The middle and lower class had no rights). (The aristocrats could have you framed and sent to prison for life for the slightest cause to suit their needs. Her father, Dr Manette, was arrested 18yrs before and sent to the notorious Bastille prison, simply for witnessing a French aristocrat kill a peasant boy and Dr Manette planned to inform on him. Since she was born, 18yr old Lucy Manette has been told that her father was dead, but now My Lorry tells her he is still alive and in Paris. 'Sydney' shall always 'hold a sanctuary in my heart' (to quote him!). I received wonderful praise from audiences and the experienced actors of Regent Rep, who invited me back to perform with them in their following, and final, production. It was the most amazing experience and one I shall never forget. Both very experienced actors and David was a professional Opera critic at Glyndebourne for the Daily Mail Newspaper for 40 years.īoth David and Val were hugely supportive and encouraging to me during my steep learning curve and I learnt a great deal about voice projection from David’s exquisite stage voice. I was blessed to be performing with David and Valerie Gillard.

This was my first experience of performing on stage and I had to learn quickly, taking extra lessons from the director and learning all I could from every available source. Performing with the 'Regent Rep' theatre company, (who previously appeared on 'Sky Arts' Television and achieved 2nd place in a national competition of best amateur dramatic group in UK)Īs a huge fan of Charles Dickens, a man whose novels changed Victorian society and woke people up to the truth of what was really happening in the world, I auditioned for this adaptation of his famous novel and was overjoyed to be awarded the role of Sydney Carton.

In an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic 1859 novel 'A Tale of Two Cities'. I had the honour of playing the lead role of 'Sydney Carton' Theatre in Christchurch, Hampshire, October 2016. I made my stage debut at the beautiful Regent

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