Christopher Luscombe
Christopher Luscombe was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon, and won a scholarship to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he read English.

He began his carreer as an actor with the Cambridge Footlights and after several years in rep. he went to the Old Vic, where he appeared in Kean with Derek Jacobi. He then spent seven years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing a wide variety of roles. He susequently worked at the National Theatre and in the West End.

His directing credits in London include The Shakespeare Revue (RSC/ Vaudeville), his own adaptation of Noël Coward's Star Quality (Apollo). Home and Beauty (Lyric), Fascinating Aïda's One Last Flutter (Comedy), The Comedy of Errors and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare's Globe), The Rocky Horror Show (Playhouse/Comedy) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Regent's Park).

Other directing credits include Masterpieces (Birmingham Rep), Little Shop of Horrors (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Things we do for Love (Harrogate), Candida (Oxford Stage Company), The Likes of Us (Sydmonton), Arms and the Man (Salisbury), Enjoy and A Small Family Business (Watford) and tours of The Importance of Being Earnest, Tell Me on a Sunday, The Lady in the Van, Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Single Spies.

His production of Alan Bennett's Enjoy, starring Alison Steadman, opened in Bath this Summer as part of the Peter Hall season. It is now touring the UK and tranfers to the Gielgud Theatre in January.

He is currently directing Elaine Paige's International Concert Tour, which visits Scandinavia, Ireland, America and China this autumn.