Christmas 2018

 

Back in Bath for Panto 2017

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 

Theatre Royal, Bath

7th December 2017 - 7th January 2018

Thrilled to back for a third year at
The Theatre Royal Bath this Christmas

for my 10th season with UK Productions,

and my 18th consecutive 

Christmas playing Dame.

Back in Bath for panto 2016

Aladdin

Theatre Royal Bath

8th December 2016 - 8th January 2017

Thrilled to back at The Theatre Royal Bath this Christmas

for my 9th season with UK Productions,

and my 17th consecutive Christmas playing Dame.

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It Runs In The Family

Having a great time back at The Mill at Sonning playing Dr Hubert Bonney in Ray Cooney's farce, "It Runs In The Family".
It's also a treat to be performing with my wife, Lynette, again; we both did the play (and also Out Of Order) on the P&O World cruises in 2007 and 2008, with the man himself ,Ray Cooney.
The show is going down well with the audiences at The Mill, and we've had some great reviews.

http://www.uktheatre.net/magazine/read/it-runs-in-the-family-at-the-mill-at-sonning_3033.html

https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/it-runs-in-the-family-review-at-the-mill-at-sonning/?utm_content=buffer8b635&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

http://www.getreading.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/review-runs-family-mill-sonning-11326312

https://broadsheetboutique.com/2016/05/13/review-it-runs-in-the-family-at-the-mill-at-sonning/

http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/entertainment/story.php?id=213155

Jack & The Beanstalk, Bath

This year, my 8th season with UK Productions, marks my 16th consecutive Christmas 

playing Dame, and I'm really excited to be playing The Theatre Royal, Bath; 

though it is slightly daunting to be stepping into the boots of Chris Harris,

 who directed and played Dame there for so many years.

Chris was my inspiration to play Dame; I was was Captain's Mate with him in my first panto,

Dick Whittington, at The Theatre Royal Plymouth, way back in 1987

(starring Anita Harris, Bernard Cribbins, Andrew Sachs and Glyn Owen).

It was such fun doing classic routines with Chris and Bernard - especially A Little Bit of Heaven,

and an acrobatic act with Chris on invisible flying wires - I learnt so much from them both.

I'm also looking forward to being back with some old friends: lovely Sarah Day (Princess Jill),

who I last worked with in Sleeping Beauty at The Anvil in Basingstoke in 2010 - she's 

choreographing the show too, which is great, because she's very, very patient;

 the delightful David Alcock (playing King) - we were both in Jack & The Beanstalk

in New Brighton a couple of years ago; 

David Barrett (Jack), who I was with in Aladdin in Malvern in 2008 - Great voice!

and Director, Michael Gattrell, who I've known for years but never actually worked with.

 And if that wasn't enough there's  there's all the new friends to make!

Jon Monie, who I've seen in previous Bath Pantos - Really funny!

the irrepressible Katy Ashworth; and, of course, 

Nigel Havers (who I'm really looking forward to flirting with!)

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Singapore and Shakespeare

A nice couple of jobs for the start of Summer...

 

Chessington VO

Managed to nip over to Manchester during my panto run in Blackpool
to record a voiceover for Chessington World of Adventures Resort.

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