Education
Noble attended King"s School, Bruton, and read English Literature at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was supervised by the poet Geoffrey Hill, and whence he graduated with a 2:1 in 1987.
Noble attended King"s School, Bruton, and read English Literature at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was supervised by the poet Geoffrey Hill, and whence he graduated with a 2:1 in 1987.
He was Honorary Treasurer for Cambridge University Polo Club. Noble moved to Saint St. Petersburg, Russia, to become a writer He has since worked with various Russian cultural figures including Valery Gergiev, Alexander Sokurov, and Vladimir Bortko,
Noble has written for The Washington Post, Saint St. Petersburg Press, PN Review, and Literary Review.
He has written extensively about Russian ballet, for Dance Magazine, and his published work includes Street St. Petersburg: A Century of Russian Ballet: Desk Diary 2000.
Noble has translated extensively from Russian into English, for major arts organisations and events, the President of the Russian Federation, and the Mayor of Moscow. Noble wrote the English-language dialogue for the 2005 film The Sun (directed by Alexander Sokurov).
His play Marlene Made Maine was shortlisted for the United Kingdom International Playwriting Festival 2004. He was co-writer and guest historian for Glamour Puds, Series 2 Episode 9.
He has been seen on Russian television in the role of Doctor Paulson in Peter the Great: The Testament, directed by Vladimir Bortko, and on Ukrainian television in the role of President of the Council of Vampires in Split directed by Vlad Lanne.
Noble is currently writing the English-language version of the screenplay for a new film by Vladimir Bortko.