Fenton began his professional performing career at the
age of 21, on the national tour of Oliver starring Victor
Spinetti. He then went on to make his West End debut the
following year as Perkins in the Original London Cast of Blood Brothers with Kiki Dee and Con O’Neill at the
Albery Theatre, followed by a stint in the ensemble of Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre.
In 1992 he landed the leading roles of Ko-Ko and Jack
Point in new productions of The Mikado and The Yeomen
Of The Guard for the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
becoming, at 26, the youngest person to play those roles
in the company’s 117 year history. Both productions
played a London season at Sadler’s Wells as well as an
extensive UK tour, and were hailed by the critics. The
Mikado was filmed by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2
on Boxing Day, and The Yeomen Of The Guard was
recorded at Abbey Road studios and released on the
That’s Entertainment label.
“But the real heartbeat of the show is Fenton Gray’s immaculate
performance as Ko-Ko. He is absolutely in his element, both as actor and
singer, seizing the comedy by its’ dusty lapels and giving it a good shake”
(Birmingham Post 2008)
“There are some splendid comic touches, particularly from Fenton Gray‘s
Ko-Ko”
(Daily Mail 2008)
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backstage at Les Miserables (1990) |
Jack Point
in The Yeomen Of The
Guard (D’Oyly Carte 1992) |
Jill Pert as Katisha & Fenton Gray as Ko-Ko in The Mikado (D’Oyly Carte 1992) |
L to R: Janine Roebuck as Pitti-Sing, Fenton Gray as Ko-Ko & John Rath as The Mikado in The Mikado |
