John Macneill trained at the (Royal) Central School of Speech & Drama on the three-year acting course. Upon graduation, and after an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe, he joined Bedside Manners to play Bob Cratchet in A Christmas Carol, a small-scale musical tour of community venues in London. As an associate director of the company, John acted in, wrote and/or directed a further ten productions with the company, which ultimately toured to venues nationwide, including The West Yorkshire Playhou ...