Volcano People

VOLCANO PEOPLE Volcano Theatre Company is: Paul Davies \| Artistic Director Paul holds a doctorate in politics and a black belt in karate. Perhaps as a consequence of these activities he once nearly died from an asthma attack. Still in recovery, he now drinks too much coffee. He lives on the Gower but has not yet learned to surf. He is, with Fern Smith, one of the founding members of Volcano. He has performed in many of their shows, written three plays and directed a number of others. He has also directed work in Montreal and Croatia and taught in numerous academies around the world. He died quite early in John Hardwick's film To Have and to Hold and most recently has written some melancholic verse for Catherine Bennett's film, My Desert.
Fern Smith \| Artistic Director Fern obtained a degree in Psychology at the University of Wales Swansea and an MA in Industrial Relations at Warwick University. Fern is a co-founder and one of the two Artistic Directors of Volcano Theatre Company. Since its inception she has been a core performer, director and teacher with the company. She has worked as a freelance performer/collaborator with the Charnock Company and Improbable Theatre, featured in Film Four's film of Tony Harrison's Prometheus, John Hardwick's film 33x Round The Sun and in Steven Berkoff's Messiah. She has directed freelance projects and shows for Oxford Youth Theatre, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith and The Network. Recent projects include: This Imaginary Woman, a collaboration with musician/songwriter Patrick Fitzgerald; co-director on The Most Excellent & Lamentable Tragedy of (Romeo and Juliet); and Reasons To Be Silent. She most recently performed in the company's A Few Little Drops..
Carys Shannon\| General Manager Carys joined Volcano in January 2008, leaving behind her role as Marketing and Campaigns Manager at Sherman Cymru. She has worked in arts marketing for over five years, previous employers include; Sgript Cymru, the Wales Millennium Centre and the Dylan Thomas Theatre. Carys studied Theatre at the University of Wales Aberystwyth and has a passion for writing, dancing and general journeys of discovery!
Claudine Conway \| Marketing Manager Claudine joined Volcano in May 2000, and is responsible for administration, marketing, web design and some other stuff too onerous to mention. She has taught English Literature at The University of Wales Swansea, and has previously worked for the Aberystwyth Jazz Festival and the Camberley Working Men's Club. Claudine has a BA and an MA in English from the University of Wales Aberystwyth, and is unlikely ever to finish a PhD in 18th-century fiction. Never mind. Instead she administrates a non-profit Sausage Collective and is somewhat nerdy when it comes to bicycles.
MORE PEOPLE The company works with a wide range of performers, directors, technicians etc. To find out more about them, click here.
Board of Directors Dafydd Bell (Evans Powell & Co) Ruth Callaway (University of Wales Swansea) Paul Davies (Volcano Theatre Company) Andrew Deathe (Swansea Museum) Kay Denyer Robin Hall (Glynn Vivian Gallery) Danielle Meunier (Swansea Institute of Higher Education) Fern Smith (Volcano Theatre Company)

VOLCANO PEOPLE Volcano Theatre Company is: Paul Davies \| Artistic Director Paul holds a doctorate in politics and a black belt in karate. Perhaps as a consequence of these activities he once nearly died from an asthma attack. Still in recovery, he now drinks too much coffee. He lives on the Gower but has not yet learned to surf. He is, with Fern Smith, one of the founding members of Volcano. He has performed in many of their shows, written three plays and directed a number of others. He has also directed work in Montreal and Croatia and taught in numerous academies around the world. He died quite early in John Hardwick's film To Have and to Hold and most recently has written some melancholic verse for Catherine Bennett's film, My Desert.
Fern Smith \| Artistic Director Fern obtained a degree in Psychology at the University of Wales Swansea and an MA in Industrial Relations at Warwick University. Fern is a co-founder and one of the two Artistic Directors of Volcano Theatre Company. Since its inception she has been a core performer, director and teacher with the company. She has worked as a freelance performer/collaborator with the Charnock Company and Improbable Theatre, featured in Film Four's film of Tony Harrison's Prometheus, John Hardwick's film 33x Round The Sun and in Steven Berkoff's Messiah. She has directed freelance projects and shows for Oxford Youth Theatre, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith and The Network. Recent projects include: This Imaginary Woman, a collaboration with musician/songwriter Patrick Fitzgerald; co-director on The Most Excellent & Lamentable Tragedy of (Romeo and Juliet); and Reasons To Be Silent. She most recently performed in the company's A Few Little Drops..
Carys Shannon\| General Manager Carys joined Volcano in January 2008, leaving behind her role as Marketing and Campaigns Manager at Sherman Cymru. She has worked in arts marketing for over five years, previous employers include; Sgript Cymru, the Wales Millennium Centre and the Dylan Thomas Theatre. Carys studied Theatre at the University of Wales Aberystwyth and has a passion for writing, dancing and general journeys of discovery!
Claudine Conway \| Marketing Manager Claudine joined Volcano in May 2000, and is responsible for administration, marketing, web design and some other stuff too onerous to mention. She has taught English Literature at The University of Wales Swansea, and has previously worked for the Aberystwyth Jazz Festival and the Camberley Working Men's Club. Claudine has a BA and an MA in English from the University of Wales Aberystwyth, and is unlikely ever to finish a PhD in 18th-century fiction. Never mind. Instead she administrates a non-profit Sausage Collective and is somewhat nerdy when it comes to bicycles.
MORE PEOPLE The company works with a wide range of performers, directors, technicians etc. To find out more about them, click here.
Board of Directors Dafydd Bell (Evans Powell & Co) Ruth Callaway (University of Wales Swansea) Paul Davies (Volcano Theatre Company) Andrew Deathe (Swansea Museum) Kay Denyer Robin Hall (Glynn Vivian Gallery) Danielle Meunier (Swansea Institute of Higher Education) Fern Smith (Volcano Theatre Company)