BC-based Nicola Cavendish has performed across Canada and is a frequent performer at Shaw. Christopher Newton came to Canada in 1961, joined the Canadian Players, was AD of the Festival from 1980-2003 and is also a respected actor/director/playwright. Fiona Reid studied at McGill and Banff and works regularly cross Canada, as does actor/director Jim Mezon, who hails from Winnipeg. A typical Shaw cast in a Noel Coward favourite.