Marsden, Robert: - Robert Marsden is Director of Curriculum at Wilkes Academy Swindon and was Head of Department at Staffordshire University, where he was also an Associate Professor in Acting and Directing for 17 years. He is a Fellow in Creative Teaching and Learning and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. When he is not teaching, Robert is a busy freelance theatre director, and has worked in commercial and subsidised sectors across the UK and Europe since 1999. Robert's research includes British pantomime and rehearsal studies, with the latter forming his PhD studies.