Peter Sibley obituary

My friend Peter Sibley, who has died aged 77, was a flamboyant figure in the world of theatre, where he was a manager and producer, and in music, where he spent time in public relations for Polydor Records.

He had a fierce and sometimes frightening intelligence, with a razor-sharp wit and a machine-gun laugh. He was also a brilliant raconteur, a lover of all things theatrical, a scurrilous gossip and an inspiration to many.