George Knapper (born 27 February 1993) is a London-based musical theatre performer often cast for his tap dancing skills and youthful appearance. For his 2015 appearance in '' Love Birds'', Knapper was named one of five British theatrical performers as "Ones To Watch in 2016" by British-based theatre journalist

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Early life

Knapper was born and raised in

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, where he was the third of five children. Knapper attended Malbank School and Sixth Form College in Crewe. He trained professionally in Musical Theatre at Performance Preparation Academy in Guildford.

Career

Since Graduating in 2014, his theatre credits include: '' Love Birds'' (

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) as "Puck"; Qdos Entertainment Pantomimes: '' Peter Pan'' ( Crewe Lyceum) as "Peter"; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Theatre Royal, Newcastle; Hull, New Theatre; Orchard Theatre, Dartford; Lyceum Theatre, Crewe) and ''

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'' (2016/19 UK tour) as "Benjamin". His theatre credits whilst training include: Meshak Gardiner in Coram Boy (Holy Trinity Church/PPA); The Fix (Electric Theatre/PPA); Curtis Hallerbread in The Witches of Eastwick (Electric Theatre/PPA) and Laurie in Little Women (Electric Theatre/PPA).

References

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