Cast member profile: Gareth Jones

Brought up in Swansea, Wales, Gareth graduated in 2008 with an Acting degree from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Since then he has worked professionally in theatre and circus across Europe.

Q and A

What are your specialist performance skills?
Piano, guitar, saxophone, accordion, percussion, aerial rope, acting.

What do you enjoy most about performing?
The chance to take an audience on a journey where they can discover and recognise themselves in what they see.

What was your most memorable performance?
Playing in a tiny underground club at the Edinburgh Festival to promote NoFit State's Tabu show. It was so hot from the large amount of people crammed into such a small space that my accordion fell apart whilst I was playing it.

Who do you most admire?
Elwood P Dowd [a character from the play and film, Harvey]

What are you looking forward to most about performing at Eden?
The goose bumps.