About Ron Nicol

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"Ron Nicol is not only one of our most prolific playwrights, but a highly respected one, who is a fine wordsmith" (Amateur Stage)

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Ron became a member of the Lyric Players while he was a student at Queen's University Belfast, and went on to spend several years in professional theatre. He was actor, stage manager and stage director at Perth Theatre, stage and company manager at Lincoln Theatre Royal, stage manager at Harrogate Theatre, production manager for John Ridley Projects at Chelmsford Civic Theatre and stage director at York Theatre Royal, gaining first-hand experience of repertory, pantomime, music hall, variety and touring productions. 

He's now based in Fife, Scotland, where he trained radio broadcasters at Glenrothes College, lectured in theatre with the University of St Andrews Adult Education Department, produced and presented a weekly programme on Radio Tay's Campus Radio, and was an adviser for the Scottish Community Drama Association. A member of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators, he adjudicated drama festivals between 1995 and 2020.

Ron has a BA from Queen's University Belfast, a post-graduate teaching qualification from Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh and is a Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.

In 1978 he co-founded Glenrothes Theatre Company with his wife Norma, a former professional actress, and for the next 46 years wrote and directed most of the company's plays and productions. At the 2017 Kingdom FM Local Hero Awards Norma and Ron were jointly presented with the Mary Leishman Award for Services to the Arts and Theatre, and in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours they were both awarded the British Empire Medal for services to Amateur Drama. They retired from active involvement in the company in 2024. 

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