THEATRE - CURRICULUM VITAE


This CV is chronological, latest years first.
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1992 - 1997

During these crowded years, I've been in full-time education, taking a National Computer Council qualification in Systems Analysis, an M.Sc in Business Systems and developing my Ph.D. I've also managed to squeeze in:

VAMP
By Rachel Halliburton, Sebastian Philips & Billie Reynolds
Co-Writer/Director for Scherzophrenia Productions at the Bird's Nest Theatre, Deptford

THE POWER OF TWO
The Story of Ada Byron, Countess Of Lovelace & Charles Babbage
Writer/Director for Guildford School of Acting, 2nd Year Acting

TALES OF LOVE & MADNESS - Selected Contemporary Scenes
Directed for Guildford School of Acting, 2nd Year Acting

Plus:

Fight Director - MERLIN'S CHILD, Central School of Speech & Drama, London, 1995
Workshops on Stage Violence - National Student Drama Festival 1995 & 1997
Lectures on Virtual Reality & Drama - Central School of Speech & Drama, London, 1995
Lecture on Arts and New Media - Goldsmith's College, London, 1995
Workshops on Virtual Reality Drama - National Student Drama Festival 1994
Fight Director - PERSEUS, Central School of Speech & Drama, London, 1994
Classes on Physical Theatre - Central School of Speech & Drama, London, 1993
Talk on Virtual Reality Drama - National Student Drama Festival 1993 & 1997
Classes on Performance & Improvisation - B.B.C. Radio Training Department, 1992
Acting Skills Workshops - Sussex University Drama Society, Cambridge Footlights Drama Club, 1992
Workshop Leader & Discussion Organiser - National Student Drama Festival, 1992
Drama Consultant - The American Adventure Theme Park, Derbyshire, 1992



1991

MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! by Athol Fugard U.K. cast premiere
Directed for Harrogate Theatre

GASLIGHT by Patrick Hamilton
Directed for Harrogate Theatre

TAKING LIBERTIES - Devised Theatre Project
Writer/Director for Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln (1st Year Drama)

Plus:

Restoration Comedy Performance Project - Guildford School of Acting, (Post-graduate Acting)
Modern Drama Lectures - Guildford School of Acting, (Post-graduate Acting)
Classes on Performance & Improvisation - B.B.C. Radio Training Department
Workshop Leader & Discussion Organiser - National Student Drama Festival 1991
Acting Skills Workshops - Cambridge Footlights Drama Club
Fight Director - THE ROVER by Aphra Behn, Hatfield Polytechnic, Herts.
Project Leader, Theatre-in-Education Project, Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln (3rd Year Drama)



1990

THE PROMISE by Alexei Arbuzov
Directed for Sifriya (Library) Theatre Co. Tel Aviv, Israel

TEECHERS by John Godber
Directed for Harrogate Theatre

Plus:

Funding Advisor, West Midlands Arts Association for Theatre Foundry Three-Year Appraisal
Workshop Leader & Discussion Organiser - National Student Drama Festival 1990
Fight Director - HAMLET by William Shakespeare, Harrogate Theatre
Lecturer & Internal Examiner - Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln
The Northern School, Stoke-on-Trent: this projected new drama school was scuppered by withdrawal of local government funding two months before opening. After eighteen months of preparation, students had already been admitted and courses written, including a unique training course for directors. The school was my main focus of activity from February to September of this year.



1989

FORTY YEARS ON by Alan Bennett
Directed for Harrogate Theatre

LIEUTENANT GUSTL by Arthur Schnitzler
Adapted & directed for BBC Radio 4 Drama

MACBETH by William Shakespeare
Large-cast community play, directed for Jackson's Lane Theatre, London

MUTANTS
Writer/Director, 1989 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

GOLDEN GIRLS by Louise Page
Directed for Israeli National School of Performing Arts, Tel-Aviv, Israel

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare
Directed for Israeli National School of Performing Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Plus:

Lecturer in Stage Combat - Middlesex Polytechnic, (1st Year B.A. Performing Arts)
Adjudicator - Stowe School Drama Festival, Stowe, Northants.
Workshop Leader & Discussion Organiser - National Student Drama Festival 1989
Directors' Guild of G.B. Article: The Directors' Guild Of Israel for DIRECT Magazine



1988

THE INNOCENTS (based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James)
Directed for Middlesex Polytechnic, 2nd Year B.A. Performing Arts, 1988

RASHOMON
Writer/Director. New script adapted from the stories of Ryonosuke Akutagawa Community play for Jackson's Lane Theatre, 1988

THE FIFTEEN STREETS by Catherine Cookson, adapted by Rob Bettinson
Re-direction of children's cast for London run at Playhouse Theatre, 1988

LIEUTENANT GUSTL by Arthur Schnitzler, adapted by George Roubicek
Director for four venues:
1. Edinburgh Fringe Festival 1988
2. Harrogate Fringe Festival, 1988
3. Latchmere Theatre, London, 1988
4. White Rose Theatre, London, 1988

THE ELEPHANT MAN by Bernard Pomerance
Directed for Israeli National School of Performing Arts, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1988



1987

ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell, adapted by Nelson Bond
Directed for Manitou Arts Centre, Ontario, Canada, 1987
2. Guildford School of Acting, Post-Graduate Course, 1986
3. Guildford Festival & Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 1986

CHICAGO by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse
Directed for Manitou Arts Centre, Ontario, Canada, 1987

MUTANTS
Writer/Director, new science fiction community play for Jackson's Lane Theatre, London, 1987

THE GREAT MUTINY & THE ROPER'S TALE by Clive Duncan
Directed for Chatham Boatyard Museum Theatre Co., 1987



1986

ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell, adapted by Nelson Bond
Directed for Guildford School of Acting, Post-Graduate Course:
1. Guildford Festival 1986
2. Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 1986

A BIRD IN A GILDED CAGE
Writer/Director, compilation of Victoriana; poetry, prose, music and dance
Guildford School of Acting, 3rd Year Music Theatre, 1986

ONE FOR THE ROAD by Harold Pinter
Directed for Academy of Live & Recorded Arts, London, 3rd Year Acting, 1986

CHAMBER MUSIC by Arthur Kopit
Directed for Academy of Live & Recorded Arts, 3rd Year Acting, 1986

THE VATICAN RAG
Writer/Director, new play about the liberation of Rome during WW2.
Academy of Live & Recorded Arts, 3rd Year Acting, 1986

STEAMING by Nell Dunn
Directed for Academy of Live & Recorded Arts, 3rd Year, 1986

SHAKESPEARE'S HISTORY PLAYS
Director of selected compilation for Mountview Theatre School, London, 2nd Year Acting, 1986

HESS by Michael Burrell
Directed for Harrogate Theatre Studio, 1986

FEMALE PARTS by Dario Fo & Franca Rama
Directed for Harrogate Theatre Studio, 1986



1985

ALICE IN WONDERLAND by Lewis Carroll, adapted by Malcolm Sircom Directed for Octagon Theatre, Bolton, 1985

DEAD MEN by Mike Stott
Directed for Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, 1985

DREAM TOPPING
Co-writer/Director, Belgrade T.i.E. Co. Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, 1985


1982 to 1984 - Staff Director, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

THE COVENTRY MYSTERY PLAYS
Co-directed with Bob Hamlin. Coventry Cathedral Ruins, 1984

MURDER AT THE VICARAGE by Agatha Christie. Main Theatre, 1985

STAGS AND HENS by Willy Russell. Main Theatre, 1984

TEN LITTLE INDIANS by Agatha Christie. Main Theatre, 1984

FALKLAND SOUND/VOCES DES MALVINAS by Louise Page. Belgrade Studio, 1984

RENTS by Michael Wilcox. Belgrade Studio, 1984

ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell, Belgrade Youth Theatre, Main Theatre,1984

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH Writer/Director, Belgrade Youth Theatre. Belgrade Studio, 1984

LUNCHBOX OF THE LIVING DEAD Writer/Director, Belgrade Youth Theatre. Belgrade Studio, 1984

PRIVATE DICK by Rick Maher & Roger Michell. Belgrade Studio, 1983

THE BEDSITTING ROOM by Spike Milligan & John Antrobus. Belgrade Studio, 1983

THE COCKROACH THAT ATE CINCINATTI by Alan Williams. Belgrade Studio, 1983

WEST SIDE STORY by Bernstein/Sondheim. Co-director. Main Theatre, 1983

TEENAGE WEREWOLF Writer/Director, Belgrade Youth Theatre. Belgrade Studio, 1983

SKINFLICKS Writer/Director, Belgrade Youth Theatre. Belgrade Studio, 1982

GIVE'EM ENOUGH ROPE Writer/Director, Belgrade Youth Theatre. Belgrade Studio, 1982

CAN-CAN by Cole Porter. Co-director. Main Theatre, 1982

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST by Ken Kesey. Co-director. Main Theatre, 1982

MOTHER GOOSE Pantomime. Asst. Director. Main Theatre, 1982



Freelance - 1981 to 1982

LAST NIGHT ANOTHER SHOULDER by Tony Welch. Liverpool Everyman & Belgrade Studio, 1982

1984, LIKE Devised by company. Asst. Director. Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, 1982

FOLKTALES by Mick Tarff. Small-scale tour. R.A.T. Theatre Co., Staffs.

BALLBOYS by David Edgar. Contact Theatre, Manchester, 1981

GUM'N'GOO by Howard Brenton. Contact Theatre, Manchester, 1981



Other work Pre-1988

Middlesex Polytechnic
Lecturer in Stage Fight, B.A. Performing Arts 3rd Year, 1988
Lecturer in Stage F.X., B.A. Performing Arts, Stage Mgnt 3rd Year, 1987

Poole Institute of Media Studies
Drama & Violence - "Violence & The Media" Conference, 1988

West Midland Arts
Drama Adviser, Theatre Foundry 3-Year Funding Assessment, 1987
General Performance Assessments around West Midlands, 1986 - 1988

Stowe School Drama Festival
Adjudicator, 1988 & 1989

Directors' Guild of G.B
Censorship Committee, 1987-91
Articles for DIRECT magazine, 1988: The Poll Tax And The Arts; Clause 28 - The Censorship Of Silence.

Directors' Guild Observer's Scheme:
THE JENNY WAGON, BBC Radio Drama, 1986
BIRD OF PREY, BBC TV Pebble Mill, 1986

National Student Drama Festival
Workshop Leader. University of Cambridge, 1988; University of Leeds, 1987

Jackson's Lane Community Centre
New Theatre Steering Committee. 1988
Course Tutor, Adult Ed. Scheme. 1987-88

Harrogate Theatre
Summer School Workshop Organiser. 1988

Feggans-Brown Visual F.X. Ltd
Business Adviser & Computer Consultant

Chessington World of Adventure
Scriptwriter: Street Theatre Team, 1988

Academy of Live & Recorded Arts
Lecturer, Comedy Course, 3rd Year Acting, 1986

Rose Bruford College of Drama
Lecturer, Improvisation, 2nd Year Acting, 1985

Belgrade Youth Theatre
Organiser & Workshop Leader 1982 - 1984

Belgrade Young Playwrights Scheme
Producer & Organiser, 1983



Original Scripts Since 1978

THE BURNING OF CARTHAGE - 1978
GIVE 'EM ENOUGH ROPE - 1982
SKINFLICKS - 1982
TEENAGE WEREWOLF - 1983
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH - 1984
THE VATICAN RAG - 1986
RASHOMON - 1988
LIEUTENANT GUSTL - 1988
MUTANTS - 1989
TAKING LIBERTIES - 1991
THE POWER OF TWO - 1992



Scripts in Preparation

RITES OF PASSAGE
GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND
BLOODRUNNERS
HEAD SHOT
STORM TIDE
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Other Professional Training

Holloway Enterprise Centre (University of North London, Department of Business Studies)
Short Courses in: Business Administration, Marketing, Computers for Business, Financial Forecasting April-June 1988

Brooklands College, Weybridge, Surrey, Department of Business Computing
N.C.C. (National Computer Council) Certificate in Systems Analysis & Design
January - March, 1992


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