Dawn is an actor and director. She is a graduate of the Arden School of Theatre.<\/span><\/p>\n Her credits as a director include The Jungle Book<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, <\/span><\/i>\u00a0Alice in Wonderland<\/i><\/strong><\/span>, <\/span>Whale<\/i><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/i>,\u00a0Road,<\/strong><\/span><\/i>\u00a0and for fEAST\u00a0Salt,<\/strong>Twas the Night Before Christmas, Signal Fires, Comfort and Joy (Merrily on High), Dulcie, Walter, and \u00a0Hansel, and Gretel, <\/strong><\/span><\/i>Elephant, Red Riding Hood <\/em><\/strong>and<\/em> Tales from The Motherland.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n As an actor for\u00a0fEAST<\/b>\u00a0theatre<\/b>, Dawn performed in\u00a0The Canada Boys<\/i><\/strong>,\u00a0Parachute<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0Winter \u201953, <\/i><\/strong>Into Thin Air, Signal Fires, \u2018Oh Come Let us Adore Him\u2019 (Merrily on High), Rosa Mendoza, Post, The Hollyhock Trilogy <\/strong><\/em>and Tales from The Motherland.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Other theatre credits include: Ladies\u2019 Day <\/b>(Sheringham Little Theatre), Nectarine and 5K Marriage <\/b>(INK festival 2023), Our Town <\/b>(Sheringham Little Theatre), <\/b>For the INK Festival 2019 \u2013\u00a0The Ties that Bind us\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>(play), \u00a0Footsteps\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>and\u00a0Another Retreat from Dunkirk\u00a0<\/strong><\/i>(Radio). On the Piste<\/i><\/strong>,\u00a0Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0(Hull Truck),\u00a0Hold Ya<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0(Red Ladder Theatre Company),\u00a0Forever\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>(M6 Theatre Company),\u00a0The Way of the World<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0(Royal Exchange),\u00a0Too Much Punch for Judy<\/i><\/strong>,\u00a0Legal Weapon<\/strong><\/i>\u00a0(Ape Theatre Company),\u00a0Romeo & Juliet<\/i><\/strong>,\u00a0The Macbeth Files<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0<\/i>(Manchester Actors),\u00a0United on a Wednesday Night<\/i><\/strong> (Sheffield Crucible).<\/b><\/p>\n Film and television credits include<\/span>: BAFTA winning TV film\u00a0<\/span>Britz<\/i><\/strong>, <\/span>The Ghost Squad<\/i><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>The Royal<\/i><\/strong>, <\/span>Children\u2019s Ward<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>and\u00a0<\/span>Casualty<\/i><\/strong>.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”268″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]\n Rob John is a teacher, playwright and theatre director. His published stage plays include<\/span>,\u00a0The Spaceman<\/strong><\/span><\/i>,\u00a0<\/span>For Ever and Ever<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>and<\/span>\u00a0Living with Lady Macbeth<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>which has been performed in over thirty countries worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n Rob is a co-founder of\u00a0fEAST<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0theatre<\/b>\u00a0for whom he wrote\u00a0One Eighty<\/i><\/strong>,\u00a0The Canada Boys<\/strong>,\u00a0Parachute<\/strong><\/i>,\u00a0Winter \u201953\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>and\u00a0Into Thin Air, Signal fires and Merrily on High (<\/i><\/strong>with Robin McLouglin<\/i><\/strong>) and Rosa Mendoza, <\/i><\/strong>The Hollyhock Trilogy <\/b>and Tales from the Motherland.<\/b><\/p>\n Rob has written for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Schools\u2019 Radio. His recent work for the BBC includes\u00a0Archie Dobson\u2019s War,\u00a0<\/strong><\/i>a children\u2019s online radio play about World War One.\u00a0 His\u00a0\u00a0A-Z of World War One<\/strong><\/i>\u00a0won a Royal Television Society Award in 2015. Rob is co-author (with Patrice Baldwin) of\u00a0Inspiring Writing Through Drama.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n More recently, Rob was commissioned by the INK festival to write a play for young people addressing the topic of suicide. \u201cThe Drummer Boy<\/b>\u201d received funding from the Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership and Suffolk Public Health, and toured schools and colleges in Suffolk during the Summer term 2025.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2151″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]\n Robin is an actor, writer and producer. He trained at Bretton Hall and the Central School of Speech and Drama.<\/p>\n For writing, he won a Fringe First for Dumbstruck<\/strong><\/em> in 2013 and has written several scripts for The Guildhall School of Speech and Drama including Blackout<\/strong>, Derry Halloween<\/strong> <\/em>and Beasts of London<\/strong><\/em>. In 2018 he adapted Jeremy Page\u2019s novel Salt<\/em> <\/strong>for fEAST, <\/strong><\/em>he also wrote\u00a0Comfort and Joy <\/strong><\/em>in Merrily on High <\/strong><\/em>(2020). His latest play is The Peggottys<\/strong><\/em> which will tour Norfolk and Suffolk in 2026. Robin has also worked as a dramaturg for The Lord Chamberlain’s Men<\/strong><\/em>, contributing abridged versions of Romeo and Juliet<\/strong><\/em> and Hamlet<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n As an actor for fEAST Theatre<\/strong>, Robin has played Dennis in\u00a0One-Eighty<\/strong><\/em>, Charlie in\u00a0Battery<\/em>,<\/strong>\u00a0Jack in\u00a0The Canada Boys<\/strong><\/em>, Jimmy in\u00a0Parachute<\/strong><\/em>, Malcolm in\u00a0Winter 53<\/strong><\/em>, Kipper in\u00a0Salt<\/strong><\/em>, Melvin in\u00a0Into Thin Air<\/strong><\/em>, Keith in\u00a0Rosa Mendoza<\/strong><\/em>, Manny in\u00a0Elephant<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>and Malcolm and Rich in\u00a0Tales<\/em> from The Motherland<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n Other stage credits include Waiting for Godot<\/strong>, The Rover, Druthers<\/strong>, The Factory<\/strong>, Firing Blanks<\/strong>, Such Stuff as Dreams<\/strong>, Unplugged<\/strong>, Midnight at the Boar\u2019s Head<\/strong>, Dumbstruck <\/strong><\/em>and Our Town.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1514635423010{margin-top: -100px !important;margin-bottom: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Frequent Collaborators” color=”black”][vc_column_text]\n Fern Blevins is a theatre designer, scenic painter and puppet-maker. Recent design credits include: Elephant,\u00a0 <\/span>Rosa Mendoza, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Dulcie and Walter<\/strong> <\/em>(fEAST Theatre), The Witch And The Egg<\/strong><\/em> (Luminous Tales), Lorefolk, Horse Play, Voices of Norfolk<\/strong> <\/em>(Whiting\u2019s On The Wall). Scenic, prop and puppet credits include: There\u2019s No Place Like Cromer<\/strong><\/em> (Whiting\u2019s On The Wall), American Idiot<\/strong><\/em> (The Arts Theatre), Dear Lupin<\/em><\/strong> (Apollo Theatre), In Praise Of Love<\/strong><\/em> (Theatre Royal Bath), MEEK<\/strong><\/em> (Headlong), The Roundabout<\/em><\/strong> (Park Theatre), Love Me Tender<\/em><\/strong> (UK tour,) Alice in Wonderland<\/em> <\/strong>(Guildford Shakespeare Company), Trouble in Mind<\/em><\/strong> (Theatre Royal Bath), Robin Hood<\/strong><\/em> (Theatre Chipping Norton) and The Perfect Murder, Dead Simple<\/em><\/strong> and Not Dead Enough<\/em><\/strong> (Jass Productions). A cradle-to-grave approach, with a focus on re-use and re-purpose, means her work is as low-impact environmentally as possible.<\/p>\n Fern\u2019s versatile skills and imaginative approach to design help to bring fEAST\u2019s stories to life in visually striking ways.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”768″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]\n Mark runs the audio business Fish Need Snorkels<\/strong><\/em>. He studied physics at Durham University and has over twenty years\u2019 experience in the recording industry. His work includes solo artists, string quartets, rock bands and symphony orchestras, both in the studio and on location throughout the UK. Mark has worked with internationally renowned artists such as Nicholas Daniel<\/strong><\/em> (Oboist\/Conductor), Mike Cox<\/em> <\/strong>(first flute BBC Symphony Orchestra, London sinfonietta, Professor at the Royal Academy), Julius Drake<\/em><\/strong> (internationally acclaimed pianist, working with many of the world\u2019s leading artists), Bob and Barn<\/em><\/strong> (film and Sony video game composers) and the Bingham, Coull, Castalien, Artesian <\/em><\/strong>and Maggini String Quartets<\/em><\/strong>. Mark plays guitar in bands and is a founder member of the Neil Young tribute band Don\u2019t Spook The Horse. He is a singer songwriter and has produced three albums and written music for BBC World Service\u2019s \u2018Farming Today\u2019. He has designed sound for the last ten fEAST productions and a number of other dramatic commissions.<\/p>\n Mark\u2019s musical ear and technical expertise in sound design ensure that fEAST\u2019s productions resonate emotionally and atmospherically. Mark also tours and operates every show.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1514635423010{margin-top: -100px !important;margin-bottom: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”More Collaborators” color=”black”][vc_column_text]\n [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1519469869031{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Staff & Board [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”15″ equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1514482736939{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”267″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text] DAWN\u00a0FINNERTY artistic director Dawn is an actor and director. She is a graduate of the Arden School of Theatre. Her credits as a director include The Jungle Book, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feasttheatre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feasttheatre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feasttheatre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feasttheatre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feasttheatre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":98,"href":"https:\/\/feasttheatre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2178,"href":"https:\/\/feasttheatre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions\/2178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feasttheatre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}ROB JOHN<\/h3>\n
co-founder & associate director<\/h4>\n
ROBIN MCLOUGHLIN<\/h3>\n
associate director<\/h4>\n
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FERN BLEVINS<\/h3>\n
set and prop design<\/h4>\n
MARK FAWCETT<\/h3>\n
sound design and composer<\/h4>\n
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MANDY
\nMCKENNA<\/h3>\nco-founder and director<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”522″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]\n
OWEN EVANS<\/h3>\n
performer<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”770″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]\n
SALLY BLOUET<\/h3>\n
performer and graphic and web designer<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1514635423010{margin-top: -100px !important;margin-bottom: -100px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”756″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]\n
TABITHA WOODGETT<\/h3>\n
performer and set designer<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”766″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]\n
DAVID GREEVES<\/h3>\n
photographer<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”824″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]\n
LES CHAPPELL<\/h3>\n
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ROB JOHN<\/h4>\n
DAWN FINNERTY<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"