Full Name: PAUL KEATING Nickname(s): Paully Date of Birth: 11/03/76 Place of Birth: City of London Brother(s)/Sister(s): 1 sister – Helen – my Rock! Hobbies: I’m a bit of a tech-head nerd type on the quiet. I love gadgets & I buy T3 magazine and ???? magazine monthly – sad but true! Likes: Contemporary furniture, Trainers, Chocolate, A clean home (rare), Floatation Tanks, Mika, Scissor Sisters, Sheridan Smith Dislikes: Sweating, Cherry or Almond Flavouring, Exercise, The fragrance ‘Angel’ on men or women, Spiders, Where did you go to school and what was your favourite subject? St Edwards in Romford, Essex I loved Design & Communication. Who or what inspired you to do what you are doing now? I find actors like Daniel Evans inspiring. He seems to excel at everything he does. I find him such an honest performer & would love to have a little of that. What age did you start performing? Think I was 11 – I did an Opera at a local theatre Have you had any embarrassing moments on stage? Too many to mention. Worst was a trap door I was sitting on in Closer to Heaven opening early & me falling ½ way through & getting my bum stuck in the middle of a scene. Had to be lifted out!!! If you weren’t "starring" in shows, what would you be doing? Something in Design I imagine, as that was my only other passion in school. If you could be in any show, what one would it be and who as? It’s always been my dream to play Che in Evita – doesn’t look like that will happen now sadly. What was the last show you went to see? Did you enjoy it? I went to see Spamalot & thought it was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. It was faultless & Hannah Waddingham was phenomenal!!! You have been in “Tommy”, “La Cava”, “Closer to Heaven”, “The Full Monty”, and now in "Little Shop of Horrors", which do you prefer? I don’t think I will ever match Tommy. It ticked every box. I loved the role, the music, the design & was like a Rollercoaster for me as it was my first adult job. Would you ever go back to any of the musicals you have been in before? Only Tommy as I don’t think I was ready for it when I did it & I hope I could do a better job of it now – with more experience behind me! Are you enjoying playing "Seymour" in "Little Shop of Horrors"? I am absolutely LOVING it. Its exhausting, but so fulfilling. Every night I come away smiling. Do you get on well with the rest of the "Little Shop of Horrors" cast? Yes – especially Sheridan & Mike McShane. They are both hilarious. Do you get a good response from the audience after every performance? Not every one – but I think this is a show that is so well written, that even when we all feel we don’t nail it, the audience still finds it really enjoyable. What is your favourite song from the show? Feed me! I love rockin out with Mike McShane What is your favourite film? Amelie What was the first record you ever bought? Wham - Freedom What was the last CD that you bought? Nate James – Kingdom Falls What is your favourite sport? I HATE football. Enjoy watching Rugby though. What is your worst fear? That we don’t get our act together & address the climate problems we’re facing. You have five minutes to live, how do you spend that time? Stick on Bohemian Rhapsody on my iPod & start filling my face with all my favourite foods – Pronto! What are your ambitions in life? I wan to see more of the world. I haven’t traveled nearly enough. Do you have any hidden talents? I don’t think so. I sometimes cut my flat mates hair despite having no training. Yes, she’s mad If you could be someone else for the day, would you be and why? Steve Jobs - CEO of Apple. All the inside info on Apple’s gadgets & he’s LOADED! If a film was made about your life, what person, alive or dead, would play you and why? It would have to be Fred Astaire. I cant dance for love nor money – so in a film about me I’d love it if I could be the best dancer EVER! Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? I have absolutely no idea. I just hope I can be happy & healthy & with a little luck I will have some good opportunities coming my way. You have three wishes, what are they? 1. Tolerance among all people on Earth 2. An end to global warming 3. An end to famine & poverty. What is your best childhood memory? Being taken to America for 6 weeks to visit family & tour round the country. Describe your proudest moment . . . After the one performance where I played the title role in ‘Don Carlos’ at the Gielgud Theatre Tell us a secret . . . Absolutely Not! It wouldn’t be a secret then would it! A big thank you to Paul for answering our questions :-) No part of this interview can be copied or used for other web sites without permission from us first. This interview was undertaken July 2007.