Benedict has been acting professionally for 10 years. Screen appearances include small roles in big films and big roles in small films, as well as commercials for companies like Apple and the World Wildlife Fund. Stage appearances include the Kenny Wax Ltd touring production of Marrying The Mistress, and a one-man show based on the life and works of composer Peter Warlock. Ben is also a passionate historian, and has appeared as a consultant for History Channel's Titanic: Beyond The Curse. Ben ‘delights’ in portraying the cantankerous Basil. Since joining the company in 2013, he has performed to excellent reviews on four continents. To date, he has toured around Australia, Canada, Norway, mainland Europe, Jersey, and the UK, and has appeared in the company’s Kenya and New York debuts as well as at the Edinburgh Fringe and in the show’s London West End residency.
XAs the son of a magician and a jazz singer, David realised young that a proper job was out of the question. He first trod the boards aged five and continued acting and writing at school, developing a love for British comedy influenced particularly by the likes of Rowan Atkinson, Rik Mayall and Monty Python. He studied Drama, Film and Television at Roehampton Institute London and at the Academy of Creative Training. Theatre credits include ‘Dying For It’, ‘The Cherry Orchard’, ‘The Homecoming’ and the title role in Patrick Marber’s ‘Don Juan in Soho’. He became a cast member of the long-running satirical sketch show ‘The Treason Show’ and returned to his love of classic British comedy in the Tony Hancock play ‘The Lad Himself’. He featured in a sold-out run of ‘The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show’ at Edinburgh Fringe, then collaborated with ITI in 2014 on an Australian tour of ‘Bite-Size Comedies’. In 2015, he joined forces with Rebecca Norris to create ITI’s ‘The Wedding Reception’ (now Confetti & Chaos).
XHayden is a London based actor who has worked extensively in the UK and around the world. Selected theatre credits include The Play That Goes Wrong (London West End), Richard II (Houses Of Parliament and Arcola), Alice's Adventures Underground (The Vaults), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Park Theatre), The Owls Are Not What They Seem (Theatre Delicatessen), The Bunker Trilogy (Edinburgh, Adelaide and Seoul), The Boy James (Edinburgh Fringe) and Sherlock Holmes: A Working Hypothesis (UK Tour). Having joined ITI in 2017, Hayden is delighted to stop being clean-shaven and once again have an excuse to grow a silly moustache.
XJack read classics at Kings College London then trained at LAMDA, and he has a wealth of experience in film, radio, theatre… even opera! His most notable recent TV was The Rochdale Pioneers, an acclaimed documentary about the Co-operative movement. Also on film/TV: Henry IV part I, A Political Life, and the forthcoming 'Coldfall'. Theatre credits include Shakespeare tragedies and comedies, plus The Shakespeare Conspiracy, Comedians, Don Juan and What the Butler Saw. On radio and podcast, he’s done The Spiral Stair, Brasshead, and Last Stand, and in opera Tosca, Peter Grimes, and The Macropulos Case. Jack has been playing Basil since 2012, touring internationally and winning 5-star reviews all the way. In 2017-2018, he has appeared with Mischief Theatre’s London West End award-winning productions of The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About A Bank Robbery.
XJonathon is a graduate of East 15 Acting School, and has worked both in the UK and overseas in theatre and TV. A highlight was performing at the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival and playing the role of Philip in White Horse Theatre's tour of The Shape of Things. He has appeared on the small screen in a host of commercials, both in the UK and overseas, as well as in short film roles. At 6’6" he is delighted to be playing Basil, one of the rare roles for which he is perfectly suited! Jonathon’s been touring with the show since 2014, and has won plaudits in the Netherlands, Ireland, and London’s West End.
XLuke received a scholarship to train at The Oxford School of Drama. His professional stage debut was at The Royal Court in prison drama The Barred and he has been nominated twice for Best Performance of the Year in the Royal Television Society Awards (RTSA): in 2017 for the Creative England film, Remora, and in 2018 for playing the father of tennis player Fred Perry in Rise. Luke plays the lead in short film Puddles, selected by the Palm Springs Encounters Festival, and is a regular participant of UK Monologue Slam, reaching the national finals in 2015, 2016 and 2018. Additional career highlights include playing Richard in Richard III, winner of 11 festival awards (inc Filming Shakespeare, patron Sir Kenneth Branagh); and Domas in Yoke Farm, winner of the Unchosen Film Festival selected by Ken Loach and Justin Chadwick. For ITI, Luke’s Basil continues to win acclaim in the UK, Ireland and Australia, including festivals and the prestigious Sydney Opera House; from 2019 he is also playing Boycie in Only Fools The (cushty) Dining Experience.
XMeredith (aka Merry) is a graduate of Brighton University and has a background in live performance and film. He first set up a film company, Gallivant Film, producing mostly music videos and documentaries; he himself has appeared in over 20 films, and in 2012 starred in the feature film, The Scandalous Four. But Merry’s main passion is live performance, particularly puppetry and devised, interactive and immersive theatre. With two others he set up SlashTheatre, staging successful comedies like Buddhism, is it just for losers? and The Room In The Elephant. For ITI, he performs in Confetti & Chaos and Only Fools The (cushty) Dining Experience – as well as Basil in Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, in which role he’s won 5-star reviews in London and on tour in Australia and the UK.
XPaul spent four years working and travelling around India, Asia, New Zealand and Australia and ‘fell into acting’ in Brisbane. Returning to London, he studied at Central School of Speech and Drama and has been working in theatre, film and TV ever since. In between tours as Basil, Paul has been involved in several other projects, most notably in the title role in ‘Nikola Tesla and The End of the World’, which was nominated at 2015’s Raindance Festival Webfest in the category of Best British Independent Series and is now on Netflix. Other credits include The Beatles Musical, various Shakespeare productions, and Spitfire – The One Show (BBC). Paul took on the role of Basil in 2012 and has since won 5-star reviews around the world.
XRob is a graduate of Drama Studio London. He has been involved in many exciting theatre projects – such as the hit site-specific theatre production You Me Bum Bum Train, the Ibsen Theatre company's Peer Gynt at London’s Riverside Studios, and the improvisation group The Improdigies at The Roundhouse. A massive fan of British comedy from a young age, Rob also writes comedy himself, co-writing and co-performing in the comedy podcast Jim and Rob's Podcast Rambles. He also produced and starred in the short film Sock, which showed at the London Short Film Festival and Colfilmic festival in Manchester. Rob plays Basil and has toured extensively, appearing in the UK, mainland Europe, Scandinavia, South Africa, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Barbados, Portugal and Australia. Rob has also appeared with the show at the Edinburgh Fringe and in London’s West End.
XStan has acted on stage and film for 10 years, having training briefly at RADA. He has appeared in Shakespeare, Pinter and too many comedies to mention. Stan is also co-artistic director of theatre company, Lock the Doors. Stan grew up with shows like Fawlty Towers on in the background on a near constant basis and is a huge fan of the show; he joined ITI in 2018 to play Basil in Faulty Towers The Dining Experience.
XStephen didn't discover his performance skills until he was 49, stepping in to fill a major role for a panto he'd written. Laughter and applause became addictive. In the four years since, from his Cardiff base, he has appeared on the big and small screen, working with established creative minds such as Mark McGann, Sally Phillips, Sylvia and Dee Anderson and young star Ashleigh Harley. The Whovians web series introduced him to a whole new audience and led to further comedy sketch shows for Watchers Productions. His stage stock peaked with his highly acclaimed performance as farmer Owen Newitt in the record breaking run of The Vicar of Dibley at Everyman Cardiff's Open Air Festival 2017. It seems inevitable now that one day he would perform as his boyhood favourite Basil Fawlty: in 2016 he found himself goose-stepping for a charity event, then joined ITI in June 2018.
XBrisbane-based, Ayesha is an actress and creative producer who studied classical acting at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London and Jacques Lecoq in Paris. She has worked for the RAF, Garnier, Allanah Madeline Foundation, Met Police, MKA: Theatre of New Writing, Les Foules, Miriam Austin, and One Taste Cabaret. Recent production credits include The Ugliest Buildings in London for the London Festival of Architecture, Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone (Origins Award for Outstanding New Work) VAULT Festival 2015 and absurd comedy 'stuck' that is touring Europe in 2018. Ayesha joined ITI to co-devise and act in Pamela’s Palace, which premiered at Edinburgh Fringe 2018 and won great acclaim. She now also plays the role of Sybil in Faulty Towers The Dining Experience.
XAmy is a Brisbane-based performer and writer with a strong background in comedy and improvised theatre. The former artistic director of Queensland’s ImproMafia, Amy has appeared with the company everywhere from New York to Beijing, and has represented her home state at the Australian Theatresports™ National Championships. Amy has performed with sketch comedy troupe The Sexy Detectives, and played Old Rose in Act/React Theatre’s sell-out immersive parody Titanic: The Movie: The Play. She co-wrote and appeared in two-woman show Love/Hate Actually, which received a nomination for Best Comedy at Perth Fringe World Festival 2018. Amy loves a good wig.
XOriginally from the West Midlands, Danielle moved to London to train at The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. Since graduating in 2013 she has been involved extensively with Kinetic Theatre Company, touring theatre for young people around the Midlands, the South East and the Isle of Wight. Alongside acting, Danielle also has an aptitude for directing and has led several educational plays for young people and people with learning difficulties. Danielle is also a great singer, as well as an ardent fan of devised and immersion theatre. As part ITI’s The Wedding Reception/Confetti & Chaos since the start, she has won 5-star reviews in London’s West End, Australia, Edinburgh Fringe, Brighton Fringe, and Raffles Singapore. She now also plays Sybil in Faulty Towers The Dining Experience.
XDonna studied Acting at Drama Centre (University of the Arts London) following an extensive dancing career working on shows with Alan Partridge, Harry Enfield & Chums, BBC’s Pride & Prejudice and Emma. She has travelled the world as an actor and her credits include Byzantium (Neil Jordan) and Lily & The Clown (Chris Gilbertson), and featured commercials such as Innovo and Asda. For ITI, Donna co-directs Faulty Towers The Dining Experience and has been playing Sybil Faulty since 2012; she also plays Lynn/Marge in Confetti & Chaos (formerly The Wedding Reception). As a writer of her own material, Donna is delighted that her new show, ‘Pamela’s Palace’, is now included in the ITI repertoire.
XKarina Garnett graduated from Middlesex University where she trained with John Wright. Since then she has had a varied and exciting career touring with theatre companies all over the UK, Ireland, the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, Egypt and Singapore. She has performed mask theatre with Trestle and Strangeface, brought to life children's classics such as The Gruffalo and Room on The Broom with Tall Stories, and worked extensively with Young Vic-based performance and installation company Fevered Sleep. Karina is also a puppeteer and has worked with theatre-rites, Blind Summit, Polka, Indefinite Articles, The Little Angel, RSC, The Globe and Scratchbuilt productions. She has been playing Sybil since 2012, and in that role has won 5-star reviews in Denmark, Europe and Australia, as well as at Edinburgh Fringe and in London’s West End.
XKat trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2004. Since setting up her own theatre company (also in 2004), she has produced and performed in shows both in the UK and internationally. These have ranged from an adaptation of popular children’s book ‘Vampirates’, to comedy parody 'Escape From The Planet Of The Day That Time Forgot', to large scale immersive shows such as ‘Oh What a Lovely War’, ‘Metamorphosis’ and ‘Woyzeck’. Kat regularly tours her solo show ‘Mata Hari – Female Spy' and performs as a puppeteer with street theatre troupe, the ‘Flying Buttresses’. TV credits include playing Julia in the award winning BBC1 drama ‘Pompeii –The Last Day’, and playing Ellie alongside Josh Widdecombe in BBC’s ‘Josh’. Kat has worked extensively in commercials, has presented for Facebook Live, and can also be seen chasing the general public around the Crystal Maze as a Maze Master – think Richard O’Brien but with more hair!
XTo date, Katie has specialised in dramatic acting, comedy, physical theatre and singing. Since graduating from London’s W.A.C Arts, she has performed at The Young Vic, Southbank Centre, Assembly Rooms, BAC, Greenwich Theatre and many more. She has also worked with top puppetry and clown companies, and written and produced Mrs McMoon, a 5-star sellout show for children. For ITI, she has been playing the role of Sybil Faulty since 2016, winning rave reviews around the UK, including London’s West End. She is also one of the three devisers and actors in Pamela’s Palace.
XLaura is from South Yorkshire and trained at the Rose Bruford College. Her theatre work is extensive, most notably including Dinner Ladies and Dinner Ladies, 2nd Helpings (No.1 Tours/DGM), the original touring adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's highly acclaimed children's novel Double Act (Polka Theatre/Watershed), the revival tour of the Broadway musical I Do! I Do!, and the national touring production of Whistle Down The Wind (Bill Kenwright Ltd). Laura also provided vocals for the award-winning animated feature, Don Quixote (BBC/HBO), and performed in a one-woman show of songs from Broadway musicals, Songs From Shows. As Sybil, Laura has toured the UK, Ireland and Australia, and performs regularly in the show’s London West End residency. She also appears in ITI’s Confetti & Chaos.
XMonique has worked for over 20 years both on- and off-stage for various Australian musicals. On-stage, performance highlights include the musicals My Fair Lady, Wicked, Mary Poppins and The Phantom of the Opera, plus a national tour with Artes Christi Australia of The Jeweler’s Shop, and appearing as Lady Bracknell in their productions of The Importance of Being Earnest and Fiddler on the Roof. Off-stage, she has worked in production, wardrobe, and direction, and, in 2001, she was Associate Producer for Simply Weill at the Sydney Opera House. Monique also releases her own albums, which sell internationally. Performing as Sybil since 2016, Monique currently tours Australia and Asia.
XNerine grew up in East Grinstead obsessed with dance, and at 14 gained a place at The Brit School for Performing Arts on the dance course. It was during her time there that she realised how much she also loved singing and acting – so she went on to study Musical Theatre at The Arts Educational Schools in London. While at Arts Ed, Nerine discovered her love of comedy. So she took to the comedy circuit and would have carried on with that had her acting career not taken her in various new directions – including pantomimes, some wacky immersive productions, working at sea for P&O, and dancing in Abu Dhabi as part of the Diwali Festival. Her main focus now is comedy: in Franks and Skinner with partner Lizzie Franks, she has devised and staged two shows, Myself and Myself, and MindfulMess. Nerine joined ITI in March 2017: as well as Sybil, she plays Stacey/Val in Confetti & Chaos.
XRebecca began acting and performing at the age of seven and holds a double degree in Law/Arts (majoring in Theatre and Drama) from La Trobe University. She has also trained at Stella Adler (LA), Q44 Theatre, Sixteenth Street and CPCA, has over 10 years’ vocal/acting/accent training with coach Suzanne Heywood, and singing with Darren Wicks of Total Voice Studio. Theatre credits include lead roles in touring productions of Medea, Romeo and Juliet, Messenger Dogs, and the ANZAC Centenary Road Show. Other theatre credits include lead roles in Gao Xingjian’s Weekend Quartet (VCA – Open Stage), Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love (Q44 Theatre Co.), and Gordon Graham’s The Boys (Nice Productions – Gasworks). Screen credits include Nova Star and Not for the Faint-Hearted; both set for 2019 release. Other recent film/TV credits include Rostered On (Netflix), Utopia and Lowdown (ABC). Rebecca also runs Red Theatricals, an acting and performance school in Melbourne. She debuted as a playwright with Domestic Warfare, winner of The Age’s Pick Of The Week at Melbourne Fringe 2013, and has just finished writing her latest play, Anarchy Ascending. Rebecca joined ITI in 2018 to play Sybil, ‘thrilled to be bringing fun and laughter to old and new fans!’.
XRebecca's early work involved outdoor pursuits, adventure training, and competition shooting (in which ranked 60th in the world) – not a natural start for a stage career! But she’d always loved comedy and found a particular flair for comedic performance while at The Academy of Creative Training. This dramatic change in direction was well-judged: she excelled at drama school, graduating with distinction in 2012 and top of her year. Among her first performances was a radio adaptation of ‘Caught In The Net’ and many varied stage productions. She then found her feet in live comedy as a cast member of the satirical comedy sketch show ‘The Treason Show’, and appeared at Edinburgh Fringe and in Australia in 'The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show'. For ITI, Rebecca co-wrote 'The Wedding Reception' (now ‘Confetti & Chaos’) with David Tremaine and she’s been playing Sybil since 2014.
XRhîan is from South Wales and grew up involved in all things folk… including clog dancing at national level. She trained at the Birmingham School of Acting and has toured classical, documentary, comedy and whimsical works – from Shakespeare to new writing – around Europe, China, SE Asia and the USA. As a creative artist, Rhîan loves being involved in theatre where risks are taken, theatre that doesn’t just entertain an audience but also challenges and keeps them guessing. She is very much drawn to being involved in theatre which is collaborative and ensemble, where skills in improvisation, devising and playfulness are key to the artistic process. And this, she says, lend themselves brilliantly to her role as Sybil Faulty.
XSuzanna joined ITI in 2012, to play Sybil and has performed that role all over the world, from Australia and Dubai, to Belgium and Malaysia, Edinburgh Fringe and London's West End. Also for ITI, she is assistant director and a performer in Confetti & Chaos. Previous credits include the worldwide launch of Hitman – The Video Game, Sky 1's Thorne, Channel 4's My Mad Fat Diary, the US TV drama Suspicion, and numerous theatre, commercials, voiceover work and corporate films. She especially loves accents, character work and comedy.
XNot many performers can claim to have worked with the likes of Bing Crosby and Morecambe and Wise but that's how Andy started his performance career. Since then, he has featured in film, TV and live theatre in the UK, Canada, Australia and Europe. He has been writing professional shows since 1982 but his first love is improvisational theatre and, as artistic director of Out On A Limb, he created many improv shows, including cult hits LimbTrek, Sherlock, and Bite the Bucket. He also works as a Clown Doctor and corporate entertainer, has developed The StoryLine improv app (available on the Apple Store) and will eventually finish re-writing his screenplay. He began performing as the original Faulty Towers Dining Experience Manuel in 1997 and has toured with the show around the world, including London's West End, Sydney Opera House, and Fringe Festivals in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Edinburgh.
XOriginally from the north west of England, Anthony has worked extensively in film and theatre. He has performed in many of the UK’s leading repertory theatres and in London’s West End, including The National Theatre and The Almeida. His most recent productions include A Midsummer Night's Dream at London’s Regent’s Park open air theatre, and Hull Truck’s production of The Glee Club. Also recently, Anthony has completed filming a pilot for ‘Extreme’, a new television series. He is also embarking on a new and exciting journey as a feature film writer, having developed a coming of age thriller that is currently receiving some welcome attention. Anthony has been touring as Manuel since 2015, winning great reviews and audience acclaim.
XBorn and living in Melbourne, Anthony is a graduate of Sydney Theatre School, with qualifications in Theatre Performance. His experience takes in comedy, drama, contemporary and classic film and stage. He secured the role of Manuel in 2010 and has received high accolades for his portrayal of this iconic character ever since. He has toured with the show around Australia, the UK, Scandinavia, mainland Europe – moving to Europe for two years – and Cyprus. He has also performed at prestige events and venues like Sydney Opera House, London’s West End, and the Fringe festivals in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brighton and Edinburgh.
XBen trained at the University of Salford. His theatre work includes lead roles at Salford's Lowry Theatre, Manchester's Library Theatre and The Dance House. Now based in London, Ben works predominantly in theatre, most recently in a tour of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas, playing 10 characters. Other work includes the role of Jason in Medea at the UK International Physical Theatre Festival. Ben works extensively in interactive theatre, both in the UK and internationally for companies such as Heritage Arts and Bearded Kitten, and in ads for Bacardi and 3 Mobile. He has been a performance director for Secret Cinema, has performed for BBC afternoon radio plays, appeared in BBC 1's Doctors, and is a festival entertainer for Secret Garden Party and Glastonbury. He wins 5-star reviews playing Ricky/Ray in ITI’s Confetti & Chaos and now also as Manuel in Faulty Towers The Dining Experience.
XJames is a performance graduate from The City Lit in London and has trained in stunt combat. His many theatre, musical theatre, TV and film credits include Batman Begins, The Paul O'Grady Show, appearing as Frank Sinatra in Sinatra: The Final Curtain, and as Edgar in Sir Jonathan Miller’s production of King Lear in Covent Garden. In Venice, he took on two roles for five months in Italy’s longest running theatre show, Venezia: The Show, and in France he toured for three months with Quorum Theatre Company, performing and leading workshops daily. He is also a photographer, artist, poet and songwriter. James has been performing to acclaim as Manuel since 2016.
XJonathan trained at The Oxford School of Drama. Credits include White Fang (for Park Theatre), Alice's Adventures Underground (Les Enfants Terribles), The Bunker Trilogy (Jethro Compton Productions), and Much Ado About Nothing (New Wimbledon Theatre). Jonathan joined ITI in 2018 to play Manuel.
XLeigh trained at LAMDA. His theatre work is extensive, and includes Ken Campbell's The Warp (the world's longest play at 24 hours) and Pidgin Macbeth at The National [fans of TV’s Fawlty Towers might remember Ken Campbell playing Roger, who insists on calling Basil ‘Bas’ in The Anniversary], as well as Daisy Campbell’s Cosmic Trigger at The Cockpit. Leigh’s other stage work includes The Southwark Mysteries for Shakespeare's Globe, Othello at Nottingham Playhouse, Julius Caesar at the Barbican, and children’s theatre such as The Dream Space at the Globe. TV and film work includes two Bollywood films, a feature about the philosopher Jacques Derrida, and even an episode of The Bill. His production company, Clay Theatre and Film, has produced three short plays, one of which is being developed into a film. Leigh has been playing Manuel since 2013, winning critical and audience acclaim around the UK and Europe, at Edinburgh Fringe, and in London’s West End, New York and Canada.
XNicholas is a Sydney-based performer with eight years’ professional experience across stage, screen, voice-over and stand-up comedy. He gained extensive experience in puppetry as the voice and puppeteer of Hoot the Owl on the ABC Kids' wrapper programme, Giggle and Hoot, from 2012 to 2017, as well as the voice and puppeteer of Nicky and Trekkie Monster in the Sydney Comedy Festival 2015 return season of Avenue Q. Among a number of independent film projects, Nicholas starred in the Australian comedy web-series In Transit (T. Butler Productions), which won international acclaim and awards in 2013 at the Indie Soap Awards, LAWebFest and Marseille Web Fest. Nick joined ITI in 2018 to play Manuel in Faulty Towers The Dining Experience.
XNick is an actor, comedian and impressionist. He began his professional acting career over 20 years ago when he started working as a stunt artist in a jousting tournament. Since then Nick has accumulated many roles, not just within theatre and musicals but also in the film industry where some of his credits include Brighton Mob, Home for Christmas, and Further Ed. His character work has made him one of the most sought after impersonators on the touring circuit, winning critical and audience reviews. Nick also freelances as a producer and a director. Nick joined ITI in 2018 to perform as Delboy/Uncle Albert in Only Fools The (cushty) Dining Experience, and as Manuel in Faulty Towers The Dining Experience.
XAfter training at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Oliver continued his professional training with comedy and clown experts such as Philippe Gaulier, Spymonkey, Dr Brown and Mick Barnfather. He is an accomplished solo and collaborative performer of comedic, devised and physical work, and is co-founder of Wildheart & Lyric, a successful touring theatre company that devises raucous physical comedy. Oliver has a passion for making original, dynamic theatre that incorporates clown, slapstick and expert stupidity and he continues to work with other brilliant companies like Dreamthinkspeak, Bureau of Silly Ideas, Gomito and Long Nose Puppets. He has also enjoyed great success in his solo show, Signor Baffo’s Restaurant – which is now co-produced with ITI. As Manuel, he tours the UK and Europe, and appears in London’s West End to fantastic reviews.
XPhilip spent three and a half years working for Disney by playing the hysterical hyena Ed in ‘The Lion King’. He went on to play Timon, Zazu, and most memorably the deliciously evil Scar. As well as being a hyena, meerkat, hornbill and lion, other non-human roles have included a hobgoblin in a national tour of ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’; a stag in ‘Robin Hood’ at the Greenwich Theatre; the King of the Trolls in ‘Peer Gynt’ at the Hackney Empire, and a rather mardy 1932 Fordson N Type Tractor in the NTC tour of ‘These Things Do Happen’. Philip played Marcel Marceau in his West End debut in ‘The Vaudevillains’ (Les Enfants Terribles); in this freaky burlesque meets Cluedo, Philip originated the role of Gaston Garceau, the ‘silent but deadly’ mime artist. He says he is therefore extremely grateful to ITI for allowing him to perform as a human who speaks! A very physical – and hugely successful – Manuel, Phillip also plays Ray/Ricky in Confetti & Chaos.
XSimon trained at LAMDA and has a wide range of comedic and dramatic roles to his credit, including a lot of Shakespeare, some Oscar Wilde, Secret Cinema Presents: Star Wars, and much new and original writing too. Simon has been performing as Manuel since 2016, winning 5-star reviews around the UK, including the show’s London West End residency.
XTerence has worked in all aspects of the acting profession since graduating from ALRA. His most notable theatre work includes annual excursions into the world of panto with the likes of Mother Goose and Jack & The Beanstalk (Watford Palace), as well as serious work like Lord of the Rings (Drury Lane), Wait Until Dark (Southwold), and Richard III (Third Party). TV and film credits include Hugo (Martin Scorsese); the BBC’s Call the Midwife, Holby City and Eastenders; Harry Hill’s TV Burp (Avalon); and Mal Appétit (Ainsley Maurin). Among all this, Terry’s work as Manuel has taken him around Europe and the Caribbean, as well as to Edinburgh Fringe and London’s West End, winning 5-star reviews throughout.
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