Teflonstage Theatre Directors

Jamie Lee - Director
'Lili' , 'One in Five', 'Pygmalion Redux' and 'Educating Eliza' (forthcoming)

Having trained at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he majored in directing, Jamie relocated to South Wales to co-establish actorsworkshop while also working as a freelance theatre tutor and director.

Jamie is interested in the positive effects theatre-based experiences can have for both individuals and groups. Since graduating, he has worked within a number of organisations, including the Sherman Youth Theatre, the Gate Arts Centre, Bigfoot Theatre Arts, Llanover Hall, Coleg Gwent and the Wales Millennium Centre as a workshop leader, director, curriculum designer and, on occasion, as playwright. Jamie's credits include Death and the Maiden, Blue Remembered Hills (UK Tour), Ghost Train, Tissue, Good Person of Szechwan, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Roberto Zucco, West Side Story, The King and I, Closer, and numerous children's shows including Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood, The Pied Piper and An Act of Murder (writer/director - Arts Council Wales funded). He recently took up a post as youth theatre director in Gloucestershire. Jamie is pleased to be working with the Teflonstage touring company on thier new projects.

Michael Plowman - Musical Director
'Lili'

After graduating from Reading and Cambridge Universities, Michael spent his teaching career as Head of Music in a number of large comprehensive schools. He has arranged and conducted concerts at Brighton's Dome Theatre with over 200 musicians, sung in the Tower of London choir and been terrified by a Dalek while singing on a BBC1 special.

Michael is pleased to be working with Jamie Lee, having recently been Musical Director with him for the successful Porthcawl Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society's production of 'Calamity Jane'

As well as continuing as an examiner for GCSE and A level music, Michael's next project is 'Gypsy' with Bridgend Youth Theatre before travelling to Paris to sing with the BBC National Chorus of Wales.

Margaret Lawrence-Waters - Director of Choreography
'Lili'

Margaret started dancing at the age of 7 doing most of her training with Molly Spicer of the Little Academy of Dance. During this time Margaret fell in love with Ballet and after winning a scholarship with The British Ballet Organization at the age of 11 decided to make dance her career. When Margaret was 17 she was accepted by the famous Ballet Rambert School where she continued to train. Growing too tall for ballet she decided to make her career in commercial dance and was soon working on the prestigious cruise liner QE2. She took a short break to work in pantomime in the Theatre Royal Bath with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd and Ben Warris. Margaret then returned to the ship as dance captain for a further two and a half years, meeting many stars of stage and screen. Her favourite has to be Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Margaret worked with the comedy duo The Krankies as one of their four dancers, performing in all of their pantomimes, summer seasons and tours over several years. She has worked with many of the top choreographers including Irving Davies, Dougie Squires, Peter Gordeno and Alan Harding to name a few. Since returning to Newport, Margaret has got married and opened her dancing school, specialising in her first love, classical ballet and modern jazz. She has worked on a number of shows and is pleased to be working with Teflonstage on Lili.