Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Lewis Drummond

Sep 10 2024 | By Thom Dibdin | Reply More

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Lung Ha Theatre Company, All Edinburgh Theatre is delighted to collaborate with the award-winning professional company for actors and theatre makers who are autistic or learning-disabled.

Lung Ha have marked the occasion by commissioning a series of portraits of every member of its 25-strong ensemble from Edinburgh-based photographer Peter Dibdin. Æ will publish the individual portraits over the coming year of celebrations (see our News story: Lung Ha hit 40). We are publishing a new spotlight on a different actor every fortnight.

Lung Ha Actor Lewis Drummond, photographed by Peter Dibdin for Lung Ha’s 40th year celebrations.

Spotlight #9: Lewis Drummond

Lewis joined Lung Ha in 2022. He likes Lung Ha because the people are very accepting. He also likes using his acting skills to entertain people.

He has appeared just once – so far – with Lung Ha. He played one of the visitors, Mr Boyd, in the award-winning Castle Lennox (Æ review: ★★★★☆ Huge humanity) at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in 2023.

Lewis loves all the arts and theatre shows. He also has experience as a composer. He likes keeping fit and is also a trained barista. He loves being part of Lung Ha Theatre Company.

Lung Ha Actor Lewis Drummond, photographed by Peter Dibdin for Lung Ha’s 40th year celebrations.

Lewis Drummond Q&A

What do you think is the most fabulous thing about being an actor? Being in a play, of course! Especially the great Castle Lennox. I really enjoyed playing my character, Fergus Boyd.

If you could give an aspiring actor one piece of advice, what would it be? Being able to use accents and dialects is very important for being an actor, especially when playing characters. You might be asked to play characters with a different dialect from your own.

40 years is a big milestone during which we look back but also look ahead! What are your hopes or ambitions for the future? Act in more plays! I also love musical theatre – my favourite musical is Beauty and the Beast. I would love to play the character of the narrator in the Prologue, as well as the character of Maurice during the rest of the play.

The 40th anniversary photo shoot took place at the Traverse Theatre. Costumes by Karen Tennent; hair and make-up by Catherine Christie.

Browse the rest of the Spotlight on series here.