Nigel Wilton Triffitt (19 August 1949 – 20 July 2012)[1] was an Australian theatre director, actor, designer and writer.
[3] He studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney and the Drama Centre in London – both of which he was asked to leave.
He toured Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory directing the Yellow Brick Roadshows.
Triffitt also designed and directed operas for the Melbourne International Arts Festival: Metamorphosis (1984), Samson and Delilah (1984), and Moby Dick (1990), and revivals of the musicals Hair (1991) and The Rocky Horror Show (1992).
[9] Tap Dogs premiered at the Sydney Festival in 1995 and continued to tour around the world until his death.