Christopher LuscombeDIRECTOR

Credits include: The Shakespeare Revue (RSC and Vaudeville);Star Quality (Apollo); Home and Beauty (Lyric); Fascinating Aïda- One Last Flutter (Comedy Theatre, Olivier Awardnomination for Best Entertainment); The Rocky Horror Show(Playhouse); The Comedy of Errors and The Merry Wives ofWindsor (Shakespeare’s Globe); A Midsummer Night’s Dream(Regent’s Park); Enjoy (Gielgud); Alphabetical Order(Hampstead); When We Are Married (Garrick, Olivier Awardnomination for Best Revival); Masterpieces (Birmingham Rep);Little Shop of Horrors and The History Boys (West YorkshirePlayhouse);Things We Do for Love (Harrogate); Candida(Oxford Stage Company); The Likes of Us (Sydmonton); Armsand the Man (Salisbury); A Small Family Business (Watford);Hobson’s Choice (Sheffield); and tours of The Importance ofBeing Earnest, Tell Me on a Sunday, The Lady in the Van, LordArthur Savile’s Crime and Single Spies.

His production of Alan Bennett’s The Madness of George IIIopens at the Apollo Theatre in January. He will then bedirecting Hay Fever at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis.

Hugh DurrantSET AND COSTUME DESIGNER

Hugh Durrant’s award-winning designs have been seenworldwide. An MA in Fine Art at Magdalene College,Cambridge, his West End credits include: scenery and/orcostumes for Copacabana, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,Anastasia, The Hot Shoe Show, The Mystery of Irma Vep, and thepantomimes Cinderella and Babes in the Wood, both at theLondon Palladium.

In the USA, he designed costumes for Cher’s show atCaesar’s Palace and her Farewell tour (for which he won anEmmy Award in 2003 for Best Costumes). Other US showsinclude: Barry Manilow’s Music and Passion (Las Vegas Hiltonand on tour); Midnight Fantasy (Las Vegas Luxor) and Ann-Margret Here!, Now!.

In the UK, his designs at Chichester include: Lock Up YourDaughters, Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Merry Wives of Windsor,The Wizard of Oz, Nymph Errant, Divorce Me, Darling! (TMAAward) and Babes in Arms.

Dance design work has been for the Royal Ballet,Nederland Dans Theater, Dutch National Ballet and RambertDance Company.

UK tours include: British premiere productions of A LittleNight Music, Company, as well as productions as various asAmadeus, The Boy Friend, Full Circle (with Joan Collins) and TheMerry Widow.

Hugh has been Head of Design for many regional theatresas well as being a noted fashion designer, and has also directedand adapted for the stage.

always face the curtain with a bow.

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