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Philip Hedley, who has died aged 85, was a protégé of Joan Littlewood, the radical founder of Theatre Workshop, a collective that toured shows aimed at working-class audiences and led an extraordinary revolution in British theatre in the 1950s when it took up residence at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, east London.
Oh What A Lovely War with six brilliant performers performing in Pierrot costumes shows that we’ve learned very little since the war to end all wars.
When I began re-reading the original material I instantly felt drawn to a circus backdrop in terms of design and aesthetic. A troop of entertainers, from the Ringmaster to the clowns, coming together to put on a show in a worn-out tent filled with the ammunition needed to put on a touring show, travelling away from home.
Character actor who appeared on the West End stage and in TV shows including I, Claudius, Coronation Street and Hazell
He made his name as Geoff in A Taste of Honey, one of the first serious portraits of a young gay character on the London stage