Wonka actor said parents ‘rioted’ as Chocolate Experience descended into chaos
by Barney Davis
Feb 29, 2024
3 minutes
An actor playing one of the doomed Willy Wonkas has opened up about dealing with police, crying children and rioting parents at the immersive theatre event of the century - Willy’s Chocolate Experience - a place he says “where dreams go to die”.
Lured in by the promise of £500, Michael Archibald, 18, turned up to his first ever acting gig expecting a professional role in a theatre type-play but even the traumatic experience couldn’t shatter his dreams of treading the boards
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