From the Underground Venues press room:

Buxton’s Three’s Company are back together at last as Michael Grady-Hall appears on the Buxton stage for the first time since leaving to train at RADA.

Yaz Al-Shaater, Tom Crawshaw and Michael Grady-Hall all grew up in Buxton, met at Buxton Community School and cut their teeth at Buxton Drama League, REC Theatre and on the Buxton Fringe. Since 2003, they have presented eight sell-out productions on the Buxton Fringe, winning several awards.

However, in 2005 they went their separate ways – to Central School of Speech and Drama (Yaz), Oxford University (Tom) and RADA (Michael). After graduating and working together in London, the 2009 Buxton Fringe sees them performing together for the first time, in 2007’s award-winning Play On Words. Still producing new work, they will also premiere their new work Adventure Time over the coming Festival.

This restaging of Play On Words, written by Tom, will head to the Edinburgh Fringe after Buxton where it has found a place at the Fringe’s top theatre venue The Pleasance.

The trio are particularly excited as this is the production that nearly didn’t happen. After three years at RADA (when he was not allowed to perform professionally), Michael has been cast in a number of major productions, including in Burnt By The Sun at the National Theatre. He will also be appearing in the upcoming Hollywood film Clash Of The Titans but was able to fit the schedule around this summer’s tour with Three’s Company.

Catch Three’s Company in Play On Words and Adventure Time this Fringe.