Richard trained as a curative educational teacher at St Christopher’s Rudolf Steiner School Bristol, going on to teach children with special needs for six years. He then trained as an actor at The Birmingham School of Speech and Drama from 1981-1984. Since then Richard has worked extensively in theatre, radio and has many years experience in the field of Theatre in Education for companies such as: The English Shakespeare Company, Courtyard Theatre Hereford Education and Outreach Dept, Shakespeare Unlimited, Gazebo TIE Company and The Young Shakespeare Company. He still works as a jobbing actor in regional theatre and the corporate sector.

Ffion is an actor, facilitator and producer based in Cardiff. She has vast experience of working with young people and teachers and relishes the opportunity to collaborate with schools to create theatre. She’s currently a member of Mewn Cymeriad / In Character, a theatre company that specialises in telling stories from Welsh history. Ffion also juggles various projects as a freelancer; some of the organisations she’s been lucky to work with include the Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, National Youth Arts Wales, Arts Council Cymru, Illyria and the Young Shakespeare Company.

Angela trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is a qualified Lecturer in Speech and Drama, teaching Voice at the Central School of Music and Drama and working with students of all ages to develop communication skills. Alongside her professional acting work, Angela works in the corporate field and as a freelance drama teacher.

Karen is an actor based in Wiltshire; she studied Drama at The University of Gloucestershire and has been working as a professional actor since 2012 in theatre, TV and Film.  She teaches adults and young people helping them to build confidence through drama games, improvisation and devising.  She works with Banardos Adoption Agency using drama as a communication tool for prospective adoptees and facilitates drama workshops with a refugee charity. 

Maeve is an Irish actress and singer who studied theatre at University College Cork and trained as an actor at The Drama Studio London. She has toured both the UK and internationally in a broad range of roles from Shakespeare and other classical works to contemporary writing and devised pieces. She has been facilitating drama and singing workshops with key stage 1 and 2 for over 10 years.

Linda is an experienced singer, actress, drama facilitator, scriptwriter, theatre director and producer. She has worked in primary schools as a performer, and as a drama practitioner under the umbrella of her own company, Actitout. She has also worked for 10 years with adults with a learning disability as a drama workshop leader, writer and director.

After studying at Oxford Richard trained as an actor. His twenty five year career has included TV, video and theatre tours in the UK and Europe ranging from Vienna’s English Theatre and The American Drama Group to Quantum Theatre for Science and Cleo’s Company. Favourite roles include Hotspur, Horatio, Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Friar Laurence.