Our Company
Janet Rawson, Associate Director
Janet Rawson, Associate Director
Janet Rawson, Associate Director
Jan Rawson has been a professional actor since 1975. TV highlights include playing Louise Clayton in Coronation Street for three months, Polly in Brookside for two years, Tracy in Daughters of Albion (Willy Russell’s first TV play) Fran in Whale Music (Anthony Minghella’s first TV play), Hilary Nutt in Residents written by Tony Basgallop.
Jan Rawson has been a professional actor since 1975. TV highlights include playing Louise Clayton in Coronation Street for three months, Polly in Brookside for two years, Tracy in Daughters of Albion (Willy Russell’s first TV play) Fran in Whale Music (Anthony Minghella’s first TV play), Hilary Nutt in Residents written by Tony Basgallop. She was also a Children’s Presenter on Let’s Pretend, for six years.
Her most enjoyable theatre performances have been playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet for the Cheung Ying Theatre Company in Hong Kong, Janet in the Rocky Horror Show. Bernadette in Stags and Hens - Willy Russell, Jane in Absurd Person Singular - Alan Ayckbourn. She also loves all the cookie Good Fairies she has been allowed to play in pantomimes.
Jan is a published playwright: Gesang der Spinnen (English title: Mopsy, Flopsy and Death). And co-writer with Andrew Baguley, of a short story anthology, Angels with Bruises…..selling well on Amazon!!
In 1992, alongside Robbie Swales and Richard Wilkes, she was one of the three founders of Steps Drama Learning and Development. The company is now seen as the leader in experiential drama-based training across the globe with offices in the US, UK and India. Her present business, Twisted Events Presents, set up in 2009, uses drama to bring large corporate events to life.
Joseph Scatley, Associate Artist
Janet Rawson, Associate Director
Janet Rawson, Associate Director
Joseph Scatley trained at Rose Bruford College, where he received his MA in Actor Performer Training in 2021. He has been performing since he was a child, with experience working with the BBC, ITV, The Royal National theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Joseph appeared as Toby in our maiden production of Amy's View.
April Singley, Executive Director
April Singley, Executive Director
April Singley, Executive Director
A New England native, April Singley trained at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, obtaining her MFA in Acting after more than a decade of film and theatre work, and many many Shakespeare productions. April is an actor, performing arts lecturer, and a founding member of the playwrighting organisation The Crowbait Club. April appeared as Amy in our maiden production of Amy's View.
Alex Taylor, Artistic Director
April Singley, Executive Director
April Singley, Executive Director
Alex Taylor has worked extensively in the UK, USA and South East Asia as a director, an actor and as a voice specialist. From 1984-1990 he was the Director of the School of Theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University. He created one of the first honours degree courses for intending actors in Britain. Subsequently, he became one of the Mas
Alex Taylor has worked extensively in the UK, USA and South East Asia as a director, an actor and as a voice specialist. From 1984-1990 he was the Director of the School of Theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University. He created one of the first honours degree courses for intending actors in Britain. Subsequently, he became one of the Master Teachers at the Juilliard School, New York. In 1993 he joined the School of Drama at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. While in Hong Kong, Alex starred as Sweeney Todd in Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and as Albin in Jerry Herman’s La Cage Aux Folles at City Hall. He also directed productions for the Academy, the National Theatre uof Korea and led masterclasses in Acting and Voice at the Shanghai Theatre Academy and the University of Korea. He has worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company as a voice coach on a range of productions and directed productions of Once On This Island and Martin Sherman’s Bent, which won a Best Production award (Hong Kong Drama Federation). Alex was also Nominated in 2020, by the Hong Kong Drama Federation, as Best Director by the Hong Kong Drama Federation for his production of The Normal Heart.