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Comedies on touring slate for Blighty.(LEGIT)('The Elephant Man,' 'Dandy Dick' and 'The Happiest Days of Your Life')(Brief article)

Daily Variety

| March 29, 2012 | Benedict, David | COPYRIGHT 2009 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US). (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Brit comedy classics "Dandy Dick" and "The Happiest Days of Your Life" plus a revival of"The Elephant Man" make up the first season of Theater Royal Brighton Prods., a new touring company led by a.d. Christopher Luscombe and producing partner Howard Panter of Ambassador Theater Group.

According to Panter, topper of the largest theater-owning company in the U.K., the venture was formed to take advantage of booming legit biz in the U.K. regions.

"There is a renaissance happening in regional theater, and we have undoubtedly seen a shift from the center of the theatrical landscape being London," he said. "We recently saw play box office records smashed in both …

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