David Partridge grew up in Salisbury and was a member of Stage ’65 Youth Theatre before training as an actor at LAMDA. He performed at Salisbury Playhouse last year in The Recruiting Officer and is currently appearing in Bedroom Farce.

What three words best describe you?

Currently living human.

What is your pet hate?

Drivers who don’t indicate.

If you could change one thing about the place where you live, what would it be?

I’d pick it up and put it in New Zealand.

What are you reading at the moment?

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt.

Is there anything you are superstitious about?

No.

Is there a place in the world you would like to visit above all others?

Machu Picchu.

What do you wish you were good at?

Playing the piano.

If you could meet anyone from history, who would it be?

Elizabeth I.

If you had a time machine where would it take you?

Elizabethan London.

Tell us about a pet you own or would like to own.

I have a cat named Mop.

What is your party trick?

I have a bendy tongue.

What sports team do you support?

Salisbury City FC (League reinstatement please).

What was your first job?

Sticking up skittles in the local pub.

If you could take over someone’s job for the day, whose would you pick?

Water chute tester in a water chute park (with my daughter as co-worker).

If you had a superpower which one would you want?

The ability to fly.

What worries you the most?

I don’t see the point in worrying.

What one thing could change society for the better?

The eradication of privileged young boys who become career politicians.

Do you have any children?

Yes. Mabel who is 10.

What would you like your epitaph to be?

I’m not sure I want one.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Bargain Hunt.