Close-up of a man with blue eyes, a beard, and a shaved head, standing in front of a brick wall.

I’ve worked in devised theatre, outdoor arts & puppetry
as a performer, writer, director and maker.

  • I created and hosted Edinburgh’s original Bongo Club Cabaret for 7 years

  • performed with the Edinburgh Puppet Company for 5 years.

  • appeared over 200 times in the street theatre show, 'The Incredible Bull Circus'

  • created 5 indoor shows as 'Inconvenient Spoof'

  • created 3 outdoor shows with Jon Hicks

I’ve performed throughout the UK and Ireland, in France, Belgium, Holland, Finland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Japan and China.

I’ve also taught Theatre Arts in HE and FE, including 17 years as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Brighton, where I developed a wide range of exercises for training theatre skills - now contained in my book ‘Have You Heard About Mary?’.

You can download a C.V. here.​

Since the COVID-19 lockdown, I’ve also helped over 50 people write Arts funding applications - largely as an Access Support worker.

  • Hilarious, bizarre and captivating"

    The Latest  ★★★★★ 

  • “Very, very funny. Not just funny and inventive, but funny in a genuinely fresh new way"

    Fringe Guru ★★★★

  • it might not be until afterwards that one realizes Naïve Dance Masterclass is just a little bit mind blowing"

    Everything Theatre ★★★★

  • “Rudkin has amazing stage presence. Every time he switches back to his formal lecture mode there’s a moment of realisation at how mad the piece has become" 

    Total Theatre

  • It’s hard to explain what makes Fake Hip Gnosis so entertaining... this is a show which wrong-foots you at each and every turn. It’s creative, distinctive, and well worth taking a chance on.

     Fringe Guru ★★★★