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John Knowles

John has been writing and performing for over 40 years.

The love affair with music began with the piano at the tender age of 4, but it was the acquisition of a 'beaten-up old acoustic guitar' at the age of 11 which instigated his love of songwriting and the desire to sing.

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His first live performance at an Italian wine bar in Ealing, West London in 1976 was to be the start of a career entertaining crowds with classic rock, pop, reggae, blues, punk and folk covers, gradually building a repertoire of over 1,500 songs with a commitment to stay true to the originals.

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John wrote the Smugglers musical back in 2004 and was first shown in 2006 at the Watersmeet theatre in Rickmansworth. Revamped and reprised at the Elgiva theatre in Chesham in 2010

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Ross Forbes

Ross has worked with various theatrical groups since 2002. Initially writing and then moving into directing, and also known to act a little along the way as well. Ross has built up a range of plays moving between comedy, thriller, supernatural as well as a couple of Christmas shows 

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It was in 2004 where Ross first bumped into John, while auditioning to be in John's original production of John's musical 'Smugglers'. The returned for the ride in 2010