Yashith Fernando: From DDLJ to MJ the Musical
Starting off in my career, I feel like I often tried to give people what they wanted. In my training is when I kind of realised that I bring myself to the role and I'm going to give 'me' to this character. Yashith Fernando on finding his feet in musical theatre Follow SBS Spice on Instagram for latest updates and new chillies in the pod. Listen to more from the theatre landscape on SBS Spice:
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