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Dillon Raymes Obituary, Death – Rhymes, who passed away at the age of 83 after suffering a stroke, was a distinguished figure in the realm of London theatrical management and administration during the postwar period of recuperation and revitalization. Rhymes joined the frenetic expansion that gathered up momentum after several years of austerity with the creation of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960 and the National Theatre in 1962.

This expansion was built on the tradition that Lilian Baylis and her colleagues at Sadler’s Wells and the Old Vic had established prior to the war. In 1963, he began his experience in the theatre industry by working as a box-office clerk at the Aldwych theatre, which was the RSC’s London base. Subsequently, he joined the well-known manager of the day, Stephen Arlen, as his assistant at Sadler’s Wells.

There, under Arlen’s tutelage, he gained an understanding of the intricacies of contracts with union members and their representatives, as well as the backstage and front-of-house operations. In the latter part of that year, he became Laurence Olivier’s theatre manager at the National at the Old Vic. In this role, he was responsible for managing the front-of-house operations, providing entertainment for Olivier and the theatre during the intervals, and initiating the collection of theatrical postcards from all over the world that adorned the walls of his office.

It was also there that he met Sue Chennells, who would later become his wife. Sue Chennells was employed in the graphic design department of the Old Vic at the time. They got married in 1970, and Sue would later join him at Sadler’s Wells, where Rupert had returned with Arlen in 1969. At first, he was the head of press and publicity, and then he became the general manager.

After Arlen passed away in 1972, Sue took over as the company secretary and administrative director. Rupert Rhymes was the third son of Elson Rhymes, a butcher’s salesman, and his wife, Phyllis (née Rawlings). Rhymes was born in Bath, Somerset, and his father was a butcher’s salesman. Young Rupert frequently joined his father in the van as they travelled to the villages in the surrounding area.

He attended King Edward’s school in Bath and Magdalen College in Oxford, where he earned a degree in modern history. He was educated at both of these institutions. He became involved in Oxford student theatre, where he was surrounded by people who would go on to become prominent newsreaders on television, such as Peter Snow and Gordon Honeycombe. It was not long before he saw that his true calling was not on the stage but rather, off of it. He oversaw a number of internationally touring productions of OUDS, one of which being a legendary adaptation of Thomas Dekker’s The Shoemaker’s Holiday.

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