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Julian Slade Biography (1930-)
Born May 28, 1930, in London, England; son of George Penkivil (a barrister) and Mary Albinia Alice (Carnegie) Slade. Avocational interests: Drawing, going to the theater and cinema, music. Career: Composer, writer, and actor. Bristol Old Vic Company, musical director, beginning in 1952. Awards, Honors: Gold Badge of Merit, BASCA, 1987. Addresses: Contact:86 Beaufort Street, London, SW3 6BU, England.
- Nationality
- English
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer, writer, actor
- Birth Details
- May 28, 1930
- London, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Flunkey, The Prodigious Snob, Theatre Royal, Bristol, 1951
- (London debut) Musician, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Old Vic Theatre, 1952
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WRITINGS
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Stage Composer, Unless Otherwise Noted
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Bang Goes the Meringue, Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club, 1950
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Lady May, Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club, 1951
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Two Gentleman of Verona, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1952
- (With James Cairncross and Dorothy Reynolds) Christmas in King Street, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, London, 1952
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The Duenna, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1953
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Love for Love, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1953
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She Stoops to Conquer, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1953
- Incidental music composer, The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford, England, 1953
- (With Reynolds) The Merry Gentleman, 1953
- (With Reynolds) Salad Days, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, London, 1954,London, England, 1976, Stanley Halls, South Norwood Hill, London, 1997
- Incidental music composer, The Comedy of Errors, Arts Theatre, London, 1956
- (With Reynolds) Free as Air, Savoy, London, 1957
- (With Reynolds) Hooray for Daisy, Bristol, 1959
- (With Reynolds) Follow That Girl, Vaudeville, London, 1960
- (With Reynolds) Wildest Dreams, Cheltenham, 1960
- (With Alan Pryce-Jones and Robin Miller) Vanity Fair, Queen's Theatre, London, 1962
- And lyricist, Nutmeg and Ginger, Cheltenham, 1963
- (With George Rowell) Sixty Thousand Nights, Theatre Royal, Bristol, 1966
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As You Like It, Bristol, 1970
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Regent's Park, London, 1970
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Much Ado about Nothing, Regent's Park, 1970
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Winnie the Pooh, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1970
- And lyricist, Trelawny of the Wells, Bristol, 1972
- And lyricist, Out of Bounds, Bristol, 1973
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A.A. Milne, 1982
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Dear Brutus, 1985
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Television Composer
- (With Reynolds) The Comedy of Errors, BBC, 1954
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Love in a Cold Climate (series), 1982
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Salad Days, 1982
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Stage Plays
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Bang Goes the Meringue, Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club, 1950
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Lady May, Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club, 1951
- (With Reynolds and Cairncross) Christmas in King Street, Bristol,1952
- (With Reynolds) The Merry Gentlemen, Bristol, 1953
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Free As Air, Savoy, London, 1957
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Hooray for Daisy!, Bristol, 1959
- Lyricist, Hammersmith, 1960
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Follow That Girl, Vaudeville, London, 1960
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Wildest Dreams, 1960
- (With Pryce-Jones and Miller) Vanity Fair, Queens Theatre, London,1962
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Nutmeg and Ginger, Cheltenham, 1963
- (With Reynolds) Salad Days, Bristol, 1965
- (With George Rowell) Sixty Thousand Nights, Bristol, 1966
- Adaptor, The Pursuit of Love, Bristol, 1967
- Adaptor, Winnie the Pooh, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1970
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Out of Bounds, Bristol, 1973
- (With Gyles Brandbreth), A.A. Milne, 1982
- (With Brandbreth), Now We Are Sixty, Arts Theatre, Cambridge, England, 1986
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Teleplays
- Adaptor, Salad Days, 1982
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Sidelights: Julian Slade told CTFT in an earlier edition that Salad Days ran for 2,288 performances in London before its revivalthere in 1976
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