The ADJUDICATOR for the 2009 Waltham Forest Festival of Theatre
At the end of each evening the Festival Adjudicator will present his comments on the perfomances that have taken place that evening.
Your Festival Adjudicator in 2009 will be Paul Fowler, GODA.
Paul Fowler, GODA, has been involved in the amateur theatre all his adult life,
spending over 30 years as an actor, director and stage manager, company committee
member, chairman and festival organiser.
A journalist, broadcaster and public relations consultant by profession, Paul who lives
in Kettering, Northants, has worked for newspapers, magazines, television and radio
stations all over the world, specialising in his other great passion – motorsport – and in
particular, motorcycle racing.
He has been a well-known commentator on top level motorcycle racing and therefore
frequent visitor to the Isle of Man TT Races, PR spokesman for the motorcycle industry
and a tutor at television and radio presentation courses in Westminster aimed at helping politicians, public service employees and top level businessmen deal with the electronic media.
Recently Paul took a break from his career and graduated from the University of Essex with an Honours degree in Drama and Literature. He is currently a study skills lecturer at schools and colleges all over the UK. Paul is an inveterate playgoer to both professional and non-professional theatre, and an avid reader of scripts and other theatrical literature
Notable recent festival experiences have included trips to the Welwyn, Leicestershie, Cambridge, Swindon and RAF Theatre Association one act festivals, as well as full length festivals at Felixstowe, Fleetwood and Hertford, and visits to Ulster to adjudicate at Portadown, Larne and Newtownabbey. Last year Paul adjudicated in all four home nations as well as on the Isle of Man. After officiating at the Welsh One Act Finals last year, Paul will be adjudicating the English Finals in 2010.
Paul is a member of the GODA Governing Council where he holds the post of Information Officer.
This is the second time Paul is to be adjudicating the Waltham Forest Festival of Theatre and we warmly welcome him to the Festival.
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