Martin Ritchie first began acting in his home town of Edinburgh. He moved to London soon after where he got seriously into Shakespeare and has performed in a number of titles at the Globe, most notably Oberon and Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Alongside various other film and theatre projects, Martin enjoys returning to Edinburgh each summer to take part in the festival, and is currently involved in Blood Confession, a “Hitchcockian, psychological thriller” by Nick Awde.
What’s a typical day in the life of an actor?
There is no real typical day. If you are performing, you can’t really do a lot before the show. It sort of dominates your thoughts in terms of nerves, worries and excitement. Rehearsing is much easier-going, depending on how much work you have to do and how well you get on with the people you are working with. Part of that task is coming to terms with the way other people work and what any given director expects of you. If you aren’t being employed to act, it is a case of succumbing to the inertia of casual work or daytime TV!
