As his last production with Woodley Theatre he amazed everyone by his poignant portrayal of a teenager lost tragically in the Hillsborough Disaster. He showed great empathy for the people lost and their loved ones. He almost bottled out of the performance days before but with lots of all-round encouragement he decided to “do it for them”. I went to one of the dress rehearsal and cried because I was so proud of him. I went to every subsequent show and it was a sport backstage to see when my waterworks would start. One of the lines in the songs touched me deeply “If I stand alone sometimes, just leave me, let me be”.