In commemoration of the 400 years since the death of the greatest writer in the English Language, William Shakespeare, I had the pleasure and privilege of spending 24 hours creating this body of work with filmmaker Christopher Marsh for O Wretched State! O Bosom Black As Death! A Night of Radical Shakespeare
Films, Music, Art and Performance Presented by Art Secession Cabal in Connecticut USA. Check out the films, in what ever order you wish, below...

On Saturday 19 September I was so lucky to perform on the bill of With Love From Liverpool as part of the amazing group of singers Sense of Sound. We sang 3 songs, Mas Que Nada, Fragile and Always There as well as joining Space for Me & You Vs. the World and The Farm for All Together Now. 

It was by far the best performance I've given in 2015 and was such a special and memorable night. I'm so thankful to have shared this experience with a group of truly amazing people.

The concert's aim was to raise money for the British Red Cross in order to help the displaced Refugees currently seeking help in Europe. We’re still collecting for the British Red Cross and you can text 70600 to donate £3.

I'm very excited to confirm that I'll be directing Peter Pan and the Wizard of Oz for Trio Entertainment this Christmas time. Peter Pan swoops into Melton Theatre and Exmouth Pavilion and stars Brookside's amazing Louis Emerick as the villainous Captain Hook.

The Wizard of OZ skips merrily along the road of yellow brick, stopping off in Bolton, Fleetwood, Kent, Liverpool and a whole host of other wonderful venues during it's tour and stars The Bill's Chris Simmons and CBBC's Lucinda Rhodes! 

I'm so grateful to Kevin and Darren of Trio Entertainment for some amazing experiences over the past 3 years and for affording me the opportunity to develop my Directorial and Performance skills leading their amazing Pantomimes. 

I began with the Company as an understudy and have now directed three of their productions whilst also playing the Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz UK Tour, Abanaza in Aladdin and Henchman in Snow White. 

I've directed Aladdin starring Lucinda Rhodes at the Morecambe Platform (2013), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs starring Melissa Suffield & Lucinda Rhodes at Melton Theatre & Exmouth Pavilion (2014) and Peter Pan UK Tour starring Christopher Maloney, Kurtis Stacey and Steven Hall (2015)

Keep posted for exciting news and exclusive rehearsal & production photos during 2015 Christmas Season!

Book your tickets now at www.trio-entertainment.co.uk

Here's some photo's showing all the fun I've had with the company over the past few years!

Six weeks in and rehearsals have been going very well for Mate's Rates by Wes Williams. The actors; Richard Carlin, Gareth Cobham, Rachel McKeown and Jay Wray have all worked very hard with director Anthony Proctor to create what they hope is beautiful piece of theatre about the endurance and rejuvenating qualities of love. 

The play touches on many different types of love, the love between two friends, the love between brothers and the love between partners Mark (Gareth Cobham) and Aiden (Richard Carlin). Unfortunately at the start of the play, Mark and Aiden's relationship is on the rocks, even their best friend Sam can't talk sense into them and Aiden's little brother Ben is more interested in the beer and sausage rolls to offer any form of help. 

What happens when love resets itself like a computer? 
Find out in Mate's Rates by Wes Williams. Directed by Anthony Proctor. Part of Grin Theatre's wonderful festival of LGBT plays Queertet. 22-24 July, 2015. www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk 

Queertet 22 - 24 July 2015. Unity Theatre Liverpool.

Tickets priced at £12/£10 (conc)* can be purchased from the Unity Theatre  Box Office: 0844 873 2888, Box Office (local): 0151 709 4988, via this link https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/queertet-2015.html or in person at the theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG.

Can't make the show? Help fund the festival at our Indiegogo page:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/queertet-2015#/story

James was born and raised in Huyton, Liverpool. He first found his passion for performing when playing Daddy Warbucks in primary school. After graduating from Liverpool John Moores University with a BA Degree in Drama, James has continued to work within theatre as an actor, as well as a writer and director. He has appeared in many productions, from playing MacHeath in The Threepenny Opera, Scullery in Road and Red in the original musical Reds. James is thrilled to be involved with Queertet and excited to work with the wonderful Grin Theatre Productions again.

James completes the cast, joining Richard Carlin as Aiden, Gareth Cobham as Mark and Rachel McKeown as Samantha. James plays Ben in Wes William's new short play Mate's Rates, which is part of Grin Theatre's annual celebration of LGBT drama, Queertet. The play is directed by Anthony Proctor.

Queertet 22 - 24 July 2015. Unity Theatre Liverpool.

Tickets priced at £12/£10 (conc)* can be purchased from the Unity Theatre  Box Office: 0844 873 2888, Box Office (local): 0151 709 4988, via this link https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/queertet-2015.html or in person at the theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG.


Can't make the show? Help fund the festival at our Indiegogo page:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/queertet-2015#/story

Rachel is a professionally trained actress with credits on stage and screen.  Theatre Credits include EVITA (Bill Kenwright), LIFE IN A LIFE (Mike Evans), IN THOUGHTS OF YOU (Edward Darcy Hatton), THE CRUCIBLE (Douglas Austin), THE LYING KIND (John Roberts), DEAL OR NO DEAL (Samuel Erskine)

TV Credits include Cilla (ITV), Puppy Love (BBC4) and Hollyoakes (Lime Pictures). 

Rachel plays Samantha in Wes William's new short play Mate's Rates, which is part of Grin Theatre's annual celebration of LGBT drama, Queertet. 

The play is directed by Anthony Proctor. 

Queertet 22 - 24 July 2015. Unity Theatre Liverpool.

Tickets priced at £12/£10 (conc)* can be purchased from the Unity Theatre  Box Office: 0844 873 2888, Box Office (local): 0151 709 4988, via this link https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/queertet-2015.html or in person at the theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG.

Can't make the show? Help fund the festival at our Indiegogo page:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/queertet-2015#/story

The UK’s most exciting new ‘dark entertainment’ company, House of the Dead ltd announce that their inaugural event Zombie Prom held at Wigan’s TheHub nightclub on May 30 was a huge success!

Zombie Prom will saw revellers dancing the night away, entertained by the fabulous Burlesque performer Velma Von Bon Bond, TheHub house DJ, traditional halloween games, Dance performance, and much much more!

Guest arrived in all sorts of undead fancy dress, just take a look at the amazing photographs by Graham Fletcher-Hill.. 

For more information and further events go to https://www.facebook.com/houseofthedeadltd 

Queertet 22 - 24 July 2015. Unity Theatre Liverpool.

Tickets priced at £12/£10 (conc)* can be purchased from the Unity Theatre  Box Office: 0844 873 2888, Box Office (local): 0151 709 4988, via this link https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/queertet-2015.html or in person at the theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG.

Can't make the show? Help fund the festival at our Indiegogo page:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/queertet-2015#/story

Grin Theatre company are pleased to announce the return of the hugely popular LGBT new writing celebration Queertet and will be hosting auditions on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May. 

The Plays -
The F**k by Stuart Crowther
Bye by Franki Le Voguer
Mates Rates by Wes Williams
Pulse by John Maines

Auditions for The F**k and Mates Rates: 23rd May at 2pm - 9pm at the Everyman Theatre, Hope Street. 
Auditions for Pulse and Bye: 24th May 2pm till 6pm at LIPA. 

Actors who are interested in auditioning may email info.grintheatre@gmail.com for more details & audition material.
Performance dates are the 22nd 23rd and 24th July, with the tech rehearsal being all day on the 22nd. 

Rehearsals will take place throughout May, June and July and will vary from weekday evenings to weekends dependant on the requirements of each production.

I'm very excited to announce that I'll be directing Mates Rates by Wes Williams. It's a lovely play and I can't wait!
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Character Breakdowns
The F**k (2 male characters)
Patrick - 29-32
Callum - 23-27
A concept play about a physical relationship and the desires of two men.

Bye ( 2 female characters / 1 male character)
Jenny - 25
Natalie - 25
Oliver - 25
A lipstick lesbian rom-com in retrospect - about finding your true self.

Mate's Rates (3 male characters / 1 female character)
Aiden - Male - 28 - 32
Mark - Male - 23 - 26
Sam - Female - 28 - 32
Ben - Male - 19 - 21
4am, after a party and people knowing exactly what they want.

Pulse (3 male characters)
Marcus - 22-25
Toby - 22-25
Robert - 22-25
Liverpool's first gay superhero, stylised sci-fi gay comedy.

Please also be aware that all roles in Pulse require full frontal nudity and the roles for The F**k require some nudity.