Funniest Performance in a West End Show: 9 - 12th Place

9th Place

Michael Simkins 

Sir Humphrey Appleby

Yes, Prime Minister

1%

Michael grew up in Brighton and trained at RADA. A familiar face on stage and TV, his recent leading West End roles include Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia!, Billy Flynn in Chicago and David Buckle in Michael Frayn’s comedy Donkeys’ Years. Michael is hilarious in Yes, Prime Minister, a show everyone should see before it closes at the Trafalgar Studios in January. Click here to read our 4 star review of Yes, Prime Minister.

Details announced for next West End Frame Award: Funniest Performance in a West End Show

Voting for 'Funniest Performance in a West End Show' has now opened! CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Details have been announced for the next West End Frame Award. From tomorrow (Monday 5th November), West End Frame readers will be able to vote in a new category entitled 'Funniest Performance in a West End Show'. The 12 nominees are from some of the West End's most popular shows including Mamma Mia!, Loserville, The 39 Steps, A Chorus Of Disapproval, Les Miserables, Rock Of Ages and Wicked. The identities of the 12 nominees will be revealed tomorrow morning when voting opens.

Previously this year West End Frame readers have already voted in five categorises: Best West End Debut, Understudy Of The Year, Most Wanted Actor/Actress To Return To The West End, Best Performance Of A Song In A Musical and Best Rock Musical. 

Review: A Chorus Of Disapproval at the Harold Pinter Theatre

A Chorus Of Disapproval

Harold Pinter Theatre

Performance: Saturday 6th October 2012 (Evening)

'The Pendon Amateur Light Operatic Society’s production of The Beggar’s Opera is going off the rails, that is until a handsome but shy young widower Guy joins the group. An instant hit with the company’s ferociously zealous director Dafydd and the show’s leading ladies, including Dafydd’s wife Hannah, Guy soon gets more than he bargained for as he discovers that all the best action happens off-stage. Classic songs fill the air as the drama on stage is mirrored by the romantic rivalry and small town squabbles causing a stir in the wings of this ambitious local show.'