Peter Cockerill (actor). Peter started acting in 2006 joining The Castle Players in Barnard Castle, Co.Durham. A former pub Landlord the last 2 1/2 years have been spent acting full time, performing among other things as a supporting artist in ITV’s Vera, and at Edinburgh Fringe last year in the sell out ‘D Day Dodgers’. The highlight of his acting career so far was playing ‘Bottom’ in A Midsummer Night's Dream for The Royal Shakespeare Company at Newcastle Northern Stage and in Stratford upon Avon at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Rob Wilson (writer). Rob was born and educated in Gateshead before studying medicine at Newcastle University. He trained in surgery throughout the Northern region and became a consultant surgeon at James Cook University Hospital for many years eventually becoming medical director and deputy chief executive prior to his retirement a few years ago. Rob is professor of surgical science at the university of Durham where he still works voluntarily as he does for Newcastle University, the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, the Tanzanian Development corporation and others.
On retirement one of Rob’s ambitions was to write and last year’s The D Day Dodgers: An attempt to right a wrong was his first play and debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is a founder member of The Woolly Sheep Theatre Company along with Andrew, Peter and Lez and their new play Not Dead Yet! addressing the challenging subject of memory loss opens very soon at this year’s fringe.
On retirement one of Rob’s ambitions was to write and last year’s The D Day Dodgers: An attempt to right a wrong was his first play and debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is a founder member of The Woolly Sheep Theatre Company along with Andrew, Peter and Lez and their new play Not Dead Yet! addressing the challenging subject of memory loss opens very soon at this year’s fringe.
Andrew Harrison (Director). Andrew is a teacher and currently teaches at a rural primary school. Andrew has been involved in theatre as long as he can remember starting off working backstage, over the years he has undertaken many roles in theatre including acting, props, lighting, directing and marketing. Andrew also writes theatre reviews for a local paper and @NETheatre. Andrew is a founder member of Woolly Sheep Theatre Company and directed The D Day Dodgers: An Attempt to right a wrong at last years Edinburgh Fringe.
Lez Woodhouse (Techie). Lez is a Chartered Chemist who retired after 39 years in the pharmaceutical industry. On leaving school and after a short period of acting, Lez moved on to set construction, lighting and sound with The Green Room, a semi-professional theatre group in Manchester. Family commitments and working abroad prevented any involvement in theatrical productions until moving to Barnard Castle in 1998 and joining the Castle Players as a set builder and stage manager. Lez joined The Woolly Sheep Theatre Company earlier this year.
Sylvia Wilson (Production Manager). Sylvia was born and educated in Gateshead prior to training in nursing and becoming a midwife then A and E sister. She later achieved a BA in history and MA in advanced historical studies. She is now a vicar in Egglescliffe, Durham Diocese.
