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Artistic Directors
There is a small group of people who work together on company projects and
ideas. They also combine to support each other on work outside the domain of
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Colin
Wakefield
worked as a lawyer before training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy
in London. He now divides his time between acting, writing and directing.
Acting roles include Victor in PRIVATE LIVES, Lloyd in NOISES OFF, the title
role in THE MIKADO and Judge Turpin in Stephen Sondheim’s SWEENEY TODD. He
played Bottom (Zettel) in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM for the award-winning
company Cheek by Jowl, in a production which toured to four continents. TV
and film include RELATIVE STRANGERS, THE RECTOR’S WIFE and VANITY FAIR.
Directing includes TABLE MANNERS, BUILDING BLOCKS, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, THE
LESSON and THE MADNESS (Tennyson’s MAUD) – a one-man show for Kenneth
Branagh. As well as writing three plays with Roger Leach (translated into
German by Raymund Stahl: DOPPELTE FRUEDE, EHRENWORT and MÖRDERGRUBE), he has
written a new thriller with David Gillespie called SLEEP NO MORE (RUHELOSE
SCHATTEN). With composer Kate Edgar he wrote eight traditional Pantomimes
for Salisbury Playhouse, and three family Musicals, including LITTLE RED
RIDING HOOD (ROTKÄPPCHEN), for Winchester Theatre Royal. Nine of these
titles are now published in England by Josef Weinberger Plays and performed
all over the world. Kate and Colin have also co-written three musicals
commissioned and performed by schools and youth groups, including an
environmental piece for up to 250 students called WITCHWOOD. All his scripts
are listed under his name on
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David Gillespie
David Graduated from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic art in 1982 and
joined the company of the Theatre Royal Stratford East where he had
previously appeared in the theatres many variety nights. In 1986 David
Joined the Cheek By Jowl Theatre Company where he played Puck in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream and Sir Fopling Flutter in The Man of Mode – both productions
touring world wide. David’s numerous TV appearances include, Red Dwarf,
Bedtime and EastEnders for one year as Duncan the curate. More recently
David lead the cast of BBC’s Operation Good Guys which won a Gold and Silver
Rose at the Montreux TV Festival and he is currently appearing in BBC 2’s
Sensetive Skin. He has also enjoyed success as a writer – creating The Boys
From Kitchener Road for Thames TV, The Pleasure’s Mine for United
Productions, Alone Together for Hattrick Productions and the New Basil Brush
Show for the BBC. With Colin Wakefield David has just written Sleep No More
a supernatural thriller for the stage. In November 2005 David was invited to
be a Guest Artist at the South Carolina State Theatre Convention where he
ran two workshops for actors, directors and teachers. His company The
Speechworks – formed with Mark Warren in 2000, looks after the voice
coaching, business presentation skills training and speechmaking
requirements of people in the corporate sector, sports personalities and
public figures. |
Leda Hodgson
trained at LAMDA.
Most recent work: Sarah in ‘The Norman Conquests’ (Birmingham Rep.), Philippa in
‘About Colin’ (Trinity), Sue in ‘Audience with Murder’(Edinburgh Festival
Fringe), and Bridget in ‘Family Affairs’ for Talkback TV.
Theatre: Leda
played Bet in Theatre Maketa’s production of ‘April in
Paris’
in Bahrain and at the May
Fair Theatre in London. Also for Theatre Maketa: Susan in ‘Bed Among The
Lentils’. She has worked in Rep theatres in
Exeter,
Chester, Liverpool, Derby, Oldham, Cheltenham, Harrogate, Birmingham, and
Worcester. Other work includes: ‘The Terrible Voice of Satan’, ‘Worker’s
Wrights’ and ‘Backpay’ at the Royal Court. Regent’s Park Open Air
Theatre; Hull Truck ‘Shakers’ and ‘Cut and Dried’; Cheek by Jowl ‘A
Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘The Man of Mode’.
TV: ‘Hamish
Macbeth’ ‘Perfect
World’ ‘Inspector Linley Investigates’ ‘Baddiel’s Syndrome’ ‘Family Affairs’
Radio: ‘Long
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Nick Kidd
Nick organises and manages Theatre Maketa and Theatre Truck. His
interest in Theatre began in the Bear Pit Society at Alleyn’s School,
Dulwich, winning the school prize. His first job was a spotlight operator
then a stage hand on many West End shows before moving into Stage
Management. He was company manager and lighting designer for Cheek by Jowl
when the company won two Olivier Awards and toured extensively in the UK,
Europe, Asia and South America. He was a production manager for many
companies including British Youth Opera and Music Theatre London and lit a
host of shows on the fringe. His first play was an adaptation of ‘The
Daughter of Time’, and first original work ‘DQ Blues’ was followed by ‘The
Balance’ and ‘Talking, Talking Heads’. He is currently working on three new
pieces to be performed in the Theatre Truck in 2006. ‘Truth Is’, ‘Greetings
from Belmarsh’ and ‘You Broke my Heart and Stole my Dog’. Nick is also the
Production Director of The New Year’s Day Parade, London and The Edinburgh
Easter Festival. He continues to light and design under the name of Luci.
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