Drama

 

 

We remember

the late Mr N P L "Sam" Wilkinson

Drama Master

The St Ambrose Drama Studio Society

Plays directed from 1968 to 1995

while under the direction of "Sam" Wilkinson

 

1968.... CHRISTMAS JOY - "The Business of Good Government", "Hiss the Villain"

1969.... TWO WINTER PLAYS - "The Crimson Coconut", "The Revenge"

1970....ON SUCH A NIGHT - "A Christmas Carol"

            UNWILLINGLY TO SCHOOL

            1st TWELFTH NIGHT

1971....JULIUS CAESAR

            INTERLUDE PLAYS - "Who will mend the Broken Dawn"

            KING LEAR

1972....THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD

            HENRY V

1973....THE MIKADO

            KALEIDOSCOPE PLAYS

            TOAD OF TOAD HALL

1974....2nd TWELFTH NIGHT

            THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

1975....CHARLEY'S AUNT

            ON WITH THE MOTLEY

1976....1st A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS

1977....THE WIZARD OF OZ

1978....BILLY BUDD

           THREE PLAYS IN THE ROUND

1979....A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

1981....3rd TWELFTH NIGHT

1982....CHRISTMAS JOURNEY

1983....1st AMBROSE PALACE OF VARIETIES

1984....RICHARD II

1985....UNDER MILK WOOD

1986....MACBETH

1987....4th TWELFTH NIGHT (In the Round)

1988....2nd AMBROSE PALACE OF VARIETIES

1990....THE HARLEQUIN PLAYS (A travelling company)

1991....RICHARD III

1992....2nd A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS

1993....HAMLET

            KALEIDOSCOPE PLAYS

1994....3rd AMBROSE PALACE OF VARIETIES

1995....HANGING ON THE OLD BARBED WIRE (1st World War) 

 

 

 

 

"Toad of Toad Hall" programme, December 1973

 

 

 

 

 

featuring at centre: Mr Edward Friend in "Henry V" 1972 

 

 

 

"Taming of the Shrew" programme, April 1974  

 

 

 

 

  

Well done 

Phil Nodding

Screen Writer whose work includes Channel 4's"Shameless"

Phil Nodding attended St Ambrose 1969-1976

After St Ambrose, Philoriginally worked as a journalist in Nottingham then as a location manager for Carlton TV. He took up writing full-time in 2005 after completing a MA in Screenwriting. 

Phil worked on locations for feature films like ‘The Haunting’, ‘Room for Romeo Brass’, ‘Enigma’ and for TV shows including ‘Playing the Field’ and ‘Peak Practice’.

 

Given his first break by Paul Abbott on series 2 of Channel 4's 'Shameless', Phil went on to write for the BBC1 Kay Mellor drama ‘The Chase’ and develop stories for ‘New Tricks’ and ‘Hotel Babylon’. He collaborated last year with Steve Chambers to write ‘High-Lites’ an afternoon play for BBC Radio 4. The two of them are currently developing a series based on the same characters. Phil has recently written his first feature, a romantic comedy. He is developing the project with the independent production company HotBed Media and is writing a stage play with the Theatre Writing Partnership.

 

The infamous Gallagher family

Phil won an RTS New Talent Award in 2006 for his first episode of Shameless and won the BBC Writersroom ‘Inside the Box’ competition the following year.

 

Phil established the internet film site www.britfilms.tv , exec-producing a slate of short films under the ‘Three Minute Warnings’ banner. Phil has also lectured in screenwriting at Bournemouth, Newcastle , Leicester, Lincoln and Nottingham .Apart from writing he spends his time playing golf (badly), football (slowly), cycling (almost as slowly) and travelling.

 

 

Well done

Peter Anghelides 

Peter Anghelides attended St Ambrose from 1973 until 1980

Author and Dramatist 

best known for his work related to the BBC series Doctor Who

Doctor Who Pest Control  2008

Torchwood Pack Animals 2009

 

Doctor Who The Ancestor Cell 2000 

 

  

  

Well done 

Phil Nodding

Screen Writer whose work includes Channel 4's"Shameless"

Phil Nodding attended St Ambrose 1969-1976

After St Ambrose, Philoriginally worked as a journalist in Nottingham then as a location manager for Carlton TV. He took up writing full-time in 2005 after completing a MA in Screenwriting. 

Phil worked on locations for feature films like ‘The Haunting’, ‘Room for Romeo Brass’, ‘Enigma’ and for TV shows including ‘Playing the Field’ and ‘Peak Practice’.

 

Given his first break by Paul Abbott on series 2 of Channel 4's 'Shameless', Phil went on to write for the BBC1 Kay Mellor drama ‘The Chase’ and develop stories for ‘New Tricks’ and ‘Hotel Babylon’. He collaborated last year with Steve Chambers to write ‘High-Lites’ an afternoon play for BBC Radio 4. The two of them are currently developing a series based on the same characters. Phil has recently written his first feature, a romantic comedy. He is developing the project with the independent production company HotBed Media and is writing a stage play with the Theatre Writing Partnership.

 

The infamous Gallagher family

Phil won an RTS New Talent Award in 2006 for his first episode of Shameless and won the BBC Writersroom ‘Inside the Box’ competition the following year.

 

Phil established the internet film site www.britfilms.tv , exec-producing a slate of short films under the ‘Three Minute Warnings’ banner. Phil has also lectured in screenwriting at Bournemouth, Newcastle , Leicester, Lincoln and Nottingham .Apart from writing he spends his time playing golf (badly), football (slowly), cycling (almost as slowly) and travelling.

 

 

Well done

Peter Anghelides 

Peter Anghelides attended St Ambrose from 1973 until 1980

Author and Dramatist 

best known for his work related to the BBC series Doctor Who

Doctor Who Pest Control  2008

Torchwood Pack Animals 2009

 

Doctor Who The Ancestor Cell 2000