Interview: Simon Lipkin, star of Derren Brown’s Unbelievable

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Simon Lipkin is currently starring in the West End production of Unbelievable

Unbelievable is a brand new magic show written and directed by Derren Brown, Andrew O’Connor and Andy Nyman. The production opened at the Criterion Theatre in September and is set to complete its run next month.  

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Having starred as Buddy in Elf The Musical last Christmas, Simon’s other West End credits include Ratty in The Wind In The Willows, Jason Robert Brown’s Honeymoon In Las Vegas, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Barlow in I Can’t Sing, Lonny in Rock Of Ages, Nicky and Trekkie Monster in Avenue QA Christmas Carol and Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 

His further theatre credits include: Brian in Brian & Roger (Menier Chocolate Factory), Mr Poppy in Nativity! (Eventim Apollo), Whisper House (Other Palace), Bill Sykes in Oliver! (Grange Park Opera), Lou Lubowitz in Miss Atomic Bomb (St James Theatre), The Lorax in The Lorax (Old Vic), The Proprietor in Assassins (Menier Chocolate Factory), Martin in All In A Row (Southwark Playhouse), Touchstone in As You Like It (Southwark Playhouse), Galahad in Spamalot (Original UK Tour), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Upstairs at the Arts Theatre), The Wedding Singer (Original UK Cast), Willard in Footloose (UK Tour), Alice In Wonderland (Nuffield Theatre), Austentatious (Landor), News Revue (Canal Café) and Leopold in Never The Sinner  (the Kenneth Moore Theatre).  

On screen Simon has been seen in Casualty (BBC), The Beaker Girls (CBBC), Unforgotten (ITV), Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (Mirrorball Films), Silent Witness (BBC), Almost Never (CBBC), Nativity Rocks! (MirrorBall & Eone), Show Dogs (Eone), Muppets Most Wanted (Disney), The Harry Hill MovieThat Puppet Game Show (BBC); Nativity III (MirrorBall & Eone), Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule (Channel 4), Doctor Who (BBC), Harry Hill’s Tea Time (Sky), The BillCasualtyThe Royal Variety Performance and Children in Need.  

Simon also voices characters on the Cartoon Network’s show The Amazing World Of Gumballand Ricky Zoom on Nick Jnr. 

Unbelievable runs at the Criterion Theatre until 7th January 2024. Visit www.unbelievablelive.com for info and tickets. 

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