The Company

Malcolm Jones MA

Malcolm Jones has worked in theatre and education for 30 years and currently works for Age Exchange Theatre Trust in Blackheath, devising and directing theatre and arts projects. He was Events Manager at the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden for 10 years and has taught at drama schools including RADA, Rose Bruford, Mountview
and E15. Malcolm has contributed as a speaker on theatre for television including LWT’s Sin City, Carlton TV’s Secret London and Channel Four’s The Big Breakfast as well as appearances on news and current affairs programmes. He works for Ambassador Theatre Group organising West End workshops and regularly gives presentations for Giles Ramsay Ltd, US Arts and Music groups. He has also lectured for US Colleges in London and in America.

Barbara Kirby

For several years Barbara was the producer of the Edinburgh Festival “Pick of the Fringe” shows, which showcase theatre, music and comedy acts in a different live show every day. As an actress she appeared as Violet Bradman at the Savoy Theatre in a six-month run of BLITHE SPIRIT for the Peter Hall Company. Other recent work includes playing Susan in Alan Ayckbourn’s WOMAN IN MIND at the Bolton Octagon Theatre, for which she received a nomination for Best Actress for the Manchester Evening News Awards. She has played five other aggrieved Ayckbourn wives, including a tour of THE NORMAN CONQUESTS in which she met Colin Wakefield. She has appeared in numerous repertory seasons, the most recent being last year at the York Theatre Royal, where she played Mrs Pearce in PYGMALION. Many televison appearances include EASTENDERS, the last series of THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN, the final episode of INSPECTOR MORSE, several episodes of THE BILL and, this year, THE WORST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD for BBC and KINGDOM.

Catherine Poltera

Catherine has experience of performing in plays from Shakespeare to pantomime. Her roles have included Gwendolen in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Constanze in AMADEUS, Annie in THE REAL THING, Nell Gwynn in PLAYHOUSE CREATURES, Hetty Oaks in WE HAPPY FEW, Corrie Bratter in BAREFOOT IN THE PARK and Ruby Birtle in WHEN WE ARE MARRIED.

Simon Geal

Simon started at The National Youth and then trained as an actor at The Drama Centre London. He has appeared in numerous productions in Repertory Theatre, The London Fringe, The London International Film School and The Royal
National Theatre. As a director and tutor he has worked on many different productions for Arts Depot, Lamda, Shape in London, The Theatre Museum, The Actors Centre, The British Film Institute, Testbed Productions for the BBC, The Royal Festival Hall and Age Exchange Theatre Trust.