Ken Hill (playwright)
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Ken Hill (28 January 1937 – 23 January 1995) was an English playwright and theatre director.
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Born | (1937-01-28)28 January 1937 Birmingham, England |
Died | 23 January 1995(1995-01-23) (aged 57) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Playwright and theatre director |
Notable work | Phantom of the Opera |
Spouse | Toni Palmer (second wife) |
Children | 2 sons (from first marriage) |
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Ken Hill was a protégé of Joan Littlewood at Theatre Workshop. He was known for his chaotic musicals on the tiny stage of the old Theatre Royal Stratford East,[1] Theatre Workshop's home in Stratford, London, but he also had hits in the West End and abroad. Among them were The Invisible Man and the original stage version of Phantom of the Opera,[2] which inspired Andrew Lloyd Webber to create his musical blockbuster of the same title.[3]