My Gurus – Giles Croft

Neville Croft

When I was growing up my uncle owned a handmade chocolate company called Prestat and I used to look forward to huge Easter eggs, delicious double mints and terrific truffles whenever he’d visit us in Bath. In an earlier life he’d been an actor and a playwright and, although he’d had some success, he’d had his share of failure and disappointment. He was the first person to suggest that I might go into the theatre and up until his death he was a great support and enthusiast (even if he fell asleep in most of my shows).