Tim Luscombe
Writer/Director
THEATRE DIRECTOR:
West End:
| Relative Values |
Noel Coward |
Savoy |
| Private Lives |
Noel Coward |
Aldwych |
| Easy Virtue |
Noel Coward |
Kings Head, then Garrick |
| Semi Monde |
Noel Coward |
Royalty (now Peacock) |
| The One You Love |
Tim Luscombe |
The Royal Court |
| EuroVision |
Tim Luscombe |
Drill Hall, then Vaudeville |
| Artist Descending a Staircase |
Tom Stoppard |
Kings Head, then Duke of York's |
| The Merchant of Venice |
Shakespeare |
Lyric Hammersmith, then world tour |
| Volpone |
Ben Johnson |
Lyric Hammersmith, then world tour |
| The Browning Version |
Terrence Rattigan |
Royalty (now Peacock) |
| La Belle Helene |
Offenbach |
Sadlers Wells |
Off West End:
| The Rat Trap |
Noel Coward |
The Finborough |
| The Death of Gogol |
Luscombe |
Drill Hall |
| Jeffrey |
Paul Rudnick |
Greenwich Theatre |
| Salvation |
Joe Pintauro |
Gate, Notting Hill |
| Snow Orchid |
Joe Pintauro |
Gate, Notting Hill |
| A Poster of the Cosmos |
L Wilson / C Durang |
Camden Studio |
| Cracks |
Martin Sherman |
King's Head |
| When She Danced |
Martin Sherman |
King's Head |
| Pier Paolo Pasolini |
Caroline Behr |
Camden Studio |
Broadway:
| Artist Descending a Staircase |
Tom Stoppard |
Helen Hayes |
Off Broadway:
| When She Danced |
Martin Sherman |
Playwrights' Horizons |
Outer London and Regional (UK):
| MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE |
Geraldine Aron |
UK Tour |
| BLUE/ORANGE |
Joe Penhall |
New Vic, Stoke |
| NORTHANGER ABBEY |
Tim Luscombe |
Salisbury Playhouse and tour |
| Intimate Exchanges |
Alan Ayckbourn |
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough |
| The Rivals |
Sheridan |
Salisbury Playhouse |
| Communicating Doors |
Ayckbourn |
Salisbury Playhouse |
| Pat and Margaret |
Victoria Wood |
Salisbury Playhouse |
| House and Garden |
Ayckbourn |
Salisbury Playhouse |
| A Perfect Ganesh |
Terrence McNally |
Watford Palace |
| French Without Tears |
Terrence Rattigan |
Watford Palace |
| Charley's Aunt |
Brandon Thomas |
Watford Palace |
| Relative Values |
Noel Coward |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
| Blithe Spirit |
Noel Coward |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
| Point Valaine |
Noel Coward |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
| Warrior |
Shirley Gee |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
| Monsieur Amilcar |
Yves Jamiaque |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
| The Power and the Glory |
Graham Greene |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
| Maureen Lipman's |
Maureen Lipman |
Chichester Festival Theatre |
| One Woman Show |
Tim Luscombe |
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| The Parasol |
Vaclav Prestyn |
Manchester Royal Exchange |
| Amadeus |
Shaffer |
York Theatre Royal |
| Northanger Abbey |
Austen/Luscombe |
York Theatre Royal |
| London Assurance |
Dion Boucicault |
Leeds Playhouse |
| The Spoils of War |
Mike Weller |
Leeds Playhouse |
| Design For Living |
Noel Coward |
English Touring Theatre |
| Oliver! |
Lionel Bart |
Crucible, Sheffield |
| Safe Sex |
Harvey Fierstein |
Contact, Manchester |
| What The Butler Saw |
Joe Orton |
Northampton Theatres |
| The Belle of Belfast City |
Christina Reid |
Lyric, Belfast |
International:
| The Homecoming |
Niewe delar Mar, Amsterdam |
| Private Lives |
Dalateatern, Sweden |
| The Importance of Being Earnest |
Stadtsteateörn, Stockholm |
| Communicating Doors |
Riksteatern, Sweden |
| Seasons Greetings |
Dalateatern, Sweden |
| California Suite |
Dalateatern and Dramaten, Stockholm |
| Misalliance |
Vienna, Austria |
| Les Liaisons Dangereuses |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Other:
| Twentieth Century Blues |
Park Lane Hotel (The Pet Shop Boys) |
| Eltham Palace Cabaret |
Eltham Palace (for English Heritage) |
| Sail Away |
Soho Laundry (workshop) |
| In Bed With Magritte |
Royal National Theatre (workshop) |
| 5 NT 2000 productions |
Royal National Theatre |
| The Man Of Mode |
Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Les Liaisons Dangereuses |
Central School of Speech and Drama |
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:
2003: New Directions, a month-long season of playreadings at the Watford Palace Theatre, involving 4 directors, 24 actors, 13 writers and 16 new plays.
1992 - 1996: ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (and CO-FOUNDER) of THE LONDON GAY THEATRE COMPANY. For The London Gay Theatre Company Tim produced and directed four sell-out shows at the Gate Theatre (Notting Hill), The Camden Studio and The Drill Hall.
WRITER:
Plays:
| The Schuman Plan |
in development at The Royal National Theatre |
| The Death of Gogol |
in production at The Drill Hall |
| Amateur Rites |
in development |
| Hidden |
in development at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre |
| Last Night At Club Kali |
commissioned by Kevin Wallace Productions |
| The One You Love |
Royal Court, then Deutschen Theater, Berlin |
| The Loving Thing |
Planned for production, Drill Hall |
| EuroVision |
Drill Hall, then Vaudeville |
| Hamlet |
5-person, 70-min adaptation, TIE tour, Southern England |
Musicals:
| Life Class |
in development |
| Sail Away |
book adaptation from Noel Coward |
| Larger Than Life |
book for a Don Black/Jon Anderson musical |
Adaptations:
| Northanger Abbey |
from Austen, York Theatre Royal, 2004 |
| Pomp and Circumstance |
from Noel Coward's novel |
Translator:
| Monsieur Amilcar |
from the French, for Chichester Festival Theatre |
TEACHER 1983 - present:
Subjects taught:
- Acting in London 1990 to the present, Actors Centre
- Directing Shakespeare for the Stage at the Amsterdam School for the Performing Arts 1995-9
- Directing at Rose Bruford (2nd and 3rd years), 2004
- Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama (2nd and 3rd years), 2001 - 2003
- Directing and acting, City Lit London, 2002 - 2003
- English as a foreign language in Rome and London 1999 - 2000)
- Theatre appreciation, City Lit London, 2002 - present
- Motivated and organised groups of children
- Planned and taught courses at University and Post-University level
- Taught adult learners
AWARDS:
Lawrence Olivier Award nominee for EASY VIRTUE and THE BROWNING VERSION and HARLEQUINADE
Received Arts Council grant to write a new full-length play, Spring 2004
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Trained: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1985 - 1986 (Director's Course)
He has completed courses on FILM WRITING, DIRECTING, PRODUCING AND CINEMATOGRAPHY (Raindance, London)
Tim has taught in Italian (one year resident), worked in Dutch and Swedish and has some knowledge of French and Spanish
He is T.E.F.L. qualified (RSA (CELTA), International House, London)
www.timluscombe.com
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