YTR: Do you have any previous theatre experience, if so tell us a bit about what you have done?
MW: I’m currently studying Drama at Queen Margarets Edinburgh where I have appeared as Michael in ‘Peter Pan’, Fagin in ‘Oliver, Fat Sam in ‘Bugsy Malone’ Freddy Einsford-Hill in ‘Pygmalion amongst others. Member of National Youth Theatre 2009, Swarm 2010, National Connections 2011.
YTR: What do you do as a job and/ or in your spare time?
MW: I work at Schuh and in spare time play a lot of sport and follow West Bromwich Albion. I also try to see as much theatre as possible.
YTR: What was the first theatre production you saw and what’s the best thing you’ve seen on stage?
MW: First- Return to the Forbidden Planet
Best- Punchdrunks ‘Masque of the Red Death at the BAC. One of the best theatrical experiences I’ve truly never seen anything like it.
YTR: What are you enjoying about being in Forty Years On so far?
MW: Working with a group of very talented people in a fantastic thriving theatre and getting to just play with the characters to create some really funny moments.
Quick fire round…
What’s your favourite…?
Film: Forrest Gump
Song: The Police- Every little thing she does is Magic
Food: Homemade Sunday lunch/ Faggots, chips and mushy peas
Place in York: Any real ale pubs/ Minster gardens
Quote: ‘Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.’
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