David Rea

Married to Wendy. Father of Ailsa, Katrina and Fiona Hobdell. Grandfather of Phia Scott.

From the programme for Hiccups, October 1988:-

David Rea started his stage career playing the waiting gentlewoman in 'Macbeth'. He hastens to point out that this was an all male production at school - before he grew his beard. He then 'rested' until after he qualified as a solicitor when in 1962 he became a Founder Member of an amateur group in Slough where he appeared in 'Badgers Green', 'On Monday Next' and 'A Murder Has Been Arranged'. in 1967 he met Wendy (Renata) through 'Genesta' an amateur society in Surbiton, where he appeared with her in 'Night was our Friend' and also as the abortionist in 'Alfie'. Fearing he might become type cast he also appeared, albeit in the chorus, in Operettas at Richmond Theatre for Kingston Operatic Society. Moving to Forest Green in 1971 he and Wendy soon joined the Ockley Dramatic Society where his first major role was in 'Big Bad Mouse'. This was followed by 'The Secretary Bird', 'Trap for a Lonely Man', 'Lloyd George Knew My Father' and 'Murder in Company'. He has directed 'The Late Edwina Black', 'Bonadventure', 'Suddenly At Home' and 'Murder Deferred'. He is also a member of DDOS with whom he has appeared as the beggar in 'Fiddler on the Roof', the drunk in 'Guys and Dolls' as well as in 'Between Mouthfuls' and as Don John (the bastard) in 'Much Ado About Nothing'. He also helps in the family hobby of breeding and showing Guinea Pigs.

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