Category: Stage Interviews

The National Youth Theatre, the UK’s leading youth arts organisation recently held auditions across the country this spring. The NYT is the UK’s leading youth arts organisation which aims to provide accessible training and opportunities to develop talented young people as opposed to expensive drama schools, for example, and is proving to be a champion of the next generation of talent. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Craig, Zawe Ashton, Matt Smith and Helen Mirren are just a few names from their famous alumni. We caught up with NYT graduate Sope Dirisu, who you’ll recognise from TV shows Humans (Channel 4, series 1), Undercover (BBC)...

There must be something in the water in the mid-Western State of Indiana, USA. Already famous for producing the Jackson Dynasty, it also produced Indianapolis native Moya Angela, a towering musical talent, with a big heart, a dazzling smile, and an infectious, deep-felt laugh. Her acting has been praised as capturing the emotional nuance needed to fully round out a role in musical theatre, and her vocal accomplishment allows her to switch seamlessly between growl-flecked notes and a whimsical, almost operatic head voice. Currently co-sharing the headline role as Effie White in the West End production of Dreamgirls, we couldn’t pass...

Amber Riley won an Olivier last year for her memorable turn as Effie White has to pass on the baton. Sonia Friedman Productions will replace her with African American actresses Marisha Wallace & Moya Angela and British singer/actress and former X Factor contestant Karen Mav who will all share the iconic role.