I was assistant director on A Roman Actor, under the guidance of Ken McClellan, it was a happy production for me with many great cast members and I enjoyed being around and hopefully sensitively making suggestions where appropriate.  The Tabard Theatre was a lovely space in a nice part of Wimbledon, a perfect place to be in the summer months.

 

When researching this I was sad to hear than Ken had died in 2004. The company Sharers and Hirelings had changed to Logos Theatre Company since A Roman Actor and many productions had followed.

 

Ken had chosen A Roman Actor partly because of his love for it and in part because Michael Billington had put it on his top plays to see. Ken hoped that Michael Billington would attend and review, I don't know if this worked, I don't remember a review in the Guardian.

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