Directors of JLOS
Accompanist - Jan Cunningham
Zena Wigram - Director
Zena Wigram trained at the South African College of Music, Academy Drama School, and (on a scholarship) Hertfordshire Theatre School, and gained the LLAM (LAMDA) Gold medal with distinction.
She was a NODA rep for eight years, and has directed for amateur companies including Richings Players, Digswell Players, Anchor, ROS Musical Theatre, St Giles Singers and Proscenium, as well as being MD for other groups.
Zena is currently a principal soprano with Grims Dyke Opera, singing G & S at Gilbert’s home in Stanmore. Other professional companies she has performed with include Barking Dog, Jellybean and OperaWorks. In between theatre work, she runs a B2B services marketing company, Minim Marketing.
Alex Kirstukas - Musical Director
Alex is a writer, translator, and arts practitioner focusing on British and French popular culture of the long nineteenth century. He embraces practice-based research into Victorian cultural practices, including sustained graduate work, experimental workshops, and scholarly and popular presentations. He is a scholar and translator of Jules Verne, a trustee of the North American Jules Verne Society, and editor of its quarterly magazine.