Meet the cast: David Pibworth

10 questions to help you get to know the cast of MKTOC's production of The Ladykilllers 8 - 12 July '08 (box office: 0845 2410967)


David Pibworth plays Louis Harvey, originally played by Herbert Lom

Q: What’s your favourite comedy?
A: Porridge

Q: Do you have a favourite comedy catch phrase?
A: “Don’t Tell Him Pike” Very famous line from episode of Dad’s Army. There may have been far cleverer ones but that made me laugh more at the time, than anything since.

Q: What’s you’re favourite part of putting on a performance?
A: When it goes onto the stage for the first time (assuming it works!)

Q: Do you have a preferred medium for enjoying comedy?
A: Stage, by a long way.

Q:What’s your proudest on-stage moment?
A: Doing a spot with Norman Wisdom in London some years back.

Q: What’s the most embarrassing moment you’ve had on stage?
A: Missing a cue to go on stage in a production of The Seagull. A very nice actress covered for me and I somehow got away with it. Also on that performance I had to pretend read a newspaper on stage at one point and got intrigued by an article about Brian London, the ex British Heavyweight boxer, and missed some lines as I was busy reading. I decided at that point never to act in a production that didn’t interest me.

Q: Who’s your favourite character in The Ladykillers?
A: Mrs Wilberforce and her old biddy friends. Priceless comedy.

Q: If you weren’t doing this what would you be doing?
A: Producing stage and music shows.

Q: What’s your dream role?
A: Sir Henry in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End by Vivian Stanshall. Not many people have heard of it, but you wait until we get it on stage! (It was Trevor Howards last film role, so I may be aiming too high.)

Q: Who’s your greatest inspiration?
Peter Cook