Father moved family around frequently; lived in Rome, Venice and Pakistan

Worked on set and costume design for the Royal Ballet

Worked on costume and set design for the Coliseum production of the opera "Don Giovanni"

Set designer on Ken Russell's "The Devils"

Returned to work for the Royal Ballet

Set designer on Ken Russell's "Savage Messiah"

Made feature directorial debut, "Sebastian"

Exhibited in a show of Six British Painters in Houston, Texas

Directed Super-8mm short, "Broken English", a performance film of Marianne Faithful

Directed videos for various musical artists including The Smiths, Bob Geldof and The Pet Shop Boys

Honored with a retrospective of his paintings at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London

Visited the Soviet Union: returned and made a short film about the experience entitled "Imagining October"

Published his first book, the autobiographical "Dancing Ledge"

Diagnosed as HIV-positive; began keeping a journal

Directed Lawrence Olivier in his final performance, "War Requiem"

Directed the stage show of The Pet Shop Boys World Tour