Soaps
Ray Meagher: 'I still enjoy Home and Away'
Published Friday, Nov 19 2010, 21:38 GMT | By Naomi Rainey
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The veteran actor, who plays Summer Bay stalwart Alf Stewart, told Inside Soap that despite his current break starring in London's Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical, he still relishes his role in the soap.
Meagher said: "I enjoy it as much as when I started out - in fact, maybe even more so.
"Over the course of 23 years, there've been periods where the show felt like it was on a downward spiral, and some of the storylines were a bit inane.
"But I'd say that for 95% of the time that I've been working there, I've thoroughly enjoyed it."
He added: "I love the show, I love the character, and I'll be quite happy to go home and play him again, but this is a wonderful change of pace for me.
"I never thought in my wildest dreams that I'd do anything in the West End - let alone a musical - so it's a fabulous experience."
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