Stage and Screen
Arlesey couple Michael Begley and Sally Abbott
have been married for 17 years and both are making headlines on stage and the small screen.
Michael Begley, who’s lived in Arlesey since
2003, is an award-winning actor who’s
performed on TV and theatre for 20 years
(including William and Mary, Bob and Rose,
Foyle’s War, Doctor Who and the young lead
opposite Timothy Spall in a Danny Boyle
film). Over the last year he has also been
singing as Mister Serenade, performing in
care and retirement homes for the elderly,
Arlesey’s White Horse pub and at parties.
He’s recently started his latest role playing
Mr. Wormwood, Matilda’s ‘orrible dad, in
the multi-award winning hit R.S.C. show
“Matilda the Musical” at the Cambridge
Theatre in London. He said there’s no
way he could have played Mr. Wormwood
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