as The Voice of Polynesia
Julie Andrews starred in the original Broadway productions of The Boyfriend, My Fair Lady and Camelot, and also in the London production of My Fair Lady. Ms. Andrews returned to the New York stage in 1993 in Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together, followed in 1995 by her highly acclaimed performance in Victor/Victoria.
Her films include Mary Poppins, for which she won an Academy Award, The Americanisation of Emily, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Star, 10, S.O.B., and That's Life. She has also received Academy Award Nominations for The Sound of Music and the film version of Victor/Victoria.
Her career embraces television, concerts and recordings and she recently recorded the best selling albums Julie Andrews-Broadway: The Music of Richard Rogers and Julie Andrews-Broadway: The Words of Alan Jay Lerner.
She writes children's books and is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women). She is married to Blake Edwards and they have five children.
as Emma Fairfax
Sarah Jane's first London appearance was playing The Mistress in Evita at the Prince Edward Theatre. Other London shows range from the revival of Charlie Girl at the Victoria Palace, The Wizard of Oz for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Theatre, Give My Regards at the Water Rats Thatre, Penny in A Slice of Saturday Night at the Arts Theatre, Cosette in Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre, the joint roles of Mallory and Avril in the award-winning City of Angels at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Ellen in Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and the 10th Anniversary Concert version of Les Miserables at the Royal Albert Hall.
Appearances outside of the capital include Jane in Salad Days, Polly Browne in The Boyfriend, Val in A Chorus Line, Laurey in Oklahoma and Lucinda in Rogues to Riches - and try-out of a new musical inspired by The Beaux Stratagem - and recently Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
Other experiences range from concerts to pantomimes, from cabaret to show albums, from corporate videos to commercials, plus workshop productions of such diverse musicals as Tutankhamun, Meet the Boys, Maxwell - the musical and Jean de Florette.
Her television and film credits include The Look of Love, Sleep and Friends and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. She created the role of Angie in both the pilot and series of Ellington. Recent appearances comprise Loved by You, The Bill and Tales From The Tower.
as Matthew Mugg
Born in Dublin, Bryan has performed and sung in most of the major theatres in Ireland, and studied singing at the Leinster School of Music.
Musical credits include Sweeney Todd and Follies, both perfomed at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Curly in Oklahoma, Bob Baker in Wonderful Town, Tommy in Brigadoon, Jesus in Godspell, Eddie in Rocky Horror Picture Show over a two year period in the Olympia and Tivoli Theatres in Dublin and Michael Scott's much acclaimed production of The Cuchulain Cycle at the R.H.A. Gallery.
Plays include Juno and the Paycock, Big Maggie and Glengarry Glenross. Bryan has also performed as a soloist at the lunch-time concers ant the National Concert Hall.
as General Bellowes
The third generation of a theatrical family, Peter Cellier started his career in Leatherhead in 1953.
Theatre: Seasons at Stratford-On-Avon, The Old Vic and Chichester include Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Love's Labour's Lost, Measure for Measure, Toad of Toad Hall, As You Like It, King John, Julius Caesar, Cymbeline, and the Dauphin in Henry V. As a founder member of the National Theatre he has appeared as Rosencrantz in Hamlet, Miguel Estete in The Royal Hunt of the Sun. Gurney in Edward II, the Jew Detector in Andorra, Doctor Herdal in The Master Builder, The Chaplain in Mother Courage, Governor Danforth in The Crucible, Herr Schwartz and later Doctor Finache in A Flea in Her Ear, Charles Bentham in Juno and the Paycock, Polonius in Rozencrantz and Guidenstern are Dead, and replaced Laurence Olivier as Captain Brazen in The Recruiting Officer.
West End Theatre includes: Tommy Devon in Aunt Edwina, Higgins in Ross, Desmond in The Winslow Boy, Christopher in A Private Matter, Randolph in Henry IV, Eric Skelding in The Case in Question, Duke Francis in The Dark Horse, Sir John Tremaine in Me and My Girl, and the Dean of the Arches in Body and Soul. Peter also appeared as Pinchard in Sir Peter Hall's production of An Absolute Turkey and as General Koschnadieff in Mind Millie for Me.
Television: Softly Softly, The Power Game, Callan, The Mind of J G Reader, Public Eye, Strange Report, Six Wives of Henry VIII, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Main Chance, A King and His Keeper, Country Matters, The Protectors, Someone at the Top of the Stairs, Upstairs Downstairs, Special Branch, Warship, Yes Minister, The Duchess of Duke Street, The New Avengers, Sister Dora, The Professionals, Pennies from Heaven, Danger UXB, Rumpole of the Bailey, Suez, It Ain't Half 'ot Mum, Shelley, Partners, Sir Frank Gordon in Yes Prime Minister, The Gentle Touch, Tales of the Unexpected, Sorry, Brush Strokes, Paradise Postponed, KYTV, Don't Wait Up, Chancer, Shoot to Kill, Bergerac, For The Greater Good, Never the Twain, Keeping Up Appearances, Assignment - Europe on the Brink, and Goodnight Sweetheart.
Films: A Suitable Case for Treatment, Luther, Young Winston, The Jabberwocky, The Luck of Barry Lindon, A Room with a View, Chariots of Fire, Sir Reginald Dongby in El A Nave Va, Calenus in The Last Days of Pompeii, Howard's End, German General in One Against The Wind, Sir Richard Eddington in Andrew and Fergie, Ambrose Waddington in Bhaji on the Beach, Sir Leonard Bax in The Remains of the Day, and Johnson in Stanley's Dragon.
as Straight Arrow
Theatre: On the Road with Ron and Ros (Purcell Room, Festival Hall); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Mermaid Theatre); Dirty Tricks ; Fields of Ambrosia (Aldwych Theatre); Up on the Roof (Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch); Sacred River (Joseph Steiner Theatre); The Rocky Horror Show (Duke of York's Theatre); Buddy (Victoria Palace Theatre); The Mysteries, Frankenstein (Polka Theatre); Leader of the Pack (Duke of York's Theatre); Buddy (National tour); Godspell (tour); Gone Fishing, News Revue (Canal Cafe Theatre); Asterix the Gaul (Barbican); Burning Youth (Donmar Warehouse); Wildcat on Safari (Fort Regent, Jersey); The Hobbit (national tour); A Midsummer's Night Dream (tour); Guys and Dolls (tour); Dangerous Corner (World's End Theatre); Jack and the Beanstalk (Civic Theatre, Peckham); Babes in the Wood (Ashford Theatre, Croydon); Aladdin (Peckham). Workshop: Quasimodo by Lionel Bart (Soho Laundry). Television: Moon and Son (BBC); The Two of Us (LWT); Bergerac (BBC); Square Deal (LWT); South (Channel 4). Film: Sir Peter Hall in My Fair Hugh (Rebus films for Channel 4). Writing: The musicals Overture and The Christmas Shop; the concept album The Black Book; the children's TV series Gribblum Tales (with Paul Hawleyard). Other: Headmaster of the Corona Academy of Theatre Arts (1988/89)
as Albert Blossom
John trained at the Northern School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music and then joined the Glyndebourne Festival Opera where roles included Ford in Falstaff, Marcello in La Boheme, Figaro in Il Barbiere di Seviglia and Masetto in Peter Hall's production of Don Giovanni. He made his Royal Opera House debut in 1979 as Schaunard in La Boheme and with the English National Opera in 1980 as Amonasro in Aida. He sang the title role in Rigoletto in Jonathan Miller's Little Italy production for ENO both here and on their 1984 tour of North America with performances at the New York Metropolitan Opera House. John has performed at major opera houses in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland, Denmark, the Far East, the USA and Canada playing roles as diverse as Tonio in Pagliacci (La Scala Milan), Ezio in Attila, Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera, Papageno in The Magic Flute and title roles of Nabucco and Falstaff. Television credits include The Governor II and The Bill. He has appeared as Old Deuteronomy in Cats (New London Theatre), Father Eberle in Laura (Watermill Theatre, Newbury), in workshop productions of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (Royal National Theatre Studio) The Three Musketeers, and A Breath of Life (Old Bull Arts Centre).
as Tommy Stubbins
James Bradley is a member of Kent County Junior Singers and toured Holland with them representing Kent in August 1997. He performed with the Kentish Opera in Puccini's Turandot at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley in April 1997. James is a member of Matinee Stage School in Gravesend and had a very busy Christmas when he was one of the Lost Boys in Hammonds' Production of Peter Pan at the Central Hall Theatre in Chatham.
Samuel Carter-Bown is 11 years old and attends New Oscott Junior School, Sutton Coldfield, moving to Plantsbrook Secondary School in September '98. In the summer of 1997 he played the role of Gavroche in Les Miserables at the Birmingham Hippodrome. He also took the role of a little boy and a Dalmation puppy in 101 Dalmations at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton, in May '96. He studies Drama and Dance at the Betty Fox Stage School in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Darien Smith is 11 years of age. He lives in Bexleyheath in Kent and attends The B.L.A. Academy full-time theatre school in Eltham South East London. He has appeared in many theatre productions such as Scrooge playing Young Ebby and understudy to Tiny Tim alongside Anthony Newley and Tom Watts at The Dominion Theatre. He has appeared at the famous London Palladium amongst many other prestigious venues. Darien has also appeared in a Sony Commercial and a U2 pop video playing Bono. Darien is training in all aspects of the performing arts and also plays the guitar. Darien started performing at the age of 7 years and devotes all his time to his career. He recently appeared on The Big Breakfast singing a Buddy Holly classic Oh Boy.
Having studied theatre from an early age, Kaye acquired a BA Hons in dance and drama after leaving school and later went on to train at the London Contemporary Dance School. Following several years in middle scale touring companies in Britain and Europe, Kaye first came to the West End in John Caird's Children of Eden. She has enjoyed a long association with the musical Cats both in the West End and on Tour, culminating in her position as the Artistic Co-ordinator of the latter in '95, and appearing as Tantomile in Cats - The Video. Most recently, Kaye has enjoyed being back in the West End in Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Other theatre credits include: Margie in Follies at the Leicester Haymarket and the title role in The Snow Queen at Warwick. Kaye has also appeared in many pop promos.
as 2nd Citizen
Trained: Central School of Speech & Drama.
Theatre: Most recently, Simon Zealotes and Judas in the recent revival of Jesus Christ Superstar (Lyceum Theatre); original cast of Oliver (London Palladium); understudied and performed the lead role of Chris in the original cast of Miss Saigon (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Dan and understudied Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London Palladium); Jesus in Godspell (Compact Theatre Company, Cambridge); Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (tour); Danny in Yakety-Yak (Oldham Coliseum); Priest in Rockula (Oldham and national tour); Eddie in Leave Him to Heaven; Solange n The Maids (Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham); Diesel in West Side Story (Manchester Opera House); Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi; Malcolm in Macbeth; the kid in Gotcha (tour of the North West); Alan Strang in Equus (Edinburgh Festival).
Opera: Tales of Hoffman (Melbourne State Opera, directed by Ian Judge).
Television: Alex S in Doctor Who, To Serve Them All My Days (BBC); numerous appearances as a singer/songwriter in Australia.
Writing: The Wood (finalist in the Buxton Opera House's 'Quest for a musical' competition); Guy Fawkes 1604 (premiered at Theatre Museum, Covent Garden); torch song for Fall Guys, a film by Dean Lemmon.
Recording: cast recording of Eyam by Stephen Peggie and Andrew Clarke.
Awards: The Performing Rights Society's John Lennon award for Outstanding New Songwriter presented by Yoko Ono.
as Sir Aubrey Dymme-Witte, Lord of the Manor
Patrick's first production in London was playing the title role in Dick Turpin and Loki in The Apples of Youth at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, a theatre he returned to, to play the Knave of Hearts in Carl Davies & John Wells production of Alice in Wonderland.
He made his West End debut in Blondel (Aldwych Theatre) and scored a personal success creating the role of William McCoy in Mutiny (Piccadilly Theatre), other theatre credits include The Baker in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London Palladium), Brian Pankhurst in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Savoy Theatre), Aspects of Love (Prince of Wales), Joly/Babet in Les Miserables (Palace), Florence Barbara in Boorskale (Players), Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd (Bristol Old Vic), A Jazz Trio in the British Premiere of Leonard Bernstein's A Quiet Place (Cambridge), Fat Stan in Pete Townsend's The Iron Man (Young Vic), Tommy (Shaftesbury Theatre), Lets Do It (Purcell Rooms), Herman in Sweet Charity, Don in Babes in Arms, Nicely Nicely in Guys and Dolls, Schroader in You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Bertie Trehern in The Girl from Vancouver, Lord Ruthven in Vivat Vivat Regina, Amos in Mourning Becomes Electra, Young Martin in Royal Hunt of The Sun, Mahon in Playboy of the Western World, Zoltan Karpathy in My Fair Lady.
The National Tours of An Evening With Tommy Steele, Hans Christian Anderson, Jesus Christ Superstar, and The Best of Broadway.
Pantomimes include King Neptune in Robinson Crusoe, Sinbad The Sailor, Mother Goose, and Jack & The Beanstalk.
Television and Recording work includes Thingummy Jig (STV), Miracles Take Longer (Thames TV), The Gentle Touch (LWT), The Des O'Connor Show (Thames TV), The Laurence Olivier Awards (BBC), Old Time Musical Hall (Swedish TV), The Royal Variety Performance 1993 (BBC), Chalk (BBC), Songs From The Shows (BBC Radio 2), Friday Night is Music Night (BBC Radio 2), Herman in Most Happy Fella, Nicely, Nicely Johnson in Guys & Dolls and Jacey Squires in The Music Man (BBC Radio 2). Pre Productions recently recorded include Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle in Keaton, the Writer in The Ultimate Man, and Ted Burgess in The Go Between.
As a concert and Recital Soloist he has appeared throughout Europe and the Middle East appearing before celebrated audiences. Among many was the British Consul at the Sheraton - Istanbul. Patrick has among many other things a Jack Russell Terrier, an African Grey Parrot and a collection of recipe books!
Scott bagan dancing at an early age. He trained firstly at The Dance Consortium and then at The Arts Educational Schools London on the Musical Theatre Course where he won an Andrew Lloyd Webber Scholarship.
Theatre includes: Gavroche in Les Miserables (Palace Theatre London); Follow The Star (Pavilion Theatre Weymouth); Peter Pan with Brian Blessed and The Genie in Aladdin (Assembly Hall Tunbridge Wells).
Film includes: The Power of One.
as a Somerset Fisherman
Trained: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Also studied opera with John Kitchener and Annette Battam.
Theatre: First understudy to Peron in Evita (national tour); Brujon / understudied and played Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (Palace Theatre); Club owner / Captain Shultz in Miss Saigon (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Gerald / Parchester / Policeman in Me and My Girl (Adelphi Theatre); Mr Beebe in A Room With A View (national tour); Boyet in Love's Labours Lost.
Concerts / Galas: Les Miserables 10th Anniversary (Royal Albert Hall); Strike Up The Band (part of the Lost Musicals season, Barbican); Requiem Mass (Southwark Cathedral); The Fleet's In (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
as 1st Citizen
Ross trained at The Arts Educational Schools in London.
Theatre credits include: Roker in Pickwick; Dick Williams in Scrooge-The Musical and The Young Writer in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the Adelphi Theatre. He appeared in the Covent Garden Opera Festival production of Trial By Jury; sang with Hinge and Bracket at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and also sang in the Styne Way Charity Gala at the London Palladium. Ross can also be seen on cable television as a presenter. He joins the company direct from Cats at The New London Theatre where he has been playing Bill Bailey and Skimbleshanks for six months.
Nicola trained at the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts. Her theatre work includes: Young Maddie and understudy Jan & Maddie in Maddie (Lyric Theatre); Donna and understudy Gloria in Damn Yankees (Adelphi Theatre); Martin Guerre (Prince Edward Theatre); Oliver! (London Palladium); Sunset Boulevard (Adelphi Theatre); Dick Whittington (Newcastle and Sheffield); Princess Freya in Red Riding Hood (Inverness).
Television and film appearances include: Alice in Paranoia (Clock Tower Productions); the Olivier Awards 1994; the Royal Variety Performance 1995; and various voice-overs for TV and radio. Nicola can also be heard on the original cast recordings of Sunset Boulevard, Martin Guerre and Maddie.
Emma recently appeared as Woman and Mr Walker in Des MacAnuff's award winning production of Tommy on national tour. Other theatre credits include Carmen in Sweet Charity at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch and the English Theatre in Frankfurt, Simeon's Wife in the UK tour of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Other appearances include The Russ Abbott Show, The Freddie Starr Show, Broadway Musical Gala, Minstrel Stars and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. On television she has been seen in London's Burning for LWT, The Bill for Carlton, Pot of Gold for Central and Agony for Live TV.
Trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Theatre credits include Pallina in Leola (Bloomsbury Theatre); Billy in Motortown Blues (Kings Head); Leroy Smith in Bugsy Malone (Her Majesty’s Theatre). Understudies and performed the parts of Electra and Poppa in Starlight Express (Apollo Theatre, London and Starlight halle Germany); John in Jesus Christ Superstar, understudied and performed the part of Peter (The Lyceum Theatre); many Royal Variety Performances; performed at the Andrew Lloyd Webbers 50th Birthday Celebration 98 (the Royal Albert Hall).
Television and film: Sam in Human Factor; Servant in The Bounty; William in Nobody’s Hero (BBC); Gary in Going to Work (Fit for the Job, BBC); Darren in Eastenders (BBC).
Commercials: Peanut Butter; McDonalds; Cadbury Dairy Milk.
Recording: Gary has recently been involved with a band writing their own material. He has supported Peter Andre (MizzMag Tour); Ant and Dec (UK Phsyc Tour); The Glasgow Clothes Show with The Spice Girls (Radio One); numerous regional Road Shows, and his dying ambition is to become a solo recording artist.
as The Town Crier
Michael’s theatre work includes: Bredwell in The Lucky Chance at Derby Playhouse. Voice 1 in Family Voices, Nick in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Madam in The Maids, Tom in This Property is Condemned all at Everyman, Cheltenham, Green in Richard II at the Coliseum, Oldham, Brownson in The Silver King and Peter Simple in Merry Wives of Windsor at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Harvey Raye in From Choices to Chocolates at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, Sean Byrant in Exclusive at the Strand and Chay Turley in the RSC’s Peter Pan at the Barbican.
Musicals include: Oh Kay! for the Lost Musicals Season at the Barbican, Whoop Dee Doo! at the King’s Head, The Rink at the Cambridge, A Slice of Saturday Night at Derby Playhouse, Bells are Ringing at Greenwich, Merrily We Roll Along at the Library, Manchester, Anyone Can Whistle at Everyman, Cheltenham, Poppy at the RSC, Barbican and West Side Story at Her Majesty’s.
TV includes: The White Guard; Storyteller; Ten Glorious Years and the Monocled Mutineer all at the BBC.
Michael has also directed I’m Just Wilde About Oscar and the short film Life Be Quiet. He has co-written Norman’s Nuggets - a series of short TV comedies and the musical stage adaptation of Summer Holiday. He has just finished writing Swank! a 70’s sex and shopping musical which was a finalist in the 1997 Vivian Ellis Prize at Her Majesty’s Theatre. He is married with two small children.
as 2nd Policeman
David trained at the London Studio Centre. His theatre work includes: Manfred in Sunset Boulevard (Adelphi Theatre); Pharaoh/Levi in Joseph (UK Tour); Christopher Isherwood in Cabaret (University College, London); Ben in The Dumb Waiter and Jesus in Jesu (a new rock musical at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry); Lopakin in The Cherry Orchard (Donmar Warehouse); Phil in Three Days and a Porridge (one man show performed on the London fringe). Also extensive Touring with Heart and Humour Irish Theatre Company, performing working from new Irish playwrights. David also performed at the British Music Industry Awards in honour of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Television and film includes: Kinsey (BBC); Dream Factory (Central); Violence of This Nature (NFS); pop videos for artists including Queen and Elton John.
Radio performances: performed live on Best of British Musicals (BBC Radio 2) presented a What’s of Gig Guide for BBC CWR’s Irish Programme.
David is currently signed to Warner/Shappell with his band December, and has played support dates with Jools Holland, Tom Robinson, The Blessing and The Bay City Rollers.
as Chee-Chee, the chimpanzee
Holli was born in Coventry and trained at Pattison’s Academy. Her first professional job was at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, playing June in the musical Gypsy. She then went on to train at the Actor’s Institute, London.
Her theatre credits include: Jukebox (Astoria Theatre, London); Anybody’s in West Side Story (Her Majesty’s Theatre, London) and Grandma Tseital in Fiddler on the Roof (Opera House, Manchester). She then toured in Voyage of the Dawn Trader playing the role of Lucy before returning to London to play Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at Polka Theatre for Children where she also appeared in the plays London by Lamplight and Townmouse, Countrymouse. Holli’s TV credits include: Freetime; The Setbacks, Tuckers Luck, The Demon Headmaster; and most recently the World at Their Feet for the BBC. Her films include: Runners; Goody Two Shoes; The Nutcracker and Fierce Creatures.
Jane was born in Doncaster and trained at the Maureen Law Theatre School. She then went on to do a three year course at Lain Theatre Arts gaining her teaching qualifications in Tap, Ballet and Modern.
Theatre credits include: Levi’s wife in Joseph (UK Tour); Wrench and understudied and played the part of Buffy in Starlight Express (Apollo Victoria, London); the principal role of Angie in the World Premiere of Summer Holiday (Opera House, Blackpool); Pearly Queen and Dance Captain in Me and My Girl (Theatre Royal, Lincoln); Dance Captain and understudied and played the part of the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon); and most recently she appeared in the Andrew Lloyd Webber 50th Birthday Celebration at the Royal Albert Hall.
Television credits include: GMTV Get Up and Give; Children in Need; and Boiled Egg and Soldiers (Sky TV).
Jane also teaches at the Urdang Academy and assists at a children’s dance school in Kent.
Sandra was born in Holland. She trained at the theatre school in Amsterdam as well as having gymnastic coaching to a high competition level. Sandra began her professional career with the Royal Ballet of Flanders in the touring production of Hello Dolly, and went on to be a member of the modern jazz company Djass-ex in The Hague. She also played Connie in A Chorus Line before she came to London to join the company of Cats as Victoria the White Cat. Sandra played Reuben’s wife in Joseph with Phillip Schofield and has since rejoined the company of Cats to play the roles of Jemima and Demeter. Her television credits are The 1-2-3 Show, Belgium and Talking Telephone Numbers.
Majorie began her career at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End in a review featuring the Monty Python Team, and then moved next door to the Apollo in The Beggar’s Opera with David Calder and Tony Robinson. Her extensive repertory experience has included plays from Ayckbourn to Wycherley. She has played in twelve pantomimes as principal boy, and she constantly features in The Good Old Days with, amongst others, Rose Marie, Ted Rogers and Roy Hudd. She has recorded Shakespeare’s verse on radio and her latest TV appearance was as the Duchess in For the Sake of The Children for The Family Channel. She understudied and played the part of Dolly Tate in Annie Get Your Gun at the Prince of Wales Theatre and played Lady Brighton in the national tour of Me and My Girl. Recent theatre credits have included: Hotel for Second Stride which toured nationally and played at The Place in London, and Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music in Perth.
Ryan’s professional career began at the age of sixteen performing at the Talk of Dehlian, China. Upon his return, he began work performing at the Cockney Cabaret Club in London.
His musical theatre credits include: A short tour of La Cage Aux Folles playing Hannah from Hamburg; World Premiere of Summer Holiday, UK Tour, understudying and playing the role of Edwin.
Angela trained at The Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts. Since leaving, her work has covered West End and National Theatre, television and film. Angela’s theatre work includes: Martin Guerre (Prince Edward Theatre); Elizabeth in Aspects of Love (Prince of Wales Theatre); Young Winston/Lady Fanella in Winnie (Victoria Palace Theatre); Hi-De-Hi (Victoria Palace Theatre); Me and My Girl in which she went from ensemble to play the leading role of Sally Smith (Adelphi Theatre) a role she repeated at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff; and Sarah Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (Theatre Royal, Nottingham). Prior to that her regional work includes: Camelot (Liverpool Playhouse); Yelena in Uncle Vanya (The Cafe Theatre); Marry Me A Little (Water Rats Theatre, London); The Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd (Leicester) and Belinda in Noises Off (Westcliff).
Angela’s television work includes; Hi-De-Hi and The Potato Farmers of Ormsk (BBC). Her film work includes: Edge of Reality and Camilla.
Tania was born in Dorset and was awarded the Andrew Lloyd Webber scholarship to study at the Arts Educational Schools (Musical Theatre Course). Tania’s theatre credits include: My & My Girl (UK Tour); the Styne Way Gala (London Palladium) and has most recently been seen as part of the original company of Martin Guerre (Prince Edward Theatre). On television Tania has appeared in Call up the Stars (BBC) and the Royal Variety Performance (BBC). Tania also appears on the original cast recording of Martin Guerre.
as 1st Policeman
After growing up in Worthing Gary studied at Laine Theatre Arts, Epsom. He’s had the pleasure of working on Scrooge, Pickwick and most recently Jolson which spent last summer in the city of Toronto. A few trade shows, TV’s and Royal Varieties and that’s about your lot.
Lucy trained at Arts Educational. Since leaving college her repertory work includes: Pantomime at Guildford and at Bournemouth, Sarah in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at the Haymarket, Leicester; Kate and Dream Laurey in Oklahoma! at Hornchurch and at the Playhouse, Liverpool, and as a regular cast member of the Jesus Christ Superstar Tour with Paul Nicholas. In 1992, she represented Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest in Rome. Her West End work includes: The Pirates of Penzance and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, both at The Palladium and Patti in Grease at the Dominion. Most recently she played Nikki in Oh! What a Night at the Blackpool Opera House.
Sue started her professional training at the Bush Davies School and then went on to further her training at Doreen Bird College. Sue’s professional career has included a variety of work, most recently she worked as assistant choreographer and Dance Captain on Jack and the Beanstalk in Belfast, she appeared in Love Life for Opera North working alongside Derek Hartley and was lucky enough to be involved in The Demon Headmaster for the BBC, sporting a fashionable paper bag! Theatre credits include: Lillie Mae in The Me Nobody Knows; Dance Gala (The Royal Albert Hall) and Isabella in Comedia Del Arte. Sue appeared in the national Uk tour of Joseph starring Phillip Schofield, in which she performed the exciting Apache!
On deciding not to pursue a career in football, Garrett fulfilled his physical needs by becoming a robotics dancer. Knowing that this career move had a short life span, he turned all his energy to the career that had always been his goal and would give him security and financial stability - acting!
After attaining his Diploma from East 15 Acting School, Garrett expanded his skills at the Circus Senso Academy. On leaving he joined the acrobatic troupe The Nitwits in Gran Canaria. Returning to the UK, Garrett was employed at the Royal National Theatre in the ensemble piece Whale. He then toured in Angelo with Unicorn Theatre, Ties That Bind for Trestle and appeared at the Dominion Theatre in Barnum with Paul Nicholas. After appearing in Victory Morning for Amnesty International, Garrett took the lead role in Eye Theatre’s production Lucky Sods.
Television credits include the role of Stevo in Eastenders, Yam Morris in Mysteries, two editions of Crimewatch UK (BBC) and Mike in The Manageress (Channel 4). Garrett is also in a series regularly for Live TV’s soap Agony, notably a recent episode in which he was typecast Great Lovers! Garrett is also putting the finishing touches to his one man show GKP Rockin Radio.
Andrew started his career as a professional dancer working with choreographers such as Nigel Lithgoe, Norman Main and Jeff Ritcher. After several years with The Second Generation Andy turned his attention to acrobatics and physical comedy touring the world with one of the world’s most famous comedy acrobatic acts for over ten years. Performances have included The Children’s Royal Variety Performance, Monte Carlo, Scala Madred, Stars in Menage with Tony Curtis, various television appearances, a three year tour of the States and Canada with T.Z.s three ring circus where he had the chance to learn many circus skills which helped Andy become part of the tour of Barnum, the 3-D Imex film The Nutcracker and various commercials. Among other achievements in 1994 Andrew became the joint World Record holder of the longest front somersault. On BBC’s Record Breakers Andrew somersaulted over a breathtaking 38 people!
Originally from Nuneaton, Lacey moved to London at an early age to complete seven years of all round training at the Urdang Acadamy Covent Garden graduating with distinction.
Lacey’s many theatre credits include the national tour of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the German production of Beauty and the Beast, a national tour with the Vienna Festival Ballet Company, performing in The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, appearances in Aspects of Love 91 & 93. Lacey was also an original cast member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of The Snowman, and was recently invited to rejoin the cast for the revival production.
Lacey’s many television and film credits include the Michael Ball Show, Top of the Pops, both with Sean Maguire and with Joey Lawrence, The Brit Awards where she appeared with East 17 and numerous featured appearances on commercials both here in England and all over Europe for companies such as Vodaphone, Esso, Kelloggs, RTL to name but a few. Lacey also appeared in the world renowned movie The Muppet Christmas Carol featuring Michael Caine.
Lacey’s talents have also been much in demand for corporate events and tradeshows for household names such at Citroen at the Birmingham NEC, the Wella Gala Show in Japan and Clipso Hair Stylists at the internationally acclaimed Alternative Hair Show.
Born in Preston, Lancashire, Louisa has made her West End debut as Jennyandots in Cats at the New London Theatre following a highly successful original tour of the show playing the leading role of Grizabella on many occasions. Since then she has played the Factory Girl and Fantine in the original tour of Les Miserables at The Palace Theatre, Manchester; Nicky in Shakers at The Library Theatre, Manchester and could be seen most recently in Martin Guerre at The Prince Edward Theatre, London in the roles of Madame de Roles, Hortense and Celestine to name but a few!
Other credits include the Royal Variety Performance; Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert at The Royal Albert Hall, the final of New Faces of 88, presenter of children’s bible stories for cable television; soloist on Music Forum for Border Television and numerous summer seasons and pantomimes including two consecutive years as a hobnail-booted Tinkerbell in Peter Pan.
Michael’s West End debut was in King (Piccadilly Theatre) and he has since been in Song and Dance (Shaftesbury Theatre and UK Tour) and played the role of Zebulun in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Palladium). During the Winter Olympics in Oslo he performed in the musical tribute to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Shall We Dance. Michael has performed throughout Britain with Marti Webb in her one woman show as guest singer/dancer. On film he featured in Darshian Singh Bhuller’s Exit No Exit.
Recordings include the original cast album of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and the role of Heinsius in the new musical The Egg Dance at The London Music Theatre. He has various television shows to his credit, in particular Gillian Lynne’s Look of Love. Other work for Gillian Lynne includes Pickwick (UK Tour) playing Hot Drinks Seller/Sergeant Snubbins and Gillian Lynne and Friends (Minerva Studio Chichester). Michael has done various work for Anthony Van Laast including the European tour of Carmen Jones where he understudied and played the part of Husky Miller. He was recently in the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar (Lyceum Theatre) and most recently, Michael was involved in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 50th Birthday Celebration at the Royal Albert Hall.
as Millard Muffin, Mayor of Puddleby
Duncan Smith was born in Helensburgh, Scotland, and trained at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music. His West End credits include Peron in Evita, both at The Prince Edward Theatre and on the national tour alongside Marti Webb. Prior to this, he portrayed Don Attilio in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre. McManus in Copacabana at The Prince of Wales Theatre and appeared in Chess with Elaine Paige at The Prince Edward Theatre.
His theatre credits include Mr Farthing in Kes at York Theatre Royal, Ben (Senior) in the Royal National Theatre’s award winning production of Lady in the Dark, Lorenzo in The Inheritor also at the Royal National Theatre, The Three Estaites (The Scottish Theatre Company), The Narrator in The Threepenny Opera, Caiphas in Jesus Christ Superstar, The Usher in Trial By Jury. Sir Lionel in Camelot, Boris Goose in Bulgakov’s Madame Zoyka, Mr Edwards in The Little Matchgirl, Pooh Bah in The Mikado and he appeared in The English Music Theatre’s production of La Cenerentola at The Vienna Festival.
as Gertie Blossom, Albert's wife
Jane’s career began when she joined the inaugural company of the New D’Oyly Carte. She went on to sing Yum Yum (The Mikado) for them at The Barbican Centre.
She understudied and played Carlotta in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, then sailed around the world for P&O Cruises as classical/cabaret singer.
Other West End credits include: Leonardo (Signora Rossi) and Grant Hotel (Mme Pee Pee). Also Into the Woods (Florinda) and Assassins (Bystander) both for Manchester Library Theatre, and Inez in Ken Hill’s final production Zorro, at Stratford East. Jane played Hortense in the 40th Anniversary production of The Boyfriend at the Players Theatre, London and on tour.
Opera credits include La Boheme (Musetta), Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza), Die Fledermaus (Rosilinda), Magic Flute (First Lady) and Robert Devereux (Queen Elizabeth I). For Welsh National Opera Education Department she has played La Boheme (Mimi) and the title role in Madame Butterfly. Future plans include the title role in Carmen. Jane has been a soloist on Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night and her recordings include Nymph Errant (Cole Porter) and Yeoman of the Guard for the New D’Oyly Carte Company.
Other exploits include playing ‘a glass breaking Diva’ in a lager advert and singing Greensleeves on Malcolm McLaren’s forthcoming album!
Emily graduated from Guildford School of Acting in 1998. She joins the cast of Doctor Dolittle having just completed filming Vanity Fair for the BBC. Doctor Dolittle is her West End debut.
Drew trained at Bridget Espinosa’s London Studio Centre where production included Edward Bon’s War Plays and Action in West Side Story. Theatre credits include Mack and Mabel (Piccadilly Theatre), Crazy for You, (Prince Edward Theatre), She Loves Me (Savoy Theatre) - playing Arpad Lazslo on many occasions, Gypsy (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Theatre Royal, Plymouth), Hans Christian Anderson (Churchill Theatre, Bromley), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon) and John Darling in Peter Pan - The Musical (Aldwych and Cambridge Theatres and UK Tour).
Other credits include The Mikado and The Queen of Spades (London Coliseum) and The Cunning Little Vixen (Royal Opera House). He also appeared in Forty Years of Television for Channel 7.
Drew joins Doctor Dolittle having recently finished playing the role of Mungojerrie in Cats both in the West End and in the soon to be released film version.
Apprenticed at an early age to Alix Booth, Wim has performed both as actor and puppeteer all over the country. She trained at the Central school of Speech and Drama and with Desmond Jones. In 1996, she achieved a lifelong ambition by working for the first time with Jim Henson's Creature Shop, first on the rehearsal period of the feature film Buddy, and subsequently as a member of the puppetry team for New Line Cinema's Lost in Space. DoctorDolittle is her first professional theatrical engagement.
Peter's professional career began over 30 years ago when, as a child, he appeared in a variety of films, television and commercials. He then joined Dougie Squires' 2nd Generation and spent several years singing and dancing all over the world.
More recent appearances include: Oliver directed by Sam Mendes (London Palladium); Sunset Boulevard directed by Trevor Nunn (AdelphiTheatre); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat directed by Steven Pimlott (London Palladium); Valentine's Day directed by Gillian Lynne (GlobeTheatre); Matador directed by Elijah Mojinsky (Queen's Theatre); The Rink directed by Paul Kerryson (Cambridge Theatre); Alan Deluca in A Chorus Line directed by Baayork Lee (National Tour); Macavity Coriopat, understudied and played Rum Tum Tugger and Munkestrap in Cats directed by Trevor Nunn (New London Theatre); You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin); Peter Pan (National Tour); Juan in Over The Rainbow; Lord Graystoke in Jumpers directed by Sir Peter Hall (Aldwych Theatre) and several pantomimes.
Television and film appearances include: The Alexei Sayle Series (BBC2); Dreaming (BBC2); Central Weekend (Central); The Paul Daniels Show (BBC); Wayne Sleep's Christmas Special; Till Death Do Us Part; two Royal Variety Performances; a Falklands Tribute; Vacation II; Scrooge; Night on the Town;Sex Life of a Travelling Salesman; Please Sir and Dr Storm's Horror Hospital.
Commercials include: British Rail; Tennents Special; Pepsi Cola; The SundayTimes and Whitbread.
Chris's first professional appearance was in the West End production of Oliver!, aged 11. He went on to appear in numerous stage and TV production as a child before returning to the West End in Alan Bennett's 40 Years On.
His television credits include: Remember Nelson (ATV); The Les Dawson Show(BBC); Night of the Narrow Boats (Central); On The Shelf (Central); Starting Out (Central); Royal Variety Show; Magnum P.I. (Universal Pictures) and as Jamie Maddingham in Crossroads (Central).
He also appeared in many operas, all at Covent Garden, before moving to Scotland to establish Nomad Puppets and Puppetry. His productions with the company include: Babushka and The Bear; Window of Imagination and Life and Death in Milton Keynes. He was shortlisted for Scottish Young Playwright of the Year 1992.
Iestyn was born in St Albans, Herts. Brought up on Sesame Street and regular trips to Norwich Puppet Theatre, he started acting at his local theatre with The Company of Ten. He returned to puppets when he designed, built and operated the Lion for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, and went on to do the same for the plants in Little Shop of Horrors, the Giant's head in The BFG and the fairies Pluto and Proserpine in The Canterbury Tales.
John started his theatre career working on Cats at Blackpool Opera House on its first UK Tour in 1989. After becoming Chief Electrician in 1991 he worked on various productions including: 42nd Street; Buddy; Barnum and The Moscow State Classical Ballet.
In 1994, he toured the UK with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and then in 1995 went on to work at the London Palladium on the new production of Oliver!
A return to Blackpool beckoned in 1996 when John worked on the musical Summer Holiday and the subsequent UK Tour in 1997/98.
Heidi was born in Winchester where she studied music. She is now an accomplished musician and singer and has been a session singer for various London studios. She then went on to study acting at The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts for three years. After graduation she has appeared in the tour of Freddie and the Cloven Hoof and a tour of Part-time. She has also appeared in the film A Long Hot Summer and has just finished working for the BBC Experience.
Cherida spent 4 years with London Festival Ballet (Beryl Grey) and has appeared as a dancer with 2nd Generation (Dougie Squires); Disney on Parade; Fairy in Canada and at the London Palladium (Lionel Blair); Paradise Latin, in Paris (Molly Molloy); Royal Opera Ballet (Ronnie Hynd); and an Adegio act in Barcelona and Monte Carlo (with husband Sandy Strallen). Cherida's television appearances include: the work of Arlene Phillips, Geoff Riches, Alan Harding and Irving Davies. Her appearances in musicals include: A ballerina in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance (Anthony Van Laast) and three and a half years as the White Cat in Cats at the New London Theatre(Gillian Lynne).
Lynn was born in New Zealand; her interest in theatre began when her family returned to Glasgow. She training at the Laban Centre, London, gaining a BA(Hons) Degree in Dance and went on to perform with Transitions Dance Company and Instep Dance Company. She has worked extensively as a dancer and actress in over 30 productions with the Royal Opera, English National Opera and Scottish Opera.
Her television and film credits are numerous and include: Pride andPrejudice, Scarlet, The Bill, Taggart, Carrington, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Eugene Onegin. Most recently Lynn has worked for the Jim Henson Creature Shop as a puppeteer and costume performer in the films Buddy and Lost in Space.
Gillie Robic studied Theatre Design at The Central School. Her numerous theatre performances include: Marlowe's Dr Faustus, Beckett's Act Without Words, music theatre with Simon Rattle and Peter Maxwell Davies, all the late Carry Smith's Theatre of Puppets; Christopher Leith's Beowulf and Haydn's Philomen & Baucis conducted by Trevor Pinnock; Rapunzel,Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale and Quentin Blake's Angelo for the Little Angel Theatre. Gillie was commissioned to produce Daisy Ashford's The YoungVisitors for Brighton's Visions Festival. She was Puppet Master for the Royal National Theatre's Dragon, and Bolton Octagon's The Little Prince. She co-created the shadows for Ch 4 Tales from the Decameron, and A Wizard of Earthsea for Jackanory. Other television credits include: Michael Bentine's Potty Time, Rainbow, Spitting Image, Mortimer and Arabel and Roger and the Rottentrolls. Feature film credits include Pinocchio, Little Shop of Horrors and Lost in Space.
Robert trained in puppetry at Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre in Birmingham and was a member of the company for three years, making and performing a wide range of puppets. After gaining a BA (Hons) degree in theatre design from Wimbledon School of Art in 1993 he began to create puppets, creature costumes and props for feature films and television. He co-ordinated the design and construction of the themed animal costumes for John Cleese's film Fierce Creatures (Fish Productions - Universal Pictures). He has also created the puppets for Gigglish Allsorts (Granda Television), Potamus Park (Zoo Gang - Carlton Television), Playbus (Felgate Production -BBC) and helped create the wolves for What's Up Doc? and Wolfit (HensonsScottish TV).
His film credits include: The Avengers (Jerry Weintraub - Warner Bros Productions); Lost in Space (Space Dog Productions); Photographing Fairies (Starry Night Films); Pinocchio (Allied Pinocchio Productions Ltd); Judge Dredd; Flintstones (Jim Hensons Creature Shop). As a performer he has created the characters of Moldy Mole for Granada TV's Gigglish Allsorts and last year operated the fairies for the film Photographing Fairies and performed body suit work on The Avengers.
In complete contrast to Doctor Dolittle, Caroline spent last year as a strolling Troubadour/Puppeteer with a horse and cart and living outdoors (aka Horse and Bamboo Theatre).
Highlights included many hours around the camp fire singing to the sheep! Consequently being an animal operator feels like familiar territory.
Other puppetry work includes: Norwich Puppet Theatre and The Little Angel. After doing a degree in Spanish, Caroline trained at the Desmond Jones School of Mime and Physical Theatre. Presently she is focusing her energy on her coal training and is a committed member of Songlines - an all female acapella choir. Her physical training continues in the form of Ashtanga Yoga.
Adam was educated in theatre and dance at Millfield School and trained at London Studio Centre. His technical theatre credits include: Deputy Stage Manager at the Oxford Playhouse, scenic control operator on Aspects of Love (Really Useful Theatre Co.); City of Angels (Robert Fox); Copacabana (BCC/Apollo) and Company Stage Manager for Barrymore Live (BCC/Apollo). He has also freelanced as a Lighting Technician and Production Manager, working for shows and events around the UK and Europe.
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