Anthony Edwards
Anthony Edwards is a dancer. He is playing Father Christmas/Dad and is the Dance Captain for The Snowman.
Antony trained at Phil Winston’s Theatreworks in Blackpool, gaining full teaching qualifications and became a member of the I.D.T.A.
After graduating Antony worked for QDOS Entertainment before embarking on Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria. He then flew to Germany to be Dance captain for the European tour of Musical Starnights. Following that he jumped into the roll of Timmy’s mother in an international tour of Shaun The Sheep for award winning choreographer, Bill Deamer, and award winning director and children’s dramatist David Wood O.B.E.
He then returned to sea as dance captain for Princess Cruises and then onto Niagara Falls to join Spirit Of The Dance and then an Asian tour of Rock Around The Clock, both for Spirit Productions.
In 2015 Antony made his West End debut in The Snowman at the Peacock Theatre for Birmingham Rep, and shortly after, his film debut in Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Pictures).
Antony is delighted to be returning to The Snowman this Christmas and can’t wait for his wife and son to see the show.