1963 to 1978 (in the UK)
First professional job in 1963 at The Establishment Club in London’s Soho.
Learned his trade as: Assistant Manager at Swansea’s Grand Theatre; Front-
At age 24, appointed General Manager of the City of London’s Mermaid Theatre, working alongside Artistic Director, Sir Bernard Miles.
Established relationship with the Soviet Union’s Theatre for Young Spectators in Leningrad. Received a second bursary from The Arts Council of Great Britain, this time to study children’s theatre at the Russian actors’ famed home base.
At age 27, appointed General Manager for Triumph Theatre Productions, helmed by producers Paul Elliott and Duncan C Weldon. Managed very many shows during this period, including the West End premier of Grease, starring Richard Gere and Elaine Paige, and Roy Dotrice’s one-
Joined Paul Elliott in creating Paul Elliott Entertainments, commuting regularly between the company’s offices in London, New York, Toronto and Sydney. Worked as Associate Producer on ground-
With restaurateur Christopher Hunter, created London’s first New York-
1978 to 1989 (in the USA)
In 1978 produced American cult-
Brought Divine into the world of disco with hit singles Born to be Cheap and Native Love, followed by an extraordinary six years of travelling the globe with Divine in his top-
Produced Earl Wilson Jr’s long-
1989 to 1993 (back in the UK)
Again produced Let My People Come, this time at Paul Raymond’s Boulevard Theatre in Soho.
Appointed Executive Producer for Brighton Cares, raising funds for those living with HIV/AIDS in Brighton, Sussex. Produced stage spectaculars for the organisation, including the 120-
From 1993 (in South Africa)
Appointed Deputy Managing Director for Attie Van Wyk’s Big Concerts, based in Cape Town. Producing projects included The Fantasticks starring Jason Donovan, a tour of the musical Summer Holiday, Michael Flatley in Lord of The Dance, The Magic of David Copperfield and Operama’s Aïda for one glorious performance to over 40,000 people at the rugby stadium in Pretoria.
Held the position of Chief Executive Officer of The Johannesburg Civic Theatre (later renamed Joburg Theatre) from 2000 to 2013. During his tenure – and subsequently as an independently operating theatre practitioner – he served as Executive Producer of non-
Also produced the musical Saturday Night Fever at Pretoria’s State Theatre and has been responsible for bringing many world-
with Douglas Fairbanks Jr on tour in Australia with The Pleasure of His Company, 1977
with Divine at Andrew Logan’s The Alternative Miss World
in London, 1980
with Ricki Lake after the filming of Divine’s movie Hairspray, New York, 1988
with Shirley MacLaine, backstage at Sun City, 1993