Open air theatre at its finest

Renowned for exciting and innovative productions, Heartbreak Productions has become one of the most prestigious and high quality professional, touring theatre companies in the country visiting over one hundred fabulous venues all over the UK. Operating successfully for over 15 years, last summer the company attracted audience figures of more than 40,000 for Romeo & Juliet, The Railway Children, The Importance of Being Earnest and Twelfth Night. These ranged from the small and intimate to over 700 per night depending on audience capacity.

With sell-outs at many venues, Heartbreak's productions have been very favourably received by venue managers, the press (see reviews) and the public (see noticeboard). This year, over 90% of comments from audience members described the show as being "Fabulous", "Wonderful", "Excellent", "Brilliant", "Good", "Very good", "Lovely" and "Great".

The work of Heartbreak Productions delivers the heart and soul of the work, creating a unique storytelling format that allows a blend of truthful, passionate acting, live music and dance and a combination of fun, humour and audience interaction!

Using innovative design and dynamic music, the audience will experience magical and atmospheric performances of these timeless classics played out against some of the country's most dramatic and awe-inspiring backdrops.

Our outdoor performances are noted for our exciting and entertaining production style, coupled with clarity and easy accessibility for new audiences who are perhaps not familiar with the work.

PETER MIMMACK

Peter developed an interest in acting at Newcastle University while studying surveying. He trained at the Arts Educational School London on a postgraduate course and has since gained extensive experience in theatre. Favourite roles include Jimmy Porter in Look Back in Anger directed by Eric Standidge, Hamlet directed by Ben Crocker, Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing directed by James Bolam, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Louise Jameson and Macbeth directed by Donald Sumpter.

2004 saw the fourth and fifth outdoor productions that Peter has directed for Heartbreak: Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream have followed Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew and Richard III.

Peter has also played a wide range of parts in video and TV work including salesmen, convicts, managers, customers, doctors etc. Other interests and work included team sports, roleplay and film-making.

MADDY KERR

Many years ago Maddy trained at Central and the London Theatre School. Her favourite Shakespearean roles include Juliet, Beatrice, Lady Macbeth, Olivia, Portia and Queen Elizabeth. Other classical parts include Rita in Educating Rita, Nora in A Doll's House, Maggie Tulliver in The Mill on the Floss, and contemporary roles include Paulina in Death and the Maiden, Myra Hindley in Releasing Myra? Tchaikovsky's wife in a new play None But The Lonely Heart and Rachel Parrish in Mouthpiece Theatre Company's production of Blackpool and Parrish. Recently she appeared as Joan, a ruthless terrorist in the English provincial premiere of Caryl Churchill's play Far Away. In her non-Heartbreak world she struggles with the good she knows the gym would do her, the temptations of Baltis and enjoys Diana Krall, her two daughters, three cats and Mozart - not necessarily in that order.

NICCI SELBY

Nicci worked for several years for theatres and production companies in London before taking on freelance work as a writer and researcher. She has worked for various theatres, BBC Radio and The Telegraph. She has been with Heartbreak for five years and divides her time between work, her daughter and endless shopping trips to Tesco's.

JULIA DONOGHUE

Julia worked for many years in the travel and tourism industry before using her Equity Card to work in theatre, cabaret and a soloist at weddings, funerals and barmitzvahs! She has two children who are yet to discover that their mother works. She is delighted to have joined the Heartbreak team.

Jane Holloway

Having spent the last few years dealing with the likes of Laa Laa, Brum and Zing Zing Zing Bah for Ragdoll children's television and hurtling through Europe in a van, Jane is delighted to be back working with Heartbreak Productions.

Helen Kenworthy

Helen trained in performing arts at Middlesex University and has, ever since, been enjoying a mix of acting, directing, writing, design and teaching in her professional life.

Having spent a wonderful 10 years co-running Salamander Theatre (T.I.E.) she has returned to the Midlands, and is delighted to have joined the Heartbreak team to set up a wonderful new education department.