Olivier winner Michael Jibson is playing Steve in This Is My Family, marking his return to musical theatre.
Written by Tim Firth, This Is My Family is having its London premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. The show is about a disastrous family holiday and won the UK Theatre Award for Best Musical in 2013.
Michael won the 2018 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for originating the role of King George III in the London production of Hamilton. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical in 2003 for his professional debut as Joe Casey in Our House which was also written by Tim Firth.
Most recently Michael played Victor Creel in the original West End cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. His other theatre credits also include: Roots (Donmar Warehouse), Road Show, Take Flight (Menier Chocolate Factory), Brighton Rock (Almeida Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Timon of Athens (Shakespeare’s Globe), The Comedy of Errors (Royal Exchange Theatre), The Canterbury Tales (RSC) and A Chorus Line (Sheffield Theatres).
His television credits include Bodies, The Reckoning, The Crown, The Essex Serpent, No Return, Four Lives, Cobra, A Discovery of Witches, Honour, Quiz, Saints and Strangers, DCI Banks, Galavant, That Day We Sang, The Thirteenth Tale, Burton and Taylor, and Hatfields & McCoys. Michael's film work includes Last Night in Soho, To Olivia, 1917, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Hunter Killer, The Lighthouse (co-written and produced), The Riot Club, Good People, Les Misérables, Hammer of the Gods, The Bank Job and Flyboys.
Recorded after a day of rehearsals, in this episode Michael discusses all-things This Is My Family and why he's excited to be returning to musical theatre and reuniting with Tim Firth.
He also discusses how he forged the path for a diverse career, why he chooses musicals carefully and the attitudes towards musical theatre from both inside and outside of the industry. Michael talks about the impact Hamilton had on musical theatre and lots more pops up along the way.
This Is My Family runs at Southwark Playhouse Elephant until 12th July 2025.
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