Colin McPhillamy theatre - impresario

 I never thought I would become a theatre angel - but here I am with a very modest investment in a new theatre venture inaugurated by my friend Colin McPhillamy.  I think I am safe in saying that Marianne and I gave him his first professtional job after he left Central School of Speech and Drama - and now here he is, launching what might turn out to be the largest theatre venture in the world - I asked him to say a few words on his own behalf...(trumpets, drums)...

'Colin McPhillamy, a sometime Mull Little Theatre actor (1983 with his one man Henry V), has become involved in producing English-speaking theatre in China. He's currently in Beijing working on a production of Man of La Mancha - Cervantes is big in Beijing by the way, there is a statue of him given pride of place in the middle of the Beijing University campus!

Colin first visited China with King Lear back in 2008 just after the Olympics. He admits to becoming quite fascinated by the place to the extent of grappling with the language. Together with his business partner he plans a series of productions over the next 12 - 18 months.'


For more details try...

mcphillamy.com