Alan has been working in amateur theatre for longer than he cares to remember, both acting and directing for the Harlow Theatre Company.  He  has   been    responsible  for their productions of:  Up n Under, Bouncers, Breaking the Code, Rebecca, Salt of the Earth, Blitz and Emma and Rope which he also directed for the Heath Players some years ago. For The Roydon Players he directed Lettice and Lovage and, in November last year he appeared on stage for The Roydon Players' production of Gaslight playing the evil Mr. Manningham. Alan also directed two other joint Roydon and Heath productions: “Smilin’ Thru’” and “All for Your Delight” both musical plays. His next production will be “The Woman in White” at Victoria Hall Theatre in February 2003 for Harlow Theatre Company.