Press

Selected reviews, 2023–2026.

“Skellern brilliantly captures the complex Buckingham, ultimately bringing a moral conscience to the story.”

Shropshire Star · Richard III

“Strong as a sly, sneering Cassius.”

The Stage · Julius Caesar

Richard III

Buckingham · Stafford Gatehouse · 2026

“Michael Skellern’s Buckingham is a steady, credible presence.”

The Reviews Hub · James Garrington

“Michael Skellern is a brilliant Buckingham… scheming and on the make.”

Fashion-Mommy

“A flashy Buckingham, dashingly evil.”

Bum on a Seat · William Stafford

Named “the ambitious Buckingham” in a ★★★★★ review.

What’s On Live · Jessica Clixby

Julius Caesar

Cassius · Southwark Playhouse · 2024

“Michael Skellern gives Cassius an intellectual authority, finding the poetry in the blank verse.”

BroadwayWorld · Gary Naylor

Listed among the standout performers as “a sensitive and jealous Cassius.”

The Spy in the Stalls · Rob Tomlinson

The Merchant of Venice

Lorenzo · Poetic Justice Productions · 2023

“Skellern’s Lorenzo is one of the most attractive, certainly open-hearted I’ve seen.”

FringeReview · Simon Jenner