CVs

TEACHING

Qualifications:

Diploma, Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama - 1968
Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (Mime - Teacher) - 1968

Short career resume:

1968 – 1972: Lecturer in Mime, Movement, Voice & Speech, Verse Speaking, Teaching Method, Rose Bruford College.
1972 – 1977: Freelance lecturer/tutor in Voice, Movement, Verse, Director of Productions at several London drama schools including: The Drama Studio, London (also Vice Principal 1974 -76), The Webber Douglas Academy, The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, E15 Acting School.
1977 – 1981: Special Lecturer in Drama, Department of Drama, University of Manchester: First Year Tutor, Director of Productions, ran courses in Mime/Movement, Voice and Oriental Theatre.
1981 – 1991: Professional actor: worked in community theatre, Theatre in Education, repertory theatre, at The Royal National Theatre, in television and radio.
1991 – 2002: Head of Acting, BA (Hons) Acting Studies, The Arden School of Theatre, City College Manchester (validated by Manchester University): Course and Team Leader; subjects taught included: Verse, Acting Study, Theatre History, as well as Director of Productions across all years.
During this period I also continued to act and direct professionally.

More recent tutoring experience:

Director, The Crucible, BA (Hons) Performing Arts, Level 1 Performance Project, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, June 2003
Director, Introduction to Shakespeare, BA (Hons) Acting, Level 2, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, October 2003
Tutor, Scene Study Level 1 (Chekhov’s Three Sisters), BA (Hons) Theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University School of Acting, March 2004
Director, Introduction to Shakespeare, BA (Hons) Acting, Level 2, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, October 2004
Tutor, Scene Study Level 1 (Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya), BA (Hons) Theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University School of Acting, February 2005
Director, Acting Skills: Building a Character, BA (Hons) Acting, Level 1, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, October 2005
Director, ‘Comedy of Manners’, BA (Hons) Acting, Level 2, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, February/March 2006
Director, Introduction to Shakespeare and Shakespeare in Performance, BA (Hons) Acting, Level 2, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, January – March, 2008.
Director, Shakespeare in Performance, BA (Hons) Acting, Level 2, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, February – March, 2009

Other experience:

External Examiner, BA (Hons) Drama: Acting for Stage & Media, Kingston College (Thames Valley University), 2004 - 2008
External Examiner, BA (Hons) Media and Performance, University of Salford, 2004 - 2008

THEATRE

Member British Actors Equity

Agent: Jane Hollowood Associates Ltd

Theatre (since 2002):

Neville, Neville's Island (Tim Firth), Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, dir. Stefan Escreet (2002)

George Josana, The Dead Wait (Paul Herzburg), Royal Exchange Theatre Studio, dir. Jacob Murray (2002)

Tshukudu, On My Birthday (Aubrey Sekhabi), Royal Exchange Theatre Studio, dir. Michael Buffong (2002)

Barabas, The Jew of Malta (Christopher Marlowe), Teatro della Contraddizione, Milan/Contact Theatre, dir. Julio Maria Martino (2003)

Molina, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig/Allan Baker), WLAP Productions, Zion Arts Centre, dir. Alan Pattison (2003)

John, Oleanna (David Mamet), Turnz Theatre, Robert Powell Theatre, dir. Alan Pattison (2003)

Basil, Basil and Beattie (Linda Brogan), Royal Exchange Theatre Studio, dir. Sarah Frankcom (2004)

Faustus, Doctor Faustus (Christopher Marlowe), WLAP Productions, Zion Arts Centre, dir. Alan Pattison (2004)

Merlin, Merlin and the Cave of Dreams (Charles Way), Library Theatre Company, dir. Roger Haines (2004)

Jesse, I Just Stopped By To See The Man (Stephen Jeffreys), Octagon Theatre, Bolton, dir. Mark Babych (2005)

Cutler, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (August Wilson), Royal Exchange Theatre, dir. Jacob Murray (2006)

Daedalus, The Icarus Project (Peter Rumney), Dragon Breath Theatre Company/Nottingham University Theatre, dir. Adel Al-Salloum (2007)

Neville, Meet the Mukherjees (Tanika Gupta), Octagon Theatre, Bolton, dir. Mark Babych (2008)

Antonio, The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare), Octagon Theatre, Bolton, dir. Mark Babych (2008)

Cadmus, The Bacchae (Euripides/Mike Poulton), Royal Exchange Theatre, dir. Braham Murray (2010)

Speak Of Me As I Am - a conversation with Ira Aldridge - one man show written by Maureen Lawrence, Royal Exchange Theatre Studio (2011)

Television (since 2002):

ACC Crouch, Merseybeat II, BBC Television, dir. Andy Hay (2002)

Grandad, Cold Feet V, Granada Television, dir. Ciaran Donnelley (2002)

Mr Vincent, Blue Murder, Granada Television, dir. Paul Wroblewski (2002)

Darcas Early, Waking the Dead III, BBC Television, dir. Betsan Morris Evans (2003)

Peter, City Life - On the Out, Granada Television, dir. Matt Bloom

Ulysses, Alfred Tennyson - The Power of Poetry, BBC2 Television, dir. Karen Johnson & Uzma Mir-Young (2009)

Radio (since 2002):

Franklyn Soloman, Take a Pinch of ... (Rommi Smith), BBC Radio 4, dir. Pauline Harris (2002)

Mr Dowling/Bank Manager/Doctor 3, Black Five Foot Nothing (Rosemary Kay), BBC Radio 4, dir. Polly Thomas (2003)

Ralph Bentley, How I Wonder What You Are (Richard Hurford), BBC Radio 4, dir. Nadia Molinari (2004)

Sobakevick/Koshkaryov, Dead Souls (Nicolai Gogol/Dan Rebellato), BBC Radio 4, dir. Polly Thomas (2006)

Maurice, The Interpreter (Anjum Malick), BBC Radio 4 (Woman's Hour serial), dir. Nadia Molinari (2008)

Mathlong, The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing/Sarah Daniels), BBC Radio 4 (Woman's Hour serial), dir. Polly Thomas (2008)

Jenson, Adolf Killed My Sweetheart (Ian Winterton), ALLFM Community Radio, dir. Matthew Gould (2010)

Narrator, An Imam & A Rabbi (Shakeel Ahmed), BBC Radio 4, dir. Gary Brown (2010)

Ben, The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles, BBC Radio 4 (Woman's Hour serial), dir. Pauline Harris (2011)

Film:

Love Actually Jeremy Love Actually Films dir. Richard Curtis

Corporate:

Dr Abrahams, Consultant, Dept. of Health Trigger Videos, Centre Screen Productions, dir. Steve Hewitt

Directing (since 2002):

A Caribbean Abroad (David Hermanstein) - Black Arts Development Project/Library Theatre, Manchester (2002)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) – adaptor and director – Chester Gateway Theatre Schools Tour (2004)
Weeding Cane (new play) (Sonia Hughes) – Royal Exchange Theatre Studio (2004)
Scenes from Weeding Cane (Sonia Hughes) – decibel/xtrax Showcase, Royal Exchange Studio (2005)
Weeding Cane (revival) – Royal Exchange Theatre Studio + National Tour (2006)
Director, Extract from Ravioli, new play by Lawrence Ghorra and Mark Winstanley, Blue Festival, Royal Exchange Theatre Studio (2006)
Concrete Ribbons (new play) (Lesa Dryburgh & Michael Trainor) – 24:7 Theatre Festival (2007)
Ravioli (new play) (Lawrence Ghorra & Mark Winstanley) – Royal Exchange Theatre Studio & NW Tour (2007)
Six Characters in Search of an Author (Luigi Pirandello, trans. Stephen Mulrine) – The Lowry Centre Community Project (2007)
Concrete Ribbons, (Lesa Dryburgh & Michael Trainor), Re-Play Festival, Library Theatre, (2008)
Watching Stars (new play) (Kate Gilbert) – 24:7 Theatre Festival (2008)
The Killing of Sister George (Frank Marcus) - The Lowry Studio (2009)
Burnt (Conor McKee) (new play) - Contact Theatre (2010)
Burnt (Conor McKee) Tour (2010)
Thrasher (Conor McKee) Royal Exchange Theatre Studio/Camden People's Theatre (2011)

Play readings, Script in hand performances, Workshops, etc:

Tutor, Auditions & Voice Workshop for actors with disabilities for Big House Theatre Company (2003)
Director, StartWrite, new writing from The Arden School of Theatre Postgraduate Diploma in Writing for Performance, Contact Theatre (2003)
Actor, Script in hand performance, What’s In the Cat by Linda Brogan, dir. John McGrath, Contact Theatre (2003)
Actor, Play reading, Basil and Beattie by Linda Brogan, dir. Sarah Frankcom, Royal Exchange Theatre (2003)
Actor, North West Playwrights Writers’ Workshop (2005)
Director, Play reading, Forever and ever amen by Joe Pemberton, Library Theatre (2005)
Director, StartWrite, new writing from The Arden School of Theatre Postgraduate Diploma in Writing for Performance, Contact Theatre (2005)
Director, Script in hand performance, The Magi, new play by Sonia Hughes, The Generator Festival of new writing by black playwrights, Nottingham Playhouse (2007)
Director, Script in hand performance, Thrasher by Conor McKee, Salford Arts Theatre (2008)
Actor, Work in progress presentation, Space Dread, written and directed by Marcus Hercules, Contact (2008)
Director, Verbally Challenged, script in hand performance of new work, Contact Theatre (2009)
Director, Stringman (Conor McKee), script development, Contact Theatre (2009)
Actor, Work in progress presentation, Space Dread, written & directed by Marcus Hercules, Contact (2010)
Director/Actor, Audio recordings of scripts from the National Theatre Studio's Black Archive Project (2010)
Voice Coach, Mogadishu, new play by Vivienne Franzmann, Royal Exchange Theatre (2011)
Workshop Leader, Voice & Diction, World Wide Workshop, Royal Exchange Theatre Education Department (2011)
Workshop Leader, Presentation Skills, Meadway Health Centre Managers, NHS Trafford (2011)
Workshop Leader, Breathing Techniques, Contact Young Actors Group, Contact Theatre (2011)
Actor, Speak Of Me As I Am - a conversation with Ira Aldridge (Maureen Lawrence), Royal Exchange Theatre Studio (2011)
Workshop Leader, Audition Techniques, World Wide Workshop, Royal Exchange Theatre Education (2011)

Other industry experience:

Member Board of Directors Royal Exchange Theatre - Present
Member Regional Council Arts Council England Northwest - Present
Chairman Board of Directors Contact Theatre 1997 - 2007
Member Decision Panel Arts Council England art07 Award
Formerly Member Board of Directors Northern Actors Centre
Formerly Co-ordinator Independent Theatre Council Fast Track Scheme for Black and Asian Managers
Formerly Member of the Steering Group ITC Black and Asian Continuing Professional Development Forum