Mark Feakins is our fourth director at Studio 32. Edith, Zillah and Kevin were the previous incumbents and now Mark has put his own particular stamp in our twelfth year of progression.
We have seen many changes, from the very early Pantomime with Edith, to the Blockbusters of” Fiddler on the roof”, “South Pacific” and” Oklahoma” with Zillah. A more modern touch like Guys and Dolls” and “Hello Dolly” with Kevin.
Mark last year wrote the script for the very successful” Broadway on Christmas”, I asked him about his-writing skills
“It was great fun to put together the Christmas cabaret for Studio 32 last year. I didn’t want it to just be a selection of unconnected songs in a straightforward concert format, so I set about writing script for Father and Mother Christmas, as hosts to link them all together.
Luckily, I have a had a bit of practice as I have written five novels, so far. They are all quirky, light hearted comedies – one a comedy thriller, Death and The Seagull. Three are a series of romantic comedies, the first of which is called The Rye Roof Top Club.
The latest one, The Story of Eric, is about changing your life and taking off in a camper-van around the UK. They are available in some shops in the UK, but here in Spain you can order them from Amazon!”
Mark has not only displayed his writing skills but his CV includes
Working in London for eighteen years working in numerous theatres, then in 2006 he became Executive Producer of Sheffield Theatres, including the world-famous Crucible Theatre.
Also, Mark is now instrumental in designing the sets for the productions, which begs the question , how do does he find time to put the cast through their paces on our nights of rehearsals.
We at Studio 32, have had the lucky breaks when it comes to directors and Mark is certainly carrying our torch brightly forwards
