He starred in the Off-West End production of Ghost Quartet and in 2022, he appeared in Tammy Faye at the Almeida Theatre, for which he won the 2023 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
Varla was trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama,[1] where he performed as Renato di Rossi in Do I Hear a Waltz?
[5] In 2018, he played Bruce in the off-West End production of Fun Home at the Young Vic[6] and was nominated for the 2019 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
[7] In 2019 he played the Astronomer, the Subway Driver, and Edgar Usher in the Off-West End production of Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet in its London premiere.
[3] In 2022, he appeared in Tammy Faye at the Almeida Theatre, for which he won the 2023 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical.