George Knapper (born 27 February 1993) is a London-based musical theatre performer often cast for his tap dancing skills and youthful appearance. For his 2015 appearance in Love Birds, Knapper was named one of five British theatrical performers as "Ones To Watch in 2016" by British-based theatre journalist Terri Paddock.[1]

Early life

Knapper was born and raised in Crewe, England, where he was the third of five children. Knapper attended Malbank School and Sixth Form College in Crewe. He trained professionally in Musical Theatre at Performance Preparation Academy in Guildford.

Career

Since Graduating in 2014, his theatre credits include: Love Birds (The Pleasance, Edinburgh) as "Puck";[2] Qdos Entertainment Pantomimes: Peter Pan (Crewe Lyceum) as "Peter";[3][4] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Theatre Royal, Newcastle; Hull, New Theatre; Orchard Theatre, Dartford; Lyceum Theatre, Crewe) and Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (2016/19 UK tour) as "Benjamin".[5][6]

His theatre credits whilst training include: Meshak Gardiner in Coram Boy (Holy Trinity Church/PPA); The Fix (Electric Theatre/PPA); Curtis Hallerbread in The Witches of Eastwick (Electric Theatre/PPA) and Laurie in Little Women (Electric Theatre/PPA).

References

  1. ↑ Paddock, Terri (3 January 2016). "Ones To Watch in 2016". TerriPaddock.com.
  2. ↑ "Love Birds: The Musical". Cast: George Knapper.
  3. ↑ Faulkner, Claire (15 December 2013). "Peter Pan Panto: A Big Hit On Opening Night". thenantwichnews.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Nantwich News Desk (6 December 2013). "Nantwich Actor George Knapper Helps Peter Pan Panto Sales". thenantwichnews.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Spotlight". George Knapper.
  6. ↑ Musical Theatre News. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Tour". musicaltheatrenews.com.


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