SHONTAL - Key Persons


Debbie Owen

Job Titles:
  • Writer
Debbie Owen has been a TV, Film and Theatre Scriptwriter since 2003 and, since 2012, has been writing Forum Theatre for schools, colleges and community projects, alongside Doug. Shontal prides itself on only delivering work that comes from a solid foundation of expertise - as an ex-Psychiatric Nurse, Debbie expands Shontal's offering into the delicate, but vital subject of Mental Health.

Doug Cowx

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Company Director / Session Facilitator )
  • Director and Session Facilitator
Previously with Costain Civil Engineering, Merz and McLellan Consulting Engineers and Ready Mixed Concrete, finished as an Assistant Management Accountant, after 11 years in the Free Advice Sector where i specialised in Debt Advice, I started Shontal, my main aim being to work on debt prevention through education, using live theatre to reinforce our work in schools and the community.

Gary Cole