Matthew Mitcham on making his London stage debut, dream role with John Waters, &… er, crabs
Matthew Mitcham, 35, has already secured his place in the history books. As the champion in the 10m platform at the 2008 Beijing Games, he became the first out gay man to win an Olympic gold medal.However, his rise to the top was not smooth.
He’s been frank in recent years about his addiction problems when he was younger. He’s been clean since January 2016. Mitcham has also been a happily married man since 2020 and now lives in London with British husband, Luke Rutherford.Competitive athletic careers are, by their nature, short.
Many may struggle to find a new purpose or career. Mitcham has decided to pursue performing, but this time on stage. He’s already taken part in cabaret shows in Australia and competed in the country’s version of Dancing With The Stars.
However, for the next couple of weeks only, you can catch him making his London acting debut.Mitcham is appearing in Strangers In Between (by Tommy Murphy, who also wrote the acclaimed Holding The Man, which was turned into a movie in 2015), playing at the tiny Golden Goose pub theatre in Camberwell.
