Ted Rodgers

Ted has been a very supportive member of the society for many years.

Coming to us from the Match Theatre Company, he recreated his production of ‘Dennis and the Donkey’ for WTC. Ted has also appeared as a very glamourous Lady Macbeth in the ‘Farndale Macbeth’, Tony in ‘Abigail’s Party’ and as the chairman in our ‘Old Time Music Hall’.

He has also played the part of a henpecked husband, in ‘Sailor Beware’ and Mr Lawson in ‘Not Now Darling and as Bill in ‘Straight and Narrow’.

Ted is known for his farce! In 2000 the adjudicator said this about his performance in ‘Opposite Sex’:

“Depite a faulty memory, the character was convincingly boorish with well sustained energy and effective signalling of thought processes with facial gesture and good comic timing.”

Ted was the society treasurer for many years and we appreciate all his hard work in this area.

Ted specialises in farce and comedy as an actor and director. Ted directed the excellent ‘Shut Your Eyes and Think of England!’ (2004).  In 2006 Ted sucessfully directed the period comedy ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’.  This production was triumph and was particularly important to the Company because of the return to the newly refurbished Palace Theatre.

One thing is always certain… it is always a fun production and with Ted at the helm – laughs are guaranteed!

Ted’s most recent roles for the Company include the 2nd Lieutenant Trotter in our 2008 production of ‘Journey’s End’.