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End of the Rainbow

Peter Quilter is recognized to be one of the most widely produced young playwrights in the world. His work has been produced in thirty-six countries and translated into twenty-three languages. His plays have been presented in major theatres in cities as diverse as Sydney, Amsterdam, Berlin, Johannesburg, Warsaw, Chicago, Caracas, Helsinki, Budapest, Rome, Montreal, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and London.

He began his career in 1999 with the pop industry comedy BoyBand which played a summer season at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End before travelling to Holland, Denmark, Poland, Slovakia, Estonia and South Africa. His work since then has ranged from female monologues (Just the Ticket) to farces (Curtain Up) musicals (The Canterville Ghost) and dramas (Celebrity).

In addition to the worldwide success of End of the Rainbow, Peter has also enjoyed international acclaim for his comedy Glorious! (the True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the Worst Singer in the World). The show played a six-month run at London’s Duchess Theatre in 2006 starring Maureen Lipman and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. Glorious! has since played in over a hundred theatres across six continents.

Peter is also the writer of the popular and award-winning 2009 comedy Duets – an evening comprised of four different plays, each performed in a tour de force by the same two actors. In 2011, he wrote two new plays – The Nightingales (a nostalgic musical based around a theatrical family in the 1950s) and The Morning After (a modern comedy set entirely in a bedroom).

Peter Quilter

End of the Rainbow

End of the Rainbow

To Felix
For everything

End of the Rainbow was first performed in this revised version in the UK at Royal & Derngate, Northampton on 5 February 2010, Artistic Director Laurie Sansom, Chief Executive Martin Sutherland, and received its first performance in the West End at Trafalgar Studios, London on 22 November 2010 presented by Lee Dean, Jenny Topper, Laurence Myers, Charles Diamond, Hilary Williams and David Bailey for Pinstripe Productions.

Director  Terry Johnson

Set and Costume Design  William Dudley

Lighting Design  Simon Corder

Sound Design  Gareth Owen

Musical Supervision  Gareth Valentine

The production received its North American premiere at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis on 28 January 2012, Artistic Director Joe Dowling. It featured the following cast and creatives:

Director  Terry Johnson

Set and Costume Design  William Dudley

Lighting Design  Christopher Akerlind

Sound Design  Gareth Owen

Musical Supervision/

Musical Arrangements  Gareth Valentine

Orchestrations  Chris Egan

Musical Director/Conductor  Jeff Harris

Stage Manager  Mark Dobrow

Assistant Stage Manager  Rachel Zack