Hugh Salmon Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. News: 'Elite v plebs': The Oxford rivalries of boys who would never grow up to be men . The Observer . 26 September 2021 . Brooks . Richard .
2. Web site: Lintas suffers pounds 1m hit in Salmon case. www.campaignlive.co.uk. 25 March 2023.
3. Web site: 10 April 1997 . Lintas settles out of court with fired managing director . 25 March 2023 . Marketing Week.
4. The whistle blower's dilemma. Matthew. Lynn. October 1, 1998. Management Today. 54–60. go.gale.com. subscription.
5. Web site: Brooks . Richard . 26 September 2021 . 'Elite v plebs': the Oxford rivalries of boys who would never grow up to be men . 25 March 2023 . The Guardian .
6. Web site: Purves . Libby . Flawed heroes teach us to forgive and forget . 25 March 2023 . .
7. Web site: Slot . Owen . The unlikely class warrior who tackled English rugby's bias . 25 March 2023 . .