{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ec5862bb11747046c197cc2/5fc678ab341f565dfc923ed2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Neal Craig","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ec5862bb11747046c197cc2/1606842335535-0e52293493daacfba080d49915aa3a49.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Frances speaks to actor and comedian Neal Craig.</p><p><br></p><p>Neal tells us all about his exciting early career as a rock star, his love of acting and comedy, and his not-so-exciting day jobs including selling wooden ties...</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Neal trained at Manchester School of Theatre at MMU. Notable TV work includes a recurring role on “Emmerdale”, “Coronation Street” and the HBO series “A Girls Guide To Depravity”. Stage credits include ‘Captain Hook’ in Peter Pan (Derby Theatre); ‘The Entire Population of London’ in Sherlock Holmes and The Crimson Cobbles (Salisbury Playhouse/Chipping Norton); ‘Mr Peabody’ in Lost Lending Library (Punchdrunk); ‘Iago’ in Othello (English Theatre Hamburg); ‘Young Billy’ in Swallows &amp; Amazons (The National Theatre/The Bristol Old Vic).</p><p>Neal is a former member of Propeller Theatre Company and has toured nationally and internationally with the company.</p><p>He has also appeared at The Globe, Keswick Theatre by The Lake, The Orange Tree Theatre, Edinburgh International Theatre and London’s West End. He is a writer, standup comedian and a founder member and associate artist of The 1623 Theatre Company.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Artwork by Yasemin Gava</p><p>Music by Dave Golbraich</p>","author_name":"Frances Keyton"}