We chat to Peter Tate who is bringing a season of handpicked solo plays straight from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival to the Playground Theatre in London. Hi Peter, you’re bringing a mini festival of Edinburgh Fringe shows to London. Can you tell us a bit more about it? THEY ARE ALL SOLO SHOWS. I AM VERY … More INTERVIEW – PETER TATE

Amy chats to Nathan Parkinson one of the Police Cops who are currently performing Police Cops The Musical at Southwark Playhouse. You can check out our review from the Fringe here! Hi, how are you feeling ahead of opening at Southwark Playhouse? Usually, ahead of an opening we have a mixture of nerves and are … More INTERVIEW – NATHAN PARKINSON FROM POLICE COPS THE MUSICAL

Ellie chats to Jay Perry, currently starring in Back To The Future The Musical at the Adelphi Theatre. (Interview conducted ahead of opening) How are you feeling ahead of opening in ‘Back to the Future the Musical’? A mixture of excitement and nerves, I know once I hit the stage it is game time. I love the adrenaline rush … More INTERVIEW – JAY PERRY FROM BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL

Ellie chats to Karis Anderson, currently starring in TINA: The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre. In the aftermath of Tina Turner’s passing, how does it feel to tell her incredible life story for audiences today? Tina’s story has always been incredibly important and inspirational, but of course since her passing, there was definitely … More INTERVIEW – KARIS ANDERSON FROM TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL

Ellie chats to Dakota Blue Richards, who is starring in anthropology at the Hampstead Theatre. Firstly, how are you feeling ahead of opening? Reasonably terrified. But very excited for people to see it. A lot of hard work and love has gone into the building of this production and the characters within it so I’m … More INTERVIEW – DAKOTA BLUE RICHARDS FROM ANTHROPOLOGY

Ellie Chats to Daniel Krikler who is currently starring in The Book Thief at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre . Firstly, how are you feeling ahead of opening? I’m nervous for sure, but that’s outweighed by my excitement. Opening is just the starting point, the first time we all learn what the show is in front of … More INTERVIEW – DANIEL KRIKLER FROM THE BOOK THIEF

Ellie chats to Rachelle Diedericks who is set to star in Headlong, Octagon Theatre Bolton, Chichester Festival Theatre, and Rose Theatre’s new production for our times of Arthur Miller’s classic, A View From The Bridge. How are you feeling ahead of opening night at the Octagon Theatre Bolton? I’m so thrilled to be doing this … More INTERVIEW – RACHELLE DIEDERICKS – A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

Ellie chats to Aaron Sidwell, who is currently starring in The Lord of the Rings at The Watermill Theatre. (Interview conducted before opening) Are you excited ahead of the opening? Of course. It always gets to a point in any creative process where you’re really excited to share what you’ve done and we’re certainly nearing … More INTERVIEW – AARON SIDWELL – LORD OF THE RINGS AT THE WATERMILL

Amy chats to Joe Pitts ahead of starring in the first professional London production of The Wind and The Rain for over 80 years at Finborough Theatre, 11 July – 5 August. Hi Joe, how are you feeling ahead of opening night? Hi, I’m doing well, thanks. As a cast, we’re all excited to share with audiences what we’ve … More INTERVIEW – JOE PITTS

Ellie chats to Melissa Errico ahead of her cabaret at Crazy Coqs on Monday. Are you excited to perform at Crazy Coqs on Monday? Are you kidding? I love singing everywhere, but CC is my pet birdcage. It’s intimate, it’s elegant, a great acoustic and an even better feeling. I love big crowds – I … More INTERVIEW – MELISSA ERRICO

Ellie chats with Jocasta Almgill who is currently starring in the West End production of Grease. How did you feel ahead of opening? A bit nervous but mostly excited. Were you excited to return to the role of Rizzo for this new run of Grease? Yes I was very excited to return to the role, she … More INTERVIEW – JOCASTA ALMGILL

Ellie chats to James Beeny & Gina Georgio the creators of Lady M, a new musical currently in development! For those who don’t know much about Lady M, would you be able to tell us a little about the show? Lady M is a new British musical based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In a reimagining of the famous … More INTERVIEW – JAMES BEENY & GINA GEORGIO | LADY M

Ellie chats with Olivia Moore who is currently starring in the West End production of Grease. How did you feel ahead of opening? Naturally, I did feel nervous as you never know how audiences are going to respond, but the excitement was high. I felt so proud of what we had achieved and couldn’t wait … More INTERVIEW – OLIVIA MOORE FROM GREASE

Amy chats to Felix Hayes as he prepares to reprise his role in the West End production of Dr Semmelweis. Hi Felix, how are you feeling ahead of opening night? I can’t wait to share this story with audiences. It is an important one, and it really is beautifully told. How does it feel to … More INTERVIEW – FELIX HAYES FROM DR SEMMELWEIS

Amy chats to Lucy Quick co-founder and Principal of children’s drama school Perform. Perform have an upcoming children’s theatre festival, which will be Central London’s first ever children’s theatre festival! Opening this summer in Coram’s Fields, Bloomsbury, the six-week festival includes four musicals, including two original productions and opens on 28 and 29 July, with previews from … More INTERVIEW – LUCY QUICK ABOUT PERFORM IN THE PARK

Ellie chats to Sarah Middleton, the writer of SHEWOLVES – a new female-led coming-of-age production coming to Southwark Playhouse later this month.  SHEWOLVES had an amazing run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as asuccessful UK tour – how are you feeling ahead of its opening at the Southwark Playhousethis summer? We’re so excited to … More INTERVIEW – SARAH MIDDLETON WRITER OF SHEWOLVES

Amy chats to Amee Smith and Dan Lees co-producers of London Clown Festival – which is on this week at Soho Theatre! How did you go about creating this festival and what inspired it? Dan: We (Myself and Henry Maynard) started the London Clown festival in 2016 to showcase exciting new contemporary clown shows. It’s a … More INTERVIEW – AMEE AND DAN FROM LONDON CLOWN FESTIVAL

Amy chats to Henry Maynard, the Artistic Director of Flabbergast Theatre who are currently touring a production of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Hi Henry, what does a day in the life of an Artistic Director look like? That very much depends on the day. One day I will be making puppets or costumes for the … More INTERVIEW – HENRY MAYNARD ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF FLABBERGAST THEATRE

Amy chats to Ruby Crepin-Glyne who is starring in The Swell on at Orange Tree Theatre later this month. Hi Ruby, how are rehearsals going?Rehearsals are going great! The cast naturally gel so well, it’s such a joy coming in everyday and getting to play with this wonderful team of creatives. Tell us what audience … More INTERVIEW – RUBY CREPIN-GLYNE FROM THE SWELL