Samuel James is currently starring in Monster Raving Loony by James Graham at the Theatre Royal Plymouth.
Directed by Simon Stokes, the play is a “fast-paced and hilarious” journey using the life and exploits of Screaming Lord Sutch to examine the state of the nation and Britain’s post-war identity crisis.
Samuel previously appeared in the Theatre Royal Plymouth’s productions of Grand Guignol and Stockholm. His theatre credits also include: Twelfth Night & Women Beware Women (both National), Ragtime (Piccadilly), The Full Monty (Prince of Wales), Fault Lines (Hampstead), Abigail’s Party (Bath) and Decade (Headlong).
Samuel can currently be seen as Garth Stubbs in ITV’s Birds of a Feather whilst his screen work also features The Shadow Line, Battle of Britain, Rose and Maloney, Poirot, New Worlds, Psychic Spies and Closer.
I recently spoke to Samuel about why he’s having so much fun working on Monster Raving Loony, what makes the show so different to anything else he’s ever done before, plus the close bonds he has formed whilst working on Birds of a Feather…
What did you think when you first heard about Monster Raving Loony?
Well, it’s directed by Simon Stokes who I had a fantastic time working with before. As soon as I knew James Graham had written the play my interest was immediately aroused. When the email came through from my agent there was a comprehensive breakdown of what was required [laughs] – I thought to myself ‘this could be the most challenging thing I ever do in my career’ so therefore I knew I had to do it.
