Posthumous Members

Posthumous Honorary Presidents and Members

Honorary Member

Claire Cameron (1948-2022)

Claire first joined the Florians in 1974 for their production of "Time and Time Again" where she was involved in sound production - she had been invited along by another member at the time, the late Jimmy Pringle. In 1992, she performed in the pantomime "Cinderella", following which she was involved in pantomime for the next 15 years.

Aside from performing, Claire was heavily involved in directing for the Florians. She had been the director for several one act plays which were performed as part of the SCDA competition. She also directed several full length plays over the years, including "Aurelia", "Calendar Girls", "Ladykillers", and "Blithe Spirit".

Claire was a keen artist and had been involved in set design and painting for the Florians, including painting toadstools at 2am in the morning for one show.

In her bio, Claire said: "My favourite role was playing Mrs Henry Higgins in "Pygmalion". I also enjoyed dancing in pantomimes, music hall, and musicals throughout the years. I am honoured to be part of the Florians!"

Claire sadly passed away in the Hospice in December 2022.

Stephen Vincent (1941-2022)

Stephen joined the Florians in June 2010 having returned to Inverness after eight years in Cyprus, where he was Actor/Theatre Manager for the Stage One Theatre Group. He enjoyed being involved in the ensemble for Florians' pantomimes over the years and had great fun playing Sergeant Wilson in "Dad's Army" and Peter Quince in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He was also actively involved with IOC/IMT and Starlight Musical Theatre during his time in amateur dramatics.

Stephen served as The Florians' Club Secretary from 2011 - 2019. He was the administrator for the Junior Florians for a short spell, as well as the SCDA representative. Stephen also successfully campaigned for improved auditorium heating as the theatre was always very cold if not sitting in the front row.

Stephen was a loving husband, father, father in law, and grandfather. He was an extremely amiable, gentle and kind man with a wealth of theatrical knowledge and experience that he willingly shared. He will be sorely missed by us all.

Honorary Member

James (Jimmy) Pringle (1935-2021)

Jimmy Pringle joined The Florians in 1966. He quickly established himself as a performer and director and was President from 1980-83. Some of his notable productions as director were "Jack the Ripper" (1979), "No Man's Land" (1987), "A Chorus of Disapproval" (1989) and "The Odd Couple" (2007). As well as a President, he served for a number of years as club treasurer.

Jim passed away in January 2021.

John Claudius (1931-2020)

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Honorary President

Calum MacDougall (19__-2017)

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Biddy MacBean (1948-2013)

Biddy MacBean joined the Florians in 1974 and participated in many productions over the years. She was President from 1999-2006. Some of the notable productions she was involved in were: Habeas Corpus (1983) in the memorable role of Mrs Swabb the cleaner, The Trojan Women (1988) as Helen of Troy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1992) as Hippolyta, Blithe Spirit (1995) as Elvira, the club’s first version of The Steamie (2001) as Mrs Culfeathers and The Beggar’s Opera (2008) as Jenny Diver. Biddy had a keen interest in costume, and her knowledge in this area was often called upon by directors.

Biddy sadly passed away in 2013.

Honorary President