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About Roger
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Expertise
I can help with UK theatre and TV queries regarding plays and sit-coms, together with their casts and directors. I am not interested in soap-operas or musicals. Shakespeare is not my strong point.

Experience
I have been a professional actor for over 30 years in UK TV, the West End, the London fringe and regional theatre.

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Equity

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None

Education/Credentials
5 inconsequential O-Levels!

Awards and Honors
Trained for 3 years at one of London's major drama schools. The school did not distribute awards of any kind.

   

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In Category  Plays

SubjectDate Asked

Arthur Miller’s Crucible8/28/2008
  Q: I want to know if the extra narrative in Arthur Miller’s Crucible is actually used in real life play ...
  A: Carl, I think we can safely say the the answer to your question is that the extra narrative is ...
T. Williams8/23/2008
  Q: I just finished watching "Transibberian". They had a bastardized quote in there from Tennessee ...
  A: Joseph. "If I got rid of my demons, I'd lose my angels" is the quote. It's in a book called ...
1970 stage play8/22/2008
  Q: In August of 1970 I attended a play in London where on the stage was God, Jesus, and Mary. It was ...
  A: Harry! It would have been a Mystery Play, probably either the Chester or Wakefield version. They're ...
Reduced Shakespeare Company7/11/2008
  Q: Is there anywhere I can get a copy of "Completely Hollywood, Abridged" to read?
  A: Pam! Assuming that it has been published, Samuel French is best. Depending where you are, here are ...
Copyright for films6/4/2008
  Q: I need the e-mail ids of the agents/managers of the following playrights to obtain the rights of ...
  A: Sorry for a rather late reply. Hard to find the answers, but for ARTHUR MILLER try Sam Cohn @ICM 40 ...
MacBeth4/15/2008
  Q: What difficulties are there in performing the play [if any]?
  A: Mon. I can't answer your question despite having been in the play. Every moment was a joy when I did ...
Macbeth2/5/2008
  Q: i have been asked to describe the physical nature of the witches in Macbeth and what inhuman powers ...
  A: Ah, I'm sorry, Renee, but this is quite outside my area of expertise. No point in trying to bluff my ...
Detective play in 70's?11/4/2007
  Q: Teenager inherits house in countr - invites friends to stay soon turns into a hippie commune - one ...
  A: Elizabeth. Can't help you at the moment, but will certainly get back to you if I think of anything. ...
Howard Barker10/22/2007
  Q: I'm MA student of English literature and I have to give a lecture on the life and style of the ...
  A: Here's the man to get in touch with: Mr Kenny Ireland, c/o Miss Meg Poole, The Richard Stone ...
I can't find a certain play script9/2/2007
  Q: There is this play that I want to read the script for, but I can't find it anywhere. I just want to ...
  A: Courtney, hi! As it happens, I've been in this show, but I can't tell you how to look at it ...
Playing a role of a Nurse in Infant Mortality8/7/2007
  Q: I am a woman senior, age 67, in a beginning Reader's Theatre class. I am playing the part of ...
  A: Bernadine, This is a difficult one, because I don't know the play - and the fact that I'm English ...
Macbeth - Witches6/21/2007
  Q: Hey! I need to write an essay imagining the I am the Director of a production of Macbeth. I need to ...
  A: Nicole. Shakespeare and analysis of his work are not my strong point, but I did once play 2nd Witch, ...
1970's TV play4/12/2007
  Q: I remember watching a half hour TV play in the mid to late 1970's. The play was about attacks by ...
  A: Pete. I'm investigating and will get back to you ASAP! Roger ...
play2/23/2007
  Q: I want to put on play in the Uk but I found out it's already on in a couple of theatre in america. ...
  A: I know nothing about copyright law, patrice, but can't see a problem unless there are stipulations ...
plays1/3/2007
  Q: why weren't females aloud to be in Shakespeare plays?
  A: Estelle, Why were there no actresses ? The short answer is tradition. Plays throughout Europe had ...
why9/7/2006
  Q: ok i no that women werent allowed to act but why werent they allowed to act?
  A: lala, This is a bit outside my knowledge, but I found this: ...
Cost of theater curtain7/21/2006
  Q: Every time I go to a Broadway play I find myself wondering what the cost is of one of those ...
  A: Steve - you are obviously not in the UK where I am, but I can steer you in this direction. It's ...
twelve angry men reginald rose10/3/2005
  Q: What dramatic techniques are used in Reginald Rose's twelve Angry Men, the play in 1965 published as ...
  A: Rebecca. I've seen this play in London, but cannot see that unusual dramatic techniques need to be ...
song of the nightingale9/24/2005
  Q: I am considering putting on Ms Wertenbaker's play Song of the Nightingale with a group of 16 & 17 ...
  A: James. I hope you mean "LOVE of the Nightingale". I don't know the play, but Questors Theatre here ...
plays and british theatres5/11/2005
  Q: What play has recorded more performances than any other British theater
  A: Michael. Sorry for the delay. You caught me on holiday. If you mean the show that has been playing ...
"Miss Sophie's Birthday"8/29/2003
  Q: I am trying to locate a video copy of a funny play by a British couple. I saw this video while ...
  A: Your message has only just reached me, so forgive my delay in replying. This little film is known by ...
Help please!4/12/2002
  Q: I'm not particularily sure if I am hitting an area of extensive knowledge here when I ask this ...
  A: Niki. This is a bit outside my field, I'm afraid, but I've found a couple of quotes on the Web: ...
Trying to find an old play12/4/2001
  Q: In a recent workshop with Patsy Rodenburg, she mentioned a play she called, I believe, "Akrinton ...
  A: Kelly. The play is "The Accrington Pals" by Peter Whelan. They were the 11th Battalion East ...
play submissions11/30/2001
  Q: I am an American playwright interested in getting my work produced in the U.K. and Ireland. Do you ...
  A: AJ. We have an organization called The Spotlight which publishes a book called Contacts. This lists ...

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