Christopher Luscombe began his career as an actor. He spent seven years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and went on to appear in the West End and at the National Theatre. He recently made a brief return to acting as Mrs Thatcher's voice coach in The Iron Lady with Meryl Streep. Directing credits include: The Shakespeare Revue (Vaudeville), Star Quality and The Madness of George III (Apollo), Home and Beauty (Lyric), Fascinating Aida - One Last Flutter (Olivier Award nomination for Best Entertainment) and Spamalot (Harold Pinter), The Rocky Horror Show (Playhouse), The Comedy of Errors and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare's Globe), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Regent's Park), Enjoy (Gielgud), Alphabetical Order (Hampstead), When We Are Married (Garrick, Olivier Award nomination for Best Revival), Masterpieces (Birmingham Rep), Little Shop of Horrors and The History Boys (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Things We Do for Love (Harrogate), Candida (Oxford Stage Company), The Likes of Us (Sydmonton), Arms and the Man (Salisbury), A Small Family Business (Watford), Hobson's Choice (Sheffield), Hay Fever (Minneapolis) 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 other publications include Star Quality, which he adapted from the original play by Noel Coward, and The Shakespeare Revue, which he devised with Malcolm McKee.