Oliver Malam
For No Answer:
“Paperwork” – Gerard
“Last Eyes Blinded” – Beaujolais
With Stage ‘65:
“The Government Inspector” – Constable Derzhimorda; directed by Rob Iliffe
“Kes” – Mr. Gryce; directed by Mark Powell
“The Severed Hand Ghost Walk” – John Farrant; directed by Rob Iliffe
“Market Day” – Jack/Mr. Gumley; directed by Rob Iliffe
“The Miracle” for the National Theatre’s Connections Project – Barry O’ Donnell; directed by Rob Iliffe
“The Wind in the Willows” – Albert the Horse; directed by Rob Iliffe
“The Boyfriend” – Percival Browne; directed by Ben Occhipinti
“Oliver!” – Fagin; directed by Ben Occhipinti
Oliver also took a small part in the world premiere of Howard Goodall and Joanna Read’s “Two Cities” as the slave boy and the boy at the pier.
School Productions:
“Oliver!” – Landlord/Fagin’s Gang; directed by John Cox
“Our Day Out” – Mr. Briggs; directed by Donna Steele
“West Side Story” – Officer Krupke; directed by John Cox
“The Winter’s Tale” – Leontes; directed by John Cox
He also took part in the BBC’s one night of Shakespeare performance with his school, in which he played the part of Demetrius in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
For individual theatre companies:
“Nude with Violin” – George; directed by Joe Shingles
“Macbeth” – Macduff; directed by Isabel Blake and Beth Coldridge for Lion & Moonshine Productions
“Medea” – Creon, directed by Samantha Scott for Haystack Productions.
Oliver, along with his friends, put on two evenings of comedy sketches for Comic Relief and Children In Need, where he performed and wrote some sketches raising over £900 for the charities.
Film Work:
“The People That Save The World Every 30 Seconds” – Greg; for Pigeon Breath Productions.
“It’s A Mans World” – Phil; for Pigeon Breath Productions.
“Make Believe” – Andy; directed by James Ridley.
Other Work:
Other strings to Ollie’s bow would include his keen writing ambitions, having had one play, “Causality,” performed so far as a part of the Playhouse’s New Writing project. He has also taught a Year 7 and 8 Drama Club within his school, and is going to the University of Northampton to study Acting with aspirations of a career in this field.
About Oliver: I have been a part of No Answer Theatre Company since it was “crazy play ideas from Joz’s head”, and have been acting for well over 9 years of my life. Possibly not from my first role as second policeman in “Sweeney Todd” the musical at the tender age of 9 , but from the next year in “Around the World in 1000 Years”, where I performed songs as “Deep Voice” and “Guy Fawkes,” I knew acting was the life for me. Since then I have been performing nearly non stop, being involved in Stage Coach before Stage 65, typically being cast as the bad guy or the grump.
My most treasured roles have been;
Macduff where I was commended by the Journal for my moving performance, a truly challenging role for me in which I played a distraught hero. It was also fun due to the fight training we received for our battle scenes.
Albert the Horse, my first real comedy role (though he was depressed) again receiving commended recognition of my performance here.
Most recently with my role of Fagin in Stage 65′s “Oliver!” Having performed the musical previously with school and being a minor role this was a confidence boost for me as I never thought I could sing or take on such a part but I have been assured this was well done. Fagin has to be my favourite role in my career so far.
