Producers
Tim Burton is a former City lawyer, now writer and co-producer with TAP.
Tim wrote Time Bomb, a one act political drama, especially for the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival (“...a well researched, passionate, eloquently written and serious piece of political theatre.” ~ FringeReview.com). Tim’s most recent work, Straight up the Garden Path, is an audio comedy inspired by the recent MPs expenses scandal. It has nothing to do with Mars.
Other theatre credits include directing Having and IT Support and designing Tacit Theatre Company’s production of The Office Party.
His acting credits include:
- Clitandre in Le Misanthrope (Tacit Theatre Company)
- Azolan in Dangerous Liaisons (Tacit Theatre Company)
- Cpt Arthur Philip in Our Country's Good (Tacit Theatre Company)
- Pearce and Charles in Confusions (Tacit Theatre Company)
- SAM in IT Support (The Corner HOUSE)
- Robert Clarke in Time Bomb (Talk About Productions)
Frances Burton is a freelance trainer and TAP’s co-producer. Her theatre credits include:
- Goody Puttnam in The Crucible
- Arsinoe in Le Misanthrope (Tacit Theatre Company)
- Mme Volanges in Dangerous Liaisons (Tacit Theatre Company)
- Reverend Johnson and Meg Long in Our Country's Good (Tacit Theatre Company)
- Mrs Pearce in Confusions (Tacit Theatre Company)
- Tina in Ears & Hearts (The Corner House)
- Jan Clarke in Time Bomb (Talk About Productions)
- Mummy and Mrs Jones in Having (Talk About Productions)
With husband, Tim, Frances was instrumental in establishing Tacit Theatre and staging five successful shows for the company.
Frances' favourite role to date was that of "Shitty Meg" in Our Country's Good, for which her costume was so realistic that even her mother-in-law didn't recognise her.
Technical Director
Emma Burton is an engineering student with a keen interest in technical theatre. Shows she has been involved in include:
- Deputy Stage Manager for The Office Party (Tacit Theatre Company)
- Deputy Stage Manager for Confusions (Tacit Theatre Company)
- Lighting Operator for Weird Sisters (The Corner House)
- Lighting Operator for One Act Wonders 2007 (The Corner House)
- Light and Sound Operator for Scaramouche Jones (Tacit Theatre Company)
- Technical Director for Time Bomb (Talk About Productions)
- Spot SM for Having (Talk About Productions)
To make a change from pressing buttons, she wrote IT Support for One Act Wonders 2007 at the Corner House. Her most recent work, Straight up the Garden Path, is an audio comedy set on Mars. It has nothing to do with the recent MPs expenses scandal.
