A BUDDING Worcester actor will take to the stage at one of the UK’s most famous theatres after being chosen to take part in an annual festival.

Adam Charteris, from St John’s, has been chosen to perform at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre on London’s South Bank as part of Globe Education’s prestigious annual Sam Wanamaker Festival on Sunday, April 7.

The 21-year-old former Christopher Whitehead Language College pupil, who is in his third year studying at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, will join 41 other actors from the UK’s top drama schools for the festival, which culminates in a performance on the Globe stage.

Mr Charteris and fellow student Stephanie Hockley will represent their drama school with a scene from The Witch of Edmonton, by William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford.

The performance is the culmination of a weekend of challenging and exploratory workshops and masterclasses for all the students to celebrate their craft together.

Mr Charteris said: “I’m most looking forward to meeting everyone from other schools.

“There’ll be some stories to swap. I hope it will be an experience to remember, which is an understatement, at the very least.

“But meeting people also, people in the industry currently and those of us about to enter it together.

“You can hardly replicate these opportunities for aspiring actors.

“You dream of getting to perform somewhere like the Globe, and during three years of drama school, you can get a bit comfortable, you can lose your hunger.

“But this reignites that, and you get that reminder of why you’re doing this and the amazing things that you might be lucky enough to do. And we all need that from time to time.”

Founded in 2007, the festival was established to reflect the mission of the Globe’s founder, American actor and director Sam Wanamaker, for the Globe to be a training ground for scholars and actors.

Tickets, costing £10 seating or £5 standing, are available from the box office at Shakespeare’s Globe on 0207 4019919.