Mum's the Word 2008

We've got some absolutely fabulous performers lined up for Never Never Land. Here are the performers so far, with more being announced as we get closer to the event. *

*Subject to Change

Training: The Bull Alley Theatre Company in Dublin where she played Feste in Twelfth Night and Adele in Lorca’s The House of Barnarda Alba.
 
West End Theatre include: Annette in Marguerite (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Glinda Standby in Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre), Belle in Disney’s’ Beauty and the Beast (Dominion Theatre), Johanna in the Celebrated Anniversary Concert of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd (Royal Festival Hall), Cosette in Les Miserables (Palace Theatre), the alternate Christine in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s’ Theatre), Sadie Sears/understudy Julie Jordan in Royal National Theatre’s Carousel (Shaftesbury Theatre).
 
Regional Theatre include: Pat Collins in Moon Landing (Derby Playhouse), Alice in Alice In Wonderland (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Molly Cassidy in the World Premiere of The Ha’penny Bridge (The Point, Dublin), Belle in Disney’s’ Beauty and the Beast (National Tour), Anne Egerman in Stephen Sondheims’ A Little Night Music and Dorothy in the RSC version of The Wizard of Oz (both at Leicester Haymarket), Belle in A Christmas Carol (Theatre Royal Nottingham), and Ensemble/understudy Cosette in Les Miserables (Dublin and Edinburgh).
 
Concert include: Cosette in Les Miserables (Hylands Park Chelmsford, Cardiff Castle and The New Odyssey Arena Belfast), RTE Bank of Ireland Proms in Songs From the Oscars and Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (RDS Dublin), soloist with The Royal Air Force Massed Bands (across Britain and The Royal Albert Hall), with West End International (Birmingham, Paris, Glasgow and Sweden), and guest vocalist on Friday Night Is Music Night (BBC Radio 2).
 
Television/Film include: Roisin O’Brien in The Bill (Thames TV), the Euro ’96 Closing Ceremony (Wembley Stadium) and part of the Opera Chorus in the Phantom of the Opera Movie (directed by Joel Schumacher).
 
Original Recordings include: Moon Landing, The Ha’penny Bridge, The Ratcatcher, and Nosferatu.
 
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Theatre: Lena in Diamond (King’s Head Theatre), Jo March in Little Women (UK Tour), Mary Lennox in the RSC’s The Secret Garden (Aldwych Theatre) and Ramona in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Whistle Down The Wind (Aldwych Theatre).

Television: Nessa Read in Casualty, Linda Mitford in Love In A Cold Climate and Elise in Murder Rooms (BBC), Big Train (Talkback Thames) and Stuff of Life (C4).

Cassandra has also sung at The Mardi Gras Dance Festival (Royal Albert Hall), presented at The Children’s BAFTA’s and was a finalist in The X Factor 2004 (in Sharon Osbourne’s 16 - 25 category).

Cassandra has recently finished playing Eponine in Les Miserables (Queens Theatre) directed by Trevor Nunn.

Amanda began dancing at the age of five when she attended The Finch Stage School in her home town Chadwell Heath, Essex. She eventually went on to complete a two year National Diploma in Performing Arts at Barking College. 

Theatre Credits Include: Pearl and Dinah in Starlight Express (Bochum, Germany). 

Footloose (UK Tour) where she covered and played the roles of Rusty and Urleen.

Fame (Cambridge and Aldwych Theatres) where she covered and played the roles of Carmen Diaz, Serena Katz and Lambchops.  

Minnie and understudy Anybody's in West Side Story (UK Tour). 

Amanda is delighted to once again be appearing in the West End and to be joining the cast of We Will Rock You. She would like to take this opportunity to thank her family and friends for their continued love and support.

Born In Windsor, bought up on the Isle of Man but of Danish Origin, Jonathan trained at the Royal Academy of Music.
 
Theatre Credits include: Tim Caruthers in Half a Sixpence (No1 UK tour) , Fyedka in Fiddler on the Roof, Production Tenor in Singin' in the Rain, Noah Claypole in Oliver (Aberystwyth Arts Centre), Tinman in The Wiz (Gatehouse), Zeno and Patroclus in Achilles in Heels, Dancer/Ensemble in Follies, Head Aggie Boy in 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' (Landor), Prince Robin in 'Sleeping Beauty' (Redhill), Dick in Dick Whittington (Bridlington Spa)  Production Tenor/Kit Kat Boy in Cabaret, (English Theatre, Frankfurt),
 
Concert/TV: Singer for Elton John Tour (BBC and UK Tour), Vocalist for Eurovision Making your Mind Up (BBC), CBBC Prom in the Park (BBC) Paul O Grady Show (C4) and X Factor (ITV),
 
He made his debut cabaret at Pizza on the Park,  last year, followed by his second at the Theatre Museum, Covent Garden, and regularly gigs at The Soho Revue Bar and Lauderdale House.
 
He has just released his debut album entitled 'The Space in Between', which is on sale in Dress Circle, Covent Garden, with a London launch concert scheduled for October.
 
Jonathan is also a qualified vocal and singing tutor and is currently teaching across the UK and Germany including Colin's Performing Arts School in Essex, Elliot High School, Putney and the GSA Conservatoire.
 
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Eden is currently appearing as Maureen in the final company of Broadway's Rent. She just finished Flora, the Red Menace at Reprise! in Los Angeles. Broadway: Wicked (Elphaba), also Los Angeles, San Francisco (nat’l tour); Brooklyn the Musical. TV: “Law & Order,” “Ugly Betty.” Recordings: Brooklyn the Musical; Hair (BC/EFA); Bright Lights, Big City; Maury Yeston Songbook; John McDaniel Live at Joe’s Pub.

Jenna leigh Green is thrilled to be performing for the first time in the West End! She is best known to theatre audiences as "Nessarose" in the hit musical WICKED. Jenna originated the role for the North American 1st national tour where she also played the role of "Elphaba". She then moved on to the Broadway production before originating the role one last time for the Los Angeles Company.

A Los Angeles native, Jenna has been seen across stages all over Southern California. She created the role of "Ivy" in the Ovation award winning rock opera BARE, which brought her to NYC to star in the Off Broadway production. Jenna then had lead roles in workshops for the musicals MASK and A ROOM WITH A VIEW. Favorite roles include, "Little Red" in INTO THE WOODS, "Dorothy" in WIZARD OF OZ, "Sarah Brown" in GUYS AND DOLLS, "Anne" in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, "Martha" in THE SECRET GARDEN, "Jennifer Owen" in BABES IN ARMS, "Juliet" in ROMEO AND JULIET and most recently as "Sally Simpson" in the Los Angeles revival of THE WHO'S TOMMY.

Jenna is best known to television audiences starring as the evil "Libby Chessler" on the hit t.v. series SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH. Guest starring roles include COLD CASE, ER, DHARMA AND GREG, COVER ME and lead roles in the made for tv movies FIRST SHOT, A FRIEND TO DIE FOR and FRIENDS TILL THE END. Jenna can also be seen starring in the feature film OPEN HOUSE and can be heard on the recently released album BARE available on ITunes.

Training: The Central School of Speech and Drama.

London/West End Theatre: Ray in the World Premier of Sondheims’ Saturday Night (Bridewell Theatre), Bobby C in the Olivier Nominated Saturday Night Fever (original cast, London Palladium), Jason in the award winning Car (BAC/Tour), The Soldier in The True Life Fiction of Mata Hari (Palace Watford), Simon Cairns in Skin Deep (Warehouse Theatre), Jerry in Sadly Solo Joe (Greenwich Theatre/Sherman Theatre Cardiff), Herb in Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book? (Soho Theatre), Standby Sir Robin/Prince Herbert/Patsy/Sir Bedevere in Monty Pythons Spamalot (original London cast, Palace Theatre), and Neil Kellerman in Dirty Dancing (Aldwych Theatre).

Regional theatre: Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz RSC Version (Leicester Haymarket), Romeo in Romeo & Juliet (Haymarket Basingstoke), and Peter in Peter Pan: The Broadway Musical (Leicester Haymarket), Art O’Malley in the British Premiere of Cole Porters’ Out Of This World and Leopard in the New production of Drewe & Stiles’ Just So (both at Chichester Festival Theatre).

Television: Brian in Lynda La Plantes’ Killer Net (CH4), Chief Grococh in Leprechauns (HBO/Hallmark), The Director in Midsomer Murders III (Bentley Productions), Barry Gibson in Doctors (BBC) and Mark Wilson in the BAFTA winning May 33^RD (BBC).

Film: Floris in Discovery of Heaven (Mulholland Pictures), De-Lovely (Winkler Films), and Brian in K (All enQuiries Productions).

Radio: The Woods by David Mamet (BBC).

Rebecca trained full time at the Sylvia Young Theatre School followed by Laine Theatre Arts.

Credits include; Fairy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the British Shakespeare Company (Arundel Castle), Chess in Concert (The Royal Albert Hall), Annie Get Your Gun (Union Theatre), I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Sing ... again! (Upstairs at the Gatehouse) Odette (Guidecca Productions), Thursford Christmas Spectacular, Jason & the Argonauts (New Players Theatre), Vocalist onboard P&O's Cruiseliner, Aurora. BBC2 Radio Voice of Musical Theatre (Final Stages), Dick Whittington (Gorleston Pavilion), Mother Goose (Qdos), Hogarth (Bridewell Theatre), Lady in the Dark Recording (Original Cast CD for The National Theatre), The Beach (Film Soundtrack. 20th Century Fox).

Rebecca has recently released her debut Musical Theatre album and is available to buy in Dress Circle. For more information, please go to www.rebeccawicking.com

Rebecca has just accepted a role in the musical Hair in Frankfurt.

All artists are subject to change without notification.