Actor Ed is coming home 'to beautiful chaos'

HE IS TAKING ON A NEW ROLE IN THE CREAKERS AT TRP

A PLYMOUTH actor who was the first wheelchair-bound performer to star on the West End is making a homecoming when he is part of the cast for The Creakers at Theatre Royal Plymouth at the end of this month.

Ed Larkin, from Bere Alston, made headlines through his role in the acclaimed musical The Little Big Things in London's theatreland, but has also been in BBC TV dramas including Doctors and Casualty.

But the former Tavistock College and Plymouth Marjon University student is now performing back in the theatre which sparked his love of acting when he is part of the musical adaptation of Tom Fletcher's children's book.

Now 26, Ed has multiple roles in The Creakers, which was a literary hit for the former McFly musician.

Ed told The Herald: "I knew the book existed and I knew it had done really well, but I hadn't read it, and I obviously knew of Tom Fletcher.

"But I had a meeting with our director and choreographer Tom Jackson Greaves and he said to me that he would be really interested in me getting involved in the project and sent me the role and the script and said 'if you are interested then let me know.