ALISTER CAMERON 

'Hugo'

Alister has appeared in many West End productions including THE REAL THING at The Strand Theatre; HOUSE GUEST at The Savoy; THE LAST OF MRS CHEYNEY, The Cambridge; ROLLSHYPHENROYCE, The Shaftesbury; THE DAME OF SARK, The Duke of York’s; NO SEX PLEASE WE’RE BRITISH, The Strand; VOLPONE, The Garrick and THE WATCHED POT at The Mermaid. He has appeared in many productions around the country such as ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (Antony); RELATIVELY SPEAKING (Philip); EDUCATING RITA (Frank); PACK OF LIES; TEN TIMES TABLE; ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR; HAVING A BALL; THE WINSLOW BOY; HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES; THE TAMING OF THE SHREW; and this year KING OF HEARTS at Hampstead. He has appeared in many national tours including BENEFACTORS; HENCEFORWARD; THE FIRST MRS FRASER; SEE HOW THEY RUN and HOUSE GUEST. Radio 4 series have included THE WHITE PEACOCK; PERSUASION and SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. Alister’s films include THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK; SOLITAIRE FOR TWO; ANXIETY; the yet to be screened THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM; TINCTURE OF VERVAIN; IF I’M SPARED and CHURCHILL AT WAR. His television credits include, for the BBC, DOCTORS; WORDS OF LOVE; STARLINGS; LONG VOYAGE OUT OF WAR; WHOM GOD HATH JOINED; THE IMITATION GAME; EASTENDERS; THE HARRY ENFIELD SHOW and BETWEEN THE LINES; and for ITV, THE LONG WAY HOME; POIROT, EMMERDALE FARM; PAUL MERTON – THE SERIES; DROP THE DEAD DONKEY; LONDON’S BURNING and THE BILL. Alister runs his own company, Richmond Productions, which he founded in 1993 to tour British theatre to the Middle and Far East, Eastern Europe and the Sub-Continent.

PHILIP CHILDS

'Nick'

Philip trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Theatre work includes Lloyd Dallas in NOISES OFF (Milford Haven): Serge in ART (tour of Gulf States); Jimmy Grimes in MARVIN GAYE – THE MUSICAL written and directed by Kid Creole; Paul Burns in OH! WHAT A NIGHT! (UK & European Tour); Romeo in ROMEO AND JULIET (Oldham); Lenny in HAVING A BALL (Cheltenham); Bottom in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and Sir Toby Belch in TWELFTH NIGHT (Canizaro Park, Wimbledon); Bernard in DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER (Northampton); Vincent Minelli in JUDY (Bristol Old Vic, Greenwich & West End); Antonio in THE TEMPEST (Oxford Stage Company); KILLING FOR COMPANY – a one-man play about the mass-murderer Dennis Nilsen (Hen & Chickens); Sgt. Match in WHAT THE BUTLER SAW and Christopher Riley in SHADOWLANDS (Coventry); Phil Spear in THE BALLROOM (Attic, Wimbledon); Snoopy in YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN (Overground, Kingston). He also appeared in THE HIRED MAN, CASABLANCA and ARTURO UI (all West End) and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (RSC). Television includes EASTENDERS, DREAM TEAM, BERNARD’S WATCH, THE BILL, WOOF, BACKUP, OUT OF SIGHT, INTO THE FIRE, 2 POINT 4 CHILDREN, CRACKER, PEAK PRACTICE, WAITING FOR GOD, A DARK ADAPTED EYE, MINDER, INSPECTOR MORSE, SOPHIA AND CONSTANCE, MILE HIGH, MURDER CITY, CLAPHAM JUNCTION . Film work includes VERA DRAKE, directed by Mike Leigh. He is supported by his wife Maggie and their four children Tom, Jack, Cassy and Martha. He in turn supports Stoke City Football Club.

EDWARD FULTON

'Gerald'

Edward trained at the Webber Douglas Academy in London, where he enjoyed lead roles in POPCORN and HOUSE. Since graduating he has played Stanhope on numerous occasions during a 10-month tour of David Grindley's production of JOURNEY’S END and recently played the lead in LITTLE EYOLF at the Riverside Studios. Other credits include NO ONE SEES THE VIDEO at the Teatro Technis and SOMETHING NATURAL BUT VERY CHILDISH at the Hen & Chickens. He has appeared in Alison Jackson's TONY BLAIR, ROCK STAR for Channel 4 and the feature film ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE? with Lucy Punch. Other notable performances include Stephano in THE TEMPEST and Blackmouth in LIVE LIKE PIGS.

GREG GILLESPIE 'Christian'

Greg Gillespie is a graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. While at Webber Douglas, Greg played such parts as Arthur Gower in TRELAWNY OF THE WELLS, Gayev in Anton Chekhov’s THE CHERRY ORCHARD and Jake Mace in Alan Ayckbourn’s HOUSE at the Chanticleer Theatre in South Kensington. Greg made his professional début in the leading role of Dick in the musical DAMES AT SEA for Jill Freud and Company at the Southwold and Aldeburgh Theatres in Suffolk and then went on to play the leading role in Roy Hudd’s pantomine DICK WHITTINGTON at the Riverfront Theatre in South Wales. Greg has also played Jack Chesney in CHARLEY’S AUNT and Alex in OUTSIDE EDGE for Southwold Summer Theatre and reprised his role in DICK WHITTINGTON last year in Truro. Greg’s film credits include the part of Archie McDonald in MIND THE GAP. Prior to studying acting, Greg trained for nine years as a competitive Ballroom and Latin American dancer, competing at both National and International levels. Greg is a former world representative for England at Ballroom and Latin American dancing and a former member of the British International Competitive Team.

LEDA HODGSON

'Liz'

Trained at LAMDA. Most recent work: Sophie in TALKING, TALKING HEADS and Susan in BED AMONG THE LENTILS (Both dir: Nick Kidd) at Copake Theatre NY. These productions have also been performed in the Theatre Truck at Edinburgh, Brighton and Corsham Festivals, at Trinity Theatre Tunbridge Wells, and in Bahrain – all for Theatre Maketa. Previous work for Double Honours Productions at Jermyn Street Theatre: Sue in AUDIENCE WITH MURDER (Dir: Colin Wakefield). Theatre: For Theatre Maketa, Leda has appeared as Bet, with Martin Barrass as Al, in APRIL IN PARIS (Dir: Iain Rogerson) in Bahrain and at the May Fair Theatre London. She has worked in Rep theatres in Exeter, Chester, Liverpool, Derby, Oldham, Cheltenham, Harrogate, Birmingham, and Worcester – favourite production, MAN OF THE MOMENT (Dir: Peter Fieldson), in which she played Trudy Parkes. Other work includes: THE TERRIBLE VOICE OF SATAN (Dir: James MacDonald), WORKER’S WRIGHTS (Dir: Dawn Walton) and BACKPAY (Dir: Mary Peate) at the Royal Court. For Cheek by Jowl, Miss Flute in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and Bellinda in THE MAN OF MODE (Both dir: Declan Donnellan). For Hull Truck, SHAKERS and CUT AND DRIED (Dir: Danny Hiller), and a season at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre (Dir: David Conville). TV: HAMISH MACBETH. PERFECT WORLD. INSPECTOR LINLEY INVESTIGATES. BADDIEL’S SYNDROME. FAMILY AFFAIRS. THE PLAY’S THE THING. Radio: LONG TIME MAN.

LUCIANA LAWLOR

'Toni'

Luciana studied Drama (BA Hons) at Exeter University before completing her training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. At University she played roles such as Amy in AMY’S VIEW and the title role in her final production of PHAEDRE. At Mountview she enjoyed roles such as Rosalind in AS YOU LIKE IT, Charlotta in THE CHERRY ORCHARD and Mercy in ASK FOR THE MOON (New Players Theatre). Since graduating, Luciana has done voiceover work for BBC Radio and appeared in an in-house production for ITV. Luciana will be making her professional West End début in ON YOUR HONOUR.

STAN PRETTY

'Sir Harry'

Stan has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company (ROMEO AND JULIET, RICHARD II, MACBETH, THE BALCONY, as well as THE ROVER with Jeremy Irons at the Mermaid Theatre), in the West End, at the Royal Court (THE SHALLOW END with Nigel Terry and Jane Asher) and in theatres throughout the British Isles over many years. He has toured in productions in Australia (’ALLO ’ALLO), Germany (BAREFOOT IN THE PARK), France (WOLF LULLABY), the United States and Ireland (BURBAGE AND THE BARD) and in Ray Cooney’s farce THERE GOES THE BRIDE at Vienna’s English Theatre. He has appeared in numerous Christmas productions including Colin Wakefield and Kate Edgar’s ALADDIN and CINDERELLA, both at Salisbury Playhouse, and as Badger in Alan Bennett’s adaptation of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS at the Bristol Old Vic. He has also appeared in pantomime in Barnstaple with Jeff Holland (ALADDIN), and in Chipping Norton (SINBAD AND THE DIAMOND PRINCESS and MOTHER GOOSE). His film appearances include LEON THE PIG FARMER, JENNY’S WAR and GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION and on television BERGERAC, MINDER, BOON and DEMPSEY AND MAKEPEACE among others. Stan is also an experienced voice-over artist, broadcaster and prolific audiobook reader, including most recently Peter Carey’s award-winning THEFT: A LOVE STORY for Clipper Audio and THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS for AudiBooksForFree.com. With Jonathan Milton he formed a small-scale touring company and together they have written, directed and played in three plays about Shakespeare. In recent years Stan has devised and directed four large-scale community plays in his home town of Amersham for which he was awarded an MBE.

JANET RAWSON

'Hilary'

Janet Rawson trained at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre. Her stage credits have included: Viola in TWELFTH NIGHT for the Bubble Theatre, Juliet in ROMEO AND JULIET for the Cheung-Ying Theatre Company based in Hong Kong, and Bianca in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW for the Liverpool Everyman. Comedy roles are her absolute favourite and she has played Maureen in STAGS AND HENS at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch, and Jane in ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR and Kate in BEDROOM FARCE for The English Speaking Theatre, Frankfurt. She has also played her namesake Janet in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at The Swan Theatre, Worcester. Janet has also been fortunate to play in four pantomimes at Salisbury Playhouse written by Colin Wakefield and Kate Edgar: The Goose Fairy in MOTHER GOOSE, The Time Fairy in SLEEPING BEAUTY, the Ugly Sister, Donna, in CINDERELLA and Constable Leek in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. Television credits include: Louise in CORONATION STREET, Polly in BROOKSIDE, Archangel Doreen in DEAD ERNEST, and Fran in WHALE MUSIC, but one of her most enjoyable roles had to be that of the valium-popping, Tia Maria-swigging Hilary Nutt in RESIDENTS, penned by the brilliant Tony Basgalop. Janet was also a regular children’s presenter for LET’S PRETEND. Janet is also a writer and four of her plays have been produced to date: THRILLING, THE LONESHES, 2049AD and MOPSY, FLOPSY AND DEATH. She is very proud of being one of the three founder members of Steps Drama Learning Development, the leading drama based training company in the UK.

ROGER LEACH

Writer

Roger was born in Australia and read English at Sydney University before training as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He worked in England for the rest of his life, and was probably best known as Sgt. Penny in THE BILL, the long-running TV police series, a part he played for six years. He was also a highly successful stage actor, whose leading roles included Lambert Le Roux in PRAVDA, Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Subtle in THE ALCHEMIST and Bluntschli in ARMS AND THE MAN. He also starred in musicals, including Peachum in THE THREEPENNY OPERA and Doolittle in MY FAIR LADY. For 18 years he toured with actor and musician Michael Lunts in a two-man show of their own devising called QUIRKISH DELIGHT. With Colin Wakefield he wrote two stage comedies – DOUBLE OR TWIN and ON YOUR HONOUR, as well as the thriller AUDIENCE WITH MURDER. All three of these plays have been translated into German by Raymund Stahl, with ON YOUR HONOUR (EHRENWORT) receiving its successful première in Innsbruck in November 2003. The plays are also published in Holland. In addition to his stage work, Roger wrote for TV, including episodes of THE BILL, EASTENDERS and MOON AND SON. He died in December 2001.

COLIN WAKEFIELD

Writer and Director

Colin was a law lecturer before training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy. 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 at the Trafalgar Studios and the New Ambassadors. He played Bottom 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, VANITY FAIR, STATE OF PLAY and Peter Knox QC in the Sky TV reconstruction of the HUTTON INQUIRY. Directing includes TABLE MANNERS, BUILDING BLOCKS and BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (all for Jill Freud and Company), THE LESSON, THE DIARY OF A MADMAN and THE MADNESS (Tennyson’s MAUD) – a one-man show for Kenneth Branagh, and four pantomimes at Salisbury Playhouse. As well as writing three plays with Roger Leach he has written a new thriller with David Gillespie called SLEEP NO MORE, recently translated into Dutch and German. With composer Kate Edgar he has written eight traditional pantomimes for Salisbury Playhouse, and three actor/musician family musicals for Winchester Theatre Royal produced by Ian Liston’s Hiss and Boo Company. Nine of these titles are published by Josef Weinberger Plays. Kate and Colin have also written three musicals commissioned and performed by schools and youth groups, including an environmental piece for up to 300 students called WITCHWOOD. Colin has written a one-woman show for Pauline Gray called My Dear Howey, based on the letters of the first Countess Spencer of Althorp. This was performed in the Theatre Truck at the Brighton Festival in May 2006 and at the Southwold Summer Theatre in August 2007. He is currently writing a 30,000-line History of England in verse. He formed Double Honours Productions in 2005.