Jamie has a BA (Hons.) in English Literature
from Stirling University, and a Post-graduate diploma in Acting
from The Webber- Douglas Academy. He trained as a director with the
support of The Arts Council of Wales.
Jamie worked as an actor for several years
then as a freelance director for more than 15 years. He was
Associate Director of The Made in Wales Stage Company, working on
new writing for many years and creating plays through improvisation
with several different companies. His work has ranged from small
scale touring through main stage productions to large-scale opera
and circus. Other companies he has worked for include, Spectacle
Theatre, Hijinx, Fiction Factory; Difficult Stage; Theatr Clwyd;
W.N.O; Opera North; Glasgow Citizens Theatre, and Nottingham
Playhouse. Alongside his work in theatre he has spent a year as an
interim BBC radio drama producer, and has worked as Acting Coach on
two Bafta Award winning television projects with Blast Films.
Jamie first worked at RWCMD as a
freelance tutor and director in the early 1980s, before becoming a
full-time staff member in 1998.