MEET OUR COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Margo Campbell
Margo welcomes the opportunity to give something back to a club which has given her so much enjoyment over the years. She, too, was introduced to drama via Young Farmers, although her first love has always been music, both performing in and directing variety concerts, choirs and ensemble groups.
She has also performed in several FADS productions and hopes to be able to continue to do so in the future. Working together with the Committee and fellow club members, she looks forward to contributing to the continued success of FADS.
SECRETARY
Helen Watson
Retired nurse, Helen, joined FADS in 1984 and has turned her hand to most things in the club since! She's played lots of different parts, from Mrs Culfeathers in the Steamie to the Scarecrow in The Wizard Of Oz, has stage-managed several productions and served on the Committee many times.
Her talents in the costume department have been invaluable to the club over the years, and when she's not sewing or minuting meetings, Helen scratches her musical itch playing the flute in the local 'Toots' quartet.
TREASURER
Sarah Walker
Acting and admin are two of Sarah’s favourite things, so, having previously served as Secretary, she’s happy to now have taken on the role of Treasurer for the Club. She also maintains the Club website.
Since joining FADS in 2016, Sarah has appeared in various productions - including our 2025 National Drama Festival entry, 'Something In The Basement' - painted sets, co-written, directed & produced a panto, and travelled to Orkney as part of a FADS delegation.
MEMBER
Jackie Smith
Having met while performing with Arbroath Abbey theatre, Jackie and her husband David moved to Fintry in 1989 and have been active members of FADS - both on and off stage - since they arrived in the village. Jackie has enjoyed playing many roles over the years and been awarded her fair share of Best Actress trophies! A retired primary teacher, Jackie enjoys working with young folk and has directed numerous youth productions with David.
MEMBER
Lorna Flisch
Lorna has been involved in virtually every area of FADS over many years - from acting and directing to prompting and front of house - but she’s probably best known for her wonderful set design, prop creation and artistic skills. Together with Tony, Lorna has travelled around the UK supporting FADS’ competitive drama productions, and her dedication to keeping the ‘back of house’ organised is second to none. If you want to know where anything is, ask Lorna!
MEMBER
Rosie Walters
This year marks 45 years since Rosie joined FADS, when she was asked to help with make-up and hair. Six years later, she took on her first acting role in ‘Woman Alive’, then the pantomime bug bit her and she’s been full steam ahead ever since!
Rosie’s had lots of interesting and varied parts over the years, both on stage and off – including as prompt and two stints as chairman. She still acts regularly herself, continues to help makes others look the part backstage, and is an active ‘travelling supporter’ of our competition plays.
MEMBER
Ellen Ross
Ellen has been invaluable behind the scenes on numerous FADS productions over the years as producer, director, prompt and costume lead, and has previously served as Club Treasurer. She is also a core part of the social committee.
Outside FADS, Ellen spends a lot of time in the sky, hoping back and forth between Scotland and Europe to visit her family.
MEMBER
Gavin Paterson
Gavin appeared in his first young farmers play in 1977 (coincidentally, the year when FADS was formed!) and instantly caught the drama bug. He has since won the One-Act Play Festival British finals twice, as both an actor and director, and directed our 2022 Scottish Final winning play, ‘Housebound’.
He loves to hear folk laugh and has written and directed many pantomimes over the years, as well as appearing in more than 20, usually playing the Dame. In his spare time, he’s also a farmer.
MEMBER
Siobhan Hewitt
Siobhan has been a member of FADS since 2007. Her first role was in the prize-winning one-act play Dogsbreath Devereux the Dastardly Doctor, and her favourite performance was in the hilariously funny Lend me a Tenor.
Over the year Siobhan has taken on many roles in the club, from prompt to wicked witch. She is looking forward to being part of the committee and helping the club to entertain audiences for years to come.