Graham Bickley

Chris (London)
(Image courtesy of Jason Francisco)

After training in both dance and drama at the Liverpool Theatre School, Graham joined The Dougle Squires dance group and appeared with them on TV and in cabaret. Between 1984-86 Graham was part of the popular vocal group Stutz Bear Cats and spent the two years making numerous television and radio appearances and appearing in concert and cabaret wit them around the world. In the West End he has appeared at the Shaftesbury Theatre in They're Playing Our Song as an Alter Ego; the acclaimed The Pirates of Penzance at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane where he also understudied and played the leading role of Frederic; Juke Box at the Astoria Theatre and the revue It's Better With a Band at the Donmar Warehouse. Other theatre work includes Mrs. Cole's Music Hall at the Mill at Sonning and the National Theatre platform production of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well.

To date he has played four different roles in the internationally successful Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre - originally as Prouvaire followed by Grantaire, then in the juvenile lead role of Marius, and in 1992 he returned to the show to play Enjorlras, the student leader.

IN 1989 he played the leading role of Stephen in Metropolis at the Piccadilly Theatre. Whilst starring in the West End Graham was cast as Joey Boswell in Carla Lane's hit television series Bread. He has since recorded over 35 episodes for BBC TV.

Most recent theatre work includes: Bishop Daniel in the musical Which Witch? (Piccadilly Theatre); Joey in the stage show of Bread (Pavillion Theatre, Bournemouth and Dominion Theatre), two highly successful seasons in the musical revue, The Greatest Shows In Town, in Bournemouth; two all-star pantomimes - Buttons in Cinderella at the Richmond Theatre and last year at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking, in the title role of Aladdin; and recently Milo Tindle in a tour of Sleuth.

Graham is currently making studio recordings for his own album.

(Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1995)