Actors & Writers London: David Hampshire

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David Hampshire trained at the Italia Conti Stage School and started his career at the age of 12 when he landed the title role in the BBC television series Jennings. Since then David has played everything from Ugly Sister in Panto to Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre, London.

Height: 6' (182cm)

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Greying

Playing age: 51-55

Music & Dance: Modern Dance, Jazz, Tenor (to top B flat - Ian Adam Trained)
Performance: Comedy, Musical Theatre, Radio Presenting, Voice over
Sports: Cricket, Football, Golf, Tennis
Other Skills: Director, Drama Workshop Leader, Improvisation, Juggling, Narration

Agent: Jaffrey Management Ltd
The Double Lodge
Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road
Iver Heath
Bucks SL0 0NH
Phone: 01753 785162 Fax: 01753 785163
Email: mail@jaffreyactors.co.uk Web: www.jaffreyactors.co.uk

Bestheatre
Ulica 15 Aprila 7,
1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Email: Bestheatre

In December 2003, David formed the British English-Speaking Theatre, (BEST) Slovenia. He stages Murder Mysteries in English and Slovene and has recently concluded the 2008 Look Back in Anger Theatre in Education tour.

For further information, visit www.bestheatre.com

Production	Role	Director	Company / Venue

Kollumer Dutch Cheese	'Hero' Farmer		2 Commercials
Coming to Life	Dad (Featured)		Butlins
Audi TT	Dad (Principla)		Worldwide release
Direct Line	Husband (Featured)
Tell Sid	Performer		British Gas

The Pirates of Penzance	Policeman	Wilford Leach	Universal
Fiddler on the Roof	Soundtrack Recording	Norman Jewison	MGM
Goodbye Mr Chips	Schoolboy	Herbert Ross	MGM
Oliver!	Workhouse Orphan	Carole Reed	Columbia

Blood Brothers	Narrator	Christopher Dunham	Palace, Westcliff
Godspell	John the Baptist	Christopher Dunham	Palace, Westcliff
Les Miserables	Jean Valjean/ Courfeyrac/Brujon	Trevor Nunn	RSC/Palace Theatre, London
West Side Story	Diesel		Haymarket Leicester
South Pacific	Stewpot		Worthing Repertory
Stop the World, I Want to Get Off!	Littlechap	Dougie Squires	Charles Vance
Chigaco	Fred Casely	Paul Kerryson	Library Theatre
Pirates of Penzance	Police Sergeant	Wilford Leach	Drury Lane
Evita	Ensemble		Harold Prince

Sikalume and the Assagai	Sikalume		BBC Radio Repertory
The Wheel on the School	Various		BBC Radio Repertoy
Nightline (4 week residence)	Co-Host		LBC London Radio

Footballers' Wives	Vince Palmer	Robert Bangura	Shed Productions/ ITV1
Midsomer Murders	Roger Farnham	Sarah Hellings	Bentley Productions/ ITV1
Winners and Losers	David Schulten	Paul Boorman	Maverick/Channel 4
Doctors	Alex Rose	Charlotte Conquest	BBC Television
Family Affairs	Dr Connell	Robert Gabriel	Thames TV
New Tricks	Alan Wearing	Paul Seed	Wall to Wall/BBC
Out of Water	Mr Bootle		Ignu Films/BBC1
The Bill	DSE Eddie Scott	Jeremy Silberston	Thames TV
Trevor's World of Sport	Ted Greaves	Andy Hamilton	Hat Trick/BBC
Dodgem	Roger Sorrell	Christine Secombe	BBC1
The Age Thing	Tim	Chris Gernon	BBC Television
Lenny Goes To Town	Colonel Bashing	Guy Freeman	BBC Television
Lenny Goes To Town	Colonel Bashing	Guy Freeman	BBC Television
Wogans Guide to Being an Old Geezer	Commentator	Ben Kellet	BBC Television
Noel's House Party (2 Series)	Gotcha Team	Ben Kellet & Guy Freeman	BBC Television
Our Tune	Father		BBC Television
The Muppet Show	Featured Performer	Gillian Lynne	ATV
The Morecambe & Wise Show 1976-77	Featured Sketch Performer	Nigel Lythgow/ Ernest Maxim	Thames TV
Love for Lydia	George Holland	Tony Dow	LWT
Tom Brown's Schooldays	Diggs	Gareth Davies	BBC Television
Jennings	Jennings	Johnny Downes	BBC Television

Look Back in Anger 2008 Tour	Director		BESTheatre/ Slovenia
Look Back in Anger 2007 Tour	Director		BESTheatre/ Slovenia
Maternity	Dr. Hourtin		Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
A State of Affairs	Terence/Jack/ Allan/Ellis	Lee Walker	BESTheatre/ Hen & Chickens
Cinderella	Ugly Sister	Paul Kerrison	Library Theatre, Manchester
Mother Goose	Silly Billy	Dougie Squires	Trends Management/ Civic Darlington
Move over Mrs. Markham	Henry Lodge		Palace, Westcliff
The Royal Variety Performance	Featured Performer
Aladdin	Billy Goose	Bernard Delfont	London Palladium
Aladdin	Chop	Dougie Squires	Trends Management/ Arts Cambridge
Treasure Island	Bob Merrick		Theatre Royal, Norwich
Work as actor/presenter/facilitator includes: English Team-building workshops for Mobitel, KRKA, and Chamber of Commerce, Slovenia RADA in Business Scrutiny Training, Forum Theatre HSBC Training Video 2004 MFI Training Video 2003 The Empress Building Launch 2003 Mobil Oil British Gas Midland Bank Nationwide Building Society Friends Provident Society Safeway Shell Initiative 2000, Series of Inter-Active Drama Workshop presentations in Holland 3-Com, NEC Birmingham, Computer Show presentation Vauxhall Vectra Car Launch 95, new model presentation Vectra Drive 96, nationwide safety presentation Walls 'Taste-Sensation' Inter-Active Exhibition launch, Earls Court & nationwide tour Fiat Cinquecento launch, Royal Albert Hall MacIntyre Hudson Lawyers, NGJ Solicitors, 2001 Annual Conference World Cluedo Championship Convention, Sherlock Holmes Hotel Various Murder Mystery events

Writing credits:

The Waitrose Wing (Winner of 2007 Summer "Another Fine Mess" Competition)
Cross Words
25 reasons On a Quiet Day
Christmas Presence
The Actor and the Extra
Up or Down? (Winner of 2004 Summer Competition)
Where There's a Will
Visiting Frank
Briefcase Encounter (Winner of 2003 Summer Competition)
Christmas Presence
An eye for an eye (Winner of 2002 Spring Competition)

Directing credits:

Christmas Presence by David Hampshire
Knickers by Max India
For the Love of Art by Carolyn Pertwee
Chutney Mary by Max India
Briefcase Encounter by David Hampshire
Joe Orton's Last Laugh by Robert Eddison and Robert J Francis
A Night to Remember by Jacqui Dickson
In the Post by John Petherbridge, as part of awl's first public showcase at Bullion Room Theatre, Hackney Empire, in November 2003
Turn of the Century by James Sherriffs

Acting credits include:

Bekko Bingham in Y-Fronts by Max India
Dr Mulcahy in England's Hall by Michael Johnson
Gareth in Church Outing by Howard Hale
Alec Harvey in Briefcase Encounter by David Hampshire
Alec Telford in Don't Look Too Deep by Gareth Pilkington
Grant Wilson in For the Love of Art by Carolyn Pertwee
Peter Willis in Lifestyles by Lesley North
Dennis in We Are Family by David Lane
Frank Harris in Turn of the Century by James Sherriffs
Chris Cavendish in Public Hero by Harry Saks
various parts in Ruth by Sue Whitmore

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