Robert Rae

Since becoming Artistic Director in 1996 Robert has directed, devised and/or written numerous professional shows and large-scale productions with non-actors and in 2008 directed his first feature film TROUBLE SLEEPING. His preferred way of working places the people whose story he is telling at the heart of the creative process. His work reflects the diversity of Scotland and regularly collaborates with organsiations who represent the excluded. During his time at TWS he has championed the employment of disabled actors issuing them more than 100 professional contracts.

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Helen Trew

Helen as the Producer has overall control on all aspects of a film or play’s production - bringing together screenwriters, directors, and finances. Her numerous responsibilities span all four phases of the theatrical and film production process.

As a Community Producer Helen is responsible for accomplishing the stated community aims and objectives of the ‘Once Upon a Time in Fife’ Project. Among other things, she oversees overall project management; facilitates the community participation strategy; builds the project requirements; and delivers workshops and activity ‘on the ground’ in order to get to know the community participants and recommend community skills and talent to artistic team.

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Jez Arrow

Jez Arrow is the Finance & Development Project Coordinator at TWS. He manages the day-to-day finances for TWS and the company’s projects, and also plays a key role in the development of projects, providing coordination from inception through to delivery.

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Michael Pedersen

Michael Pedersen is the newly appointed Marketing and Development Manager at Theatre Workshop Scotland. He has had a varied career of media marketing, literary and journalistic writing and editing, curating arts events and is both a successful poet and a qualified lawyer.

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Fiona Jackson

Fiona Jackson is the Community Coordinator at Theatre Workshop Scotland. Her main role is to look after the community - this can entail: finding people to participate in the project; providing community transport; facilitating community workshops in acting, building, design and costume; maintaining community integrity in the madness of production; providing childcare; finding buildings for community use; keeping up-to-date with local goings on; scheduling community programmes/timetables; and making the film process accessible and clear to community.

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