SLEEPING DOGS Theatre Company is a new Midlands-based touring company who are asking the sorts of questions that have MPs running screaming to their spin-doctors. Determined to shine a light into dark corners and give dramatic voice to contemporary issues, this innovative ensemble uses a mixture of new writing and published texts to explore the world we live in, the here and the now.
Always relevant, always provocative, always electrifying.
ABOUT US
Duncan Armitage
Duncan has worked extensively in theatre, film and television both in the UK and Australia. Recent credits include: Hastings in She Stoops to Conquer (Touring), Tenterhook in Westward Ho! (White Bear Theatre, London), Natter in Undiscovered Country (New Players Theatre, London), Kenneth Halliwell in Nasty Little Secrets (Tap Theatre, Sydney), Lord Burghley in Mary Queen of Scots (Touring). TV credits include: Colin Chapman in Brits Who Made The Modern World (Channel 5) and Rob Johnson in Remortgages Revealed (Sky TV) television. Prior to becoming an actor Duncan enjoyed an extensive business career in Asia Pacific using his background as a psychologist to help organisations and their people change to be more successful.
Julia Camron
Having qualified as a doctor and commenced training as a surgeon it became rapidly apparent that Julia’s passion lay elsewhere. Following a BA in Acting at Bretton Hall near her hometown of Leeds, she worked in theatre and independent film before continuing her development with the Actors Company. Credits include a sell out run at the Edinburgh Festival as Nikki in Shakers, the principal role of Genia in Undiscovered Country at The New Players Theatre and was featured in Tonight for ITV. She is thrilled to be a founding member of Sleeping Dogs Theatre and to be working in association with Theatre Alive!
Liam Thomas
Liam is delighted at the prospect of working with Duncan and Julia to create a dynamic touring company keen to showcase new writing. After service with the Royal Navy as a submariner followed by a number of years working as a police detective, Liam studied film history before accepting a scholarship award to train with the Actors Company. Recent credits include Captain Stanzides in Tom Stoppard’s Undiscovered Country (New Players Theatre London). Television includes, Goldplated, (Ch4) Coronation Street and Emmerdale (ITV) He was recently cast as former Leeds and England football coach, Les Cocker, in the feature film The Damned United (2009) starring Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent.
