#kirsty ingram

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So it seems like the UK/International Tour 2022 is really in need of performers, so much that Kirsty Ingram, Rumpleteazer in the latter 2018 and 2019 legs of the UK Tour is performing this weekend (and maybe longer?) to help cover the show.

She is the third performer now (that I know of, there may be more) that they have called in to assist.

They do realize that they can (and should) cancel shows until the cast is better?

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Oops, she batted the human's water bottle under their chair! They called her a naughty kitty! What to do?

... when in doubt, be cute.

Kirsty Ingram as Rumpelteazer, with Liam Buckland covering Mungojerrie. International tour, 20/10/2019 (footage by @_imyour_connie on instagram).

And here they are in August of that year, on the day he made his Mungojerrie debut! (X)

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MUNGOJERRIE & RUMPLETEAZER: Featuring Billy Mahoney as Mungojerrie and Kirsty Ingram as Rumpleteazer. [International Tour - 2019]

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Cast list for CATS International Tour 2022 today (26th of June).

A lot of the cast members have been sick, so some are understudies or have been flown in from London to help out.

Written out list:

Grizabella = Sarah-Marie Maxwell; Old Deuteronomy = Russell Dickson; Gus/Bustopher Jones = Hal Fowler; Munkustrap = Sebastian Goffin; Rum Tum Tugger = Ed Wade; Mr Mistoffelees = Liam Mower; Skimbleshanks = Freddie Clements; Rumpelteazer = Kirsty Ingram; Mungojerrie = Harry Robinson; Jennyanydots = Anna Campkin; Jellylorum = Elizabeth Futter; Bombalurina = Lizzie Nance; Demeter = Frances Dee; Victoria = Maiya Hikasa; Cassandra = Erin Gisele Chapman; Carbucketty = Roan Pronk; Jemima = Carrie Willis; Coricopat = Shakeel Kimotho; Tantomile = Ben Mundy; Macavity/Admetus = Aaron Elijah; Bill Baily = Aaron Hunt; Pouncival = Dane Quixall; Alonzo = Daniel Timoney

Talking about my experience(s) under the cut for anyone interested (in the end, it’s for myself anyway)!

So, I’ve actually seen CATS live for the third (and last) time today! I’ve seen three different Grizabella’s now, which were all phenomenal and made me cry. Each cast member is truly amazing. Every single time I was blown away by all of them! It’s so exciting to watch them perform and to see what they’re doing when they aren’t in focus at all. I love, love, love their background acting. It’s a lot of fun! My favourite cat has been and always will be Skimbleshanks. First two times he was played by Philip Bertioli, who unfortunately came down with covid this week, so today it was Freddie Clements. Both of them are truly fantastic versions of this character! Would love to see them again, heh. Freddie’s Skimble today also paid so much attention to Admetus and Mungojerrie, out of the younger cats, which I found quite lovely to watch. Generally, I’m still blown away. The show is just so great (I mean, duh, it’s mf CATS) and since today was the last performance here it had a bit of a different feeling to it and I like that the cast (especially Rum Tum Tugger in this case) let you feel how much they enjoyed performing this all month long. Of course, the tour just started, so I’m sure they’re all eager to continue as well. It just felt amazing, is all. Their fun was palpable. <3 I’m still collecting my thoughts, so I’m pretty much just gushing right now, ah, well! All in all, I’m incredibly grateful and lucky to have seen it three times. Unforgettable, truly. <3

Also my seat today was phenomenal. I’m so lucky!!! I was so close and got hit by tails as they walked past me a couple of times, hjskfhkjhkl! This was my view:

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Kirsty Ingram and Joe Henry as Rumpleteazer and Mungojerrie in the 2019 International tour. Photos by @angela_l0102 on instagram: 24 November (top) and 21 July (bottom).

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I did, however, find some other images that I decided to save. So.

This is Alexander Auler as Munkustrap and I must say, this picture scares me for reasons I can't properly explain

Jak Skelly as Munkustrap and Kirsty Ingram as Rumpleteazer. It was the height difference. (Rumple being Munk's child?? That could be interesting ngl. Even her shoulder fluff is pretty similar to Munk's which I don't think it usually is? I might have to come up with a new hc now)

Jan-Eike Majert as Skimbleshanks, Alexander Auler as Munkustrap, Anastasia Bertinshaw as Jemima. (Skimblestraps with daughter Jemima? Yes.)

And finally, William Patrick Dunne as Alonzo. One of the most baby Alonzo I've seen

[spookymormonhelltrades]

Wants

The Book Of Mormon 

KJ Hippensteel as Elder Price

Brian Sears as Elder Cunningham

Waitress 

Betsy Wolfe as Jenna

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Recent UK Tour (Preferably Carrie Hope Fletcher/Lee Mead)

The Addams Family

Broadway Cast Change (Final show for Nathan Lane, Kevin Chamberlin, Carolee Carmello, Terrence Mann, Krysta Rodriguez and Wesley Taylor)  

UK Tour Cast

UK Tour Understudies (Jessica Buckby as Morticia, Scott Paige as Uncle Fester, Kirsty Ingram as Wednesday Addams, Jacob Fisher as Lucas Beineke)

Heathers 

 Full Show with OOBC 

 Berkeley Production (aka Gay Heathers)

Legally Blonde 

Sheridan Smith as Elle Woods

Susan McFadden as Elle Woods

Faye Brooks as Elle Woods

Lee Mead as Emmett Forrest

Matilda 

Zaris-Angel Hator as Matilda

Phantom of the Opera

Celinde Schoenmaker as Christine

Charlotte Page as Christine

Shrek The Musical 

West End

Previous UK Tour

Broadway

Hairspray

Layton Williams as Seaweed

Matt Rixon as Edna

Michael Ball as Edna

RENT

Layton Willams as Angel (Recent UK Tour)

Sister Act

West End

UK Tour(s)

Wicked

Willemijn Verkaik as Elphaba

Alice Fearn as Elphaba

Sophie Evans as Glinda

Helen Woolf as Glinda

Savannah Stevenson as Glinda

Matt Willis as Fiyero

Lee Mead as Fiyero

Oliver Savile as Fiyero

SpongeBob

Chicago

Broadway

I am willing to trade for these, my masterpost is here but I don’t have many. Any gifts would be appreciated.

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Have one last post for Naoimh Morgan in the Cats International Tour 2018. This time as a cover for Demeter instead of being Rumpleteazer.

I would have loved to see her performance for both characters in the stage show, but at least I have the movie.

However, you all get a bonus of Naoimh Morgan as Rumpleteazer with another Rumpleteazer, (who I thought was Kirsty Ingram, who performed on the second part of the international tour into 2019) who I believe was part of the cast and crew.

This will not be my last post about Naoimh as she is the best and I need to talk about her more.

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George Hinson as Tugger having a grand old time!

With Thomas Inge as Admetus, Kirsty Ingram as Rumpelteazer, Holly Willock as Jemima, and Ellie Young as Victoria. International tour 2019, at the Manila press event in November (X).

[thebryanandsilvergarbage]

Silver Garbage Award Nominees for 2017

The Nominees

WORST NEW SERIES:

APB (Fox)

Doubt (CBS)

Pitch (Fox)

Roadies (Showtime)

Son of Zorn (Fox)

24: Legacy (Fox)

WORST DRAMA SERIES:

APB (Fox) Doubt (CBS) Marvel’s Iron Fist (Netflix)

Roadies (Showtime)

13 Reasons Why (Netflix)

24: Legacy (Fox)

WORST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

APB - Justin Kirk as Gideon Roberts (Fox)

CODE BLACK - Rob Lowe as Dr. Ethan Willis (CBS) DOUBT - Steven Pasquale as William “Billy” Brennan (CBS)

MARVEL’S IRON FIST - Finn Jones as Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Netflix)

ROADIES - Luke Wilson as Bill Hanson (Showtime)

24 LEGACY: Corey Hawkins as Eric Carter (Fox)

WORST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

DOUBT - Katherine Heigl as Sadie Ellis (CBS)

NOTORIOUS - Piper Perabo as Julia George (ABC)

PITCH - Kylie Bunbury as Ginny Baker (Fox)

ROADIES - Carla Gugino as Shelli Anderson (Showtime)

SHADES OF BLUE - Jennifer Lopez as Harlee Santos (NBC) STAR - Jude Demorest as Star Davis (Fox)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

APB - Ernie Hudson as Capt. Ned Conrad (Fox) DOUBT - Elliott Gould as Isaiah Roth (CBS)

THE GET DOWN/24 LEGACY - Jimmy Smits as Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz (Netflix)/Senator John Donovan (Fox)

PITCH - Mark Consuelos as Oscar Arguelia (Fox)

PITCH - Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Mike Lawson (Fox)

STAR - Benjamin Bratt as Jahil Rivera (Fox)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

DOUBT - Laverne Cox as Cameron Wirth (CBS)

PITCH - Ali Larter as Amelia Slater (Fox) STAR - Queen Latifah as Carlotta Brown (Fox)

TRAINING DAY - Julie Benz as Holly Butler (CBS)

24 LEGACY - Anna Diop as Nicole Carter (Fox)

24 LEGACY - Miranda Otto as Rebecca Ingram (Fox)

WORST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES:

BLUE BLOODS/BULL - Isaiah Washington as ESU Deputy Chief Travis Jackson (CBS) & Jules Caffrey (CBS)

BULL - Eliza Dushku as J.P. Nunnally (CBS)

EMPIRE - Mariah Carey as Kitty (Fox)

ROADIES - David Spade as Himself (Showtime) STAR - Missy Elliot as Pumpkin (Fox)

13 REASONS WHY - Steven Weber as Principal Gary Bolan (Netflix)

WORST WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Chicago Justice (NBC)

Doubt (CBS) Marvel’s Iron Fist (Netflix)

Pitch (Fox)

Roadies (Showtime)

Star (Fox)

WORST DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Bull (CBS) Chicago Justice (NBC)

Doubt (CBS)

Pitch (Fox)

Shades of Blue (NBC)

Time After Time (ABC)

WORST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Chicago Fire/Justice/Med/P.D. (NBC)

Code Black (CBS)

Doubt (CBS)

Pitch (Fox)

Roadies (Showtime)

Time After Time (ABC)

WORST COMEDY SERIES:

Kevin Can Wait (CBS)

Making History (Fox)

The Ranch (F/X)

Son of Zorn (Fox)

Survivor's Remorse (Starz)

Uncle Buck (ABC)

WORST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

KEVIN CAN WAIT - Kevin James as Kevin Gable (CBS)

THE PRESIDENT SHOW - Anthony Atamanuik as Donald J. Trump (Comedy Central)

THE RANCH - Ashton Kutcher as Colt Bennett (FXX)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Alec Baldwin as Donald J. Trump (NBC)

SON OF ZORN - Jason Sudeikis as (The Voice of) Zorn (Fox)

UNCLE BUCK - Mike Epps as Uncle Buck (ABC)

WORST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

IMAGINARY MARY - Jenna Elfman as Alice (ABC)

MAKING HISTORY - Leighton Meester as Deborah Revere (Fox)

MAYA AND MARTY - Maya Rudolph as Various Characters (NBC)

POWERLESS - Vanessa Hudgens as Emily Locke (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Kate McKinnon as Kellyanne Conway (NBC)

SON OF ZORN - Cheryl Hines as Edie (Fox)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

POWERLESS - Alan Tudyk as Van Wayne (NBC) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Beck Bennett as Mike Pence (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Beck Bennett as Vladimir Putin (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Kate McKinnon as Jeff Sessions (NBC)

SCREAM QUEENS - Taylor Lautner as Dr. Cassady Cascade (Fox)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

THE GREAT INDOORS - Susannah Fielding as Brooke (CBS) GREAT NEWS - Nicole Richie as Portia Scott-Griffith (NBC) IMAGINARY MARY - Rachel Dratch as (The Voice of) Mary (ABC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Kate McKinnon as Betsy DeVos (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Cecily Strong as Melania Trump (NBC)

SCREAM QUEENS - Kirstie Alley as Nurse Ingrid Hoffel (Fox)

WORST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES:

KEVIN CAN WAIT - Leah Remini as Vanessa Cellucci (CBS)

KEVIN CAN WAIT - Adam Sandler as Jimmy (CBS)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Jimmy Fallon as Jared Kushner (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - John Goodman as Rex Tillerson (NBC)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Scarlett Johannson & Margot Robbie as Ivanka Trump (NBC)

YOUR PRETTY FACE IS GOING TO HELL - Dustin Diamond as Dustin Diamond (Cartoon Network)

WORST WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES:

The Great Indoors (CBS) Imaginary Mary (ABC)

Kevin Can Wait (CBS)

The Mick (Fox)

Son of Zorn (Fox)

Uncle Buck (ABC)

WORST DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Imaginary Mary (ABC)

Kevin Can Wait (CBS)

Making History (Fox)

Scream Queens (Fox)

Son of Zorn (Fox)

Uncle Buck (ABC)

WORST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Imaginary Mary (ABC) Kevin Can Wait (CBS)

Last Man Standing (ABC)

Making History (Fox)

Son of Zorn (Fox)

Uncle Buck (ABC)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM: Crisis in Six Scenes (Amazon)

Dirty Dancing (ABC)

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (A&E)

Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? (Lifetime)

Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (SyFy) Who Killed JonBenet? (Lifetime)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS LEAD ACTOR: CRISIS IN SIX SCENES - Woody Allen as Sidney Munsinger (Amazon)

DIRTY DANCING - Colt Prattes as Johnny Castle (ABC)

MAD FAMILIES - Charlie Sheen as Charlie (Crackle)

MICHAEL JACKSON: SEARCHING FOR NEVERLAND - Navi as Michael Jackson (Lifetime)

THE NEW EDITION STORY - Woody McClain as Bobby Brown (BET)

SHARKNADO: THE 4TH AWAKENS - Ian Ziering as Fin Shepard (SyFy)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS LEAD ACTRESS:

BRITNEY EVER AFTER - Natasha Bassett as Britney Spears (Lifetime) CUSTODY - Catalina Sandina Moreno as Sara Diaz (Lifetime) CUSTODY - Hayden Panettiere as Ally Fisher (Lifetime)

DIRTY DANCING - Abigail Breslin as Frances "Baby" Houseman (ABC) LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH/MAD FAMILIES - Leah Remini as Leah Remini (A&E)/Charlotte (Crackle)

SHARKNADO: THE 4TH AWAKENS - Tara Reid as April Wexley (SyFy)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS SUPPORTING ACTOR:

DIRTY DANCING - Trevor Einhorn as Neil Kellerman (ABC)

DIRTY DANCING - Bruce Greenwood as Jake Houseman (ABC) DIRTY DANCING - Billy Dee Williams as Tito Suarez (ABC)

HAIRSPRAY LIVE! - Derek Hough as Corny Collins (NBC)

MOTHER, MAY I SLEEP WITH DANGER - James Franco as Director (Lifetime)

SHARKNADO: THE 4TH AWAKENS - David Hasselhoff as Col. Gilbert Shepard (SyFy)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

BRITNEY EVER AFTER - Jillian Walchuck as Paris Hilton (Lifetime)

CRISIS IN SIX SCENES - Miley Cyrus as Lennie Dale (Amazon) DIRTY DANCING - Sarah Hyland as Lisa Houseman (ABC) DIRTY DANCING - Debra Messing as Marjorie Houseman (ABC)

DIRTY DANCING - Nicole Scherzinger as Penny Garcia (ABC)

SHARKNADO: THE 4TH AWAKENS - Cheryl Tiegs as Raye Shepard (SyFy)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS WRITING: Crisis In Six Scenes (Amazon) Dirty Dancing (ABC) Mad Families (Crackle) Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? (Lifetime) Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (SyFy) Who Killed JonBenet? (Lifetime)

WORST SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING: Crisis In Six Scenes (Amazon) Dirty Dancing (ABC) High School Lover (Lifetime) Mad Families (Crackle) Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (SyFy) Who Killed JonBenet? (Lifetime)

WORST PERFORMANCE BY A SPECIAL CLASS ENSEMBLE: Crisis In Six Scenes (Amazon) Dirty Dancing (ABC) The New Edition Story (BET) Searching for Neverland: The Michael Jackson Story (Lifetime) Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (SyFy) Shots Fired (Fox)

WORST REALITY PROGRAM: Chrisley Knows Best (USA)

Dating Naked (VH1) Duck Dynasty (A&E) Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E!) Rob & Chyna (E!) Teen Mom 2 (MTV)

WORST SPIN-OFF or RE-BOOT:

The Blacklist: Redemption (NBC) - Spin-off of the hit NBC Drama "The Blacklist" Chicago Justice (NBC) - Spin-Off of the Chicago Procedural Franchise

Dirty Dancing (ABC) - Re-boot of the Classic 1987 Movie

Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (SyFy) - Spin-off of the Sharknado Film Series

24: Legacy (Fox) - Half-Re-Boot, and Half-Sequel to the Action Series "24"

Uncle Buck (ABC) - Re-Boot of the 1989 Classic Movie

WORST ON-SCREEN PAIRING: DIRTY DANCING - Abigail Breslin & Colt Prattes (ABC) DIRTY DANCING - Bruce Greenwood & Debra Messing (ABC) DOUBT - Katherine Heigl & Steven Pasquale (CBS) THE NEW EDITION STORY - Any TWO (or more) Band Members (BET) SHARKNADO 4: THE 4TH AWAKENS - Ian Ziering & EITHER Tara Reid or The Shark (SyFy) 24: LEGACY - Corey Hawkins & Anna Diop (Fox)

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Ladies County vs Dudley & District

SUNDAY 16TH JUNE 2019

Home team playing at Moseley CC

01. Kirsty Darling - Triplex 02. Sarah Sterland - Maggies 03.Karen Flowers - Hall Green 04. Sharnie Harvey - Colebrook 05. Sarah Combellack - Bradford Arms 06. Kelly Martin - Baldwin 07. Jodie Pritchard - Ye Olde Knowle 08. Kate Fall - Woodbourne Sports 09. Christine Faulkner - Ye Olde Knowle 10. Steph Witherspoon - Maggies 11. Anne O'Loughlin - Hall Green 12. Claire West - Baldwin

Reserves Jan Lovesey-Knight Liz Cooper Jenny Taylor Kathryn Willets

Practice times for the home team at Moseley Cricket Club Friday are ok afternoon and evenings except for the Warwick & Worcester Cup, Friday which I believe is the 14th of June. Saturday mornings, all day Sundays and any weekday afternoon 1:30 to 6pm the green is free.

Away team playing at Woodman Saltwells, DY2 0BP

01. Jan Pratley - Rowley Labour 02. Katy Lang- White Hart 03. Emma Goode - Kings Norton Ex-Service 04. Shannon Kernick - Baldwin 05. Tracey Baker - King George V 06. Jayne Bates- Boldmere St Michaels 07. Sarah Hall - British Oak 08. Bev Pritchard - King George V 09. Maggie Pailing - Royal Oak 10. Sarah Homer - RASP 11. Michelle Chatwin - Hall Green 12. Emily Kernick - Baldwin

Reserves Michelle Meadowcroft Sheena Leek Joan Ingram Cath McComb

We are not having a coach to this venue so if you can all liaise with your team mates to ensure you all get to the game on time, anybody with any problems can you please contact me via email or telephone number 07545 589 272.

Jan Pratley

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I would like to take a moment to invite you all to consider the height difference between Jak Skelly and Kirsty Ingram of the 2018 International tour. 👀

[asdamagicbiscuits]

Theatre Hightlights 2017

My Top 10 (13 really if we are being specific) Theatre Highlights and Moments of 2017 (in no particular order but it roughly goes in the order everything happened. I combined things together to make it easier to read and talk about without doubling back on myself)

Now let’s get started!

Les Mis and Cinderella

The start of 2017 saw me returning to London see Les Mis and Cinderella at the London Palladium with my friend Johanna.

It was lovely to kick-start my theatre-going for the year with a trip to Les Mis. I do love that show, it’s a timeless piece and one I will never get sick of. It was great to see Adam Bayjou as Jean Valjean, he did a fantastic job and delivered a top class performance. The vocals in Bring Him Home - sublime!

I was lucky enough to win a competition for two tickets to see Cinderella and wow, I was blown away by everything. The whole company worked so hard to put on a wonderful show, I throughly enjoyed it so much. Natasha Barnes was perfect as Cinderella and I had chills every time she sang, just beautiful. For me I was most excited to see Paul O’Grady in the show and he didn’t disappoint. Absolutely fabulous and I’m so glad I got to see him perform in the show.

Definitely started 2017 in the best way!

Grease at Leicester Curve

My first #BindonOnTour trip of the year had me returning to the Leicester Curve to see Grease the Musical again. Those of you who read last year’s post will remember that I saw it at the end of last year and adored it, so I was thrilled to be able to get in to see the show again before it closed. It made for a lovely early birthday treat and I adored seeing Jessica Paul as Sandy, and Luke George on stage again. Both gave incredible performances as always, and it was well worth all the travel I did that day to see them! The whole company were so on it and I stand by everything I said before about this show!

Death Takes A Holiday

This show had me returning to the Charing Cross Theatre to see another of Maury Yeston’s masterpieces. The score, like the other Yeston shows I’ve seen, spoke to my soul and I fell in love with the show. Maury has this quality of writing stunning music and all the little musical links were so fitting for the piece - I couldn’t get the music out of my head. You could say it haunted me but in a lovely way, drawing me back.

Excellent casting with Zoe Doano, Chris Peluso and then James Gant in the leads as Grazia and Death. Zoe’s soprano was showcased beautifully in this show and someone needs to cast James Gant as Phantom, as the way he sang Alive and I Thought I Could Live on the last show was spectacular. What a voice and boy can that man belt!

The rest of the company were incredible, Scarlett Courtney was a standout for me as Daisy and she broke my heart each time I saw her with her part in What Do You Do. Beautiful.

42nd Street

If I had to pick THE show of 2017 for me it’s 42nd Street hands down. It’s the most feel good show you could wish to see. I get asked what to see in London a lot by people. My singing teacher calls me his theatre guru as I see so much theatre and work all the hours god sends on top! (Hi Adam if you’re reading!)

This is the show I always say in a heartbeat. I’m so happy when I watch it. I cry at the overture - it makes me so happy and an emotional wreck as well. This is also a show I desperately want to see James McKeon conduct!!

The casting is en-point. Clare Halse is divine as Peggy, what a dream and whether you sit front row or at the back of the balcony, her performance never fails to touch and reach you. Tom Lister has Julian down to a tee, and those guys and girls in the ensemble - hats off every time to them. But really the whole company is stellar and I leave immediately thinking when can I go back?! The music is phenomenal, proper old school Hollywood movie musical vibes. I have to mention the person who drew me to go and see 42nd Street and ultimately to fall in love with this musical, Luke George. Those who read my highlights last year will remember that I saw Luke in Titanic and in Grease at the Leicester Curve, so to see him on stage again in this incredible show is so great. I love spotting him in the show and especially at the beginning when the curtain rises and you see everyone’s feet tap dancing! Look out for orange tap shoes and green socks - that’s Luke!! 😀

42nd Street can be found at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London’s West End so get down to meet those dancing feet and also don’t forget to buy the London Cast Recording which is available on iTunes and Spotify.

Mikado

The next stop on #BindonOnTour saw me going to Bath to see the second ever show of All Male Mikado. I also managed to see it again later on in the tour when it went to Brighton. I went to see Richard Munday play the lead in the show Nankipoo. It was fantastic to see Richard on stage again, he was absolutely brilliant and his comic timing was excellent. One moment I remember really clearly was when he plopped his head down on the table and a plate bounced up in the air and landed on his head. It was so unexpected and even now it still makes me chuckle thinking about it. I really enjoyed hearing Richard sing Gilbert and Sullivan. Two very joyous evenings spent in two lovely venues seeing a great show!

Deposit

This was the only play I saw this year but I was very lucky to be able to get to see the show three times, and seeing Natalie Dew again is always a delight!! There were only 4 people in the company, including Natalie. They were all outstanding and played off each other so well, tackling a story which is very relevant to London today. It was a really lovely piece of theatre, extremely well performed by all of them, and the Hampstead Theatre is such a gorgeous venue. Like everything I’ve seen Natalie in, there is always one moment in the show where she makes me cry. She’s a wonderful actress and the truth in the portrayal of every character she plays is so natural and organic. I hope 2018 brings me more opportunities to see this lady do her thing, as she’s damn good and such a sweetie!! ☺️

The Addams’ Family

I was very lucky to be able to see the UK Tour of The Addams’ Family twice. In Bath in June and again in Dartford in November.

In Bath I took my very good friend Holly, who adores TAF Musical, and I managed to get us front row seats. It was incredible seeing the show so close. I was genuinely blown away by the entire production, it was all so well put together. The company were outstanding. Fantastic music, beautiful vocals, stunning choreography. If this doesn’t get a London transfer I’ll cry. Everyone should see this show!! THE BEST touring production I’ve ever seen and I see a lot of theatre, especially through my work. When the gauze came in and they were doing set changes behind it and it went out revealing something different I was so surprised, I didn’t even notice that’s what they were doing behind there. The story and performances were so engaging and really drew you in, especially the ensemble. Shoutout to Kirsty Ingram and Jessica Buckley who always drew my attention whenever they were on stage. The costumes were so well designed and thought out. Especially with the ancestors.

Beg, borrow or steal a ticket if this show goes to London, you won’t regret it!!

A very long Les Mis post

Cast Change is always a hard time as you are saying goodbye to people you’ve watched perform over the past year. The hardest goodbye was to the absolute legend that is Kayleigh McKnight who was such a badass Factory Girl and one of the loveliest people I’ve ever met. She lights up the stage when she is performing and I’m hoping she’ll return one day to Dream The Dream.

Now the 19th July 2017 is one of those stagey dates which will stick in my memory for a particular reason. Now after a year of being on a third cover alert after Cast Change I was moving to a second cover alert and 19th July was the show I had waited so long to see. Antony Hansen’s debut as Jean Valjean. Wow. Just wow. He completely blew my mind during that show for he kept hitting every mark, I couldn't fault him. At the end of JVJ’s Soliloquy in the Prisoner section I knew he was joining the ranks of one my favourite JVJ’s of all time. Hands down the strongest debut I’ve ever seen by someone in a role. Cover debut or Principal! I was very fortunate to be able to see him again front row on September 4th and it was just incredible! The detail Antony put into the character and the performance he delivered. It was strong, confident and he didn’t falter once. Well worth the over a year wait to see him. I urge everyone to go see this man in action as JVJ! You won’t be disappointed. I also want to briefly mention how fantastic Antony is as Courf and how even in the ensemble he stands out and delivers a brilliant performance. Although I do now worry every time at the start of the ABC cafe when he makes his entrance after he nearly fell over on the stairs. Trust me to find something to worry about in what should be one of the safest ensemble tracks there are in the show!

Shitfaced Shakespeare including my Brighton and Ed Fringe adventures

Sitting down to write this part and I’m here thinking - where do I even begin?!

Firstly I must start with a massive apology to everyone at Magnificent Bastard Productions for actually they should have been in my highlights last year! But I’m a plonker and when I came to write 2016’s highlights I completely went blank. So I’m very sorry for that so buckle in for a bumper mention this year.

As mentioned I saw Shitfaced Shakespeare’s fantastic A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2016. I went with two friends from work called Phil and Will (shout-out guys) which still cracks me up now BECAUSE IT RHYMES. Simple things 😂🙊 I digress though. I had the fantastic Saul Marron as Compère and the Rev Lewis Ironside as a drunk Lysander, with Stacey Norris, Beth-Louise Priestley, David Ellis and John Mitton as the rest of the company performing that night. It was, quite simply the best night EVER. So funny, I was laughing so hard I squeaked! Whilst I don’t remember much, what I do remember I still talk about it to this day and I was gutted I only saw it once! Fast forward to 2017. When I saw Shitfaced Shakespeare would be returning to the Leicester Square Theatre with Much Ado About Nothing I knew I had to go and see them. I ended up practically moving into the venue with my very good friends Rebecca and Sarah. We also went on a few roadtrips to see the fringe company in Brighton and Edinburgh perform Romeo and Juliet. Edinburgh Fringe was pure joy and I’m so excited to go back next year to see those guys in action.

If there was a show which summed up my summer it would be that one. So many laughs, so many quotes which had me laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe, my personal favourite comes from Mr David Ellis himself, ‘Go fuck thyself’ had me in stitches for about 10 minutes.

It was fantastic to see everyone I saw in Midsummer on stage again and to get to meet them all was wonderful. The whole Shitfaced family are such hugely talented, lovely and the most down to earth people you’ll ever meet. An absolute joy to watch on stage and those guys certainly made my summer, so many amazing memories. Thank you all, so excited to see you all in 2018!

Tickets for their London run next year are on sale as we speak so make sure you go and book to see Merchant Of Venice and Romeo and Juliet at the Leicester Square Theatre and go see them on fringe too. Follow @shitfacedshake for updates!

Wind In The Willows

Having seen this show on tour in 2016, I was very excited to return to the Riverbank when it transferred to the Palladium over the summer, and I was not disappointed. It was still as delightful and sweet as I remembered. Craig Maither and Simon Lipkin were such a fantastic pairing as Mole and Ratty and had me laughing and crying throughout. The songs which got me on tour got me in London. A Friend Is Still A Friend and A Place To Come Back To have to be hands down two of the best songs ever written but I mean the whole album is inspiring and complete genius.

In London I finally got to see Jenna Boyd as Mrs Otter and Georgie Westall as Mrs Hedgehog. What. A. Show. I had cried already by the end of the opening song. It was a show I certainly won’t forget in a while. Jenna had such a warmth about her Mrs Otter and played really well opposite Emily, who played Portia. Georgie was fantastic as Mrs Hedgehog and stole the show, along with James Gant who played Mr Hedgehog, in the Hedgehog’s Nightmare. Pure joy and one of the best shows I’ve seen this year.

Phantom Cast Change & THAT Phantom Show

Cast Change never gets any easier and this year it was time to say goodbye to the lovely and incredibly talented Lyndsey Gardner, who I’ve seen as a swing then move into second cover Carlotta. I was really sad to see her leave as she is always such a ray of sunshine and lights up the stage so bright when performing. I’ve been very blessed to see her as Carlotta so many times and the first time I saw her (it was her second ever Carlotta show) I was front row and it was magical.

Now I was already planning to go on 7th September to see Georgia Ware as Principal Meg so when I found out that Leo Miles was on for Raoul I was so happy to see them both on together. Then I found out that Lyndsey was coming back as Carlotta and I lost my chill completely. I couldn’t believe it. I had waited a year to potentially see the three of them together, never expecting to get to see them, and it took Lyndsey to leave the company and be called in and for Georgia to be made Principal for it to happen. I remember thinking I must be dreaming, this can’t be real. But looking at the cast board and seeing all their names up there, I knew I was in for a very special and magical afternoon. Sitting in my seat I was shaking before the show even started, I couldn’t believe my luck. During the show I wish I had more eyes to watch all of them individually but I soaked up every bit I could and I throughly enjoyed it. Stunning and flawless performances all round and I was so proud of all three of them and watching them take their bows I can’t deny it I did get really emotional! One of the most unforgettable afternoons ever and even writing about it now I can still remember it so clearly!! Absolutely perfect!

Kinky Boots for Rebecca’s Birthday

My last London theatre trip of the year saw me returning to the Factory with my good friend taking a few newbies to see the show. Me, Sarah and Zoe organised this as an early Birthday treat for Rebecca who had been waiting to see this since February! It was fantastic to see the new company of Kinky Boots. Simon-Anthony Rhoden was an absolute dream as Lola and played so well opposite Jordan Fox who was on for Charlie Price that evening. Their vocals were sublime and if I didn’t know Jordan was a cover I’d have thought he was Principal. Absolutely solid performance and handled my favourite songs in the show with ease, making it look effortless. Verity Rushworth was out of this world as Lauren. So sassy and fun. Even if Lauren wasn’t the main focus in a scene I found myself watching Verity’s captivating performance. A joy to watch.

In every show I’ve seen Dale Evans in the first time I see him in a show I always see him on for his cover role. First Chris in Miss Saigon, then Frank in Showboat and now Harry in Kinky Boots. It was great to see Dale on stage again and on for Harry that night. Take What You Got is my Favourite Song in the show and Dale and Jordan did a fantastic job with it. One of many highlights in the show for me. Hopefully I’ll see them both again!

I’m most excited to be returning to the Kinky Boots Factory in 2018. January can’t come soon enough! ‘Let’s make shoes’

Panto!

My last two theatre trips of the year and also the last two stops of #BindonOnTour for 2017 saw me heading off to Panto land!!

Firstly I went to see Peter Pan at my local theatre where I live to see Abigail Matthews in Peter Pan. I was so excited to see Abigail perform again. I was gutted to miss her last year in Cinderella so made sure I got in to see her this year and I was not disappointed, she was fantastic. I had a smile on my face every time she was on stage. It was really good to see her play both Mrs Darling and Tinkerbell, her characterisation between the two was excellent and casting her as Tinkerbell was inspired!! I loved how sassy and cheeky Abigail was as Tinkerbell and comic timing was en-point. Vocals were divine and damn that girl has a belt on her, completely blown away.

Adam Woodyatt was delightful as the villainous Captain Hook and Antony Lawrence was hilarious as Smee and did great interacting with the audience.

My next trip to Panto land saw me off to Bath to see my good friend Simeon Dyer in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Honestly I had such a good afternoon, absolutely fantastic show and Devon Elise Johnson was a dream as Snow White. Massive shoutout to all the guys and girl playing the Dwarfs, their characterisation was brilliant and as a group they bounced off each other really well - the highlight of the show was all the scenes in their house, loved them.

Both companies in the two pantos were outstanding and did a great job, especially keeping the energy up with the gruelling schedule. Hats off to them!

Well that's been 2017. As stagey as ever but that’s just how I like it! Had yet another fantastic year in the theatre world and I couldn’t love this industry more if I tried. Very proud to be a part of it. Who knows what will make the cut next time but I sure know it’s gonna be one hell of a ride! So make sure you come back next year and find out what my highlights for 2018 are!

Until then, cheerio!

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We are getting into the thick of the Fantasy Football season, when you need to start jockeying for position. It is time to make aggressive moves via the trade market to improve your team. Now is the time to buy low on underperforming players (like Amari Cooper before Thursday’s performance).

The Next Movement by The Roots

If you were wondering what he would do after a breakthrough rookie season, Dak Prescott is proving he’s for real. He has multiple TDs in four straight, including 10 in his last three games. He is an as-advertised dual threat QB in an offense that has not even hit its stride just yet. Prescott should be locked into your Fantasy lineup regardless of matchup. In dynasty formats, he should only be moved for a large sum, given his youth and upside. Prescott will be a popular DFS selection against the Niners this weekend.

Remember You by Wiz Khalifa featuring The Weeknd

Ben Roethlisberger is stumbling out of the gate and the entire Steelers offense is suffering, not to mention Fantasy owners. It wasn’t just the five-INT game a couple of weeks ago, but that certainly didn’t help. Maybe retirement has more than entered his mind? It certainly looks like it, but there is simply too much talent on the Steelers to give up on him. With his recent play and much discussed road struggles, Roethlisberger is not someone I want to start right now until things turn around. He’s a QB2 until further notice.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.

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Goodbye Nola by Orgone

No one was probably happier to see Adrian Peterson leave town than Mark Ingram. Well, besides maybe Peterson owners. Ingram has more room to run and breathing room with Adrian Peterson gone. Now, Ingram is back to straddling the RB1 fence on a weekly basis. He will have to contend with talented rookie Alvin Kamara, who will eat into his touches and reception upside. The chance to scoop him up at a reasonable price passed after his two TD performance.

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Adrian Peterson finally got a chance to run this season and he responded by racking up over 130 yards with two scores. The return of David Johnson is looming, but AP could very well put up Top 10 numbers in the meantime. He gives the Cardinals a much-needed threat in the run game. There was a chance Peterson was on your waiver wire last week, but he’s long gone by now. Consider him a strong RB2 option on a weekly basis.

Fallin’ by Alicia Keys

Terrelle Pryor’s debut in Washington is off to a less-than-stellar start. He has just two games with more than 31 yards receiving and a lone score. Kirk Cousins is not slinging it quite as much as he did last season and Pryor has not asserted himself as a lead WR. He’s in a contract year and it will be very interesting to see how the next 11 games go for him. He’s barely a Fantasy starter right now and it’s only because of bye weeks. The 28-year-old’s dynasty value is leaking, which makes him worth a buy low check-in. Outside of that, though, it is best to stay away from this situation until Pryor shows any signs of turning things around.

Cardinals running back Adrian Peterson (right).

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Rise by Katy Perry

Devin Funchess has been emerging as a reliable target for Cam Newton. With Greg Olsen out, Funchess has been seeing additional work and is a bench WR I want to own. If Kelvin Benjamin cannot go in Week 7, Funchess will elevate to a legitimate WR2/3 candidate. He has the size and ceiling to usurp Benjamin as Newton’s favorite target by 2018. His value has been up and down in dynasty formats, so whether you can still buy him at a reasonable price really depends on the rest of your league mates. His talent is certainly worth inquiring about. In redraft formats, he makes for a great throw-in target that could be valuable depth for you down the stretch.

Rock With You by Michael Jackson

George Kittle made some noise this summer but rookie TEs rarely make it worth your while in Fantasy. Still, the trade of Vance McDonald signaled the beginning of the Kittle era and it has gotten off to a solid start. He’s a definite upside TE2 and streaming option. Those in dynasty leagues need to pay close attention to his development. If he is available on your waiver wire, throw Kittle on your bench for a rainy day. He has the size and athleticism to be a reliable pass-catching move TE for the Niners.

Walk On By by Dionne Warwick

Delanie Walker has been a consistently strong TE1 option for the past three years. He has competition now at the position in the form of rookie Jonnu Smith. While a healthy Walker is still a Fantasy starter, he’s more of a backend TE1 than no-doubt Top 5 option. Smith is not on the radar just yet, unless of course, Walker misses Week 7. Smith is a player that you will want to target in dynasty formats, as his future is extremely bright. Consider him the heir apparent to Walker and that could happen as early as next season.

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Harry Francis as Mistoffelees, Joe Henry as Mungojerrie, and Kirsty Ingram as Rumpelteazer; International tour 2019 (at the Manila press event in November).