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Company
The Three Wee Crows are Kathleen Campbell (right), Vivienne
DeCaris (centre), and Carol Thomson (left), supported by Ian Craig producer
, and David Price, Stage Manager.
And now, we welcome Ann Barlow, musician and singer, to the Crows.
Bios
Kathleen Campbell
Kathleen is a trained professional actor with old family roots in Taynuilt,
near Oban.
Her professional career includes director and actor with Rites of Passage
Theatre Company, performing epic promenade theatre: Tony Harrison's
'The Passion in Westminster Abbey; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; A Christmas
Carol and, Flight 013.
Kathleen also performed nationally and internationally with:
- Empty Space Theatre winning two Fringe Firsts at the Edinburgh Festival
- Battersea Arts Centre in The Aspern Papers, which was acclaimed Time
Out Critic's Choice, - The Rainbow, Wilde Stones, Pilgrims Progress
and The Comfort of Strangers.
- King's Head Theatre in London in Milton's Comus
- Riverside Studios in Milkwood Blues
- Newcastle Playhouse in Nowt to Launch
- French Institute in Edinburgh, Genet's The Maids
- Show of Strength, Bristol, in Interrogation.
- London West End, Nicholas Nickleby and The Applecart
She has worked in community theatre with Bruvvers Theatre and Snap
People's Theatre Trust both here and abroad.
Most recently, now back in her native Argyll, she has directed works
for local community theatre groups before becoming a founder member
of Three Wee Crows Theatre Company.
Vivienne DeCaris:
Trained at RSAMD, Vivienne has directed and appeared in theatre in The Netherlands, The Philippines, New Zealand, the Middle East as well as in her native Scotland.
Her extensive professional career, which includes work for the Tron
and Arches in Glasgow, the Glasgay Festival, and as director, at the
Festival Fringe.
Notably, I Confess, directed by Andy Arnold for The Arches Theatre,
Glasgow, and recently released on DVD, was a pioneering example of interaction
between actor, audience and location.
A multiple award winner both as an actor and director, she was a founding
member of the Three Wee Crows.
After moving to Argyll having spent so many years overseas, she was
inspired by its magnificent scenery, historic buildings and the rich
heritage, creating a vision of bringing those three elements together
as live theatre.
Carol Thomson
Carol has been involved with Community Drama for over 30 years performing in plays and pantomimes.
She has directed plays and pantomimes, and is particularly interest in youth theatre, entering community drama festivals in Argyll with considerable success.
Always interested in personal development, Carol has attended workshops based in Argyll and also in Edinburgh.
The opportunity to join the Three Wee Crows Drama Company was a dream come true for Carol who, as a member of a Gaelic Choir, is able to enhance the distinct style of storytelling that the Three Wee Crows has developed, with the addition of the Gaelic language, both spoken and sung.
Ann Barlow
Ann joined the company in 2011 as our musician. She studied at Oban
High school and Napier University and has also trained with both Scottish
traditional and classical violinists, namely Tom Anderson, Alasdair
Hardie, Aonghas Grant, Sam Bor, and Lady Napier.
Ann teaches violin and singing in various local schools in and around
her home village of Connel. She plays in local dance bands and orchestras
and was a founder member of National Mod winning Fiddle group Am Feochan.
Ann joined Taynuilt Gaelic Choir in 2000 as a soprano, and took over
as conductor in 2006.Under her leadership so the choir has won many
prizes including the Grace Robertson Memorial Baton for highest marks
in music (in the Sheriff MacMaster Competition) at the Royal National
Mod for the last five years.
Ian Craig:
Ian attended schools in Suffolk and graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a degree in graphic design. Whilst in Edinburgh he resurrected the college drama society and appeared in the BBC TV series coincidentally called This Man Craig.
After a successful career in London as an Art Director and Publisher he was able to return to Scotland where he participated enthusiastically in community theatre, as an actor and director, winning awards at many festivals in the North West of Scotland.
As a founder member of the Three Wee Crows he is Director and an occasional actor, but perhaps most significantly, Ian's fine sense of humour and love of the written word provides the Company with a rich seam of script writing creativity.
David Price:
Inspired by a 'if you cant beat them, join them' approach to theatre arising from being married to Vivienne, David is the archetypal backstage hand: set building, lighting, sound, music and stage management, transport and logistics.
Together with Vivienne, they have directed and stage managed shows and performances literally all over the world, in many varied and unusual theatrical settings.
David also brings a strong music background to the Company, his other creative interest being Argyll's well known blues band, Bluescaster.
With a professional background as a management consultant, David also brings a modest degree of business management to the Company.
We also wish to recognise and thanks our many friends who have contributed scripts and ideas for scripts, music, costumes, or simply, moral support.
