A Culinary Cabaret

Claire Barber

Claire was last seen in 'Shakers Restirred' playing the character of Adele. She has thoroughly enjoyed preparing for A Culinary Cabaret as she has a bit of a musical theatre bug and this has allowed it a bit of freedom! It has been great fun, despite the logistical issues that come with organising such a varied performance. She currently lives in Sandhurst with Jeremy (husband), Eloise (a five year old menace), Angus (a rather austere cat) and Saffy (a sock-obsessed smaller cat...)

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.

Erin Quilliam

Erin is thrilled to be a part of 'Culinary Cabaret', and is enjoying the show hugely. This production also marks her first year as a member of Theatre64! Seen haunting theatres or rehearsing for one show or another, she's also preparing to audition over the next few months to study drama at university.

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.

Carole Fowler

Carole has been with T64 more years than she is able or willing to remember. In thwart time she has acted, directed, stage managed, done prompt, lighting, sound, props, box office, made costume, even sung in her own fashion, painted and built scenery. All this and had fun too and intends to keep on till even further into her dotage

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'.

Steffen Zschaler

Steffen joined the group for 'Ash Girl'. He started amateur theatre in Germany when he was 12 and has since enjoyed every aspect of it from acting, singing, lighting, to directing; sometimes simultaneously. Previous roles included Barney in 'The Last of the Red Hot Lovers' and Siegfried in 'Hagen'. He has also enjoyed directing, most notably 'Waiting for Godot', and 'Shakers' with Theatre 64. During the day Steffen is a lecturer in Informatics at King's College London.

Pam Howard

Happy both behind the scenes and performing on stage, the prospect of taking on the role of Dogberry was too good to miss. Working with Gill and the ensemble cast in a very different way has been most enjoyable and at times stretching. When not acting, Pam can often be found rootling around in the storage container or trawling the local charity shops to track down items for costumes.

Jasmine Honey

Jasmine is currently in her second year of A-Levels and takes a huge interest in the arts. Her ability to act, sing and dance makes her a triple threat: an asset to any company. Working with Theatre 64 has really brought her out of her shell,increased her confidence and enhanced her natural ability. Working with Jasmine is a pleasure, her contribution to every production is appreciated greatly by the other members. Her bubbly, loud personality means everyone looks forward to working with her.

Leah Hanmore

Leah is currently studying Drama in her third and final year at University. She has been with the group for three years and intends to be with the group a while longer. Leah has had some fantastic experiences with the group, including taking part in productions such as 'The Ash Girl', 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' and 'A Fete Worse Than Death'. She has enjoyed working with all the members and has made some life-long friends. She also hopes that everybody enjoys the performance of 'Much Ado About Nothing'!

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.

Vicky Ryan

This is Vicky's first show with Theatre64, but it's certainly not her first venture on stage. She started tap, modern and ballet at age four and has moved on since having joined an Italia Conti Associate School and attending a three day boot camp at Brian Timoney's Actors' Studio in London. Her favourite part so far was Elpheba in Italia Conti's end of year show 'Wicked'. Vicky recently gained a BA in Media Communications and spent six months travelling the world.

Ellen Kilvington

Ellen has been a member of Theatre64 since 2008 when she played Granny Weatherwax in Terry Pratchett's 'Wyrd Sisters'. Since then she has performed a variety of roles in the group, both onstage and off, ranging from running lights and being Producer, to characters such as Sheila Birling in 'An Inspector Calls' and Nicky in 'Shakers Restirred'.

Doug Tredwell

Doug came along to rehearsals for this show to support his wife, Julia, by playing the backing tracks to the dances. He then found himself involved in the main production. Doug has spent many years providing audio for shows from working with Julia's Entertainment productions at local theatres and with local schools in Wokingham. If it can be done with a computer then he's your man.