star , ▁alongside ▁Steve ▁B als amo ▁( J es us ), ▁Jo anna ▁A mp il ▁( M ary ▁Mag dal ene ), ▁and ▁David ▁B urt ▁( P il ate ). ▁ ▁This ▁production ▁was ▁st aged ▁at ▁Ly ce um ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁full - length ▁CD . ▁▁▁ ▁Var la ▁was ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁Gu ild hall ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁D rama ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁West ▁End ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁Cy rano ▁de ▁Ber ger ac ▁and ▁Julius ▁Ca esar . ▁He ▁initi ated ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁S ale em ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁written - for - stage ▁production ▁of ▁Mid night ' s ▁Children ▁at ▁London ' s ▁Barb ican ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 . ▁He ▁star red ▁as ▁Frederick ▁Tr um per ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Dan ish ▁Tour ▁of ▁the ▁musical ▁Ch ess ▁and , ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁cast ▁members , ▁made ▁the ▁only ▁complete ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁score , ▁the ▁CD ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁un available . ▁He ▁played ▁Daniel ▁Do y ce ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁TV ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ' ▁Little ▁Dor rit ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁star red ▁in ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Tw elf th ▁Night ▁as ▁F este ▁alongside ▁D erek ▁Jacob i . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁I , ▁Claud ius ▁as ▁Her od