UPDATE: See Alexander in the transfer at the London Horror Festival.
You can see Alexander Pankhurst in the role of ‘Art’ in Black Shuck by Duncan Hands, as part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2016, 11-14th & 18-19th May at the Bedford, Balham – £10-12. Book your tickets now!
Ahead of rehearsals starting, we had a chat with Alex –
Alex’s first answers…
What are the particular challenges of this play?
Working with Rachel Nott
Have you done similar projects to this before?
Yes. With Rachel Nott.
What are you looking forward to at rehearsals?
Rachel Nott.
Who are your favourite comic actors?
Rachel Nott. And Rowan Atkinson.
Alex’s revised answers…
What are the particular challenges of this play?
I think that the main issue doing this play (from my perspective) will be varying the pace. Because it’s quite a static piece (only set in one place) and there are only two of us, there is a danger that it could become monotonous for the audience. But I think that Blackshaw are well up to the challenge
Have you done similar projects to this before?
I have done a two hander before (An Audience with the Ghostfinder by M. J. Starling) so that’s familiar ground but every project is different so I’m just looking forward to seeing how this one pans out.
What are you looking forward to at rehearsals?
Absolutely. Working the Ellie and Rachel is always really good fun and they will inevitably have me in stitches.
Who are your favourite comic actors?
There’s so many to choose from, Rowan Atkinson has to be up there along with Julie Walters and Mark Heap but the list is almost endless!
You can see Alex in the role of ‘Art’ in Black Shuck by Duncan Hands, as part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2016, 11-14th & 18-19th May at the Bedford, Balham – £10-12. Book your tickets now!
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