Born in Southampton in 1967 and raised in the seaside town of Deal,
Mike embarked on a love of the Arts at very early age, with the Cinema
just down the road from his home and a family TV that for the most
part was always available to him. The eldest of 3 kids to a single
hard working mum he was left pretty much to his devices. Like a lot
of kids at that time the films of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas
were a constant source of entertainment and for Mike, inspiration.
In 1983 at the age of 15 the School he sometimes attended was putting
together the first ever stage version of Alan Parker's Movie Musical
‘Bugsy Malone’ and Mike was awarded the role
of Fat Sam Staccetto. The performance he gave is still mentioned to
him to this day and the enthusiasm he received from people made him
want to do a whole lot more, yet as he turned 16 and left the family
home commitments to work and constantly changing his address restricted
his ability to commit to the roles that came up in the local Dramatic
groups.
It wasn’t until 1999, when he returned to his hometown of Deal
that he was able to really get into a more regular pattern of drama,
switching between the towns two rival groups he found himself performing
in a lot of comedy farce and one or two pantomimes. In 2001 the town
had a new group emerge and the chance to do some more dramatic work
presented itself and Mike soon found himself performing in plays by
authors like Harold Pinter, Debbie Isitt and Eugene O’Neil.
Having lived in the village of Ash since 2003 he has been working
with Canterbury
Players for much of that time and recently performed a play with
Ashcan Theatre Company. He still gets the same buzz backstage now
as he did way back in the summer of ’83 and is always looking
forward to the next exciting challenge to present itself.
Selected work from the past:
On An Average Day 2009
The
Accrington Pals 2007
Roleplay
2005
My Boy Jack 2005
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime 2004
Hobson’s Choice 2003
Whose Life Is It Anyway? 2003
The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband 2002
Betrayal 2001
Abigails Party 2001
Bugsy Malone 1983
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