
Derek Brown
His move to Cambridge in the early 1990s ensured that his experience would not be wasted by local companies. His appearances for Bawds include THE REVENGER’S TRAGEDY (Antonio), THE CRUCIBLE , HAY FEVER (David Bliss), MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Leonato), DIRTY LINEN (Home Secretary) ,THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III (Lord Thurlow), A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (Cardinal Wolsey), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (The Ghost of Jacob Marley), THE GHOST TRAIN (Herbert Price), THE ELEPHANT MAN (Carr Gomm), KATHERINE HOWARD (Archbishop Thomas Cranmer), TIME OF MY LIFE (Bill - a customer in the restaurant), THE WINSLOW BOY (Arthur Winslow), JANE EYRE (Narrator / Reverend Wood / Builder),THE MOONSTONE (Gabriel Betteredge and Man In The Street) THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE (Rainbow) THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Lane) and NEVER THE SINNER (pictured left as Dr White).
Pre-Cambridge productions include AN IDEAL HUSBAND, THE WINSLOW BOY, THIS HAPPY BREED and A NIGHTINGALE SANG as well as musicals like GUYS AND DOLLS, HELLO DOLLY, FINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE and KISMET. Productions for other Cambridge companies include QUARTERMAINE’S TERMS (Eddie Loomis), THE LAST YANKEE (Frick), SEASON’S GREETINGS (Harvey), TWELVE ANGRY MEN (Juror No. 10), GREAT EXPECTATIONS (Mr Jaggers), LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD (Various characters), BROKEN GLASS (Stanton Case), THE HOLLOW CROWN, A TALE OF TWO CITIES (Alexander Manette), RACING DEMON (The Rt Revd Charlie Allen), THE MIDNIGHT FOLK (Harker / Grandpop), LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN (Lord Paisley) and ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS (King, Old Father William, Aged Man, Gardener, Sergeant).
His directing credits in Cambridge include DICKENS AND COMPANY, UNDER MILK WOOD and THE BEAR.
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