David Land

David Land (22 May 1918 – 22 December 1995) was an impresario and theatre producer, best known for having developed the early careers of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Early life Land was born 22 May 1918 in London to Polish Jewish immigrants. During World War II, he volunteered with the Royal Army Service Corps.

Career At the end of the war, he launched a career in show business, producing concerts for stars whose careers had been established during the conflict including the singers Vera Lynn and Anne Shelton and the bandleader Stanley Black.

He then became the European agent for the Harlem Globetrotters and the agent for the Dagenham Girl Pipers. With Joe Collins, he staged one of the first London gigs of The Beatles.

In the late 1960s, he formed a working partnership with the property developer Sefton Myers. Within a year, they completed Jesus Christ Superstar.

He founded the David Land Arts Centre and Studio Theatre, which provided rehearsal studio and workshop space for professional and amateur theatre companies.

Land had offices in Wardour Street, London.