Robert Longden
Robert Longden trained at Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where he won the John Gielgud Award.
His theatre credits include Riff Raff in the Jim Sharman production of The Rocky Horror Show at the Essoldo Theatre, King's Road; Mum in Steven Berkoff's original production of East; Gerald (sun has got his hat one) Bollingbroke in the original production of Me and My Girl at the Adelphi Theatre; Earl Williams in Windy City at the Victoria Palace Theatre; Douglas in Small Ads at the Young Vic; Deputy Director in Vaslav Havel's Temptation at the Westminster Theatre; Desmond in Small Family Business and Hortensio in Taming of the Shrew at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester; Widow Twankay in Martin Duncan's panto Night in Old Peking at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East; Lomax in Christopher Marahan's Major Barbara at Chichester; Maddox Brown in Outside Broadcast at Birmingham Rep; The Director in Nightshoot at the Tricycle; Mr. Cellophane in Chicago at the Newcastle Playhouse and Dorothy Parker in Tallulah Who? at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch.
His film credits include Agatha, Adolph Hitler - My Part in his Downfall, Live on Arrival, Selling Hitler, Secret Life of Ian Fleming and Violent Summer. His television credits include leading roles in Moon & Son, The Blackheath Poisonings, The Gentle Touch, Watch All Night, Cost of Loving, Dickens of London, Danger UXB, Agony, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?; The Bretts, Singers Day, The Little Big Show, Single's Weekend, Video Stars and Cloud Nine. He played Mr. Pitt (the civil servant jazz fanatic) in Alan Plater's Beiderbecke Trilogy.
His radio credits include regular appearances in Legal Decent Hones and Truthful, Semi-Circles and Royal Favour. Robert has written a number of thriller screenplays, revues, musicals and several pop songs. As a director he founded, with Charlie Hanson, the Old Red Lion Theatre Club and the New Cornet Theatre, Battersea and created opening shows for the Old Profanity Showboat, Bristol as well as five shows for the New End Theatre, Hampstead.
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Did you see our latest news earlier in the week? Chitty flies again! We're thrilled to announce that rights to the full, 2-act version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang are now available without restrictions for performances scheduled to take place before 31st December 2023. Applications for 2024 are currently restricted to those in venues of less than 500 seats. Apply today! www.mtishows.co.uk/chitty-chitty-bang-bang #chittychittybangbang #newrelease #trulyscrumptious
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Xanadu is now available for licensing! You have to believe we are magic... Xanadu is a moving, electrifying tale of endless fun that will keep audiences in stitches, while the original, legendary chart-topping tunes lift them out of their seats. Find out more: www.mtishows.co.uk/xanadu #xanadu #newshow #amateurtheatre #licensing #olivianewtonjohn #strangemagic
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Bravo to everyone at @_spotlight.theatre who went Into the Woods at Nottingham Arts Theatre earlier in the month. These photos look great! Photo credit: Martin Holtom. #intothewoods #nottingham #amateurtheatre #amdram
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A huge congratulations to everyone at @green_room_productions on their hugely successful production of Sunshine on Leith. We really would have walked 500 miles to grab a ticket. #sunshineonleith #pottersbar #amateurtheatre #wyllyotts
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As schools across the UK and Europe wind down for the Summer holidays we wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate the incredible teachers everywhere who make musical theatre happen year after year. To those teachers we say: you are an inspiration! We had close to 100 of these incredible teachers take part in this years Junior Theatre Festival, so lets enjoy the special teacher number from that days awards ceremony. #teachers #jtf22 #musicaltheatre #schoolshow #inspiration #education #broadwayjr
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We love these production shots of Disneys The Little Mermaid JR from @pqanorthampton #merfolk #thelittlemermaidjr #performingarts #disney #broadwayjr
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Bravo to @curtaincallshrewsbury on their production of Roald Dahls Matilda the Musical JR. Theyre currently having the best time working on the show, and these wonderful photos prove it! Enjoy your final performances. #matildajr #broadwayjr #shrewsbury #roalddahl #youththeatre #maggots
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WHAT A PICTURE We'll definitely be sticking these in the family album A few snaps from @haslemereplayers dress rehearsal of KIPPS - The New Half a Sixpence Musical which runs at Haslemere Hall this week. Break a leg! #kipps #kippshalfasixpence #haslemere #haslemerehall #surreytheatre #surrey
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Do you love musicals and want to work at MTI? We're searching for a new Licensing Assistant / Receptionist. The successful candidate will be required to work from our newly refurbished office in London at 12-14 Mortimer Street, W1T 3JJ. The core duties/responsibilities will include: Reception duties: * answering a busy telephone switchboard * greeting all visitors to the office Amateur Licensing support: * show availability requests * answering basic enquiries both via phone and in email * general administrative support as required Professional Licensing support: * general enquiries * generation of invoices as per instructions from the Professional Licensing team * vetting of foreign language translations The successful candidate will have a keen interest in musical theatre (on or off stage) and have excellent administrative skills. For full details visit: https://www.mtishows.co.uk/.../job-vacancy-licensing... #vacancy #licensing #receptionist #job #musicals #opportunity
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JTF is making the news! @skynews @fyi_skykids came to Birmingham last month to share the power of jazz hands and spirit fingers with a wider audience. The JTF piece will air Saturday at 10:30 and 16:30 and then on Sunday at 10:30. We can't wait! Check out this sneak peak, which follows Timi from The British Theatre Academy. #jtf22 #news #jazzhands #broadwayjr
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