Qualifications and Experience    

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Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts (FRSA)

Certificate in Education for Drama - Bretton Hall (Leeds)

Associate of the Drama Board

B.Phil. (Special Needs) - (Nottingham)

MA in Teaching Shakespeare  (Leicester)

 

Over forty years of  experience in all aspects of theatre and educational drama,

including drama therapy.

Directed amateur, professional and youth theatre groups.

Toured productions extensively abroad and to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Advisory Officer to Leicestershire for Drama and Dance for fifteen years.

Ran Shakespeare in Schools Project with 17 schools across all ages from 5-18

for the RSA.

Directed many annual joint school productions involving 500 pupils at a time,

at the Haymarket Theatre Leicester.

Ran  M.A. Courses in Drama for Teachers, for University of Leicester

Currently involved with two local amateur theatre groups.

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Future Adjudications    

2025 

LDRF One Act Festival Leicester 14-15th March

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Recent Adjudications    

2024

Chester Arts Festival  16th March

Leics & Rutland One Act  Festival 12-13 April

Harborough Theatre Full Length Play Festival 23rd May 

 

2023

Peterborough Drama Festival 5th March 

Leics & Rutland One Act Festival 19 March

Wallingford Drama Festival 20-23rd June

Harborough Full Length Play Festival 7th  July & 10th November

 

2022

Birmingham  B Fame Play Festival 12th March 

Chester Arts Festival 19th March 

AETF Quarter Final One Act Leicester 10th April 

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2021

Nidderdale Festival - 17 to 19 May 

Saltburn Festival - 18 to 20 May

Harborough Theatre - Full length play 'Fools' - 11th November

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2020

Harborough Full Length Play Season - October 2019 to July 2020

Saltburn One Act Festival - 16-21 March

Medway Drama Festival (Full Length) - July

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2019

Gibraltar Drama Festival - 18-23 March

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2018-2019

Market Harborough Full Length Play Festival - October 2018  - July 2019  

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​2018

AETF Nidderdale Festival - Knaresborough

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2017

Chester Competitive Festival of Performing Arts

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