Colin Meredith trained at Rose Bruford College of Speech & Drama from 1973-1976. He was fortunate in that the college not only trained individuals as actors but also to teach drama. Over the years Colin has used his extensive professional experience to run workshops for children in theatres, in schools and has run his own theatre workshops in Rochdale since 1990. In 1998 he started a workshop which is held on Sunday mornings and also runs a Thursday evening session. He runs the workshop along with Ann Parkinson a professional choreographer who has worked closely with Colin on the Rochdale professional pantomime since 1996.