Community Cast Profile- Matthew Williams who plays Rumbold

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.’

Community Cast Profile- Tom Jackson who plays Charteris

YTR: Do you have any previous theatre experience? If so tell us a bit about what you have done?

TJ: I haven’t worked with a theatre before but I have worked at my school and at York College in a wide range of shows such as Murder Mystery, Antigone, Disco Inferno, Cabaret, The plays the thing, Real Play, Masque of the Red Death and Canter bury Tales

YTR: What do you do as a job and/ or in your spare time?

TJ: I’m applying for a job with York Dungeons and York Ghost Walk. In my spare time I play Xbox, write, listen to music, meet friends, football and reading.

YTR: What was the first theatre production you saw and what’s the best thing you’ve seen on stage?

TJ: The first production I saw was ‘Stones in his Pockets’ in York .

YTR: What are you enjoying about being in Forty Years On so far?

TJ: I love working on plays and getting the thrill of performing in my first theatre show. I like meeting fellow actors and having a laugh. It’s great rehearsing and performing and laughing

Quick fire round…
What’s your favourite…?

Film: Catch me If You can

Song: Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Food: Steak and Ale Pie

Place in York: Topman on Piccadilly

Quote: Garlic Bread or Carpe Diem

Community Cast Profile- Nik Fenwick who plays Lord

YTR: Do you have any previous theatre experience, if so tell us a bit about what you have done?

NF: Whilst at Royal Academy of Music I played Germany in ‘Oh what a lovely war’ and Autolucus in ‘A Winters Tale. Prior to this I was at Bretton Hall playing Theoklymenos in ‘Helen of Troy’, Daryl in ‘The Witches of Eastwick’ and Parker in ‘Batboy!’. Whilst in York I’ve played Pilate in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, Chuck in ‘Footloose’ and Dave in ‘The Full Monty’ all at the Opera House.

YTR:What do you do as a job and/ or in your spare time?

NF: In the evenings I teach singing, direct and am a vocal coach for amateur groups. In my spare timeI enjoy going out with friends for meals or trips to the cinema.

YTR:What was the first theatre production you saw and what’s the best thing you’ve seen on stage?

NF: First ting I saw was Panto at Newcastle Theatre Royal. The best thing would be something by Kneehigh or one of Propellers Shakespeare productions

YTR: What are you enjoying about being in Forty Years On so far?

NF: Reliving my school days! Being able to be cheeky and naughty without the threat of detention this time though!

Quick fire round…
What’s your favourite…?

Film: P.S I love you… (feel free to laugh!)

Song: Edwin McCain- I’ll Be

Food: Chinese

Place in York: Not quite York but Knarebourgh Castle at nighttime

Quote: Don’t follow where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Community Cast Profile- John Askew who plays Wrigglesworth

YTR: Do you have any previous theatre experience, if so tell us a bit about what you have done?

JA: I’ve appeared in Stockholm by Bryony Lavery at Ediburgh Fringe 2011, Motortown by by Simon Stephens the Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter, Grease and Spring Awakening

YTR: What do you do as a job and/ or in your spare time?

JA: I’m studying Law at York University. I also run a production company and am Chair of York University Drama Society

YTR: What was the first theatre production you saw and what’s the best thing you’ve seen onstage?

JA: The first thing I saw was ‘Grease’. Soon after I bought a leathger jacket and started living the dream! Best thing I saw was ‘The Woman in Black’, still can’t sleep at night because of that thing.

YTR: What are you enjoying about being in Forty Years On so far?

JA: The big company. Coming off the back of a two hander it’s been great to work with such a large cast. The show has a really great emsemble feel to it.

Quick fire round…
What’s your favourite…?

Film: The Hangover

Song: Cee Lo Green – Forget You

Food: Pizza

Place in York: Plonkers (when it’s sunny!)

Quote: Winston Churchill- “Then what are we fighting for?” his response when asked about cutting the arts budget during the war

Community Cast Profile- Henry Raby who plays Crabtree

YTR: Do you have any previous theatre experience, if so tell us a bit about what you have done?

HR: Henry the Fourth Part Two for Leeds University Theatre Group. Dicatation, The Trial, Send in the Clowns, The Government Inspector and the Unfortunate tale of the Egg for York Youth Theatre

YTR: What do you do as a job and/ or in your spare time?

HR: I write and perform poetry and spoken word, for more info visit Facebook.com/henryrabypoetry. I also do technical work at Workshop Theatre in Leeds and the Pleasance venues in Edinburgh Fringe

YTR: What was the first theatre production you saw and what’s the best thing you’ve seen on stage?

HR: I’ve been seeing shows since Primary school. Recently I saw Belarus Free Theatre in Edinburgh which was highly inspiring and emotional.

YTR: What are you enjoying about being in Forty Years On so far?

HR: Apparently I’ve been typecast as a Techie!

Quick fire round…
What’s your favourite..?

Film: Scum

Song: White Man in Hammersmith Palais by The Clash

Food: Mr Sandwich Sandwiches

Place in York: Stereo

Quote: What is done out of love takes place beyond good and evil- Nietzsche