My first Spotlight photo – how could I fail? |
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My professional debut in ‘Wait Until Dark’ –
I was an Acting ASM with the Plymouth Theatre Company. |
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Cyril the Fiddler in the children’s musical ‘Old King Cole’ – what a fine figure of a man! |
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‘The Rainmaker’ – I look fed up –
probably because I didn’t get a hat or a gun! |
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One of my more subtle performances! |
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‘Night Must Fall’ – working with my wife-to-be-Di
(not the one in the wheelchair) |
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Slightly miscast playing this young lady’s father. The local critic said, ‘…….the only disappointing thing about the whole evening was Ron Aldridge’s performance’! |
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‘The Gingerbread Man’ – children’s musical by David Wood – I played the Saltpot – and I just loved it! |
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A pensive Salt! |
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A Francis Durbridge thriller –
I think the suit sort of came on before me! |
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My James Bond audition – I didn’t get the part – probably should have had a bigger gun! |
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‘Children’s Day’ – lapels and moustache to the fore! |
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‘Funny Peculiar’ – playing the Baker in the most brilliantly written 13 minute slapstick scene! |
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‘The Lady From The Sea’ – Henrik Ibsen –
working again with my wife-to-be-Di –
I think it was the trousers that did it! |
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‘There’s a Girl in my Soup’ – wonderful play –
scene stealing part! |
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‘Bedroom Farce’ – Alan Ayckbourn –
another wonderful play. |
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‘Rattle of a Simple Man’ –
the brutal brother! |
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‘Living Together’ – Alan Ayckbourn again –
wife-to-be-Di again! |
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Children’s musical ‘Old King Cole’ –
Cyril the Fiddler getting his comeuppance! |
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‘Children of a Lesser God’ – playing James Leeds – the part that changed my life – the biggest part written for an actor – name up in lights at the Albery Theatre in the West End of London – what more could anyone want? |
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‘Children of a Lesser God’ |
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‘Children of a Lesser God’ |
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‘Children of a Lesser God’ |
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‘Aladdin’ – the evil Abanazar!
Anneka doesn’t look very scared though does she? |
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‘Run For Your Wife’ –
brilliant farce by Ray Cooney – first time I did it –
Summer season at Bournemouth |
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‘Run For Your Wife’ – first West End cast! |
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‘Run For Your Wife’ – another West End cast! |
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TV Film ‘Fool’s Gold’ –
the eyes in the front balaclava belong to Sean Bean! |
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Long live us old rockers! |
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