BIOGRAPHY

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• ASIA (Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar)
• AMERICA (Canada, USA, Mexico)
• EUROPE (England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Vatican City, Spain, Malta, Portugal)
• OCEANIA (New Zealand, Australia) 

It was meant to be a 2 week study/performance trip to the Globe Theatre, London with the NZ Young Shakespeare Company but the travel bug hit hard, I failed to board my flight home and with no idea what I was doing spent 3 months exploring England, Ireland, Scotland and Paris!

Thailand will always hold a special place for me and has been a second home for years with family living there. The people, the culture, the food, the beaches, the parties, the weather – it really has it all!

• The year I spent in Canada on a working holiday was life-changing. Scoring a job there where I got to travel all across the country and be paid for it was incredible, not to mention the scenery was epic!
• Travelling through Europe without a plan – especially discovering unexpected countries like Albania and road tripping through Spain was amazing!
• Getting off the beaten track to experience the jaw-dropping scenery in Laos.
• A solo adventure through beautiful Vietnam.

• Life and Times: Episodes 1-4 for Nature Theater of Oklahoma at Melbourne Festival 2013 (Playhouse Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne).
• Performing the Monster by Maude Davey at Midsumma Festival 2022 (Harehole, Melbourne).
• Blood Guts and Khaki & Brunch Up Your Shakespeare (Circa Theatre, Wellington).
• Radical Rituals at Midsumma Festival 2019 (Melba Speigeltent, Melbourne).
• Make ‘Em Laugh! (NZ National Tour) & The Naughty Rude Musical Revue! (NZ Regional Tour) for Onstage Productions Wellington of which Mikey was a founding director.
• Down at the Old Bull & Bush: A Tribute to Music Hall (NZ National Tour) for The Star & Garter Players.
• Annie & My Fair Lady (Wellington Musical Theatre).
• Featured actor, model and aerialist in the World of Wearable Arts Awards Show (TSB Arena, Broadcast on TVNZ and CBS in USA).
• Selected as a member of the New Zealand Young Shakespeare Company; training with Globe Masters and performing the role of Hermia in A Midsummer Nights Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London.
• Other Shakespearian credits include the title roles in Hamlet (NZ YSC), Romeo & Juliet (Romeo – SWFSS) and Antipholus of Ephesus in A Comedy of Errors (NSSP).
• The title role in the pantomime Cinderalfred alongside Sir Jon Trimmer and Dame Kate Harcourt (OPW).
• Tim in Badjelly the Witch (Kapitall Kids Theatre).
• Toured nationally in the original musical On Our Street (Chris/Puppeteer) with Capital E! – NZ National Children’s Theatre.
• Shaggy in Scooby Doo Live! (Showtime Attractions).
• Gregory the Grasshopper in Children’s TV Pilot; The Jitterbugs.

Mikey has devised and performed four full-length solo works and has also written, directed and performed in numerous successful comedy and cabaret shows including;

• The Chronicles of Puberty: The Hymen, The Itch & (coming out of) The Wardrobe as part of 2016 Word Is Out for Midsumma Festival.
• SXIINS (Twelve Skins) 2016 (Independent season at Hare Hole)
• Animal (Midsumma Festival 2017)
• Some Strings Attached (Midsumma Festival 2018).
• Ensemble variety circus and cabaret show Mad (Hare Hole) 2018.
• Comedy Christmas revue XXXmas in both NZ and Australia.
• Have Yourself a Naughty Little Christmas and Love for Sale – Broadway’s Sexiest Show Songs for Wellington Cabaret Theatre of which he was the Founding and Artistic Director.

Mikey was the producer and host of monthly performance & art party Ball of Wax and appears regularly in various parties, variety nights and shows around Australia.

• Including; Honcho Disko, BARBA, Melbourne Museum, The Butterfly Club, Hare Hole, Thick & Juicy, Woof Club, Retro Futurismus, Mama Alto Holiday Special, Lé Club, TroughX, Jizz, ONE, Mardi Gras, Rezerection, Granny Bingo, The Laird, Trivial Hirsute, GAGA Rave, SIA Later, Blanké Pop, Haus of Conejo, Yass! Party, Sircuit Boys of Summer, PoPoMoCo and more.
• His comic character Gay Jesus regularly appears in variety shows and club performances.

• I, U, She music video for Yana Alana.
• Friends and Lovers music video for He Cries Diamonds.
• Deep Fried Disco music video for Tanzer.
• HBO TV series The Outsiders.
• Various television, print and online commercials.
• Featured vocalist for Pre-Match Entertainment at All Blacks Rugby Test Matches (Westpac Stadium).
• Commissioned to create performance art for Budd St Gallery’s Queer Apocalypse exhibition.

Mikey has worked extensively for various different commercial brands and events as a Model, Actor, Brand Ambassador and Venue & Event Manager. Furthermore, he has been commissioned to create paintings for hotels, offices and private collectors and also creates video, photography and written content for brands, social media campaigns and his travel blog.