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Rob Castell

Rob Castell plays Esteve the Matador

Esteve jimenez Ignacio Albondigas Habitacion Doble con Bano Hyphen Johnson

Charming, handsome, fearless, stubborn, stupid, wreckless... Esteve the Matador is a veritable paella of personalities and his arrival in sleepy Shavingham is likely to incite more of a frenzy than the Pamplona bull run.

Dismissive of advice and led by his cojones, our unlikely hero sets his sights on the beautiful with all the sensitivity of a pinata party. His passion and heroics have won him plaudits at home in Spain, but will they be of any use here? And as he vies for Vicky's heart and struggles to come to terms with his own prejudices, will bravado be enough to face down the challenge of ?

Rob Castell

Rob Castell is an actor, writer and musician and the co-founder, co-writer, arranger, musical director and regular performer with Barbershopera Productions.

Rob was the recipient of the Best Actor award at the Daegu International Musicals Festival 2010 for his role as Esteve in Matador in the stage version of The Barber of Shavingham.

He is currently writing songs for a forthcoming C麻豆社 programme and will be playing the role of Pop in We Will Rock You for the 10th Anniversary European Arena Tour 2013.

Other credits include Reverend Nightrod in American Anthems (UK and South Africa tour), Foreman inHigh Street Hurdles (Lynx Advert) and most famously as Stalker/Breakdancing Horse in I Could Have Married Kate (Barbershopera YouTube Viral). His debut solo EP Stories of Ourselves was released in May 2012.

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