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Steve Nallon (Writer and Performer)

Steve is one of Britain’s most versatile and prolific writers and performers working in all aspects of the media from film and television to radio and theatre. He began as an entertainer on the northern working men’s club circuit when he was just sixteen. After gaining a degree in Drama and English at The University of Birmingham he became an original member of the Spitting Image team providing the voices of The Queen Mum, Roy Hattersley, Margaret Thatcher, David Attenborough and many more for the next ten years. Steve’s recent television appearances as an impressionist could be seen on Who Did You Do?, Newsnight, Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression, The Impressionable Jon Culshaw, and Night of a Thousand Faces with Dame Edna Everage.

Steve’s writing includes The Ghost of Number Ten and The Nallon Tapes, two major comedy series for BBC Radio Four written with Turan Ali, the drama Props written with Mark Eden and the play Prizegiving written with the novelist Tom Holt. In 1989 Steve wrote I, Margaret with Tom Holt, the spoof autobiography of Baroness Thatcher published by Macmillan. Other published writing includes articles for ScriptWriter and Musical Stages, and a chapter on musical theatre for the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music. For the stage, Steve wrote the book of Like Love, a new musical commissioned by the Jermyn Street Theatre.

As an actor, Steve has performed in several musicals including Carnival (Barbican), The Rocky Horror Show (Leicester Haymarket), and The Cloggies (Theatr Clwyd). Film credits include The Girl With Brains in Her Feet and Asylum. As a celebrity guest, Steve has made numerous television appearances on such shows as Call My Bluff and Noel’s Telly Years. From 1995-2003 Steve was a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts in the University of Birmingham.

Carolyn Scott-Jeffs (Director)

Following graduation from the Birmingham Theatre School Carolyn worked extensively in various TIE and profit share companies as an actor before directing for The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham, where her productions include: Gotcha, Abigail’s Party, Touched, Steel Magnolias, Stags & Hens, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Beggar’s Opera and A Taste of Honey. She then directed Two and Kiss of the Spiderwoman in association with New Birmingham Theatre Company and Bellyflop, Scraps and Get By In Italian for ReAct Theatre Company.

After gaining an MA in Playwriting Studies at the University of Birmingham Carolyn went on to direct seven plays for the University Drama department between 1999 and 2002. She has also directed several productions for Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and a number for independent companies, including My Wrong Mr Right and Strictly Missionary at MAC, and a rehearsed reading of Stephanie Dale’s Blind Summit at Soho Theatre, London.

Carolyn has written the stage plays Having it All, Wenches, Out in the Garden and Tarnished Wings. Out in the Garden was a sell-out success at the Finborough Theatre, London and Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh. Her Radio 4 play Square Circle Triangle was nominated for the Richard Imison Award and her latest radio play, Tarnished Wings, was broadcast on Radio 4 in December 2003. She has also written several episodes of the BBC1 serial Doctors and is currently writing Renard the Refugee, her first novel.

Currently Carolyn is Visiting Writer to University of the West of England.

Acknowledgements

Thanks go to Jo Thackwray for her advice and work on costume, and to Paul Jomain for his creation of some of the Wonderland and Looking Glass props.


	Home The Cast The Comedy The Dream The Appeal The Themes The Show The Adaptation ‘Lewis Carroll’ Performances Press, Contacts & Links Reviews Photo Gallery CVs & Acknowledgements Return to Main Site Created by Duncan Designs Updated: 5 November 2004 CVs Steve Nallon (Writer and Performer) Steve is one of Britain’s most versatile and prolific writers and performers working in all aspects of the media from film and television to radio and theatre. He began as an entertainer on the northern working men’s club circuit when he was just sixteen. After gaining a degree in Drama and English at The University of Birmingham he became an original member of the Spitting Image team providing the voices of The Queen Mum, Roy Hattersley, Margaret Thatcher, David Attenborough and many more for the next ten years. Steve’s recent television appearances as an impressionist could be seen on Who Did You Do?, Newsnight, Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression, The Impressionable Jon Culshaw, and Night of a Thousand Faces with Dame Edna Everage. Steve’s writing includes The Ghost of Number Ten and The Nallon Tapes, two major comedy series for BBC Radio Four written with Turan Ali, the drama Props written with Mark Eden and the play Prizegiving written with the novelist Tom Holt. In 1989 Steve wrote I, Margaret with Tom Holt, the spoof autobiography of Baroness Thatcher published by Macmillan. Other published writing includes articles for ScriptWriter and Musical Stages, and a chapter on musical theatre for the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music. For the stage, Steve wrote the book of Like Love, a new musical commissioned by the Jermyn Street Theatre. As an actor, Steve has performed in several musicals including Carnival (Barbican), The Rocky Horror Show (Leicester Haymarket), and The Cloggies (Theatr Clwyd). Film credits include The Girl With Brains in Her Feet and Asylum. As a celebrity guest, Steve has made numerous television appearances on such shows as Call My Bluff and Noel’s Telly Years. From 1995-2003 Steve was a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts in the University of Birmingham. Carolyn Scott-Jeffs (Director) Following graduation from the Birmingham Theatre School Carolyn worked extensively in various TIE and profit share companies as an actor before directing for The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham, where her productions include: Gotcha, Abigail’s Party, Touched, Steel Magnolias, Stags & Hens, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Beggar’s Opera and A Taste of Honey. She then directed Two and Kiss of the Spiderwoman in association with New Birmingham Theatre Company and Bellyflop, Scraps and Get By In Italian for ReAct Theatre Company. After gaining an MA in Playwriting Studies at the University of Birmingham Carolyn went on to direct seven plays for the University Drama department between 1999 and 2002. She has also directed several productions for Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and a number for independent companies, including My Wrong Mr Right and Strictly Missionary at MAC, and a rehearsed reading of Stephanie Dale’s Blind Summit at Soho Theatre, London. Carolyn has written the stage plays Having it All, Wenches, Out in the Garden and Tarnished Wings. Out in the Garden was a sell-out success at the Finborough Theatre, London and Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh. Her Radio 4 play Square Circle Triangle was nominated for the Richard Imison Award and her latest radio play, Tarnished Wings, was broadcast on Radio 4 in December 2003. She has also written several episodes of the BBC1 serial Doctors and is currently writing Renard the Refugee, her first novel. Currently Carolyn is Visiting Writer to University of the West of England. Acknowledgements Thanks go to Jo Thackwray for her advice and work on costume, and to Paul Jomain for his creation of some of the Wonderland and Looking Glass props.