Theatre

2010	MORTE D’ARTHUR	Merlin	Gregory Doran	RSC Stratford-upon-Avon
2010	ROMEO AND JULIET	Friar Lawrence	Rupert Goold	RSC Stratford-upon-Avon
2009	A TENDER THING	Romeo	Helena Kaut-Howson	RSC Newcastle
2009	THE GRAIN STORE	Samson	Michael Boyd	RSC Stratford-upon-Avon
2009	AS YOU LIKE IT	Jaques	Michael Boyd	RSC Stratford-upon-Avon
2008	KING LEAR	The Fool	Rupert Goold	Liverpool Playhouse/Young Vic
2007/08	HENRY V	Chorus	Michael Boyd	RSC
2007/08	HENRY IV Part II	Rumour	Michael Boyd/ Richard Twyman	RSC
2007/08	RICHARD II	Bagot	Michael Boyd	RSC
2007/08	RICHARD III	King Edward IV	Michael Boyd	RSC
2007/08	HENRY VI Part 3	King Edward IV	Michael Boyd	RSC
2007/08	HENRY VI Part 2	Edward	Michael Boyd	RSC
2007/08	HENRY VI Part 1	Alencon	Michael Boyd	RSC
2007/08	TWELFTH NIGHT	Feste	Michael Boyd	RSC
2007/08	THE COMEDY OF ERRORS	Dromio of Ephesus	Nancy Meckler	RSC
2007/08	MACBETH	Porter	Dominic Cooke	RSC
2007/08	HAMLET	Horatio	Michael Boyd	RSC
2007/08	PILATE	Judas	Michael Boyd	RSC
2007/08	THE BREATHING HOUSE	Gilbert	Kenny Ireland	Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
2007/08	ART	Yvan	Kenny Ireland	Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
2007/08	STIFF	George Mathieson	Caroline Hall	Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
2007/08	MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING	Benedick	Kenny Ireland	Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
2007/08	ENDGAME	Clov	Michael Boyd	Tron Theatre, Glasgow
2007/08	THE TRICK IS TO KEEP BREATHING	Dr. Green	Michael Boyd	Tron Theatre, Glasgow/Toronto Festival
2007/08	DUMBSTRUCK	Herman	Michael Boyd	Lyric, Hammersmith
2007/08	THE LIFE OF STUFF	Fraser	Matthew Warchus	Donmar Warehouse
2007/08	LOOSE ENDS	Callum	Ian Brown	Traverse Theatre
2007/08	LAUREL AND HARDY	Stan Laurel	Gerald Ramage	Assembly, Edinburgh
2007/08	THE REAL WURLD	Claude	Michael Boyd	Tron Theatre, Glasgow
2007/08	CINZANO	Pasha	Roman Kozak	Tron Theatre, Glasgow
2007/08	GREAT EXPECTATIONS	Jaggers	Ian Brown	Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow

TELEVISION

2008	NO HOLDS BARD	Cronie McKay	Brian Kelly	BBC Scotland
2008	EASTENDERS	Rod Morris	Various	BBC TV
2008	MONARCH OF THE GLEN	Campbell McRory	Richard Stroud	Ecosse Films
2008	SUPERGIRLY	Guy Richie	Angie De Chastelai Smith	BBC Three
2008	A YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO BECOMING A ROCK STAR	Art Stilton	Sheree Folkson	Ch 4
2008	IS IT BILL BAILEY? (sketch show)	various	Edgar Wright	BBC TV
2008	THE CREATIVES	Dr. Green	John Birkin	BBC TV
2008	THE HIGH LIFE	Steve	Angie De Chastelai Smith	BBC TV
2008	HAMISH MACBETH	Tam Flood	Nick Renton	Zenith Productions
2008	RED DWARF	Stan Laurel	Ed Bye	BBC TV
2008	MY DEAD DAD	Eck	Alan Nixon	STV
2008	TAGGART: COLD BLOOD	Johnstone	Haldane Duncan	STV

Radio

2010	PINKERTON	Detective Allan Pinkerton	David Ian Neville	BBC R4
	THE ARCHERS	PC Stroud		BBC R4
2007	A LIFE IN LETTERS	Arthur Conan Doyle	Duncan Minchull	BBC R4
2006	TO THROW DOWN GOD	James Boswell	Anne Adyvean	BBC R4
	MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS	Rizzio	Marilyn Imrie	BBC R4
	MIRACLE ON SHONA		Marilyn Imrie	BBC R4
	THE GLASGOW CLIMBING CLUB		Jonquil Panting	BBC R4
	McLEVY		Patrick Rayner	BBC R4
1992	WEIR OF HERMISTON		Patrick Rayner	BBC R4
	TRICK IS TO KEEP BREATHING		Michael Boyd	BBC R4
	BABBLEWICK HALL		Jon Schlesinger	BBC R4
	HAIR IN THE GATE		Jon Schlesinger	BBC R4
1990/92	QUEEN STREET GARDENS			BBC Radio Scotland
1989/92	FORBES MASSON HALF HOUR		David Jackson Young	BBC Radio Scotland
1991	THE KINGDOM OF THE WIND		Patrick Rayner	BBC Radio
1990	VICTOR AND BARRY		Sioned William	BBC R4
1990	THE BELL IN THE TREE		Finlay Welsh	BBC Radio Scotland
1990	A HALLOWEEN TALE			BBC R2
1990	WORDS ON WATER			BBC Radio Scotland
1988	THE WORLD MADE FRESH		Clive Brill	BBC Radio
1988	SCONES AND TEA WITH V AND B		David Jackson Young	BBC Radio Scotland

Writing

STIFF	(Writer/Composer)	Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
MINCE	(Writer/Composer/ Director)	Dundee Rep Theatre
PANTS	(Writer/Composer/ Director)	Dundee Rep Theatre
THE HIGH LIFE	(Co-writer)	BBC Two
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK	(Writer/Composer/ Director)	Tron Theatre, Glasgow
CINDERELLA	(Writer/Composer)	Tron Theatre, Glasgow
ALADDIE	(Writer/Composer)	Tron Theatre, Glasgow
WEANS IN THE WOOD	(Writer/Composer)	Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Cabaret

From 1985 to 1995 Forbes appeared alongside Alan Cumming in the PERRIER AWARD NOMINATED double act VICTOR AND BARRY. The theatrical duo played the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, Kings Theatre Glasgow, Donmar Warehouse, Sydney Opera House (as part of an Australian Tour). They appeared on many radio comedy shows and made a comedy TV documentary VICTOR AND BARRY – THAT’S THE WAY IT IS for STV. The characters were killed off onstage at The London Palladium.

Skills

Strong Singer/Musician – Classical, Ballad, Jazz, Rock, Piano, Song-writing, Lyricist

Accents: Native Central Scots, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Yorkshire, Cockney, Manchester, Birmingham, Standard American,New York, Australian, RP.

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