Wayne Sleep

Wayne Sleep is a British dancer, choreographer, and director. He originated the role of Mistoffelees.

Career
Wayne attended the Royal Ballet School in 1961 and joined the Royal Ballet in 1966.

Musical Credits

 * Cabaret
 * Cats
 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
 * Into Thin Air
 * Song and Dance
 * The Point

Film Credits

 * Elizabeth
 * The Virgin Soldiers
 * The First Great Train Robbery
 * The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Stage Credits

 * Durrant's "Diaghilev"
 * "Pinnochio"
 * Digby Day's "Sweet Mr. Shakespeare"
 * Stravinsky's/Ramur's "The Soldier's Tale"
 * Shakepeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream"
 * Shakepeare's "Twelfth Night"
 * "The Man Who Invented Music" (as the narrator)

Director Credits

 * A Celebration of Dance
 * A Good Night's Sleep
 * A Royal Gala
 * Carnival for the Birds
 * Dame Beryl's Evening
 * Explosive Dance
 * Designed for Dance
 * Stars for a Day with Wayne Sleep
 * Stars of the Night
 * 50 Winks at Wayne Sleep

Ballet Credits

 * A Month in the Country
 * Anastasia
 * Capriol Suite
 * Cinderella
 * Concerto
 * Coppellia
 * Creatures of Prometheus
 * Dances at a Gathering
 * Daphnis and Chloe
 * David and Goliath
 * Don Quixote
 * Elite Syncopations
 * Enigma Variations
 * Facade
 * Flower Festival
 * Four Seasons
 * Fourth Symphony
 * Giselle
 * Jazz Calendar
 * Job
 * La Fille Mal Gardee
 * Le Train Bleu
 * Les Noces
 * Les Patineurs
 * Mamzelle Angot
 * Manon
 * Napoli
 * Nutcracker
 * Ondine
 * Overture
 * Petruska
 * Pineapple Poll
 * Pulchinella
 * Renard
 * Rite of Spring
 * Romeo and Juliet
 * Savoy Suite
 * Shadow Play
 * Sleeping Beauty
 * Summer
 * Swan Lake
 * Tarantella
 * The Dream
 * The Grand Tour
 * The Invitation
 * The Rake's Progress
 * The Soldier's Tale
 * The Taming of the Shrew
 * Troy Game
 * Tweedledum and Tweedledee
 * Two Pigeons
 * Vestris

Choreographer Credits

 * Wonderland: Scenes from Alice - National Youth Ballet
 * Toad - National Youth Ballet
 * Cinderella - National Youth Ballet
 * David & Goliath - London Contemporary Dance Company & San Francisco Ballet
 * Winding Road - London City Ballet
 * Savoy Suite - English National Ballet
 * Promenade - English National Ballet School
 * Hornpipe - Magic of the Dance, BBCTV
 * Adams Rib - BBC
 * The Soldier's Tale
 * Death on the Nile (film)
 * The Soldier's Tale (film)
 * Dead Eyed Dick
 * Storey's Cromwell
 * Dash 1
 * Dash 2
 * Dash 3
 * The Wayne Sleep Dance Consort
 * A Dash for Christmas
 * Bits & Pieces
 * The History of Dance
 * Sleep with Friends
 * Steps, Notes & Squeaks
 * Wayne's World of Dance

Trivia

 * He was the shortest male dancer ever admitted to the Royal Ballet School.
 * He has a world record by doing an entrechat-douze - a jump with twelve beats of the feet.