Friday, 4 July 2008

Meet the cast: Steve Clark

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).

Steve Clark plays Major Courtney, originally played by Cecil Parker.


Q: What’s your favourite comedy?
A: Anything with Rowan Atkinson (except Thin Blue Line!)

Q: Do you have a favourite comedy catch phrase?
A: ''He's hopeless ... you might as well ask the cat'' (Basil Fawlty of Manuel)

Q: What’s your favourite part of putting on a performance?
A: The social element of rehearsing with pals and then the (hopefully favourable) reaction from the audience!

Q: Do you have a preferred medium to enjoy comedy?
A: TV

Q: What’s your proudest on-stage moment?
A: I am particularly proud of panto performances – where the immediate audience reaction can be amazing when you get it right!

Q: What’s the most embarrassing moment you’ve had on stage?
A: Realising that another across had fluffed his lines in a scene in a play at the Edinburgh fringe and totally skipped most of the script and indeed the whole point of me being on the stage for the play! The performance never recovered and was a surreal experience lasting about a quarter of the time it should have!!

Q: Who’s your favourite character in The Ladykillers?
A: The Professor

Q: If you weren’t doing this what would you be doing?
A: I’d probably be roped into some other all consuming dramatic activity!

Q: What’s your dream role?
A: I’d quite fancy playing Basil Fawlty!

Q: Who’s your greatest inspiration?
A: Monty Python