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The New Theatre Barnstaple College theatre workshop.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

December 1976 ASM Lighting ‘The House Of Bernarda Alba<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1977 ASM Lighting Exit the King<\/em>, ASM Lighting & Sound, Oh what a lovely war<\/em> ASM Sound, Star Beam<\/em> (College production) ASM Sound and Lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1977 Easter Northcott Theatre Trainee work experience. Sleuth<\/em>, Under milk wood<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1977 Star beam<\/em> from the New Theatre Barnstaple LD\/ASM Lighting sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Victoria Palace London 1977-1983<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

September 1977 Las Vegas Follies<\/em> Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 1977 Don’t Bother to Dress<\/em> Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 1977 Basil Brush<\/em> Showman Board\/colour change operator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 1978 Cinderella<\/em> with Tony Blackburn Stage LX Showman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 1978 Annie<\/em> Second Dayman LX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 1978 Annie<\/em> First Dayman LX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 1981 Mother Goose<\/em> John Inmann <\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 1982 Little Foxes<\/em> Elizabeth Tailor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 1982 Windy City<\/em> Denis Waterman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 1983 Call Me Madam<\/em> Noel Gordon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Queens Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue<\/strong> 1983-1989<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

May 1983 Another Country<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 1983 Hayfever<\/em> Penelope Keith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 1984 Number One<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 1984 Promoted Deputy Chief LX. Forty Years On<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 1985 The Cain Mutiny Court Marshal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 1985 The Seagull<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 1985 Interpreters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 1986 Wonderful Town <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 1987 The Resistible Rise of Aruro Ui <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 1987-Feb 1989 Beyond Reasonable Doubt<\/em> (Promoted to Chief LX)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feb 1989 Single Spies <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 1989 – September 1990 Shadow Lands <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Royalty Theatre on the Kingsway<\/strong> 1989-1993<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Paul McKenna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The International Dance Teachers ass<\/em>ociation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Body builders<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iraq Ballet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel Ballet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

French Ballet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Ballet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ballet Rambert<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maggie May<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

English Shakespeare Company Macbeth, The Tempest<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Halpen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babes in Arms<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lyric Theatre <\/strong>1993-2003 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1993 March 1995 Five Guys Named Moe<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 1995 Ain’t Misbehaving<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 1995 Hobson’s Choice<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 1996 Lee Evans <\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 1996 Tap Dogs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 1996 Ferry Across the <\/em>Mersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 1996 By Jeeves<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early 1997 Refurbishment of Front of House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8th April 1997 Marlene <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September – 8th November 1997 Maddie<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 1997 Cyrano de Bergerac<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 1998 Closer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 1998 An Ideal Husband<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 16th 1999 Animal Crackers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 1999 Tango Passion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 1999-3rd June 2000 Comic Potential<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 2000 A Busy Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 2000 Brief Encounter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 2000 Long Days<\/em> Journey into Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2001 Semi-Monde<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 2001 Barbara Cook sings Mostly Sondheim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 2001 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 2002 The Constant Wife<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Constant wife was my very last show in the West End of London, in fact it was to be the very last show I was ever to do. Tony P had now transferred back to the Lyric as Chief LX. I would have my office and workshop in one of the upstairs rooms for a couple of years before moving to the Palladium once the Lyric was sold to Nimax Theatres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I started at the Victoria Palace we had been only two theatres of the VP and the London Palladium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1983 the Stoll and Moss theatres had merged to form a closer relationship and then we were the four theatres on Shaftesbury avenue plus Her majesties, And the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Making eight theatres in total. When Robert Homes A’court Brought the group in 1986 he went on a buying spree and added The Garrick, Duchess, Cambridge and Royalty theatres. So for a while we were 12 theatres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later the Victoria Palace was sold. With the Purchase by the Really useful Group The Palace, New London, and Adelphi Theatres were added making a Total of 14 Theatres. Later Royalty was sold and then The Duchess and Garrick were also sold, Followed by the Apollo and Lyric. Then the Queens and Gielgud. So no longer would the four theatres remain together after all those years of flying the same flag. Lastly the Palace would be sold leaving only Her Majesties, London Palladium, Theatre Royal Drury lane, And the New London, and Adelphi. Making a total of Five theatres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be noted that as in the rest of the book I have used the names of the the theatres that were contemporary at the time. It also should for accuracy be noted that the Really Useful Group actually had a half share\/ownership of the Adelphi Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Working directly for head office as technical projects supervisor and then technical projects manager with office and workshop at. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lyric Theatre 2003-2007<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

and then<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The London Palladium 2007-2013<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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