Frank Loman performed in BRAVO and DON'T CRY, BUTTERFLY and BALLETS RUSSES, and has worked as a singer, actor, writer and director for almost 20 years. After appearing at Cabaret Confidential in 2009 he premiered his new cabaret Somewhat Over The Rainbow at the Leicester Square Theatre. He is proud to present this show at the Above The Stag Theatre parallel to swinging towels at Bathhouse - The Musical. In 2001 Frank made his West End debut in Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre as Babet and understudy for Enroljas. Other credits include West Side Story (Baby John & Tony), Cabaret (Kit-Kat-Girl Mausi), La Cage Aux Folles (Jean-Michel), She Loves Me (Stephen Kodaly), Dance of the Vampires - in Vienna, directed by Roman Polanski (Herbert & Professor Abronsius), Titanic and Les Misérables (Bishop of Digne). In Berlin he played Christian the poet in Moulin Rouge - New York Style as well as being the German dialogue coach and resident director for this production. Frank made his London cabaret debut in 2000 with his own show Stories at the Jermyn Street Theatre. He is a member of the London Show Choir - a newly formed group of 32 professional musical theatre performers who specialise in singing classic musical theatre tunes as well as presenting new opera work.

 

 

 

  

Arabella Rodrigo who appears in BRAVO, SOVIET ZION, and TURKISH DELIGHT THE OPERA, and BALLETS RUSSES studied Jazz, Musical Theatre and Opera at the London College of Music. She was invited by Eddie Harvey to sing at the Ealing Jazz Festival in 2003, marking her professional debut. She then completed her training at the Royal Academy of Music, where she appeared in the choir for Jason Robert Brown and Friends (New Players Theatre 2005). Whilst at the Academy, her theatrical roles included Maria in Nine and Thaisa in Shakespeare's Pericles. Since graduating, her theatrical credits include Coco in the workshops of Desperately Seeking Susan (Criterion Theatre 2006), Mother Maria in Casanova (Tristan Bates Theatre 2007), Townswoman/cover Luisa in Zorro the Musical (UK tour 2008), The Girl in The Nightingale and the Rose (Arcola Theatre 2008), Claudia in Nine (Rose and Crown 2008), the lead singer in A Celebration of Sondheim (Rose and Crown 2008) and The Jason Robert Brown Songbook (Rose and Crown 2009). Last year Arabella was busy filming for A Drop of the Pure in Barcelona (Fascination Pictures 2009), in which she played the role of Natalia and then put on her own production of December Songs in May (Rose and Crown 2009). She recently played the lead role in Gutter Press the Opera. She has also confirmed to create the role of Mirele in the forthcoming out-of-town tryout of Giles Howe and Katy Lipson's new work, SOVIET ZION.

 

 

 

 

James Muller trained at CPA ltd. Since graduating his theatre credits have included ensemble/cover Rooster in the UK tour of Annie (Chris Moreno ltd) Lead production vocalist for P & O (Cruising Musical Consortium) Dandini in Cinderella (Shaw Theatre, Euston) Alternate Joseph in Joseph and his Amazing Technocolour Deeamcoat (Bill Kenwright ltd). and the premiere workshop production of It's A Fine Life! (Chris Bond and Lionel Bart) Television credits have included T-Mobile and McDonalds commercials and the role of Jay Jay in PIT (BBC) James has also been very proud to work with both Robert B Sherman and Richard M sherman on their UK worshops of the musicals Overhere! and Picadilly. 

 

 

 

Ian Hallard trained at Mountview. His theatre credits include The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (West Yorkshire Playhouse), The Importance of Being Earnest (Jermyn Street Theatre), Donkeys' Years (Sonia Friedman Productions), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Bill Kenwright Ltd), Sleeping Beauty (Sadler's Wells),  The Tempest (Wimbledon Studio), A Christmas Carol (Antic Disposition), Carmen (Holland Park Opera), The Snow Queen (Image Theatre), Toad of Toad Hall (Eye Theatre), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Battersea Arts Centre) and two seasons with the Covent Garden Festival in Trial by Jury. He has also performed in cabaret with the comedy barbershop quartet 'Scales of the Unexpected'. Television includes Poirot: Hallowe'en Party, Crooked House, The First Men In The Moon, Horizon, Where the Heart Is, Crisis Control, Marple: The Sittaford Mystery, The Worst Journey in the World, Ideal, Global Conspiracy and Suburban Shootout. Ian's radio credits include Nebulous, Murder Every Monday, Doctor Who, Sapphire and Steel, The Tomorrow People and Judge Dredd.

 

 

 

  

Jenni Bowden trained at London Studio Centre, graduating with a First Class BA (Hons) in Theatre Dance.  Her theatre credits include: Broadsheet Ballads (Occam's Razor); Witches of Eastwick (UK tour); Holoray Holiday (Arcola Theatre); Oklahoma! (Catford Broadway Theatre);  Assassins (Landor Theatre);  Guys and Dolls (UK tour);  Sweeney Todd  (UK tour);  Trial By Jury (Old Courthouse, St. Albans);  As You Like It and Hamlet (UK tour);  Carousel (Perth Theatre);  One Touch of Venus (King's Head);  Queen of Spades (Royal Opera House)  and pantomimes at The Roses, Tewkesbury;  Perth Theatre;  Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne and Mercury Theatre, Colchester.  Workshops and rehearsed readings include:  Macbeth (45 Degrees); Alvaro's Balcony (Mercury Musical Developments); The Tempest (Northcott Theatre) and 2084 (Musical Futures).  Film work includes:  Two in a Million (Bloomin'); The Stalker Chronicles (Jemsea Films); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Warner Brothers); The Wedding Bed (LFA) and an advert for the Discovery Channel.

 

 

 

 

Fabian Hartwell performed in BALLETS RUSSES. He is a graduate of the Australian National Drama School (NIDA). While at NIDA, he played John Hinckley in Assassins. Other credits include Buffalo Bill in Silence! (European Premiere), Muddles in Sleeping Beauty (Middleton Arena), Private Harwood in the British Premiere of Kurt Weill's Johnny Johnson (Sadlers Wells), Mack & Mabel (Broadway Theatre, Catford), My Fair Lady (NZ Tour), The Rocky Horror Show (Pan Pacific Productions), Spirit of the Dance (UK Tour) and two Edinburgh Festivals. He is also an accomplished cabaret performer who has performed his own shows in New Zealand, Australia, and the Leicester Square Theatre and more recently at The Duplex in New York City. Following BALLETS RUSSES, he will be appearing in the company of Zaide with Classical Opera. 

 

 

 

Blake Askew trained at the renowned National School of the Arts in South Africa and has just completed the UK national tour of A Midsummer Nights Dream playing Puck.  He has recently been seen in the ensemble of Inherit the Wind at the Old Vic last year. Other credits include Cherubino/Leon in the The Figaro Trilogies ( Arcola Theatre/Grimeborne Opera festival- Mozart and Milhaud), the leading role of Peter Lockwood in the satire Credit Crunchie: The Musical  at the Colour House Theatre for the AbbeyFest Arts and Jazz Festival,  Fleshcreep in Jack and the Beanstalk The Old Market, Hove, Ensemble in To Kill a Mockingbird (Tricycle Theatre, London), Aiden McTell in world premiere of the musical The Secrets of Life and Love ( O'Reilly Theatre, Oxford), Mr Rushworth in Mansfield Park (Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London), Richard II in Shakespeare in Prison (Praxis Theatre), Henry Higgins in Pygmalion ( East Germany tour) Lead Vocalist in The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Ensemble in Cossi Fan Tutti ( Starlight Opera UK)., James Vane in The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wits Theatre, Johannesburg) and Rabbit in Winnie The Pooh ( Civic Theatre Complex, Johannesburg). Blake is also an acting and singing coach and has taught privately as well as at Caravanserai Studios, the Actors Temple and The Broadway Dance Project in South Africa.

 

 

 

 

Katrina Gibson who played Romola in the A STAGE KINDLY production of David Reiser's BALLETS RUSSES was awarded a Scholarship to study Musical Theatre at the Arts Educational School, Tring. Her Theatre credits include: Bridie in Dancing in My Dreams (Oxfordshire Theatre Company - UK Tour), Anne in Readings from the Diary of Anne Frank & Gloria in Wait Until Dark (Palace Theatre, Watford), Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour) and the lead role of Trixie in St Trinian's (Pacific Playhouse). Katrina has also appeared in various concerts and galas (including performances at the Royal Albert Hall and alongside Ballet star Irek Mukhamedov at the London Coliseum) and can be seen in the feature films Miss Potter and Death Defying Acts.  Katrina has been lucky to have the opportunity to create roles in the premieres of two new musicals - playing Violet Elizabeth Bott in Just William and the lead role of Cindy La More in Neon at the Library Theatre, Birmingham. 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlotte Donald who appeared in BRAVO recently graduated with an MA in Musical Theatre from Guildford School of Acting in 2009. Prior to this she graduated from Leeds University with a 2.1 (Hons) degree in Law. Her roles whilst studying at Leeds include Queenie in The Wild Party, Carmen in Fame, Polly in Crazy For You, Iola Stover in Parade and Helene in Sweet Charity. At GSA her roles included KC Downing in My Favourite Year and Clara in Passion. Charlotte has also appeared on Hollyoaks and A Touch of Frost.

 

 

 

 

Drew Millar who played Vadim in "DON'T CRY, BUTTERFLY" trained at The London School of Musical Theatre. His theatrical credits include both covering and playing the Pharaoh and also covering the role of Joseph in the UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, also the Thursford Christmas Spectacular  for Thursford Enterprises, the role of Jack in Sondheim's Into the Woods at The Bridewell Theatre, and the Festival Steward in The Rise and Fall of Lenny Smallman at the Arts Theatre. TV and Radio appearances include Songs of Praise and The BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Other notable achievements include being a BBC Fame Academy Bursary Winner.

 

 

 

 

Kirby Hughes who featured in the showcase of DON'T CRY, BUTTERFLY at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane was born and trained in Sydney, Australia. She has been living in London for the past two years. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 2009 with a post graduate diploma in Music Theatre, and received the BBC Performing Arts Bursary in 2008. Kirby recently performed as Tracy Lord in High Society (Upstairs at the Gatehouse). Other credits include: Irene in Crazy For You (London Palladium) and Babe in The Pajama Game (Ye Olde Rose and Crown). She has performed with Elton John at the Royal Albert Hall in September 2009, and as backing vocalist for George Michael on X Factor Final 2009. In January this year Kirby performed with Philip Quast at Australia House for the Australia Day Celebrations. Previous roles include "Slue Foot Sue" Diamond Horseshoe Show Tokyo Disneyland; Lead Female Singer in Big Band Beat Tokyo Disney Sea; Female Host Dorothy the Dinosaur Show (The Wiggles); and Snow White in Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs (Australian Tour). Kirby was the youngest Guest Entertainer for Princess Cruises L.A. Kirby won the prestigious City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge "Youth In Cabaret" Award at age 16. In Sydney, Kirby trained at ATYP, NIDA and the Actors Centre. Kirby played "Bonnie Mae" in Nick Enright's Miracle City at ATYP, directed by John Maher. Kirby has just finished recording the role of Rose for the new musical Beyond the Clouds, and is performing in two new workshop musicals: Subway and Amsterdam.

 

 

 

 

Fenton Gray played the role of Puccini in the showcase of DON'T CRY, BUTTERFLY. He began his professional performing career at the age of 21, in the national tour of Oliver starring Victor Spinetti. He then went on to make his West End debut the following year as Perkins in the Original London Cast of Blood Brothers with Kiki Dee and Con O'Neill at the Albery Theatre, followed by a stint in the ensemble of Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre. In 1992 he landed the leading roles of Ko-Ko and Jack Point in new productions of The Mikado and The Yeomen Of The Guard for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company becoming, at 26, the youngest person to play those roles in the company's 117 year history. Both productions played a London season at Sadler's Wells as well as an extensive UK tour, and were hailed by the critics. The Mikado was filmed by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 on Boxing Day, and The Yeomen Of The Guard was recorded at Abbey Road studios and released on the That's Entertainment label. Fenton also taught at LSMT, The London School of Musical Theatre.

 

 

 

 

Adam Bayjou who starred in BRAVO, and TURKISH DELIGHT THE OPERA graduated from the London School of Musical Theatre in 2008 with Distinction and making his professional debut was immediately was cast in the World Premiere of the new musical Rue Magique at the King's Head Theatre, London. His credits whilst in training included creating the role of Florim Picoli in Charles Miller and Kevin Hammonds' new musical Big Top (Bridewell Theatre); Javert/Foreman in a workshop of Les Miserables (directed by Ken Caswell); Franklyn Shepard in a workshop of Merrily We Roll Along (directed by Roger Haines) and Ferdinand in The Tempest. He recently toured Japan with The 12 Tenors.

 

 

 

 

 

Julia Buckley who played the role of The British Woman in TURKISH DELIGHT THE OPERA and created the role of Zofia in the showcase of Giles Howe and Katy Lipson's new musical SOVIET ZION studied at The Australian Institute of Music on Scholarship where she attained a Diploma and Bachelor of Music (Honours). She has performed many lead roles including Cunnegonde in Bernstein's Candide. Other professional credits include both concerts and recitals at The Sydney Opera House, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, New South Wales Art Gallery, and the Opera at Rivendell Series. Before moving to the UK, Julia was showcased in many competitions, her most recently winning Big M Productions' Search for a Musical Theatre Star. Julia is still a member of the four-piece classical ensemble Il Bel Mondo performing at many private and corporate functions around the Sydney area. She has recorded vocal tracks for the stage spectacular Burn the Floor and for winner of the ARIA award Alex Lloyd.

 

 

 

  

Claire Daly featured as Anna Lindjens in A STAGE KINDLY's production of DON'T CRY, BUTTERFLY at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Claire trained at The Oxford School of Drama. Her recent work in theatre includes: Brief Encounters (Old Red Lion/Trafalgar Arts); Cinderella (Cre8ive Productions); The Emperor Jones (National Theatre); Me and My Girl (London Palladium); Nine (All Star Productions); The Fifty Year Itch (Kings Head Theatre); Assassins (Landor Theatre); Shooting Rats (Oval House Theatre); Machinal (BAC); The American Clock (The Theatre Chipping Norton); The Duchess of Malfi (Blue Elephant Theatre). Films include: Jabberwocky (New Born Media); The Greater Good (Grundoon Entertainment); Toyboy (rehearsed reading for Lionsgate/111 Pictures); The King's Men (rehearsed reading for Grundoon Entertainment). Radio credits include King John (Hats Off Studios); Liza of Lambeth (Hats Off Studios). 

 

 

 

   

Dominic Brewer played Luigi Illica, the Baron de Rothschild and the Professor in the showcase of DON'T CRY, BUTTERFLY at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Dominic trained at Webber Douglas and has appeared in a wide range of plays and musicals all over the United Kingdom and Europe. He made his London debut playing The Young Thing in the European premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's award-winning musical Hello Again for the Bridewell Theatre Company opposite a cast including Jenna Russell, Matt Rawle and Anita Louise Combe to excellent reviews. Subsequent appearances at the Bridewell included Stephen Sondheim's Passion as Augenti, workshops of the new musicals From Here to Eternity as Maggio, The Next Big Thing and Drive, Ride, Walk and was a featured soloist for the theatre's 10th Anniversary Gala Concerts. Dominic played Earl in the first national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind and again for the West End revival at the Palace Theatre in 2006; also Young Buddy in the critically acclaimed Follies at the Landor Theatre with a cast including Claire Moore, Roni Page and Adele Anderson; The Baker in Into the Woods Upstairs at the Gatehouse and Splinters in Aaron Copland's opera The Tender Land at the Arcola Theatre for the Grimeborn Festival. His plays and regional theatre work have included Jem Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird (New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme); Richard Rich in A Man For All Seasons, Dick in Treasure Island and Justin West in Dolly West's Kitchen for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre; the disciple Andrew in Dennis Potter's Son of Man (Canal Cafe Theatre); the title role in Hamlet and Sir Andrew in Twelfth Night for the Cambridge Shakespeare Company; a European theatre tour playing Harold in Harold and Maude (TNT Theatre Britain); Wilfred Owen in Not About Heroes (Rock Theatre, Gibraltar); Gerald in Touch of the Devil (King's Head Theatre) and most recently Warnings, a site-specific promenade production in St Pancras Church Crypt. 

 

 

 

  

 

 Nancy Hill created the role of Bayla Levin in the showcase of giles Howe and katy Lipson's new musical SOVIET ZION. She recently graduated from The London School of Musical Theatre. Prior to this, she completed a foundation course in Musical Theatre at Moutview.  Whilst in training, roles included Phoebe in As You Like It, Mrs Brown in Charles Miller's Roadways and Devon in Hope.  

 

 

 

 

  

Ciara Lavers who plays the drums in "Bravo" graduated from the ACM in 2005 with a BA in Contemporary Music - specialising in drums. She was also fortunate enough to study intensively at the LA Music Academy for three months in 2003. Since then Ciara has had the pleasure of working with Sir Tim Rice, Jose Gonzales, Spike Edney (Queen), Robyn, Jamelia, and Stephanie Dosen (Massive Attack).

 

 

 

 

 

Victor Sgarbi played the role of The Turk in the recent A STAGE KINDLY production of TURKISH DELIGHT THE OPERA. His solo career began when still as a student of Classical Singing at the Universidade Tom Jobim in Sao Paulo, performing the baritone role in Carmina Burana under the direction of maestro Parcival Modolo accompanied by the Rio Claro orchestra. The following year joining the OSESP (www.osesp.art.br) performing as a soloist with this accoladed ensemble. Works included Mozart's Requiem, Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, Purcell's Dido and Eneas, Haydn's Missa In Tempori Belli and Monteverdi's Vespers. Subsequently specialising in Opera and Oratorio, taking several roles fully staged operas including: both Marcello and Schaunard from La Boheme, Conte Almaviva from The Marriage of Figaro, Belcore from L'Elisir d'Amor; Il Conte di Luna from Il Trovatore, Baritone role from the Stravinsky's Les Noces, Uncle Ernie from the The Who's Tommy amongst others. His Oratorio repertoire also includes Handel's Messiah and Alexander's Feast, Mozart's Mass in C minor, Verdi's Requiem, Mendelsohn's Elijah, several of Bach's works and symphonies including Beethoven's 9th. In 2006 he devised a solo concert programme comprising romantic arias from several operas, together with Shumann's Liederkreis (Opus 24). In 2005 he performed as a soloist with the English ensemble Collegium Musicum of London in Handel's Chandos Anthems, and as Hymen in Purcell's The Fairy Queen, also performing in Purcell's Ode to Santa Cecilia and several Bach's cantatas. Also in 2007, singing in a series of concerts of medieval and baroque music from Spain and the Latin-Americas with the Baroque Ensemble of Sao Paulo. In London, 2008, Victor performed Bach's St Johns Passion at St John Smith Square, and the Mass in B minor at St. James, in Piccadilly. In 2009, he joined the Insieme to perform at the Lauderdale House, and the Platinum Consort: a vocal ensemble specialized in early music from the 16th and 17th centuries.

 

 

 

 

Jack Shalloo who performed in our highlights showcase at The Chapel Bar for Formidable Fusion is a native Londoner. His professional acting career began at just 9 years old. He trained at Colin's Performing Arts College, graduating in 2006.  Television and film credits include: Kick-Off and Fit both for Rikki Beadle-Blair, Miranda Hart's New Years Eve Sketch Show, Holby City, EastEnders, Out of Control and The Man Who Loved the Lakes, all for the BBC; The Bill (Talkback Thames); and Jesse's Girl for the London Film School. Theatre credits include: Taken In (Drill Hall) Matilda (RSC), Laters (Drill Hall), Kick-Off (Riverside Studios) Lewis in Our House (Birmingham Rep & UK Tour); Step Into Christmas (Jermyn Street Theatre, London); Isaac in Fit (UK Tour); Pete in The Bitches of Eden and Jason in March of the Falsettos (Tristan Bates Theatre, London); Starky in Peter Pan (Broxbourne Civic Theatre); Jackie in the Original London Cast of Whistle Down the Wind (Aldwych Theatre); Spider in Oliver! (London Palladium) and Cultural Shift (Stratford Circus).  With extensive experience as an actor, Jack is now putting those skills into making new, exciting British film with his company Pure Film Productions.

 

 

 

 

  

Nicola Henderson who appeared in DEBUT and ENCORE graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Drama and Theatre arts from the University of Birmingham in 2005. She began singing from a young age, taking various grades, and also attended the British National Theatre School. She has performed in musicals such as Smokey Joe's Cafe, West Side Story, Jekyll and Hyde, Martin Guerre, Children of Eden, and Witches of Eastwick. In her most recent shows she has played Genevieve in The Bakers Wife by Stephen Schwarz at the Bob Hope Theatre, and as a soloist at the Tramshed Theatre in a Boubil and Schonberg Tribute Concert. Nicola is currently the lead singer of the function band, Firefly!  Her recent productions include The Voice Of Tomorrow at the Bloomsbury Theatre, A Night of Musicals at the Bob Hope, and The Last 5 Years by Jason Robert Brown, also at The Bob Hope.

 

 

 

 

 

Scott Armstrong who starred in DEBUT and ENCORE trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (BA Hons Musical Theatre). Credits whilst training include Isidor Strauss in Titanic - A New Musical, Nanki Poo in The Hot Mikado, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, The Baron in Grand Hotel and Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew. Since leaving Mountview, Scott has appeared in Chess in Concert (The Royal Albert Hall), Casanova the Musical (Greenwich Playhouse), The Twelve Tenors in Luxembourg and as the Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Weymouth Pavilion 08/09). He recently toured in Room on the Broom for Tall Stories. 

 

 

 

 

Elise Bowd starred in DEBUT and ENCORE graduated from Arts Educational School in London with a BA Hons in Musical Theatre. Her theatre credits include: Sinbad the Sailor at York Theatre Royal, Peter Pan at the Malvern Theatre and understudy for Polly in Crazy for You at the Gordon Craig Theatre. Roles played while at college include: Aunt Em in The Wiz, Bird Girl in Seussical the Musical and Anytime Annie in 42nd Street. Elise created the role of Mrs Bailey in the workshop musical It's a Wonderful Life, and has recently performed in a workshop production of the new musical Raindogs written by Andrew MacBean and Oliver Tompsett.

 

 

 

 

 

Teresa De Gennero who performed in "Encore!" is an actor/vocalist who has worked professionally in a range of mediums and genres - from a TV soap opera, comedy skit series, and commercials, to feature films and voiceovers. Stage wise, she has juggled 'straight' theatre, live improvisational comedy, Musical Theatre and cabaret. She has worked with many of the most reputable theatrical, TV, and film companies in her native Australia. Teresa voyaged overseas to work as a production vocalist, cruising the South Pacific and East Mediterranean seas. She has performed in as an actress and in cabarets in Italy and in Denmark. Since arriving in London, Teresa has acted in both a feature film and a Short. She recently toured the lead role in a pantomime, and has supported 'The Barron Knights' with a cabaret set. Teresa has also been recording vocals for Stuart Wood Music.

 

 

 

  

Lewis Greenslade who performed in "Encore!" started performing at an early age, appearing as Spider in the 1995 cast of Oliver! (London Palladium) and Laughing Boy in Bugsy Malone with the NYMT in 1997 (Queen's Theatre). He trained at Arnould School of Dance and Drama and Laine Theatre Arts, and his musical theatre credits since graduating include Mary Poppins Original London Cast, covering (and later returned to play) the role of Neleus (Prince Edward Theatre). Also FAME National Tour 2007, in which he covered and played Nick Piazza and Schlomo Metzenbaum. High School Musical Original U.K Touring Cast, covered and played Jack Scott. Other credits include Kevin The Gerbil Dick Whittington (Milton Keynes Theatre). Tommy The Cat Dick Whittington (Plymouth Theatre Royal). He has appeared as a dancer for artists such as Will Young and Anastasia in The Royal Variety Performance 2002 (London Carling Hammersmith Apollo). Worked on choreography with Bodé Lawal as a part of Sakoba African Dance Theatre (Royal Festival Hall). Performed in the opening gala for the International Festival of Musical Theatre 2002 (New Theatre Cardiff) plus numerous appearances on programmes such as Blue Peter, The National Lottery, Children In Need and GMTV to promote theatrical productions. Lewis is a talented songwriter and music producer and is currently working with various bands and artists in order to build a portfolio of his material and to cultivate his writing/production style.

 

 

 

 

Gillian Ford is originally from Scotland, but moved to London to train Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Gillian made her West End debut in The Sound of Music where she understudied the role of Maria. Gillian then joined Pitlochry Festival Theatres' repertory company where she created the role of Peggy in Whisky Galore - The Musical and played: Jenny in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie; Lady Sybil in What Every Woman Knows and Sarah in the Scots language play A Servant 'o Twa Maisters.  Other theatre credits include: Sorel Bliss in Sir Peter Halls production of Hay Fever (UK Tour); Songs for a New World (Judi Dench Theatre); Sheila in Hair (Mountview Theatre); Carla in Nine (Motherwell Theatre); the title role in Cinderella (The Civic Theatre, Motherwell); Katrin Sveg in The Marriage-go-Round (The Lyceum, Crewe); Elizabeth in Taking Steps (Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth); Olwen in Dangerous Corner (Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth) and Princess Apricot in Jack and the Beanstalk (The Kings, Edinburgh) Television: Yo! Diaries (BBC 1, The Comedy Unit).

 

 

 

Ashleigh Fleming who appeared in the A STAGE KINDLY showcase of DON'T CRY, BUTTERFLY at Drury Lane began her training in classical singing and piano at the age of 10.  She then completed a Bachelor of Music (Voice) in 2005 at the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) as well as achieving her Associate Diploma in Voice (AMUS). She has performed in numerous productions of musical theatre since her inauguration into the art form in 2001, when she played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (Laycock Street Theatre). In 2005 she received a scholarship to study at Singapore's Lasalle College of the Arts where she completed a Bachelor of Arts (1st class honours) in Musical Theatre. Following her showcase she spent a year as a featured vocalist (playing Belle) in the stage show The Golden Mickeys at Disneyland Hong Kong. Since moving to London in 2009 she has played the role of Det. Goldie Locks in Nursery Crimes: The Musical staged at the Kings Head Theatre (October/November 09). DON'T CRY, BUTTERFLY is her second foray into musical theatre in the UK and she is thrilled to be involved.

 

 

 

 

Holly Sands who was female swing for ENCORE trained at Bristol Academy of Performing Arts after receiving a first class degree in dance and musical theatre at Cumbria Institute of the Arts. During her studies Holly appeared as the KoloKolo Bird in Just So, Mrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music and as Yum-Yum in The Mikado, as well as performing with Bath's prestigious Vocal Works Gospel Choir. Since graduating, Holly has been singing on the club circuit and performed with the UK tour of Back to Broadway. More recently Holly appeared in the new musical Dracula at the White Bear and starred in The Roaring Twenties at Newmarket Racecourse.

 

 

 

 

Ruthie Stephens who performed in the first A STAGE KINDLY cabaret DEBUT trained at The Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Her theatre credits include the workshop production of The Diary - Anne Frank by Sean Jeffrey, a principal singer at the Monte Carlo Sport Club for Belinda King Productions and Casino Royale, a principal singer on the Queen Mary 2 for Cunard Line, and as Dandini in Cinderella at the Middleton Theatre for Mark Andrews Productions. Also, she has performed in the UK Tour of Nympheaum, and in The Wizard of Oz as Dorothy for Pele Productions at the Millenium in Cardiff, and played the role of Hero for Two Big Boots Theatre Company's Much Ado About Nothing (Dir: Daniel Tyler).  

 

 

 

 

Bevan Williams who was male understudy in ENCORE is a classically trained singer/actor, hailing from Auckland, New Zealand where he studied music and theatre at Massey University, and trained privately in singing and acting. Theatrically, he has been involved in improvised theatre, comedy, straight theatre and musicals. Credits include Marius in Les Miserables, Skye Masterson in Guys and Dolls, Danny Zuko in Grease and Adolfo Pirelli in Sweeney Todd.

 

 

 

 

 

Giles Howe and Katy Lipson both featured as vocalists in "Debut", "Encore", "Soviet Zion", and "Bravo", and also accompanied "Turkish Delight the Opera" and indeed all productions so far on the piano. Their details can be found under the section of this website called 'The Producers'.