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Among Simon’s many stage appearances are The Brewery Follies, A Midsummer Night's Dream with Kelie McIver, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, and Mark Ringer’s production of The Alchemist at the Globe Playhouse.
Kiblako notably sang Petruchio for Zdeněk Chalabala's recording of Shebalin's Taming of the Shrew in 1957, and the titular role, of legless pilot Alexey Maresyev, in the first (and only) recording of Prokofiev's Story of a Real Man conducted by Mark Ermler in 1961.
She has also interpreted Romeo and Juliet, Buak, Bolero, Swan Lake, The Taming of the Shrew, Cinderella, A la memoire (Mahler), Carmina Burana (Carl Orff) and Orpheus (Stravinsky).
He had several roles at the world famous Old Globe Theatre, including the leading role as "Petruccio" in a touring production of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew".
Other major productions included Marcia Haydee's 'The Sleeping Beauty' (marking WAB's debut at The Burswood Theatre and boasting a cast of over 80), 'Gala' (with guest Principal Artists from The Royal Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and The Australian Ballet) and John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew'.
His first Broadway job was with the Theatre Guild, appearing in the 1939 production of The Taming of the Shrew, starring the Lunts.