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My life-long passion is the theatre and amateur dramatics. I have been acting since i was fourteen, and directing since the 1970s. Prior to moving to Cyprus, I was involved with one of the best amateur dramatic societies in Cornwall. St Austell Players is an award-winning group who perform a season of four plays every year in their own theatre. Amongst many other parts, I acted in the stage version of LES MISERABLES adapted by T Kelly from the book of Victor Hugo. I played the part of the dogged Inspector Javert. In 2003 I directed a stage version of George Du Maurier's Victorian novel TRILBY as part of the Daphne Du Maurier Festival for that year. Melodrama with a tinge of Gothic horror! At the November Cornwall Drama Association award ceremonies, the production won Best Set, and got awards for its lighting, and Front-of-house presentation. In the summer of 2004, I acted in our revival of the classic English farce, 'Dry Rot'.

I next got involved with Stage One, the premier amateur group in the West of Cyprus. In March 2006, I appeared as Arthur Birling in Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls, and in April I directed part of Neil Simon's 'London Suite', an evening of four one-act plays. In October, I played the part of Bernard in the French farce, 'Don't Dress for Dinner'. In 2007 I played a police Detective Superintendent in a comedy called 'Busybody'. And in 2008 I was a suave Spaniard in Neil Simon's female version of 'The Odd Couple'.
In October, 2008, I directed 'On Golden Pond', and it won the award as best play of that year. In 2009, I directed 'Crown Matrimonial', and one of three short plays in a production called 'Triple Treat'. 'Crown Matrimonial' won the best play award that year. In 2010, I directed Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband' and got a hat-trick by winning the best play award again.