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Andy Poulton - Producer/Director

Andy has played many roles over the years with companies including South Staffs MTC, Wolverhampton Musical Comedy Company, Bilston Operatic Society, Brownhills Operatic Society and Pro-Am Productions to name but a few. His favourite roles include Will Parker in ‘Oklahoma’, The Professor in ‘South Pacific’, Andy Lee (Dance Director) in ‘42nd Street’ and Fatty Arbuckle in ‘Mack & Mabel’. He has also played the village idiot in panto for too many years to mention with Rainbow Pantomimes and Harlequin Pantomimes.

Trained in Latin & Ballroon since the age of 3, Andy has previously held the titles of UK Amateur Latin & Ballroom Champion. He has now retired from competing and now solely devotes all his spare time enjoying performing and directing musical theatre. An active member of the National Operatic & Dramatic Assocation, Andy is the Regional Editor and Website Manager for the West Midlands region of NODA.


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Karl Babarczi - Musical Director

Karl has been involved in Musical Theatre for most of his life - both on and off-stage. In 1999 he became a founder-member, then assistant Director, currently assistant Musical Director of Wolverhampton Youth Music Theatre.

Over the years, Karl has been involved with many musical productions: Kiss Me Kate, The Boyfriend, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, On Your Toes, Les Miserables...the list goes on! Karl is now co-director of Theatre1625 - a youth opera company, and recently played the part of Pane in a production of La Calisto performed on the terrace at Wightwick Manor.

In 2003 Karl was asked to become Musical Director for Kinver Light Operatic Society's production of the pantomime The Sleeping Beauty - and has subsequently been their resident MD for several pantomimes and musicals: My Fair Lady, Oliver!, Anything Goes and Sweet Charity.

A keen choral singer, Karl is a member of several choirs - including the Brewood Singers and was also conductor of the Wolverhampton Guild Orchestra for a short time.


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Phil James - Musical Director / Rehearsal Pianist

Phil attends King Edward VI College in Stourbridge where he performs in the Jazz Band, Chamber Choir, Choir and Orchestra. He plays eight instruments (piano, keyboard, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, violin, percussion and church organ).

Since 2009 he has worked with several local amateur theatre companies and has played various instruments in over 20 productions, as well as performing in over 60 solo concerts since October 2004.

He first worked with Willenhall Musical Theatre Company as accompanist for The Pirates of Penzance and also in the band for the performances playing second keys. He has since worked with the company for Godspell and also for the shows Let Us Entertain You and Magical Musicals "The Composers".

He is really looking forward to working with the company for their first pantomime, Mother Goose.

He arranges music for shows too, the most recent being Annie, for Edgecliff High School in Kinver. He is Assistant Accompanist with ‘The Gentlemen Songsters Male Voice Choir’ with whom he performs in concerts and at weddings. He plays violin and keys in the Wolverhampton Youth Orchestra and Percussion in the Wolverhampton Youth Wind Orchestra, travelling on European tours to Slovenia in 2010 and Northern Italy in 2011.

He also plays keys occasionally for the RC Showband, a jazz group. In fact, there is never a day when something musical doesn’t happen! To find out about everything Phil is doing, or has done, visit his website - www.philjamesmusician.co.uk where you will find a multitude of things.


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Meg Dowen - Choreographer

Meg has been dancing since the age of 7 with the Lytton School of Dance and is now a qualified dance teacher affiliatied to the Midland Academy of Stage Dancing (MASD) and teaches students of all ages many subjects including ballet, tap, acro and musical comedy.

Meg first joined Wiilenhall Operatic Society in 2001 as a dancer for The Hot Mikado where she met her dance partner Chris who later became her husband! After a break from the operatic scene Meg returned to WOS in 2009 to take part in their annual concert and then went on to choreograph the 2010 production of The Pirates of Penzance.

Meg has been a member of Punch, Rainbow Pantomines,South Staffs Operatic Company and Bilston Operatic Company where she has danced and played various roles in many productions. She has been involved in choreographing the concerts for Bilston Operatic Company and rejoined Rainbow Pantomines as their choreographer for their 2011 production of Cinderella.