Hi welcome to the website of Stephen Scheurer-Smith - Actor, Roleplayer, Playwright and founder of Big Squirrel Productions. Since joining equity two years ago I am no longer plain Stephen Smith (although my previous plays are still published under this name) which is probably for the best and nice to acknowledge my swiss mother who sadly passed away in January 2009.
Having written and directed plays since 1985, last year I formed production company BIG SQUIRREL PRODUCTIONS to produce my plays starting with A MIDDLE-AGED MAN`S UNCERTAINTY THEORY which premiered at Cambridge`s famous ADC Theatre in July and was performed subsequently at the Etcetera Theatre as part of the 2011 Camden Fringe Festival. We are now heading for the 2012 Edinburgh Festival via Cambridge and Bungay with dates on the Big Squirrel 2012 Tour Page. Synposis, cast biogs and a Camden Fringe review of A MIDDLE AGED MAN`S UNCERTAINTY THEORY can be seen on the Big Squirrel Productions page and details of all my plays are listed on my plays page with the British publishers on my links page along with a link to our Big Squirrel Facebook Page
On film recently I have played a wide variety of roles from out and out baddie Sir Richard Bingham in THE PIRATE QUEEN and angry restaurant owner Mr Williams in THEODORA to a nerdish taxi driver Statto in PRIVATE HIRE and the lead role of Arthur, who had spent the majority of his life in a mental hospital and created a doll to control people`s dreams, in THE SUE. Most recently I have just been filmed as a rather overprotective father Chris in EVERY SANTA HAS FATHER ISSUES and a cameo as a slimy porter in a book trailer for S J Bolton`s DEAD SCARY
I have been an educational roleplayer for over ten years working for several agencies mainly in medical communication skills throughout East Anglia with students, psychiatrists, social services, GP`s and nurses. It`s very interesting work and hopefully very beneficial.
On stage I have appeared at all the main venues in Cambridge since 1977. As well as the ADC Theatre and the Arts Theatre, I have played lead roles in five summer musicals at the 1,300 seater Cambridge Corn Exchange and the premiere of JOINED AT THE HEART at The Junction which we subsequently took to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Being 6`3" I often get cast as violent or authority figures but I have also played lots of comedy and although I seem to have a film career of being either mad or bad I am very nice to work with.
