Christopher Luscombe I
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Christopher Luscombe read English at Cambridge. He began his career as an actor, spending seven years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He went on to appear at the National Theatre, the Old Vic and in the West End. While at Stratford-upon-Avon, he devised and directed The Shakespeare Revue with Malcolm McKee, and this transferred to the Vaudeville Theatre in London. His subsequent productions at Stratford include Twelfth Night, Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing, the last two transferring to Chichester Festival Theatre and then to the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. He is an Associate Artist of the RSC.
His other directing credits in London include: Star Quality and The Madness of George III (Apollo); Home and Beauty (Lyric); Fascinating Aïda (Harold Pinter - Olivier Award nomination for Best Entertainment); The Comedy of Errors and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare’s Globe); Nell Gwynn (Shakespeare’s Globe and Apollo – Olivier Award for Best New Comedy); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park); Enjoy (Gielgud); Alphabetical Order (Hampstead); When We Are Married (Garrick - Olivier Award nomination for Best Revival); Travels With My Aunt (Menier Chocolate Factory); Spamalot (Playhouse) and Private Lives (Ambassadors).
Regional and international credits include Masterpieces (Birmingham); Little Shop of Horrors and The History Boys (Leeds); Things We Do for Love (Harrogate); The Likes of Us (Sydmonton); Arms and the Man (Salisbury); A Small Family Business (Watford); Hobson’s Choice (Sheffield); Hay Fever (Minneapolis); Henry V and Nell Gwynn (Chicago); While The Sun Shines and The Argument (Bath); The Winter’s Tale (Cincinnati); Gigi (West Green); Gypsy (Tokyo) and tours of The Importance of Being Earnest, Tell Me on a Sunday, The Lady in the Van, Candida, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, Single Spies, Admission: One Shilling, Dandy Dick, Blue/Orange and The Nightingales. 
His production of The Rocky Horror Show has been running for the last nineteen years. It has completed numerous seasons in the West End and played all over the world. It is currently touring the UK.
His operatic work includes Candide, Falstaff (Broadway World nomination for Best New Opera Production), The Yeomen of the Guard and Tosca (Grange Festival); Sweeney Todd (Bergen National Opera); Pagliacci (Opera Ensemble) and Il barbiere di Siviglia (Garsington Opera). He returns to Garsington this year for L’elisir d’amore, followed by The Magic Fountain at the Wexford Festival. Next year he will direct Die Zauberflöte for Santa Fe Opera.
​​CURRENT
The Rocky Horror Show
L'elisir d'amore
The Magic Fountain
Die Zauberflöte

LONDON
The Rocky Horror Show
​Private Lives
Much Ado About Nothing
Love's Labour's Lost
​Nell Gwynn

Spamalot
Travels with My Aunt
The Madness of George III
​When We Are Married
Alphabetical Order
Enjoy
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Merry Wives of Windsor 
Midsummer Night's Dream
The Rocky Horror Show
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The Comedy of Errors
Fascinating Aïda
Home and Beauty
Star Quality

​The Shakespeare Revue​
RSC
Twelfth Night
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Won
​The Shakespeare Revue

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​OPERA
Tosca
L'elisir d'amore
The Magic Fountain
​Die Zauberflöte
Il barbiere di Siviglia
​The Yeomen of the Guard
​Pagliacci
​Sweeney Todd
Falstaff
Candide

​SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE
Nell Gwynn
Merry Wives of Windsor
​The Comedy of Errors


INTERNATIONAL
The Magic Fountain
Die Zauberflöte
Gypsy
​Sweeney Todd
​​The Winter's Tale
Nell Gwynn
The Rocky Horror Show
Henry V
Hay Fever
Merry Wives of Windsor

Elaine Paige in Concert
​Admission: One Shilling
Star Quality
​The Shakespeare Revue
UK
Private Lives
Gigi in Concert
The Argument
​​The Rocky Horror Show
​The Nightingales
​While the Sun Shines
​Travels with My Aunt

​Blue / Orange
Dandy Dick
Hobson's Choice
The History Boys
Single Spies
​A Small Family Business
Arms and the Man

The Likes of Us
The Lady in the Van
​Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Things We Do for Love
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Candida
Masterpieces
Little Shop of Horrors

​The Importance of
​Being Earnest
BBC RADIO 4
Shakespeare Revue
The Cocktail Hour
Heart & Soul

BBC FOUR
Much Ado About Nothing
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EVENTS
Rocky in Cinemas
Theatrical Digs
The Food of Love
Half Time
​Then & Now




BOOKS ETC
Twelfth Night DVD
Twelfth Night CD
Love's Labour's Lost DVD
​Love's Labour's Lost CD
​​Love's Labour's Won DVD
​Love's Labour's Won CD
Dandy Dick Script
Spamalot CD
Merry Wives DVD
​Merry Wives CD
The Likes of Us CD
Rocky Horror Show DVD
Fascinating Aïda CD
Star Quality Script
​Shakespeare Revue Script
​Shakespeare Revue CD

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JOURNALISM
Terry Scott

THEATRE AGENT
Nicki Stoddart
United Agents

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OPERA AGENT
Helen Hogh
Groves Artists

+44 (0) 20 8874 3222


TWITTER
@luscombechris

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INSTAGRAM
luscombechris

WEBSITE DESIGN
Malcolm McKee
malcolmmckee1
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Nathan Kruger