Hello!
This year has already got off to a cracking start with shows at the Mediaeval Banquet at The Abbeygate in Coombe Abbey going down a storm. There is a real team feeling to working at The Abbeygate and the cast are quite simply marvellous to work with.
Speaking of a great team, over the Christmas period I was back at the Blue Orange Theatre in Birmingham, taking on the role of the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz, working with a lovely group of people led by director Tina Hoffman. Christmas time can often provide a child’s first experience of theatre and it was lovely to hear the children reacting to twists and turns of the story, not to mention joining in on Follow The Yellow Brick Road! Such high energy shows can often be hard work, but when you have a great supportive team to work with and the audience reaction to feed off it makes it all worth while.
That’s all for now,
Nicola
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After two short holidays, (first to Holland and the second cruising the Warwickshire canals, both heartily recommended!) I have returned to work with a vengeance, prepping new demos and learning my script for my latest adventure, this time I shall be entering the jungle in a fast paced adaption of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book!
The new demos should appear over the next few weeks with any luck, depending on how busy my performance schedule gets, as I shall soon be starting yet another adventure! More information on that to follow…
That’s all for now,
Nicola
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It’s been a while since I put new photos up on this site, so I’ve just finished adding some to the Show Gallery, click HERE to see whats there! The gallery now features images from Bless Em All and the summer Abba concert.
That’s all for now!
Nicola xx
Hello folks!
Well it’s been a mad few months. First I skipped off to the Emerald City as Dorothy for two months, then I moved to London as the night club singer Rose in Jekyll & Hyde, alternating that role with Constance (giving me a strong case of multiple personality disorder). Then as I was still reeling from the rave reviews my performances received (see Reviews section of the site for more info) I found myself in rehearsals for Give My Regards To Broadway…
Hi Diddly Dee Dee, an actor’s life for me!
That’s all for now,
Nicola xx
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That's right. That's me jumping for joy.
I am jumping for joy right now folks, Jumping – For – Joy!
I’m currently in rehearsals for Jekyll and Hyde, which opens in Birmingham on the 18th November, for a short run, before transferring to London in 2016. During the Birmingham run I shall be playing Rose, an East End club singer, who strays into the path of the vicious Hyde.
However, for the London run, I am thrilled to announce that – not only will I reprise the role of Rose – but I will also alternate with the role of Constance (the well educated fiancée of Henry Jekyll), playing Constance twice a week and Rose twice a week. These two characters are the antithesis of each other, so I’m very much looking forward to the challenge of switching between them. And no, the irony of playing two polar opposite roles in a production of Jekyll and Hyde is not lost on me either…!
I will publish full details of my performance dates, as soon as I have my completed schedule. So, watch this space!
That’s all for now,
Nicola xx
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After touring up and down the UK with Bless Em All, Mamma Mia, It’s ABBA! and The Cat Pack it’s time to tidy away my tea dresses, file away my flares and tuck my trilby back in the cupboard ready to start rehearsals for Jekyll and Hyde.
Jekyll and Hyde will perform a short run at Birmingham in November and then transfer to London in January. Set in the 1930s this adaptation is close to the true spirit of the book and features a great cast, some of whom I have had the privilege to work with before.
More info will follow during rehearsals but until then, with one week left of concert performances to go, I suppose all I have to say is Thank You For The Music! (Groans)
That’s all for now!
Nicola xx
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I’m dashing this off quickly in a break from rehearsals for my next show, which opens next week!
Once again I shall be back on tour, performing not one, not two but three shows in rep. As before I shall continue to perform Bless Em All and The Cat Pack but for Autumn I shall be adding an Abba show into the mix. If you’re interested in booking one (or more!) of these shows then please contact Cat’s Pyjamas via their website. Click HERE to be whisked away to their site.
This tour will run until the end of October when I start rehearsals for Jekyll and Hyde in Birmingham. More on that another time but I’m particularly happy to be part of this production as it is is set in the 1930s and I am in love with the 30s fashion!
That’s all for now,
Nicola
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After a fabulous summer touring the UK with Bless Em All and The Cat Pack, (a Rat Pack inspired concert) the season is drawing to its close and Frank, Dean and Sammy are hanging up their trilbies to be replaced be Benny, Bjorn, Frida and Agnetha! That’s right, from the second week of September I shall be touring the UK singing the songs of Abba, something I haven’t done since I toured with Movie Music Magic back in 2008. I have to admit, I am hoping for the chance to wear a catsuit like this again…
Following on from the Abba show, I’ll be performing in another show in late Autumn… More on that later!
That’s all for now!
Nicola
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Rain drops keep falling on my head!
But that doesn’t mean my eyes will soon be turning red, cause crying’s not for me…. (Unless my character is meant to cry of course)
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The weather outside might be grey and gloomy but despite the miserable weather it’s been a cheerful start to the year for me. On a personal note I am now the proud joint owner of my first house, so I can look forward to 30 years of mortgage payments!
Work-wise, I have been busy with Murder Incorporated, playing a variety of reprehensible characters in Murder Mysteries across the Midlands. I’m starting to understand how Poirot must have felt, everytime I turn up at a swanky function someone seems to get murdered….! For anyone interested in finding out more you can visit their website by clicking HERE.
Secondly, I am pleased the announce that as of March I will be starting rehearsals for Turn of the Screw at the Blue Orange in Birmingham in which I shall be playing the Governess. Details of the show can be found at the Blue Orange Website, simply click HERE to be spirited away!
Based on the chilling novel by Henry James, the show combines live action with puppeteering to bring this Gothic tale to the stage. The rehearsal process will involve a lot of devising, so I will try to document the process. After thigh slapping, clowning and slapstick it will be great to get back to grips with a text that has deep wells of subtext to work from, so I look forward to updating you all on the journey!
That’s all for now,
Nicola
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