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Artistic Director of Ludlow Festival Shakespeare (1997, 1998 & 1999, 2006 & 2007).
Directed annual Shakespeare in grounds of Ludlow castle for audiences of 1,000 per night.
Much Ado About Nothing
- (1997), Hamlet - (1998), Midsummer Night's Dream - (1999) - Midsummer Night's Dream (2006), 'Comedy of Errors' (2007)

Artistic Director of Everyman Theatre Liverpool (1983-1989).
Created new artistic policy for long-running accessible productions.
Glen wrote a new libretto for the opera Tosca and directed production with eighteen actor-musicians performing and playing Puccini's operatic score.
Shakespeare productions include - The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Taming Of The Shrew, Hamlet, Winter's Tale.
Commissioned and directed Shirley Valentine - Willy Russell (world premiere)

Founder and first Artistic Director of Secombe Centre, Sutton, Surrey. (1981-82).
Glen created policy, opened and directed first production for this purpose-built theatre.

Glen was founder and first Artistic Director of London Bubble Theatre (1972-1979).
Created policy and originated first two completely mobile structures designed for touring London's parks and open spaces with a repertoire of accessible classics and musicals. Steered company to independence forming own Board of Governors and constitution.

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  Lettice and lovage flyer    Before, during and subsequent to long-term responsibility for running theatres, Glen's freelance career has included productions for commercial and subsidised theatre. Major regional productions in the UK include Sheffield Playhouse & Crucible, Edinburgh Traverse, Coventry Belgrade, Nottingham Playhouse, Worcester Swan, Leatherhead Thorndike, Cardiff Sherman, Liverpool Playhouse, Norwich Playhouse, Bristol Old Vic, Windsor Theatre Royal, Guidford Yvonne Arnaud, Hornchurch Queens.

London theatres include Royal Court, Bush, Tricycle, Greenwich, Hampstead.

UK touring productions include:
Bill Kenwright Ltd
. (productions include Lettice and Lovage, Our Day Out, A Christmas Carol, Shirley Valentine).
Cambridge Theatre Company
(Can't Pay, Won't Pay),
English Shakespeare Company
(Comedy Of Errors 1989 UK tour; 1990 Jerusalem, Kiev and Moscow).
Paul Farrah Productions Ltd. (Funny About Love).

See Glen's biography for details of freelance productions.

       

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