Paul Davies
Artistic Director
, Volcano Theatre Company

Paul left school at 16 and worked in a steelworks for three years before discovering adult education. Just prior to that discovery, he entered the peculiar world of martial arts: he has a black belt and was for a brief time in the Welsh squad. In danger of succumbing to total madness, he was awarded a scholarship at the University College of Swansea. His doctorate was on Utopian Socialist Theory, with special reference to British socialism. Somewhere in the middle of all this, he met Fern Smith and together they set up Volcano Theatre Company. Paul has written three plays: Vagina Dentata, Moments of Madness and, most recently, TalkSexShow. He has been associate professor at the University of Quebec, Montreal and has written a number of articles on Volcano and contemporary British theatre.

Contact Paul Davies at volcano.tc@virgin.net