medea, La clemenza di Tito, Adriana Lecouvreur, Antigone and La traviata. His designs for plays included Lysistrata (Royal Court), Antony and Cleopatra (Prospect at the Old Vic), All for Love, As You Desire Me (Athens; Karolos Koun Prize, 1988) and Anatol. He was appointed a CBE in 1984 and died in 2001.