Marcus Knibbs

Marcus has just finished his latest panto stint, this time at the lovely Bath Theatre Royal. Before that he was in THE HIRED MAN, Howard Goodall’s great musical based on Melvyn Bragg’s novel, at the Torch Theatre, Milford Haven where he has previously played Headmaster in GOTCHA and Roland in TAKING STEPS. After graduating from the Welsh College of Music and Drama in 1994,he made his professional stage debut in MY FAIR LADY at Aberystwyth. Subsequent roles have included Von Kalle in MATA , Captain Bracket in SOUTH PACIFIC and understudying both parts of the two hander NIXON’S NIXON at London’s Comedy Theatre. Television work includes BROOKSIDE, DREAM TEAM and JONATHAN CREEK. One of Marcus’s great loves is pantomime, especially villainous roles such as The Emperor in ALADDIN ( Southport ), King Rat in DICK WHITTINGTON ( Bolton ), King Jolly in JACK & THE BEANSTALK ( Hayes ), and Baron Hardup in CINDERELLA( Tunbridge Wells ).