Gilmore was appointed artistic director of the Watermill Theatre, Berkshire, in 1976, and remained there for three years. and
The Merchant of Venice,
Candida, and
Hedda Gabler. Gilmore has directed many West End productions, including
Lend Me a Tenor and
Daisy Pulls It Off, both at the
Gielgud Theatre, and
The Hired Man. Other London productions include
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui starring
Griff Rhys Jones,
Chapter Two at
the Queens starring
Sharon Gless and
Tom Conte,
A Swell Party at
the Vaudeville, the award-winning
Defending the Caveman, and
the Dominion production of
Grease and subsequent worldwide productions. Other West End productions include
Radio Times,
Beyond Reasonable Doubt starring
Frank Finlay, and
Sinatra at the
London Palladium. He directed
Sir Anthony Quayle in
Dandy Dick,
Machiavelli’s Mandragola at the
National Theatre,
Cavalcade at the
Chichester Festival Theatre, and ''
The Winter's Tale'' for the
Regents Park Theatre. London Fringe productions include
Jane Clegg at the
Finborough, and
Crimes of the Heart at the King’s Head. Gilmore also directed the final tour of
Harvey and the Wallbangers, as well as national tours of
Noises Off and
Steel Magnolias.
Overseas Productions Overseas productions include the Australian productions of
Grease,
Song and Dance,.European productions include French operetta
La Haut at the
Théâtre des Variétés in Paris and
Théâtre des Célestins in Lyon,
Hair at the
Palais Des Sports (also Paris), and
Glengarry Glen Ross at the
Royal Flemish Theatre in Brussels. and
Gas Light at the
Mirvish Theatre Toronto. == References ==