Britain’s Got Talent winner Jai McDowall talks about his upcoming Live at Zedel show
You won the fifth series of Britain’s Got Talent in June 2011. What was the whole experience like for you and how did it feel to win? At the time, it felt like it was happening to someone else and it took a very long time for it to actually sink in that I wasn’t […]
Rosa O’Reilly talks about playing Nessarose in the London production of Wicked
The Wicked Witch of the East, Rosa O’Reilly talks about playing Nessarose in the London production of Wicked. Rosa’s theatre credits include ‘Soul Girl’ in Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park); ‘Elizabeth’ in Dirty Dancing (West End and UK tour); ‘Jasmine’ in Aladdin (SECC arena, Glasgow); understudy ‘Eponine’ in Les Misérables (international tour); Les Misérables in […]
Linzi Hateley talks about taking BLOOD BROTHERS out on tour
Mrs Johnstone is one of the all-time great theatre roles. Have you been longing to play her? Absolutely. It’s a show people know and love and I’ve seen it a few times myself, and it’s one of those parts where you hope at some point you might fit the bill. It’s been a secret dream […]
Cirque du Soleil’s Alanna Baker talks about bringing OVO to the UK
OVO, meaning “egg” in Portuguese, is a headlong rush into a colourful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement. When a mysterious egg appears in their midst, the insects are awestruck and intensely curious about this iconic object […]
Michael James Scott talks about bringing his genie to the West End in ALADDIN
Michael was a member of the original Broadway company of Aladdin in 2014 as standby Genie and Babkak, and has been critically acclaimed for his performance as Genie. His previous theatre roles include the original Broadway productions of Something Rotten!, The Book of Mormon, Elf – The Musical, The Pirate Queen, Mamma Mia!, All Shook […]
Leo Han talks about LOVE ON BLUE CANVAS, 1890 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Leo Han Name of Edinburgh Show: Love On Blue Canvas, 1890 Venue: theSpace on North Bridge Performance Time: 19:05, 20-25th August Show Length: 50mins Ticket Price: £8 / Concessions £6 / Family £6 per person Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? It all started off with a […]
Rosy Carrick brings PASSIONATE MACHINE to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Rosy Carrick Name of Edinburgh show: Passionate Machine Venue: ZOO Charteris (Aviary) Performance time: 15.30 Show length: 60 mins Ticket price: £10/8 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I live in Brighton and I’m a writer, performer and translator. With Luke Wright I co-curate the Port Eliot […]
Chris Walley talks about making the leap from drama school to the West End starring in THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE
Having just graduated from RADA, how did you make the leap from drama school to West End? I heard that a production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore was going to be happening and I was very keen to get into the room for an audition, I rang my agent and they had literally just got […]
Paige Jennifer Barr talks about ‘Death, Dating and I Do’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Paige Jennifer Barr Name of Edinburgh show: Death, Dating, and I Do Venue: TheSpace on the Mile #2 Performance time: 11:15am Show length: 50minutes Ticket price: £7 concession £4 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Sure I have been an actor for a long time, but over […]
Huw Smallwood talks about ‘A Romantics Guide to the Apocalypse’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Huw Smallwood (writer/ director) Name of Edinburgh show: A Romantics Guide to the Apocalypse: A New Musical Venue: theSpace on North Bridge Performance time: 13-18th August, 14:05 Show length: 50 minutes Ticket price: £8.50 (£6.50 concession) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Originally from York, I recently […]