Patricia Grayburn Patricia Grayburn Patricia Grayburn, MBE DL has a long involvement with the arts in Surrey after moving to become Arts Administrator at University of Surrey in 1983. She was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey in 2002 and was awarded MBE in 2004 for services to the arts. She is responsible for the Lewis Elton Gallery and the breadth of public art across the University of Surrey campus and her roles include Chair of the Guildford Book Festival, Executive Director of the Guildford International Music Festival and Committee member of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Trust, Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund and
Jo Neary day." In 2003, Neary performed with David Mounfield and Brian Mitchell in the sketch show, "Take This and Shove It", at the Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh. The sketches, including Tarzan and Jane and the Wombles, were written by Mitchell and Nixon. Neary also performed some of her own character pieces, including Peg Bird, a karaoke singer, and 'Celia' from Brief Encounter. The show ended with her singing 'Lullaby', a Mitchell song pastiche of Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. In Neary's debut Edinburgh solo show, produced by Komedia Entertainment in 2004, she appeared as multiple characters, including Mr Timkins (a sly cat