Six Acre Productions
The Cast and Crew.
Tom began performing with his local amateur dramatics group at the age of 11, after which, he quickly made a name for himself, landing him larger roles within a few years. As the years went by, Tom began to gain further experience by directing, writing and performing in various pantomimes. Tom is a founding member of Six Acre Productions. He has also taken on acting roles within other local groups which led him to play characters such as Norman Bassett in Cash on Delivery, Tom in Tom, Dick and Harry and Mr. Lucas in Are You Being Served? Tom has been involved with various local groups - performing, writing and directing - with great success. Tom has recently directed for BSEODS -Allo Allo 2 and starring in 'One man two Governors - both of which have won awards. Tom enjoys murder mystery script writing, performing and is currently writing a book. Check out his writing under https://www.hitchcockscripts.co.uk
Mike is a huge asset to the group offering up his wealth of knowledge in acting and script writing for murder mysteries. He has been performing since 1983, starting with FADOS and earning a Hons degree in drama and theatre studies. He has performed in a comedy double act with Phil Cory since 1986. He thoroughly enjoyed his chance to have the title and main role of Sherlock Holmes and again to delight audiences in Murder on the Semer Express. He began writing murder mysteries 2008 and https://mrhscripts.com
is where you can find his superb scripts
Ash started in amateur theatre over 55 years ago whilst still at school, starting with the Ipswich Youth Theatre and then The National Youth Theatre. Since then he has been involved in many local companies over the years including Springfield Follies; for over 26 years, Stoke Park Players, Coop Juniors, Stowmarket Operatic and Dramatic, to name a few. He was a founding member of Six Acre Productions in 2012. After retiring and finding his voice with St Edmundsbury Male Voice Choir, he pursued his interest in musical theatre, joining Irvine Stage Company, appearing at Bury Theatre Royal in Chess, playing Zoltan Karpathy; in My Fair Lady, Larry; in Company, Harvey in Alan Ayckbourn's, Season's Greetings and Rudolf Reisenweber in Hello Dolly and Dr Bessner in Murder on the Nile. Ash also directed Post Horne Gallop, Blithe Spirit, DIAL M for Murder and A Murder is Announced.
Where would we be without Jan?! Jan is one of our founding members and brings to the group a flare and passion from her vast acting career. Not only is she a talented Actress, Director and Producer, she is an incredibly talented seamstress and has, on several occasions, designed and made all of the costumes for our Murder Mysteries. She has also recently started writing murder mystery radio plays with her brother and co-writer Gary. Check out their creations on .....
Emma has been with Six Acre for a long time now and is part of the machinery that makes it run like clockwork. She is fresh off the stage at Bury Theatre Royal, not from one but two recent productions. ALLO ALLO2 and A Murder is announced. She also performs with SODS in Stowmarket. When she is not acting, she's teaching or running around for props for a show.She enjoyed her directing debut recently alongside Rachel for "Stayin Alive".
Mark has become an invaluable member of Six Acre Productions over the last couple of years.
His love for the stage has blossomed since his first role with Brantham Amateur Theatrical Society four years ago. Mark is a versatile actor, able to take on any role with the utmost integrity. Although he is not on stage this year, he is still there behind the scenes helping out at rehearsals and the productions themselves after his successful producer role for Post Horn Gallop last year.
Rob Warne has been with us since he appeared in our first production and has brought his vast wealth of experience with him to help make Six Acre Productions a success. He gets involved with as much as he can and uses his knowledge of acting to portray his characters flawlessly. Rob has dabbled in directing for us and other groups and longs to direct again so watch this space!
Debby is back for her second year with the group playing the part of 'Barbara' in Run For Your Wife. She has thoroughly enjoyed her first year in the group performing in The Seven Wooden Figurines and Post Horn Gallop. She will also be involved in this years murder mystery and we sincerely hope she stays with us.
Gary first joined Six Acre to play the role of detective in our 2018 production of 'Murder on the Semer Express'. With over 50years of Am dram experience he has performed in everything from panto's to large scale musicals with groups all around Ipswich. Since that initial production with Six Acre he has been away travelling recently with his wife after retiring but is now back from his travels and involved, most recently as co director with Tom in Six Acre's very successful production of the tense thriller 'Rope'. Whilst still acting he is also co writing murder mystery radio plays with his sister and core Six Acre member Jan. Under the name of Sharman Scripts these are being performed by both Six Acre and other groups locally. https://sharmanscripts.weebly.com/
Ben has well and truly found his home at Six Acre Productions He is very busy, having been with the group for sometime now he has dabbled in directing after all his stage work. His directing merits include 'Who killed the Fleetwood Mac' and 'Caught in the Net' .Ben's acting with us doesn't stop him getting involved in other groups. He has played 'Harry' in Tom, Dick and Harry at RATS Ringshall, alongside our Tom Hitchcock. Ben is also a key player at Bar-Clay Music Makers, directing and performing in their pantomimes. He took on the role of Director at Bar-Clay Music Makers for the pantomime Repunzel in 2019.
Kailea joined our cast in 2019 for our production of "who killed the Fleetwood Mac?" starring as Jemma. Kailea is a long standing member of Henley Players and has a variety of talents at her finger tips.
Not only can she act, she can write and direct as well. Kailea recently wrote her first murder mystery script which was performed by Henley Players in 2017. We look forward to working with Kailea on future projects.
Lea has been with us for a number of productions.
She is definitely no stranger to the stage and has been in numerous productions over the years with various groups, including "B.A.T.S and The Manefest Theatre in Manningtree. Lea made her directing debut with Manefest Theatre group in 2020 with "Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Wooden Figurines" as her chosen script of choice (written by our own Tom Hitchcock) for her first venture as director. As a new member of the core at Six Acre, we hope she will soon be bringing her new found skills to our stage.
Phil has only recently joined the Group. However already he has brought his large range of characters to life in shows such as "Staying Alive", "Death of a Parish Councillor" and recently as the horrid Captain Dicky Wellard in "Pride and Poison". He has also helped with our SFX sounds on several shows. When not performing he enjoys pickelball and gaming session with his friends.
David enjoyed working with Six Acre in "Caught in the net" so much that he is back again for "Rope". David has had an extensive career in community theatre: acting, directing and writing for the stage. After "Rope" he will be directing his original play "The ripple effect" at the Sir John Mills Theatre in Ipswich.
Rachel joined Six Acre in 2022 and has performed in "Blithe Spirit" and "Caught in the Net" along with some murder mysteries.
Alongside Six Acre, she also performs in the "Best of British Comedies" and Pantos with Henley Players and Ipswich Gang Show. She is also a member of Red House Murder Mysteries and performs radio plays throughout the year. She enjoyed her directing debut recently alongside Emma for "Stayin Alive".
Debbie joined Six Acre in 2024 for a 1920s murder mystery play and has since had roles in radio plays and 'Stayin' Alive' She has been involved in amateur theatre since 1992 with her unexpected role as Aladdin at her daughter's school panto! Since then she's played most of the main panto characters and in latter years has written and directed pantos for the Village Independent Players, as well as adapting 'Allo Allo' scripts and playing her favourite character, Helga .... twice!She's thrilled to be a member of Six Acre and is looking forward to many more productions.
Hannah made her acting debut aged 9 at school. Later she graduated with a 1st class BA Hon Music degree from Colchester Institute. She teaches music in Primary school and she also enjoys playing in pit bands in the local area. She has been co-musical director for BATS and joining Six Acre Productions is a longed for return to acting.
Danny is no stranger to Six Acre Productions and has been involved with a number of their most well known productions. Fresh from performing as the dame in Pantomime with another local group he was keen to get to grips with the part of Granillo in the recent 2025 Six Acre production of "Rope". He was intrigued by the nuance and depth of the character and the chance to be in a whole play, rather than being killed off in a murder mystery! Danny is such an adaptable actor that he is an asset to any group.
Starting at age eight with a Suffolk youth group, Hayley’s early passion took her to stages across Suffolk, London, and France. After studying performing arts at college, she brought her musical talents to local bands, contributing vocals and rhythm guitar.
Before joining the Henley Players, her credits included Elvira in Blithe Spirit. Now a mainstay at Henley, highlights include Annie in Calendar Girls and slapstick in their pantomimes. Hayley also recently joined Six Acre, performing two contrasting roles in Staying Alive. Outside of theatre, she is a busy primary school teacher and mum of two.
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Six Acre Productions' performers are selected from a pool of actors and actresses. If you are interested in auditioning for a future production, please go to the "CONTACT" page and get in touch!