Hugh Salmon
Hugh Salmon is a British advertising executive and the playwright who wrote the play Into Battle.[1]
Early career
As the creator of SFX Cassette Magazine, the music magazine on audio cassette launched in 1982, Salmon pursued a career in advertising, media and marketing. He is the son of Gerald Mordaunt Broome Salmon and the brother of England rugby player, Jamie Salmon. He later became managing director of CM:Lintas in London, and was in a five-year legal dispute to clear his name following accusations by the agency, which were eventually dropped by Lintas.[2] The case was closed when Salmon was awarded significant damages and Lintas made a formal apology.[3][4]
Into Battle
His stage play Into Battle received its premiere at the Greenwich Theatre in London in October 2021.[5][6][7]
The play tells the story of a bitter feud between the privileged Old Etonians at Balliol College, Oxford and a more socially aware group of non-Etonians during the run-up to the First World War.[5]
References
- ^ Brooks, Richard (26 September 2021). "'Elite v plebs': The Oxford rivalries of boys who would never grow up to be men". The Observer.
- ^ "Lintas suffers pounds 1m hit in Salmon case". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Lintas settles out of court with fired managing director". Marketing Week. 10 April 1997. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Lynn, Matthew (October 1, 1998). "The whistle blower's dilemma". Management Today: 54–60 – via go.gale.com.
- ^ a b Brooks, Richard (26 September 2021). "'Elite v plebs': the Oxford rivalries of boys who would never grow up to be men". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Purves, Libby. "Flawed heroes teach us to forgive and forget". The Times. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Slot, Owen. "The unlikely class warrior who tackled English rugby's bias". The Times. Retrieved 25 March 2023.