Fred Jeffs was born at Bridge of Allen, near Stirling, on the 23rd April 1919, which makes today a special occasion indeed. The above photo is the earliest I can find in my family’s possession and shows him in the back-yard at Bath Row, Birmingham, in the late 1920’s.

This morning, on what would have been Fred’s 100th birthday, director Steve Johnstone and I marked the beginning of rehearsals by visiting his grave in Quinton Cemetery.