Henry Waddon

Actor Writer

Henry, he/him, is a 22-year-old writer, actor and medical student from Cardiff.
As an actor, Henry has performed at venues such as the Arcola Theatre, The New Theatre (Cardiff), and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, in addition to featuring in TV commercials. He trained with the National Youth Theatre and the Young Actors Studio at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and is currently a member of the Almeida Theatre Young Company.


As a writer and creative, Henry has taken part in schemes such as BBC Writersroom Welsh Voices, The Old Vic’s Theatremakers scheme, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru’s Young Playwrights Programme, as well as Pentabus Theatre’s Young Writers National Programme. In 2021, Henry co-created and performed in an original piece of verbatim theatre, ‘HOME’, for the National Student Drama Festival, as part of the 2020-21 NDSF Writers’ Lab.​​

Henry wants to create moving, accessible theatre that champions Welsh artists and the Welsh language, and that shines a light on issues surrounding our health and its fragility.​
He wants 100% of his shows to be 100% accessible to 100% of his audience.

Credits

WRITER, He Sits and Waits, Pentabus Theatre Radio Shorts, Radio Play, 2022

ACTOR, Ben, Smart Casual, North Wall / Above The Stag / Cockpit Theatre, 5 weeks

ACTOR, Melchior, Spring Awakening, Oxford Playhouse, 1 week, 2019

ACTOR, Jack. NUMBERS, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 4 weeks, 2019

ACTOR, Mark, Bacon, Arcola Theatre, 2 nights, 2019

Training

Acting

National Youth Theatre
Young Actors Studio, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Almeida Theatre Young Company

Writing/Creating

BBC Writersroom Welsh Voices
Old Vic Theatremakers
Pentabus Theatre National Writers Programme
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru Young Writers Group
NSDF Lab

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Music
  • Radio/Audio
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Theatre making
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

French, Welsh

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