Midweek - 01/04/2009

KATE WATERS AKA KOMBAT KATE Kate Waters aka Kombat Kate is one of only two women Fight Directors who choreograph fight scenes for stage actors. Her latest work has been on His Dark Materials (based on the triology of novels by Philip Pullman) at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre until 18th April, before beginning a UK tour. WILLIE HARCOURT-COOZE Willie Harcourt Cooze is passionate about chocolate and his dream is to produce the finest chocolate in the world. To this end he owns a cacao farm in Venezuela and a chocolate factory in Devon. A new series about his chocolate production starts on Channel 4 in April and his book Willie’s Chocolate Factory Cookbook is published by Hodder and Stoughton. MARSHALL MARCUS Marshall Marcus is Head of Music at the Southbank Centre and is responsible for putting together the forthcoming residency there of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. Their residency takes place from 14th –18th April. JACK SHEPHERD Actor Jack Shepherd is a very recognisable character actor but probably best known as TV Detective Charles Wycliffe . He is also an acclaimed playwright and director having directed several plays at the Globe theatre. His new play in which he also stars is called ONLY WHEN I LAUGH or A Class Act. It is at the Arcola Theatre in London from 14 April to 2 May.