It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of our friend and colleague Jonathan Battersby on 22nd May.

Jonathan first appeared on the PFT stage in the old theatre in 1978, while his last appearance in the current building was in 2006. Always full of charm and bonhomie, Jonathan was a skilful, generous actor, who will probably be best remembered by our audiences for his outstanding performance as Vic Parks, the bank robber turned chat show host, in Ayckbourn`s Man Of The Moment. Jonathan`s sudden death is a great loss to the theatre world and he will be very much missed by all of us at PFT.