Full Name: DARREN CARNALL Nickname(s): DAZZA, EVIL EDNA, CARNERS, DAZZLE Date of Birth: 28/10/78 Place of Birth: COVENTRY Brother(s)/Sister(s): 1 BROTHER Hobbies: CINEMA, FIRST EDITION BOOKS Likes: EDDIE IZZARD, ER, 24, ROAST DINNER Dislikes: Coffee chocolates! Smoking Where did you go to school? BABLAKE SCHOOL, COVENTRY What was your favourite subject? ART Who or what inspired you to do what you are doing now? My mate at school started tap class I went with him and he gave up!! MGM musicals inspired me. What age did you start dancing? 7 Have you had any embarrassing moments on stage? Yeah just the other night I fell on my bum during Tragedy! I got up pretty quick though! If you could be someone else for the day, who would you be and why? Bill Gates so I could give a lot of his money away. No one needs that much!! What is your favourite sport? Do you support a football team? Rugby is my favourite sport, it runs in my family. I keep up with Preston football team coz my Dad supports them. What is your favourite film? I have to say Strictly Ballroom. Baz Luhrman is a genius! If you werent "starring"; in shows, what would you be doing? Sleeping I'm good at that! If you could be in any show, what one would it be and who as? Jack in Into the Woods. The show is so clever and Jack's song is one of my favourites. What was the last show you went to see? Did you enjoy it? The last show I went to see was The Full Monty. I thought it was amazing. A really strong cast (british), great songs and really good funny script. You have been in "Chicago", "Fosse", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and now "Saturday Night Fever", which do you prefer? Fosse coz I got to do the choreography of Bob Fosse I'd watched so much. It was amazing. But Fever as well coz I get to act and sing more in this show. Do you get on well with the rest of the "Saturday Night Fever" cast? Yes I think we're going to have a great year on tour! What is your favourite song from the show? I love my song Tragedy but my favourite is "Nights on Broadway". Zoe and Jane sing it brilliantly. What was the last cd that you brought? Avril Lavigne -Let Go. I'm loving it! What is your worst fear? Losing all my photo albums in a fire. You have five minutes to live, hoe do you spend that time? Trying to work out how to slow the passage of time. What are your ambitions in life? Make my parents proud of me. To be a good person to be around. Do you have any hidden talents? I make a great "open-air" sandwich. If a film was made about your life, what person, alive or dead, would play you and why? I'd like Robin Williams to play me. He can do funny and caring. I try to be both. Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? I don't know. I don't care as long as I'm having a laugh wherever I am. You have three wishes, what are they? 1 The ability to bring people back to life 2 Copies of the rest of the Harry Potter Books 3 Lifetime supply of Dr Pepper flavour jelly belly jelly beans What is your best childhood memory? On holiday in Cornwall with my family sat in the car eating ice cream whilst its pouring with rain. Describe your proudest moment . . . Not sure. Possibly my first night in a West End show. Tell us a secret . . . Life's short. People really don't seem to realise this. Enjoy it yeah? A big thank you to Darren 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 early March 2003.