STAFFORD FESTIVAL
known for his portrayal of the character 'Boycie' in
the popular TV series. After years of planning
‘Boycie’ and ‘Marlene' played by Sue Holderness
starred in their own series The Green Green Grass
which had four highly successful series on BBC1.
“I am delighted to have been offered the part of
Jacques in As You Like It, this year's Stafford
Festival Shakespeare production. I played Malvolio
in Twelfth Night two years ago at Ludlow
Castle and he and Jacques are both melancholic
characters, so I'm becoming type cast again!”
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Joked John.
“We are hugely excited about working with
John, he is an incredibly accomplished television
and stage actor. I know he will be ideal for the role
with his perfect comic timing and unrivalled
deadpan delivery” commented Producer Derrick
Gask.
Starring alongside John this will be Eric Potts’
fifth year at Stafford Castle after performing in
Twelfth Night (2009), The Merry Wives Of
Windsor (2010), The Comedy Of Errors (2011) and
he performed to critical acclaim as Bottom in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream last year.
Speaking to Stone and Eccleshall Life Eric said:
“I really am looking forward to coming back! I
enjoy being in Stafford very much and I have never
played this character before. I know already from
tradition the show will have great music and will
be lots of fun.”
Eric is best known for playing Diggory
Compton in Coronation Street and his extensive
theatre career also includes Danny in Brassed Off,
Major Wyndham-Pitts in A Little Local Difficulty,
Al in April in Paris, Oliver Hardy in Laurel &
Hardy, Various in The Invisible Man and Mannie
Bernard in Simply The Best.
Derrick added: “Eric has become a true
favourite of Stafford audiences and as a truly gifted
comic actor I have no doubt that Eric will deliver
another unforgettable performance, it’s shaping up
to be a very, very special year.”