A LAURENCE Olivier award- winning director is working with acting students in Swansea.

Neath-born Michael Bogdanov has been rehearsing with Gower College Swansea students ahead of their production of Taming of the Shrew at the Grand Theatre.

In 1990 he won the Laurence Olivier award for best director and, in 2003, he was involved in setting up the Wales Theatre Company.

"We are thrilled to welcome Michael," said David Lloyd Jones, learning area manager for creative arts. "To have the opportunity to work with such a distinguished figure is a fantastic experience for our students."

The production takes place at the theatre on March 1 and 2.