3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
‘Normal can be beautiful too': Meet Co Down teen spending his summer mastering falsetto for lead role in musical
Young Kilkeel man Oliver Chestnutt tells Nicola Taggart how he has embraced an intensive three-week summer project to star in Tony Award-winning musical Pippin at the Mac in Belfast later this month
For many teenagers, summer means lie-ins, sun-soaked holidays, or a well-earned break from school.
But for 17-year-old Oliver Chestnutt, from Kilkeel, it means something quite different — spending three intensive weeks immersed in rehearsals, stepping into the spotlight as the title character in Pippin, the bold and captivating musical being staged by the Belfast School of Performing Arts (BSPA) this month at The Mac.
