. production . . role . . director . . company .
throbbin hood madame suzi suquoff charlotte bateup guildford fringe company
circus of aladdin widow twankey phillip gandey gandey’s circus
sally4ever barbershop singer julia davis hbo/sky1
sweeney todd judge turpin roxana haines s.p.o.
nativity rocks! bunny sinclair debbie isitt mirrorball films ltd
sleeping beauty queen iona trumpet simon egerton key theatre, peterborough
kaufland grill advert man at bbq felipe ascacibar stink
aladdin emperor fu ryan mcbride salisbury playhouse
danny hero mellish/bobby john brant perfect pitch workshop
aladdin widow twankey matt devitt queens theatre, hornchurch
roll over beethoven the ghost matt devitt queens theatre, hornchurch
hot stuff lucy fur matt devitt queens theatre, hornchurch
the elephant man dr frederick treves simon jessop queens theatre, hornchurch
sleeping beauty king ethelbert matt devitt queens theatre, hornchurch
lend me a tenor tito merelli matt devitt queens theatre, hornchurch
wind in the willows mr toad robert miles the brewhouse, taunton
no sleep for the haunted various roger haines the lowry, salford
my fair lady actor musician john durnin pitlochry festival theatre
privates on parade lcpl. charles bishop richard barron pitlochry festival theatre
see how they run rvd. arthur humphrey richard barron pitlochry festival theatre
pirates of penzance major general sasha regan union theatre, southwark
g&s american tour cover pooh bah peter mulloy carl rosa opera
g&s west end season ensemble peter mulloy carl rosa opera
the tempest musical alonso ben crocker northcott theatre, exeter
sweeney todd cover judge & chorus david freeman royal festival hall
fred was born in somerset, went to exeter cathedral school, and then was a music scholar at queen elizabeth’s hospital, bristol. he studied performing arts at middlesex university before teaching drama in bedfordshire for 8 years.
he then trained at guildford school of acting conservatoire, where he won the post-graduate prize for musical theatre.
recent credits include mr toad in the wind in the willows for the brewhouse, taunton, the signalman and other roles in no sleep for the haunted at the lowry, where he was nominated for best studio performance, a season at pitlochry festival theatre, where he played lcpl. charles bishop in privates on parade, lupus in henceforward, and rvd. arthur humphrey in see how they run, for which he won the coveted leon sinden award, and most recently, three seasons at the queen’s theatre, hornchurch playing his first dame, widow twankey in aladdin, the ghost in roll over beethoven, bernard in boeing boeing, fredrick treves in the elephant man, the drag lead, lucy fur, in hot stuff, king ethelbert the unsteady in sleeping beauty, and tito merelli in lend me a tenor.
other credits include cover judge turpin in sweeney todd at the royal festival hall starring bryn terfel and maria friedman, major general stanley in the award-winning all-male pirates of penzance at the union theatre and wilton’s music hall, and three seasons at thursford christmas spectacular, as well as countless mozart baritone roles for opera loki.