Edward Handoll

Mortimer Brewster

Ed was born and grew up in Herefordshire. He trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts studying an M.A. Hons degree in Musical Theatre, having previously gained a degree in Engineering from Bristol University.

Most recently Ed could be seen playing the lead role of Scott in the musical Can’t Smile Without You, based on the music of Barry Manilow, on tour throughout the UK. Before this he played the title role in Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story both at the Duchess Theatre in London and on the 2006 national UK and Scandinavian tour. Ed has also recently appeared as Abu Hasan in an Off-West End production of the 1916 operetta Chu Chin Chow as part of the Celebrating British Music Theatre series at the Finborough Theatre, Man 1 in Songs For a New World (George Wood Theatre, New Cross), Prince Antonio in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Weymouth Pavilion), Buddy Holly (again!) in Buddy Holly and the Cricketers Christmas tour, as well as understudying the role of Anthony in Sweeney Todd at Shawford Mill, Frome.

Other theatre credits include Professor in the European Concert Premiere of South Pacific with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for BBC Radio 2 (Birmingham Symphony Hall); Tom in Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy Round and Round the Garden, Jeffrey in Anagram of Murder, Rex Winter in Fatal Encounter, Thomas Williams in J.B. Priestley’s The Long Mirror and Crocker in the Frederick Knott thriller Wait Until Dark (all in Rep. at Queens Theatre, Burslem; Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton; Brewhouse, Taunton) Ann Veronica (Theatre Museum, Covent Garden) Mark in Worm’s Eye View (Lyceum Theatre, Crewe) The Balladeer in Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins and Peter in Company (Eyebrow Productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival).

Ed is a keen musician and plays guitar and drums. In his spare time he enjoys outdoor sports (when he can find the time to spare!), and he is very excited to be working at Vienna’s English Theatre.