Mark Beeson obituary

My friend and colleague Mark Beeson, who has died aged 67 of amyloidosis, was an ecologist, playwright, poet and theatre director based in Devon. MED Theatre was the rural community theatre company he founded to serve Manaton and East Dartmoor.

Mark wrote and directed more than 40 plays, incorporating original music and dance, which were performed in the round by casts of amateur actors, and toured to venues across Devon. He was the theatre’s artistic director for 33 years from its foundation in 1989.