About Us

Our Commitment To Nurture New Talent

FIRST LIGHT THEATRE COMPANY was formed by a group of Cornwall and Devon based professional Directors, Producers and Acting lecturers who love Shakespeare and are driven by the desire to help nurture new and existing talent in the Cornwall and Devon areas, in both Performance and Production.

Meet the Team 

Company Directors

CAROLINE JEFFRIES (Company Director, Co-Producer and Co-Director for As You Like It) – Former BBC Drama Director, Award winning writer, Director and Producer, Currently Senior Lecturer and Former Course Leader (BA Hons Acting) at Falmouth University. She teaches Screen Acting and Classical Performance. Her extensive TV Credits include: ‘Grange Hill’, ‘Byker Grove’, ‘Eastenders’, ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ ‘House of Cards’ ‘Two Pints of Lager’. She lives and works in Cornwall.

MARK LAVILLE (Company Director and Producer) – Former Artistic Director of the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth and currently Senior Lecturer and Course Leader at Falmouth University. (BA Theatre and Performance) Mark has directed and produced numerous Shakespeare productions throughout the country. Currently directing ‘The Last Shout’ at Plymouth Drum Theatre. 

CHARLOTTE KETTLE (Company Director and Finance Director)

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