I Paint, Write, and Act – also Direct and Deliver Training.

 

 

Green Light Theatre – I founded the touring company with a team of actors

            - children's Environmental Shows to schools, community centres, theatres

            - Dinner Theatre in hotel function rooms, light comedy

            'The Friends of Matty's Oak', '93/94; 'Polly and the Penguin in the Precinct', '92/93;

            'Phyllis, the Frog and the Flea', '91/92; 'Snow White and Rose Red', '90/91.

            - for Dinner Theatre - 'Lilies and Carnations','92; 'Perkins Promotion','93;

             'Huddlestone's Thaw','95. Murder at the Magpie ‘94.

 

Acting - Theatre – The Virginity Project, Actors Centre London ‘11

• When the Wind Blows, Edinburgh Fringe ‘04

• The Royal Exchange - 'The Voysey Inheritance', '89

• Actors Centre - experimental Improvisation Project, '88

Edinburgh Festival - 'Aside Lines', '87

Liverpool Unity - 'Nevermore' (E.A.Poe), '86

N.W. venues - 'Three Scenes' (Ellen Terry), '86

Gazebo T.I.E. - 'One Cool Cat', '84/85

            Television – Coronation Street. 35th Anniversary ‘95

- Granada T.V. - 'Brothers McGregor' - Angry Woman. '87

                          - B.B.C. T.V. - '8.15 from Manchester' - 'In Their Shoes'

              Film      - Manchester Poly - 'Daisy and Stan', '92

                          - Manchester Poly - 'Stop Press', '91

              Video   - Swivel Productions - 808 State/U.B. 40, Pop Video

              Radio    - Hospital Radio, Aberdeen – interviews, inc. Alex Ferguson.

 

Writing Theatre Skills Workshops and Improvisation for Business, Education and Fun

- Theatre Writers Union, Playnight Organiser '91/94

            - 'Write Around' - NWAB Residency with 'Partners of Prisoners'

            - Lecturer - for M/C Women Writers 'Women's Week, M/C Town Hall.

            - writing for own productions as above, and 'Ellen Terry' from historical research;

            'Home Sweet Home' from improvisation; 'Aside Lines', monologues on women.

 

Directing – ‘Lili’, First Trans person seeking surgery. Trans Cast. Camden Fringe, ‘14

- Children's and Dinner Theatre for Green Light Theatre

            - 'Holt's Victorian Walks' for AGMA County Records Office, '94.

            - 'Dumb Waiter', Salford Phoenix Playhouse '87.

            - 'One Day, A Long Time Ago', Youth Theatre.

            - Productions for students, Oldham College of Performing Arts.

 

 

Set Design - for Green Light Theatre productions.

for G.S.A. and amateur companies - 'Tom Jones', 'Plaza Suite','South Pacific',

            'White Horse Inn', 'Merry Widow', 'Absurd Person Singular'.

 

Lectures and Training  –

            V&A assessor in Cultural Heritage, London Galleries.

            New Deal project  - Investing in Young People Award M/cr Chamber of Commerce

Acting, Writing, Devising, Stage Management

            - City College Manchester, Oldham College for Performing Arts.

            - Theatre in Business, G.L.Th.

 

Guildford School of Acting and Dance, Post Grad.'84

Teacher  training, three  years, secondary, Science, Geography and Remedial.

            Certificate of Merit with Credits in all subjects.