Michael Sabbaton

Education

About me

I have always been fascinated with the workings of theatre and performance. There’s always been questions to answer. On my quest for these answers, I’ve been an academic, scenographer and designer but the closest I’ve got to any semblance of truth has been now as an actor, producer and writer (what I’ve always wanted to do, really)...

What I’ve learned is that it's all in the doing...that pursuit of creativity - in performance, writing, music, design and whatever else needs doing! For me, that means creating compelling and engaging characters and Worlds that really tell a story, whilst underneath those same questions continue to rage...

As an actor and voice over artist, I’ve worked in a diverse range of performance fields from physical theatre to classical Shakespeare, straight drama and site specific performance. In 2010, whilst I was ‘between jobs’, I was wondering what to do next when I came across a collection of H.P. Lovecraft’s weird horror fiction. Taking the book, I decided to grab my fate by the horns and began to adapt Lovecraft’s seminal work, The Call of Cthulhu, for the stage. Later that year, I took Cthulhu to The Edinburgh Fringe and...people seemed to like it! Since then I’ve been developing this flavour of 'dark theatre' continuing to write, produce and perform in my own work, extending my Lovecraft adaptations and working on other original ideas for the stage. Most recently, I wrote and performed, The Turk, based on the true story of an eighteenth century 'thinking machine', for which I received Arts Council funding...

Alongside my solo work, I really look forward to working with other companies on professional projects whether in live or recorded media. In my spare time, I like to try to shoot the English Longbow, which is always a challenge! Be great to hear from you so please do drop me a line via Mandy for a chat!

Speak soon then and all very best wishes, Mike...

Additional skills:
Writing/Devising
Set Design and construction
Lighting design
Sound design, audio editing and music composition
Theatre Technician

Workshop Leader
Improvisation
Good Ear - various character voices
Can move
Voice over artist ( I have home studio equipment but unfortunately, no full vocal booth)

Lectured in Theatre and Performance for 5 years

Additional information:
Fellow of The Higher Education Authority (FHEA)

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	English
Accents/Dialects	American - General, English - Cockney, English - General, English - Midlands, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - Yorkshire & Humber, Midwest American, New York, Russian, Scottish, Scottish (Glaswegian), Welsh
Vocal Types	Baritone, Bass
Additional Skills	Acting
Athletics	Archery, Badminton
Musical Skills	Guitar, Ukulele
Organisations / Memberships	Equity (UK)