Biography

Born: Oxford. 

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Educated: Dulwich College.  Highlights included: managing to be awarded one school prize for History – in the form of a play about Thomas Cromwell; trips to Berlin and Haarlem, Netherlands, to represent Britain in the International Youth Drama Festival; playing Sir Politick Would-Be in the school play, Volpone.

 

Training: Webber-Douglas, 1969-70. My acting career (see Performance section) consisted of regional theatre, tours, West End, TV, corporate videos.

 

Business: 

1. Partnership with fellow actor Philip Talbot to create Philip Talbot Productions, which became a very successful event production company. In the course of 19 years, PTP staged and produced over 600 awards ceremonies, conferences, launches and other business presentations in the UK and overseas (see Corporate Events). 

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2. Another career unexpectedly fell into my lap when I was appointed Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Scriveners, of which I had been a member since 1972, serving as Master in 2003-04.

I remained as Clerk (or CEO as many Clerks are now styled) for nine years, retiring from that role in January 2020, just before everybody had to stay at home and wash their hands every ten minutes. 

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Throughout all this time I maintained my interest in theatre, both continuing to write and produce plays and serving as a reviewer for WhatsOnStage for six years.  My own company, Close Quarter Productions Ltd, grew out of various fringe shows in Edinburgh, Brighton and London (see Writing section).   I am a member of the Writers' Guild, a founder member of the Terence Rattigan Society, and a life member of both the Garrick Club and the Scriveners Company.