Backstairs Billy marks his big West End return after 15 years with previous credits including Rent, Miss Saigon, Avenue Q and Piaf.
He said: “I’m literally on my feet for the whole play and it’s quite a busy role for me and I’m also in tails and a waistcoat and it’s very heavy and very thick and I’m just dropping weight like crazy, but it’s a good way of doing cardio without having to stand on a treadmill at six o’clock in the morning so I’m quite happy about it.”