About Captive Audience

I have over twenty-five years of experience working with children, young people, and adults in local government, not-for-profit sectors, and purpose-driven organizations. 

I specialise in consultancy, solving organizational challenges using a strengths-based approach, promoting courageous communication, setting clear goals, and achieving effective team results. 

I emphasise clarity and normalise conflict resolution ("Rumbling") in organizations, aiming to identify and solve complex problems in small to medium-sized organizations. 

I am adaptive, creative, and skilled in identifying growth opportunities and collaborations.

I moved from the UK to Adelaide in 2019 to work with a not-for-profit organisation and am now looking to work consultatively across Australia.

Captive Audience was set up a number of years ago in Belper, Derbyshire, UK by myself and my wife, Sophie, following on from a community play where children performed alongside adults and when the show was over the children just wanted more - an opportunity to grow and develop the skills they already had and the chance to be part of a community creating great drama!!

Captive Audience grew to deliver to over 90 students a week running classes in drama, voice, musical theatre and LAMDA plus working in Pupil Referral Units and with Home Schooled students.

Since moving to Adelaide, Australia, I have directed an adult and children production for St Jude's Players of Oliver Twisted and following on from this have started teaching drama classes once again. 

It is my absolute passion to develop skill in young people and to build their confidence in public speaking and performing, whether it be that they use these skills on stage or in their everyday life. 

I have been working in the arts sector for over 30 years and have acted, directed and produced work in the UK and Australia. 

I trained as an actor at ALRA, London and as a director with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, UK. I have had experience working in the West End, Derbyshire, touring the UK and performing in film and tv shows and commercials as well as on stage. I have adapted a number of stories into playscripts for performance on stage.  

TV experience includes, amongst other shows, Coronation Street, The Knock, The Bill. 

Directing experience includes Romeo and Juliet, Nicholas Nickleby, A Christmas Carol, The Passion, Oliver Twisted, A Midsummer Nights Dream. 

I have an organic style of working which brings out the best and develops skill in all performers and creatives that I work with, children and adults alike.