Christopher NEAME† - Joint Artistic Director

As a Producer Christopher has been responsible for many films and television series such as The Knowledge (BAFTA nominated), The Flame Trees of Thika, The Irish R.M. and Soldier, Soldier. He has several screenplays to his credit including Graham Greene's Monsignor Quixote, starring Alec Guinness (Christopher Award New York and BAFTA nominated) and H.E.Bates's Feast of July for Disney. He also scripted the theatrical version of Monsignor Quixote. He wrote the book and lyrics for the stage musical, Courtenay, which he produced in 2003 in the UK. Subsequently Christopher co-wrote
the book and lyrics for Lyssi, a musical loosely based on Aristophanes’s Lysistrata that debuted in concert in Sarajevo as part of the celebrations surrounding France’s assumption of the EU presidency in 2008. Recently he has written the books; Rungs On a Ladder for Scarecrow Press (about his formative years with Hammer Films); A Take on British TV Drama, and Principal Characters. His fictional work includes Lonicera, a love story set in New Zealand and Europe. Christopher is married and lives near Avignon.

Veronica GRANGE - Joint Artistic Director

An actress and singer by training – London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and Morley College Opera School – Veronica has lived for almost thirty years in the Vaucluse. As a performer she has worked in England at the Royal Court Theatre, the Cottesloe, and the Royal Opera House, as well as other prestigious venues. Then in Switzerland at Geneva’s le Théâtre de Carouge, and with various festivals in France and America in opera and recital programmes. Her ability and creative understanding of both domaines has led to teaching posts in vocal technique and stagecraft at several music schools including the Association Opéra Atelier 84. As a director she has overseen a number of shows for different cultural centres including Carpentras, programmes for the Journées de Patrimoine. For several seasons she directed operas for Festival Coté Cour in Aix-en-Provence.