Martyn Lewis
As a long time supporter of London Welsh Rugby Club, Martyn has much personal experience of tragedy. A long-standing member of the group, Martyn played Prospero in the recent Theatre 64 production of 'The Tempest' but feels that he has grown up since then and won’t do it again - however he did manage another mammoth part recently, playing Creon in 'Antigone'. This is Martyn’s directorial debut for Theatre 64.
Suzanne Whibley
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Mike Hills
Mike has been a member of Theatre64 for too long to count. His theatrical odyssey began in Bugsy Malone at the age of 14 in school, then exhibited itself in Woking, Bath and Kuwait before he joined Theatre64. He has undertaken acting, directing and writing roles with the group and is close to notching up his 60th role! He is aided and abetted in this by a long suffering wife and two very active boys (see smaller members of the cast). He would usually mention Fulham as well but its just too depressing at the moment. The Aardvark is in rehab.
Russ Pitcher
Russ has done almost everything you can in and around a stage, even singing nearly in tune! 'Much Ado..' has been an amazing experience, not just working with a great cast and crew, but learning so much from being part of the OpenStages programme. Previous roles he has enjoyed include Macbeth, Donald in 'Blue Remembered Hills' and a down-and-out muppet. Russ has a geeky IT job and lives in Fleet in an organised pile of bricks that is helping the local tradesmen weather the cutbacks.
Bhavna Singh
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Alan Barber
Alan has been with Theatre64 for over 15 years now - and they still can't get rid of him! He has done just about everything possible both on and off stage - acting, directing, singing, lighting, sound, amongst many others. He was last seen on stage as Nigel the Viking in "A Fete Worse than Death' and is thoroughly enjoying his villainous turn as Don John!He has two daughters, Jessica and Rebecca and works as an administrator in Thames Ditton.
Haydn Thomas
Haydn works for a local manufacturer of filtration equipment and has been a member of Theatre64 since 1998. During this time his involvement with the group has been both on stage and behind the scenes where he has been perfecting his tea-making skills. He also likes to get involved with the pantomime at High Cross Church, Camberley.
Claire Sergeant
Claire is a teacher in Frogmore, She has recently bought a house in Yateley so unfortunately the group is stuck with her for a while! Claire was last on stage in Theatre 64's award-winning 412 Letters, winning the Best Actress award at Spelthorne Festival. Before that she was seen as Lady Macbeth in 'Macbeth'. Claire has recently married theatre64's Jeremy Barber.
Nick Felgate
Nick, an uncivil civil servant, has contributed his presence to Theatre 64 for many, many years. He lives in Portsmouth with his collection of stage properties (his furniture, crockery etc) which sometimes he is allowed to borrow back from the group! Along with many stage appearances which includes Prof. Van Helsing in 'Dracula' and the QuizMaster in 'Horst Buchholz', Nick has directed plays such as 'The Fosdyke Saga', 'The Golden Pathway Annual', and 'Our Man'.
Jeremy Barber
Jeremy has appeared on stage sporadically and the last time was also as a soldier in Still Lives & Smoking Jackets. The opportunity to revisit No Mans Land however was to good to turn down, having enjoyed playing Hans in the previous version. Jack however has been a very different character to learn (not helped by the 3 pages added by Mr Hills part way through the run - Thanks Mike!). Knowing it was a short rehearsal run meant it didn't impinge on his time too much as Jeremy is in the midst of raising £4k for Wessex Heartbeat to allow him to trek to Everest Base Camp in November. He has thoroughly enjoyed treading the boards again and is looking forward to seeing all the audience at the quiz on the 8th March!
Sue Driscoll
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Terry Whitestone
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Jayne Beesley
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Margot Konitzer
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Vicky Shillingford
This is Vicky's third time performing with the group, playing the Ghost of Christmas Past in 'A Christmas Carol' and a nymph in 'The Tempest'. She has appeared in a few school performances, such as 'Joseph', 'Oliver' and 'Me and My Girl'. She has a strong interest in performing, and hopes to make it into the wonderful world of show business (without getting torn apart in the process). She is currently attending Farnborough Sixth Form College, taking English Language, Media Studies, Psychology and Performing Arts (of course)!
Becky Green
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Sarah Hammond
This is Sarah's first production with theatre64, discounting a time when she was a lot younger playing a nymph in 'The Tempest'! She has appeared in many school productions such as 'Joseph', 'Oliver' and 'Me and My Girl'. Having always been obsessed with movies, she has been interested in acting from a young age, frequently being called a drama queen by family! She is now at Farnborough Sixth Form College studying Biology, Performing Arts, Media Studies and English Literature.
Lauren Peacock
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Gill Richardson
Gill lives in Farnborough and has been a member of Theatre64 for a while! (She thought it was ten years but it turns out it's much more than that!)She enjoys both acting and directing; although it's been a while since she was last treading the boards. As a director she has thoroughly enjoyed the whole Open Stages experience as it has been a really exciting way of approaching performance in a holistic way. The learning process has been amazing - so thank you to all involved.
Matthew Wilkie
Matthew Wilkie is a Farnham-based playwright whose recent professional credits include 'Bliss' (Platform 4, Salisbury), 'Pom Pom Runaway' (Southill Park, Bracknell) '412 Letters' (Union Theatre, London), and 'Horst Buchholz And Other Stories' (Bewley's Café Theatre, Dublin), the latter two having been originally written for Theatre 64. Matthew subsequently adapted 'Horst Buchholz' for Radio 4's Afternoon Play. Other work for radio include 'The New Boy' to be broadcast later this year on Radio 4 Extra. Matthew's new production company, theplaygroup will be presenting his new play 'The Trail Of The Farnham Flyer', details of which can be found at www.theplaygroup.org.uk.
Caroline Pitcher
Caroline has been a member of Theatre64 on and off for the last 14 years. Previous roles she has enjoyed include Ros in ‘412 Letters’, Penny in ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ and Lady Bracknell in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’. Also a member of Fleet Rock Choir, she has sung at The Anvil, Wembley Arena, The Hexagon and LowdeFest music festival. Caroline has a part-time marketing job and a full-time family job looking after 2 girls and managing the renovation project that is their family home!
Helen Nicholls
The groups longest serving member, Helen is a manager in a local NHS trust. As well as acting, Helen has directed a number of shows for Theatre 64, including 'Once a Catholic', and most recently 'Definitely No Pineapples' in our 2001 Showcase. The e-Bay queen of the local area, Helen has managed to raise a small fortune for us, including selling a pair of "period" shoes for over £70! Helen died in March 2003.
