LUKE WELCH

Luke is a 19 year old actor/comedian, originally from England, and has lived in Dumfries & Galloway since 2012.

Luke participated in weekly drama workshops at Moffat Youth Theatre from the ages of 12-15. He also led and supported workshops for young people while participating in a pilot scheme for a Drama Leaders Award, run by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland during 2022, receiving a Gold Award for Performance and Leadership.

Luke completed a short online Digital Promotion for Business course with Glasgow Kelvin College, and edited and uploaded content for the Tweedsmuir Community Company. He is currently studying a BA (Honours) History course with the Open University.

Luke has enjoyed the art of comedy from a young age, and having been inspired by several comedians in recent years, has performed stand-up comedy routines at the Wigtown Book Festival, Brave New Words and open mic nights hosted by Paragon Music. He recently took part in a 10-week online comedy writing course run by the RCS.

In April 2023, Luke participated in the project “Soundwave” - intended to help young people realise their musical talents - led by sound artist Liam Russell. During the workshop, Luke collaborated with other young musicians to create a new song, which led to the formation a new band, Great Understate. The band have released two singles, 'Last Protest' and ‘Fever’, which are available to listen on all streaming platforms.

Luke joined PCS in May 2021, and was first involved in an online production of “Bad Bored Women of The Rooms” by Sabrina Mahfouz. He been involved in several performances of ‘Bippity’ in Stranraer, Wigtown and Castle Douglas, and at the time of writing, has been part of three of our artistic development labs. For 18 months, Luke was our Assistant Producer, and still writes our monthly newsletter.

Luke was an active member of the Young Promoters Group (YPG), and has been a board member of the Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival since November 2022

PCS Credits: “Bad Bored Women of the Rooms” (Positive Stories for Negative Times, 2021), Bippity '22 & '23, Cultivate Inclusion '22, Artist Labs 5, 6, & 7, PCS Assistant Producer July '22-December '23, PCS Wellness Project '24.