Following a successful premiere and run in Coventry in 2024, we are super excited to have cast Selorm Adonu in the role of Mason for the remount and first national tour of Please Do Not Touch in Spring 2026.
Can you introduce yourself?
Yo to the peopledem reading right now! My name is Selorm Adonu, and I’m an award-winning actor, writer and film producer hailing from the ends of South London and I am playing Mason in Please Do Not Touch.
If you could describe Mason in three words, what would they be?
I would describe Mason as Audacious, Proud and Very Emotionally Intelligent.
Mason is a social justice TikToker, what’s one thing you are passionate about?
I am passionate about creating your own opportunities and making your own rules in this life. I love writing and creating my own work without the constraints of having to ‘climb the ladder’ or ‘play the game’ so being able to produce work with my community and the people I love, and respect means a lot to me. We’ve only got one life so using it to be bold and not wait for opportunities to fall into your lap is something I forever stand and live by. I genuinely believe passion is infectious and so if you’re passionate about the things you want to create and make, I believe others will join and support you on that venture. Closed mouths don’t get fed, so if you’re hungry, be greedy and go get that food.
What is your favourite play (seen, read or worked on)?
I’m just going to be greedy and answer all three separately: My favourite play that I’ve seen is ‘Samskara’ by Lanre Malaolu, my favourite one I’ve read is ‘Misty’ by Arinze Kene and my favourite play that I’ve worked on would cheekily be my own one ‘Brother’s Keeper’.
Honourable mention to ‘People Places and Things’ though!
Do you have any pre-show rituals?
I do a lot of movement and dance. My background is hip hop and Krump and so I often listening to LOADS of Dave and just move to the lyrics and music. It often helps me because it’s such a grounding and powerful movement style and helps me focus on being intentional before I get onstage, getting me out of my head and into my body.
What would be your top tip for getting into acting?
My first tip would be making sure you are mentally prepared and ready for it. Look after yourself as a person first and remember that you are human before you are an artist, because this job is mentally taxing but is not your entire life.
But then AFTER that my top tip would be learn. Learn as much as you possibly can. Train (and this does not just mean drama school) but find places where you can keep sharpening your skills. I believe actors (especially for stage) are athletes and so as an athletes you can’t just go to the gym once to have the body you want, you need to keep going and make it part of your routine in some way, so find your “gym”, whether its acting classes, or doing read through and R&D’s with your friends, and then go and find your “workout” whether that’s practicing your accents, or reading scripts and monologues once a day. If you are ready to commit to that and have a long term mentality and not a short term one, you’ll do fine, I promise.
Please Do Not Touch opens at Birmingham Hippodrome on 29th January 2026, before heading out on tour in the UK until 13th March. For more information and the full tour schedule, please visit the show page.
