LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE - Key Persons


Adrian Metcalfe

Adrian's first job was appearing as Sinbad Sailors in Under Milk Wood in London directed by Sir Anthony Hopkins at the age of nineteen. Since then he has enjoyed a career in repertory He has played Henry V, Claudio and Octavian for Wales Actors' Co., Bottom, Macduff, Fluellen and Dogberry for Tour de Force Theatre Co., and Turner, Brother Wormwood and Baines for North Country Theatre. Television credits include The Dom Joly Show (The Comedy Channel), Mor-Ladron (S4C) and Pirates (Discovery). He played Stephen Carter in Hercule Poirot's Yellow Iris for Bill Kenwright's Agatha Christie Theatre Company.Last year he completed a lengthy season with Theatre by the Lake playing Nick in Bedroom Farce, Polignac in Dry Rot and Pumblechook in Great Expectations. He appeared as Dylan Thomas for Literature Wales as part of their centenary celebration in 2014. He has recently finished filming Decline and Fall for the BBC and will be working with Robert Pugh on the new film project, Chariot.

Sonia Beck

Job Titles:
  • Co - Directors
Sonia trained at the Arts Educational Schools, London. Her recent work includes the role of Carmen in the premiere of Hell's Bells by Lynne Truss at the Pleasance Theatre. Other leading roles include Stevie in Barkin' by Frank Vickery (Grassroots); Edith Piaf in Piaf (Swansea Grand); Shirley Valentine and An Inspector Calls Back (Cheltenham Everyman); Murder On Air (Bill Kenwright Ltd); Present Laughter (Ian Dickens Productions) She has toured nationally for Compass Theatre, North Country Theatre, Forest Forge and Oxfordshire Touring amongst others, as well as main house Shakespeare seasons for Vienna's English Theatre. Film roles include Fran in Shelter (Edge Picture Co); WPC Jones in The Golden Years and Kristina in Jawbone (UME8). Sonia is co-director of Lighthouse Theatre with whom she recently toured South America with She Stoops to Conquer. in 2016 she toured nationally in Willy Russell's Shirley Valentine for Ligthouse Theatre.