Skyfall

“I was suffering from terrible stage fright. From then on, I swore never to act again,” he chuckles, sipping a beer. At 62, Mr Mitchener is putting final touches to his pantomime production on Robin Hood, which he has written, produced, directed and self-financed, over the past 18 months. “I did not want to act, but was curious to know what goes on behind the stage and what goes into a theatre production,” he adds.