Staff and Tutors
ACTING
ADAM MEGGIDO
Adam Meggido studied drama at Birmingham University and trained as an actor
at Webber Douglas - although he cites his years with Claude Chagrin (formerly
of LeCoq) at the French Institute as the most important part of his training.
From 1995-1999 he was a director of Counterpoint Theatre, an innovative
company which merged business with the arts. Adam is the Artistic Director
of The Sticking Place, a company committed to the development and production
of new writing and improvisation. His Sticking Place director credits include:
The Lie, Dark Meaning Mouse, Reanimator, The Premature Burial, The Disappearance
and two of his own plays - Stress and Best Men - for the Guerrilla Theatre
Experiment. He is also the writer/director of Chaos of Delight (Soho Theatre)
and Teenager In Love for the National Youth Theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations.
Adam is Head of Foundation at The London Academy of Music And Dramatic Art.
Meggido takes time with his actors to make sense of the words and they
deliver them with clarity and a genuine feel for storytelling.' (Time Out)
CAROLINE DEVLIN
Caroline Devlin graduated from The Drama Centre London in 1995 and has enjoyed working at such theatres as The Royal
Lyceum in Edinburgh, where she was a regular member of the company for various seasons playing many parts, including
Masha in Chekhovęs Three Sisters, Hero in Much Ado About Nothing, Lady Macduff in Macbeth, Arte OęNeill in Boucicaultęs
The Shaughraun, and Wendy in Barrieęs Peter Pan. She has also played Marina in Pericles (Greenbelt Theatre Company),
Michaela in Carmen, Gwen in Merlin (Citizenęs Theatre Company-Glasgow), Miranda/Ariel in The Tempest and Hermia in
A Midsummer Nightęs Dream (both Actors From The London Stage). Carolineęs television and radio projects include Casualty
and The History Man, Ruth Rendellęs Lake of Darkness and played alongside Albert Finney in My Uncle Silas. Carolineęs more
recent theatre projects include Spring Awakening at the Union Theatre, Open Ground at Theatro Technis and Creation Theatre
Companyęs production of Oxford Passion. She is currently in rehearsals for Creation Theatre Companyęs latest production of
Measure for Measure. She has also been at the forefront of establishing her own theatre company and has directed numerous plays since her directing
debut in October 2002.
HOLLY DE JONG
Holly is most famously known as Newt's Mother in Aliens and Lady Farrow
in Blackadder. Her acting experience is extensive starring in the National
Theatre and throughout the West End. Holly's television and film work has
included: The Duchess of Duke Street, Lyttonįs Diary, Van der Valk, Poirot,
The Detectives, The Assassination Run, The Chief, Doctors, Daniel, Deronda,
Electric Dreams, The Hiding Place and Soaked. Most recently Holly has been
involved in a couple of short horror films,one of which has just won a best
foreign film award at the Fire Island film festival in New York. She has
recently appeared on Eastenders and the current series of Casualty.
RONNIE MCCANN - Acting for Camera and Improvisation
Ronnie is a professional Actor/Director. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy and Lee Strasberg, New York. Television and Film
credits include Casualty (2 years as a Regular), Judge John Deed, Inspector Lynlie, The Royale, The Acid House Trilogy, Heavenly
Pursuits and the Last Minute. He has worked in theatres in England, Europe and Scotland and was Assistant Director at the Citizens
Theatre.
JUDY BROWNE
Trained at the Guildhall. Theatre credits include The Rivalsę with the Womenęsę Playhouse Trust,
'Extremities' at Derby Playhouse, Hyacinth Blueę Clean Break tour and Local Boyę at Hampstead Theatre.
Television includes Bands of Goldę,ę The Billę, Touch of Frostę and Kerchingę CBBC. Judy has been working
with the National Youth Theatre including the Shakespeare for Schools induction.
NOELLA BRENNAN
Having successfully gained an honours degree in Film and Broadcasting in her native Dublin, Noella decided to continue her studies and
graduated for a second time in Drama at the London Drama Studio. Since then, Noella has been teaching drama to young people as well as
actively treading the boards and appearing on both the small and big screen. She played the lead role in 'I Fought the Law', which was
screened on Sky Television and BBC Belfast and recently played Maria in The Sound of Music at The Courtyard Theatre in Hereford. Noella
has just finished playing at the National Theatre in the highly acclaimed production of 'The Aristocrats'.
BRIGID ZENGENI
Brigid trained at Londonęs Drama Centre and spent several years with Cambridge Experimental Theatre. Recent credits include Kate in
a United States tour of 'The Taming of the Shrew', Amelia in 'The Winteręs Tale', Olivia in 'Twelfth Night', Lucetta in
'Two Gentlemen of Verona', and Calpurnia in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of 'Julius Caesar'.
