Mike Akers is a performer, writer, dramaturg and educator from Bristol. He performs regularly with CED, Instant Wit and as his comic alter ego the Reverend Lemon. As a writer, he has had over forty plays commissioned including productions for Salisbury Playhouse, Tobacco Factory Bristol, Royal & Derngate Northampton and Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. He recently adapted David Copperfield for Bath Theatre Royal and his next show is a new version of Treasure Island for Taunton Brewhouse. He works regularly with director Sally Cookson, including on two highly successful productions for Bristol Old Vic, Peter Pan and Jane Eyre - both later produced at the National Theatre.