“I acted in ‘Bronte’ and ‘Ophelia Thinks Harder’ which is a Kiwi adaptation of ‘Hamlet ‘. I was Hamlet.”
Isham was the Repertory’s production manager for the latest ‘Shakespeare in the Park’ earlier this year but playing the part of the lawyer ‘Kipps’ in ‘The Woman in Black‘ is his first acting role in Whanganui. He says he is looking forward to performing.
“It’s a bit confusing being an actor playing an actor, but it’s a good play with a nice balance of emotion and humour. It’s a difficult job building and maintaining the tension with the horror of the play all told through Kipps’ words. I’m really enjoying working with Jimmy (Sutcliffe, who plays ‘The Actor’). He’s experienced and you really need to trust each other. I do trust Jimmy, very much.”
The Woman in Black opens at Repertory Theatre on Thursday, April 27.