b'Ryan ODonnellThe picture on the right was takengenerally acting the fool on stage. Ryan wanted a guitar that was very on the stage at the Harold PinterHe is sometimes mistaken for Iansmuch out of the ordinary from a theatre, just before the audienceson. It was during that job that hevisual point of view. I think I calmed came in for a performance of Sunnyordered the rather lovely guitar thathim down quite a lot, but this one is Afternoon- the musical basedyou can see him playing here.still unusual and very impressive. The around the life and music of theBefore Jethro Tull, Ryan recordedcolouring on the soundboard was Kinks. Ryan plays the part of RayMatthew and Son with Catdone with a blowlamp - and I picked Davies. Moira and I saw the sameStevens, and before that, he playedthe most exotic sets of Claro Walnut show with a different cast last year,the part of Jimmy the Mod in thefor the body. Im very pleased with and we may well go again nextWhos Quadrophenia, even thoughthe Rose inlay, and the guitar sounds year, it is quite splendid.We methis curly hair nearly ruled him out. glorious. Dave agrees.up with Ray and Dave in the pubIve not finished yet - he was aI did ask Ryan what he was planning afterwards.You might have noticedmember of the Royal Shakespeareto do next, he still has a long season that one of my early employees wentCompany for their production ofwith the Kinks show, but Im sure on to be guitar tech. to Ray DaviesRomeo and Juliet. Going back stillhe will think of something a little less for eleven years. further, he studied animation beforeordinary next time. Ryan didnt start in musical theatre.changing to the Royal Welsh College Earlier this year he was working asof Music and Drama to study acting. Ian Andersons Avatar in JethroWhew. Tull, physically telling the story in an absurd manner - sharing vocals and 236'