WILL ARMSTRONG
Actor, Comedian, Director and Writer.
Photo by Patch Bell
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Will grew up in South West London, in the same suburb that both Keira Knightley and Julian Clary did; in many ways, he is their secret love child. Truthful and inventive with a touch of queer irreverence, Will is a multifaceted actor, comedian, writer and director.His work has been described as hilarious, enchanting, devastating, mildly amusing and rotten.
Photo by Patch Bell
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Will trained with the National Youth Theatre's 2021 REP company, and is an NYT emerging associate artist.
Praise for Will's performance in 'Animal Farm' in 2021...★ ★ ★ ★ ★ '…immaculately voiced by Will Armstrong who also does a simpering, comfort-loving pragmatic Mollie'
- sardinesmagazine.co.uk★ ★ ★ ★ ★
- The Stage★ ★ ★ ★ 'Will Armstrong was excellent'
- therealchrisparkle.com
Photo by Rikki Beadle-Blair
Praise for Will's performance in 'F. OFF' at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, for which Will also designed and performed illusions...
** ★ ★ ★ ★ 'queasily entertaining'**
- The Times'charismatic'
- broadwaybaby.com
'radiates energy'
- edfestmag.com'hysterical'
- theplaysthethinguk.com
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Will has performed comedy with Soho Theatre, Pleasance and Underbelly. He was a finalist in the 2022 Max Turner prize for stand-up comedy.Will is also an adept improviser, having trained with the team behind Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and going on to devise cabaret with them.Will co-hosts the cult alternative comedy cabaret 'idiots. gay idiots.' as his posh bitch drag alter-ego Jennifer Schmennifer.
'London's Best Cliché-Free Drag Nights, 2022'
- Time Out
Photo by James Klug
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Will is directing Abby Russell's sellout show GUSH at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.
GUSH premiered at the Camden People's Theatre as part of the Calm Down Dear Festival 2022, before having successful runs at the Soho Theatre and the Vault Festival.
Praise for GUSH at the Vault Festival...
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 'Impeccable'
- The Reviews Hub
★ ★ ★ ★ 'Will Armstrong directs with explosive energy...'
- BroadwayWorld
★ ★ ★ ★ 'Under Will Armstrong’s direction, the periods of silence ... are tightly timed.'
- Liam O'Dell
★ ★ ★ ★ 'Will Armstrong’s direction is tight...'
- Lost In Theatreland
Will is directing Lyndon Chapman's Is The WiFi Good In Hell? at Brixton House in July 2023.
Will also directed Simon Castle's Changeling at the Nottingham Playhouse. He was the assistant director for 'The Climate Cabaret' with the National Youth Theatre, filmed in 2022.
Simon Castle, Abby Vicky-Russell and Will Armstrong in rehearsals for 'Changeling' - Photo by James Klug
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Adeola Yemitan and Will Armstrong in 'Animal Farm'
Photo by Ali Wright
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Production stills left to right: 'Animal Farm' (photos by Ali Wright), 'Ordinary Miracle' (photos by Helen Murray), 'Othello' (photo by Helen Murray),
'Fierce Monologues' (photo by Rikki Beadle-Blair), 'F. OFF' (photo by Helen Murray), 'Gingerline's TV Dinners!' (photo by Patrick Fysh), COP26 (photo by Gaëlle Beri)
Headshots by Patch Bell and Alessandra Davison
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Will is represented as an actor by The Harter Allen Agency. For any acting enquiries, please email them here:
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Photo by Alessandra Davison
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