CENTRE STAGE… WITH STUART BOWDEN

WHAT WAS THE FIRST EVER PERFORMANCE YOU WERE IN?

I’m fairly sure my first ever performance was a solo poetry recital of Old Mother Hubbard in the Yarram Eisteddfod. I went on stage, saw everyone, had severe difficulty breathing and ran off stage yelling “I don’t want to do this”.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IRRATIONAL HATES OR FEARS?

Eating sticky food when I’m cold, especially in the morning. And Old Mother Hubbard.

DOG, CAT, OR INDIFFERENT TO PETS?

Humpback whale.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS’ TIME?

Grappling with a dried up old Christmas tree, trying to take it outside after the festive season, whilst struggling to hold my dressing gown closed (because I’m naked under there). But there’s this pesky/indecent branch trying to embarrass me. 5 mins later I’m still outside my apartment, not exactly sure what to do because I’ve locked myself out there. 5 mins later walking towards the real estate shop (30 min walk, total) unaware that on the back of my dressing gown, attached to the cord there’s an ornate, quite shiny bauble dangling and wobbling around (which I will later sit on and cut myself quite seriously).

WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO?

So that I will be remembered forever.

WHAT SHOW/S ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO DURING SUMMER NIGHTS?

All of them but the ones I know about are:
- KRAKEN
- Hooray for Ben Target
- Fake it ’til you Make it
- Fag/Stag
- Yours the Face
- HEX

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT SUMMER?

The snails aren’t so prominent.

Stuart Bowden: Before Us is presented by The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights and DON’T BE LONELY as part of FRINGE WORLD 2015.

Find out more about Stuart Bowden: Before Us here.