PRODUCTION
Producers Darren Bell and Cuffe & Taylor for Live Nation are proud to announce the return of the WhatsonStage Award-winning concert production of Love Never Dies directed by Shaun Kerrison, playing at the London Palladium on 16, 17 and 18 October 2026 for 5 performances.
THE PHANTOM RETURNS...
With a score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and a book by Lloyd Webber, Slater, Ben Elton and Frederick Forsyth, this spectacular new musical reunites the masked Phantom with his only true love and musical protégée, the stunning beauty Christine Daaé. Love Never Dies is a roller-coaster ride of intrigue, obsession and romance – where little is as it first appears.
With Madame Giry’s help, the Phantom escaped the Paris mobs to build a glittering new empire in the new world. For ten long years The Phantom has hidden himself amongst the freaks and sideshows nursing his broken heart and yearning for his true love to return. And now…
Blinded by money and the bright lights of Coney – Christine, with Raoul and their son Gustave, is lured to America to perform one final time. But Christine soon discovers the true identity of the mysterious impresario who has tempted her across the Atlantic. As old wounds are reopened and forgotten memories unlocked – The Phantom sets out to prove that, indeed, Love Never Dies.
This concert production comes as Phantom of the Opera celebrates its 40th year in London’s West End, marking four extraordinary decades at His Majesty’s Theatre. Phantom of the Opera is widely considered one of the world’s most beautiful and spectacular musicals. Since 1986, the global phenomenon has played to over 160 million people in 217 cities, 58 territories and 23 languages.
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Jamie
Muscato
The Phantom
Jamie Muscato’s theatre credits include Dexter in One Day (Royal Lyceum Edinburgh), Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby (London Coliseum), Anatole in Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 (The Donmar Warehouse - Olivier Award nominee for Best Actor in a Musical), Christian in Moulin Rouge! (Piccadilly Theatre), Guy in Once (London Palladium), Enjolras in Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (Sondheim Theatre), Tony in West Side Story (Leicester Curve), JD in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket, The Other Palace - 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards nominee for Best Actor in a Musical), Story Edward in Big Fish (The Other Palace), Ben in Lazarus (Kings Cross Theatre), George Jacob Holyoake in A Subject of Scandal and Concern (Finborough Theatre), Jake in Stay Awake Jake (The Vaults), Joe in Bend It Like Beckham (Phoenix Theatre), Anthony in Sweeney Todd (Welsh National Opera), Nathan in House of Mirrors and Hearts (Arcola Theatre), Eddie in Dogfight (National Theatre), Rock of Ages (Shaftesbury Theatre), Love Story (Duchess Theatre), Jean Prouvaire in Les Misérables (25th Anniversary tour), Spring Awakening (Novello, Lyric Hammersmith). His TV and film credits include What We Wished We Could Be (Slick Films), Chemistry of Death (Paramount+), The Undeclared War (Channel 4, Peacock), Pistol (FX Network), The Colour of Spring (Winterlight Productions), The Trial of Christine Keeler (BBC), The Nun (New Line Cinema, Warner Bros), Cilla (ITV), Les Misérables (Working Title Films).
Celinde
Schoenmaker
Christine Daaé
Celinde Schoenmaker’s theatre credits include playing the original Sarah Brown in Nick Hytner's Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre. Other West End roles include Fantine in Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre and Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre. She has also starred in Barnum at the Menier Chocolate Factory, The Light in the Piazza for LA Opera and Southbank Centre, Marry Me a Little for The Barn Theatre, Love Story in The Netherlands and Jesus Christ Superstar In Concert at Theatre Orb, Tokyo. Film credits include Renate Blauel in Rocketman, Hong Kong Love Story, Matriarch and The Modelizer. TV credits include: Crookhaven (BBC), Truth & Conviction (Angel Studios), Our House (Red Planet Pictures) and Red Light (Man Up Film).
George
Blagden
Raoul
Currently, George is starring as Valentin in The Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Curve Theatre, Leicester. George starred as Athelstan in the series Vikings for three seasons. Success led to a spin-off, Vikings: Athelstan's Journal. George also led Versailles as King Louis XIV and starred in the series Black Mirror; his episode, "Hang the DJ", was nominated for a BAFTA. George started his career by playing the revolutionary Grantaire in Tom Hooper's movie-musical adaptation of Les Misérables. On stage, George starred in Company directed by Marianne Elliott and in Tartuffe at The Theatre Royal Haymarket with Paul Anderson. He played the lead in Jamie Lloyd's The Pitchfork Disney.
Courtney
Stapleton
Meg Giry
Training: ArtsEd, London. Theatre includes: Steph in Pride (National Theatre); Sydney/Alice in Love Can and Kelly in The Mad Ones (The Other Palace); Blast in SuperYou (Leicester Curve); Belle in Beauty And The Beast (West End and UK Tour), Dear Evan Hansen (Noel Coward Theatre); Six (Arts Theatre); Les Misérables (Queens Theatre); Bat Out of Hell (Dominion Theatre) and Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre). Other credits include: Love Never Dies in Concert (The Palladium); The Throwaways (The Other Palace); Kerry Ellis Live at The Palladium and The Olivier Awards. Follow Courtney @CourtneyJStapes
Mazz
Murray
Madame Giry
Mazz most recently played the role of Donna Sheridan in MAMMA MIA! in the West End.
Previously, she played Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Don Black’s smash hit Sunset Boulevard at the Royal Albert Hall and at Alexandra Palace Theatre in London to huge critical acclaim, and she was also a part of The Show Must Go On which was recorded live for Sky Arts.
Mazz made her theatre debut playing Patsy Cline in The Roy Orbison Story and has starred in many West End and UK productions, including Mama Morton in Chicago (Phoenix Theatre), Tanya in MAMMA MIA! (Novello), A Girl Called Dusty, Rent, Smokey Joe’s Café, Fame, Only the Lonely, Boogie Nights and Pippin. One of Mazz’s most notable roles was with rock supergroup Queen in their musical We Will Rock You, starring as Killer Queen for nine years in the West End. She was also part of The Greatest Show (London Palladium).
Mazz led the MAMMA MIA! company in the closing act of Her Majesty’s Platinum Golden Jubilee at Buckingham Palace. This is believed to have been the last live performance ever for the Queen.
Film credits include: MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again, Santa Claus: The Movie and Hope & Glory.
Television credits include: Footballers’ Wives, The Bill, EastEnders, The Man from Auntie, Eye Spy and The Quest. Most recently she appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race (BBC Three) and in MAMMA MIA! I Have A Dream (ITV), and filmed for Series 4 of Strike (BBC One).
A project she undertook during the pandemic was a new theatre cookbook named And 5, 6, 7, EAT which she created alongside The Theatre Cafe with a portion of proceeds going towards the charity Acting for Others.
Concerts include: Mazz Murray: The Music of Dusty Springfield (Adelphi Theatre), Moonlight (Eventim Apollo), Sea Witch (Theatre Royal Drury Lane). She was also a guest star in Il Divo’s “A Musical Affair” tour across Russia and Scandinavia in 2015.
Music recordings include: Sweet Charity, Chicago and Fiddler on the Roof. She is part of the rock group Woman – in 2020 they hit number 1 in the rock charts with their single I’m A Woman which they recorded with the legendary Brian May in aid of breast and ovarian cancer charities. The band also toured with Earth Wind and Fire and Billy Ocean.
Podcasts: Narrator/Busker in The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas (Matt Lucas).
Charles
Brunton
Gangle
Nic
Greenshields
Squelch
Training: Laine Theatre Arts
Theatre Credits Include: Fleshcreep in Jack and The Beanstalk (Cliffs Pavillion, Southend); Ugly Sister in Cinderella (Cliffs Pavilion, Southend); Javert in Les Miserable 40th anniversary special finale performance (Cameron Mackintosh Productions) The Wizard of Oz (International Tour); Love Never Dies (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Les Misérables (International Tour); Les Misérables – the Staged Concert (Sondheim Theatre); Young Frankenstein (Garrick Theatre); Guys and Dolls (Savoy/Phoenix Theatre); Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace); The Phantom of the Opera (His Majesty’s Theatre); Into the Woods (Royal Opera House); Wonderful Town (Royal Exchange); The Beautiful Game (Cambridge Theatre); Les Misérables (Palace/Queens Theatre); Lautrec (Shaftesbury Theatre); Miss Saigon (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Oklahoma (UK Tour); Beauty and the Beast (International Tour); Cats (International Tour); Only You Can Save Mankind (Soho Theatre); Anything Goes (Kilworth); My Fair Lady (Kilworth); Annie (Edinburgh); Whistle Down the Wind (Edinburgh); Merrily We Roll Along (Epsom); Hamlet (Ilford); Sweeney Todd (Epsom); Dick Whittington (Bromley); Aladdin (Windsor); Cinderella (Wolverhampton)
Directing Credits: Resident Director for School of Rock (Gillian Lynne Theatre); Assistant Director for The Railway Children (Kings Cross Theatre); Assistant Resident Director for Guys and Dolls (Phoenix Theatre); and Director for Stars in the Round (Royal Albert Hall)
Film and Television Credits: Cilla (ITV); Subculture (Berserk Films); De-Lovely (Paramount); The Royal Variety Performance (BBC); The Brit Awards (ITV); The Olivier Awards (ITV); Blue Peter (BBC); Live From the London Palladium (BBC); and Children in Need (BBC)
Recordings: The Beautiful Game; Les Misérables – the Movie; Love Never Dies Concept Album
Concerts: Les Misérables 25th Anniversary at the O2; The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall; Stars of the West End International
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FleckEnsemble
Georgia Joan
Clements
Ensemble
Davide
Fienauri
Ensemble
Stage Credits include: Kiss Of The Spiderwoman (Leicester Curve) Brother and Cover Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamboat (UK Tour) Ensemble cover Santiago and Christian in Moulin Rouge (Piccadilly Theatre), Ensemble cover Kristoff and Pabbie in Frozen (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Ensemble in Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre), Bernardo in West Side Story (Estonian National Opera), Scooter in White Christmas (Curve Theatre), Ensemble in Guys and Dolls (Royal Albert Hall), Lord French in Me & My Girl (Chichester Festival Theatre), Jack Frost in The Snowman (London and UK Tour), Hortensio in Kiss Me Kate (Kilworth House), Carnival Boy/Ensemble in Carousel (London Coliseum), Jeter cover Ren and Chuck in Footloose (Stage Entertainment Milan National Theatre), Morris Delancey cover Jack Kelly in Newsies (Disney/Bags Entertainment Milan National Theatre).
Sally
Frith
Ensemble
Christian
Knight
Ensemble
Christian Knight is a dynamic performer and emerging choreographer whose work spans the West End, UK tours and major workshop development.
He is currently Associate Choreographer on the UK tours of Rock ’n’ Roll Man (choreography by Stephanie Klemons) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (choreography by Joanna Goodwin).
His West End experience includes serving as Dance Captain on Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre) and Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre), as well as appearing in the original West End company of The Prince of Egypt (Dominion Theatre), also featuring on the cast recording.
Further theatre highlights include: Brigadoon (Dance Captain/Ensemble, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); An Officer and a Gentleman (Associate Choreographer, UK Tour); Romeo & Juliet (Ensemble, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures).
Workshops include: American Psycho (Almeida Theatre); Midnight (Sadler’s Wells East); Cats (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); The Wiz (Hope Mill Theatre).
Commercial and screen credits include: The British Fashion Awards (Billy Porter x Richard Quinn); London Fashion Week (Richard Quinn); Rhythm of Life (NHS); Anasa O’Neill (music video); and Taking the Next Step (BBC/CBBC).
Training: Addict Dance Academy.
Amonik
Melaco
Ensemble
Gleanne
Purcell-Brown
Ensemble
Gleanne Purcell-Brown can currently be seen as Kate/Betsy in the West End production of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Prior to this, she appeared in the UK premiere of Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, followed by the new musical Saving Mozart at The Other Palace.
Her extensive theatre credits include The Book Thief in Concert (Prince Edward Theatre, West End); Play On! (Lyric Hammersmith & UK Tour); Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); The Big Life (Stratford East); Lily in The Blonde Bombshells of 1943 (Bolton Octagon, Theatre by the Lake & Stephen Joseph Theatre); Peggy in Playboy of the West Indies (Birmingham Rep); She Loves Me (Sheffield Crucible); Curtains (West End & UK Tour); The Producers (Royal Exchange); and Spamalot (UK & International Tour).
On screen, Gleanne appears in Living (Amazon Prime).
Training: The Urdang Academy
Hollie Jane
Stephens
Ensemble
Hollie Jane Stephens is a performer and creative from South Yorkshire, and a graduate of Bird College.
She can currently be seen in The Producers at the Garrick Theatre in London’s West End, following her recent leading role as Jodie in Kiss Me Quickstep at Derby Theatre.
Further stage credits include Austenland (Savoy Theatre, West End); Guys & Dolls (The Bridge Theatre); Strictly Ballroom (UK Tour); Chicago (UK Tour); and Starlight Express (Bochum, Germany).
Tommy
Wade-Smith
Ensemble
The Creatives
Shaun
Kerrison
Director
Shaun recently directed Titanic the Musical at The Ogunquit Playhouse in the USA. Made in Dagenham, 10th Anniversary Concert at the London Palladium and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies in concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (Winner of WhatsOnStage Award for Best Concert or Event 2024). He directed and co-wrote the book for The Osmonds - a new musical on its UK national tour which was nominated for Best Musical and Best Regional Production at the 2023 WhatsOnStage Awards. He directed Brian Conley in A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre, London, Ken Ludwigs adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express in the USA (Best Director of a Play for the BroadwayWorld Awards) Boston, and The Best of the West End at the Royal Albert Hall. Imaginary a new musical at The Other Palace, Kiss Me Kate BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall and broadcast on BBC2, My Fair Lady BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, The Gershwins' Of Thee I Sing at the Royal Festival Hall and Super Alice Smith at Trafalgar Studios.
Rebecca
Brower
Set & Costume Designer
Rebecca is an award-winning UK-based Production and Stage Designer working in theatre, live events, immersive theatre, and large-scale ceremonies. Immersive theatre credits include: The Paddington Bear Experience: London (Path Entertainment Group), Peaky Blinders: The Rise (Immersive Everywhere), Get the V: The Boys (Swamp Motel / Amazon Prime Video), Arcane (Secret Cinema US), and Doctor Who: Time Fracture (Immersive Everywhere, West End). Theatre credits include: Top G’s like Me (Royal & Derngate), Farewell Mr Haffman (Park Theatre), Bear Snores On (Regent’s Open Air Theatre, Dir: Cush Jumbo), Franknie Goes to Bollywood (Rifco & Southbank Centre), Evita & Love Never Dies (Fourth Wall Live), With Miami (AlUla Productions), Abigail’s Party (Watford Palace Theatre. Off West End Nomination, Best Set Design), Last King of Scotland (Sheffield, Crucible), Leave to Remain (Lyric Hammersmith), Hay Fever (Salisbury Playhouse), Preludes (Southwark Playhouse), Singin’ in the Rain (Gaiety Theatre), Glass Menagerie (Arcola. Off West End Nomination, Best Set Design), Treasure Island (Leicester Haymarket), Beautiful Thing (GDIF), All or Nothing (West End), The Dog Beneath the Skin (Jermyn Street Theatre), Raising Martha, 4000 Days (The Park Theatre), Project Polunin - Satori (London Coliseum), Pyar Actually (Rifco Arts UK Tour), A Lie of the Mind (Southwark Playhouse. Off West End Nomination, Best Set Design), Ray Cooney’s Out of Order (UK Tour), The Boys in the Band (West End), and Aladdin (New Wolsey Theatre). Ceremony and live event credits include: SXSW Film Festival Immersive Design (London), Rugby League World Cup Opening Ceremony 2021 (Newcastle), Aqua Terra Watch Launch (OMEGA), 007 James Bond Watch Launch (OMEGA), Black Friday Live 2022 (Amazon), The Opening Event for the London Borough of Culture 2020 (Wembley, Olympic Way), Opening Ceremony of The Great North Run (Newcastle 2018), Beautiful Thing, The House (GDIF), Heritage Flame Ceremony (Rio 2016 Paralympics), and a creative team collaborator on the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Paul
Gatehouse
Audio Production & Sound Designer
As Sound Designer: ‘MARY POPPINS’ (UK & International Tour), ‘WHY AM I SO SINGLE’ (Garrick Theatre, London), ‘SPRING AWAKENING 15th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT’ (Victoria Palace Theatre, London), ‘BABIES’ (The Other Palace, London), ’42 BALLOONS’ (Lowry Quays, Salford), ‘THE LITTLE BIG THINGS’ (@sohoplace, London), ‘MANDELA’ (Young Vic Theatre, London), ‘OLIVER!’ (Cameron Mackintosh / Hori-Pro – Japan Premiere), ‘RENT’ (Hope Mill Theatre Manchester), ‘SIX’ (Lyric Theatre – London), ‘SIX’ (Brooks Atkinson Theatre – New York), ‘SiX’ (Sydney Opera House & Australian Tour), Walt Disney Theatrical & Cameron Mackintosh’s ‘MARY POPPINS’ (Prince Edward Theatre London), ‘SiX’ (UK Tour 2019), ‘SiX’ (Arts Theatre London), ‘THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK’ (Cirkus Arena Stockholm), ‘AMÉLIE’ (Werk7 Munich), ‘BILLIONAIRE BOY’ (Nuffield Theatres Southampton), ‘SIX’ (UK Tour 2018), Walt Disney Theatrical & Cameron Mackintosh’s ‘MARY POPPINS’ (Zurich, Dubai).
As Associate Sound Designer: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman in White (London and Broadway),The Sound of Music (London,Toronto and UK tour), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Adelphi), Saturday Night Fever (Apollo Victoria, Madrid Teatro Coliseum and UK tours), Zorro – The Musical (Garrick, Paris Folies Bergère), Scrooge – The Musical (UK tours), Der Schuh des Manitu (Theater des Westens – Berlin), Ich War Noch Niemals in New York(Operettenhaus, Hamburg & Coliseum, Stuttgart), Hair (The Gate),Whistle Down the Wind (Palace), Starlight Express (UK Tours),The Phantom of the Opera (London and Broadway sound re-designs, Hamburg, Paris), Phantom – The Las Vegas Spectacular (Venetian), Sister Act –The Musical (London Palladium). The new Cameron Mackintosh 25th Anniversary Production of Les Misérables (International Tours, Madrid, US First National Tour, Spanish Tour) and Phantom Of The Opera (National Tour), Love Never Dies (Adelphi and Australia), Michael Grandage’s production of Evita (1st National US Tour), Miss Saigon (Netherlands, Japan). Half A Sixpence (Chichester Festival Theatre, Noel Coward Theatre – London).
Paul associate designed and mixed the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at The O2 Arena and the 25th Anniversary Production of Phantom Of The Opera at The Royal Albert Hall.
Tim
Deiling
Lighting Designer
Tim grew up in the USA and studied lighting design in London. He has shows currently running on Broadway, West End, and around the world. Theatre credits include: Six (Broadway/West End/Worldwide); Ride the Cyclone, Boiling Frogs (Southwark Playhouse); The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson Musical (UK Tour); Billie The Kid (West End); Life of Pi (UK & Ireland Tour); Here You Come Again (Leeds Playhouse/UK Tour); Oklahoma in Concert, Love Never Dies In Concert, Evita In Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Romeo und Julia, Ku’Damn 56, Ku’Damn59, Wir Sind Am Leben (Theater Des Westens, Berlin); Fack Ju Göthe (German Tour); 42 Balloons (Vaudeville Theatre); Chess, Anastasia, Kinky Boots (Det Ny Teater, Copenhagen); American Idiot (West End/International Tour); Knights of the Rose (West End); Miss Atomic Bomb (St James); Guys & Dolls, On The 20th Century (Guildhall); Dick Whittington, Cinderella (Lyric Hammersmith); Vanities (Trafalgar Studios); The Mikado (UK Tour); Miracle on 34th Street (UK Tour); HMS Pinafore (Hackney Empire/UK Tour); Incognito (Bush Theatre); Fuck the Polar Bears (Bush Theatre); Loserville The Musical, Whistle Down The Wind, Pacific Overtures, Bare, Billy (Union Theatre); Good With People (59E59, NY); The 8th (Barbican); As Is (Finborough Theatre); Macbeth (Sprite Productions).
Joanna
Goodwin
Choreographer
Joanna has recently choreographed the hotly anticipated revival of The Kiss Of The Spiderwoman at Leicester Curve before transferring to Bristol Old Vic and Mayflower, Southampton. Prior to this, she choreographed Les Demoiselles De Rochefort which is currently playing at the Lido, Paris.
Further Choreography and Movement Direction for stage includes: Extraordinary Women (Jermyn Street Theatre); Kiss Me Quickstep (Derby Theatre); My Fair Lady (Curve Leicester); An Officer and A Gentleman (UK Tour); The Cabinet Minister (Menier Chocolate Factory); A View From The Bridge (Theatre Royal Haymarket); Marie Curie (Charing Cross Theatre); Pippin in Concert, Love Never Dies in Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Much Ado About Nothing (Sheffield Crucible); I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical (Edinburgh Festival); Gypsy (Alexandra Palace Theatre); Sunset Boulevard (The Royal Albert Hall); Just So (The Barn Theatre) & Sondheim on Sondheim (Alexandra Palace Theatre).
Screen choreography credits include: Black Mirror (Netflix); The Performance Movie (Associate to Jared Grimes, Daniel Finkelman Films); Strike – Troubled Blood (BBC/HBO); Life After Life (BBC).
Sarah-Jane
Price
Casting Director
A Royal Academy of Music trained practitioner, Sarah-Jane started her Casting career in 2016. Recipient of the 2025 Whatsonstage Award for Best Casting Direction for Olivier Nominated musical 'Why Am I So Single?'. Theatre includes: Why am I So Single? (Garrick Theatre); A Christmas Carol-ish (Soho Place); Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Europe); Invasive Species (The King’s Head); The Hijabi Monologues (The Bush Theatre); The Turning (New Musical Workshop); Midnight Cowboy (Southwark Playhouse); White Rabbit, Red Rabbit (The Bush Theatre); Madagascar (UK Tour International Tour); Pop Off, Michelangelo! (London and Edinburgh); For Tonight (Adelphi Theatre); Starry (Ameena Hamid Productions); Fame (London and UK Tour); Little Miss Sunshine (Arcola Theatre and UK Tour); Trompe L'oeil (The Other Palace); Bring it On (Royal Festival Hall); The Adding Machine (Finborough Theatre); Mr Men and Little Miss (Edinburgh / Underbelly); Frankenstein (UK Tour); Treasure Island (The Barn Theatre). Sarah-Jane also cast a retrospective season of work at The Bush Theatre and Immersion Theatre's inaugural and current season. She was interim Head of Casting at TED Entertainment working on MSC Cruises and TUI contracts and is Casting Consultant on concert productions of Evita, Love Never Dies, Bonnie and Clyde, The Light Princess, and more. Her most recent credits are La Bamba (International), Trompe L'Oeil (Manchester), Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Europe), Invasive Species (The King’s Head), A Christmas Carol-ish (Soho Place), Pop Off, Michelangelo! (London), Mayä the Musical (London Workshop), Something Rotten and Oklahoma! in Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), We aren't Kids Anymore (The Savoy Theatre), Casting Director on Oxford Playhouse projects and Casting Associate on the brand new musical Burlesque in Manchester.
Darren Bell
ProducerDarren Bell is a three-time winner and six-time nominee WhatsOnStage Award nominee, Darren has built a reputation for producing solo concerts and musicals in concert. His work as a published photographer brought him into the heart of the theatre world, and by 2015, he expanded his creative pursuits to producing. Specialising in showcasing Broadway and West End talent, Darren has produced concerts featuring Patti LuPone at the Coliseum, Audra McDonald at the Palladium, Chita Rivera, Jeremy Jordan, Megan Hilty, Tituss Burgess, Shoshana Bean, Hannah Waddingham, Cynthia Erivo, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Michael Ball, Kelli O’Hara, Alex Newell, Sharon D. Clarke, Laura Benanti, Matthew Morrison, and Jamie Muscat. Darren’s production credits include the critically acclaimed Bonnie & Clyde in Concert, starring Jeremy Jordan and live captured for future release, with its cinematic premiere scheduled for 2025. Something Rotten! (WhatsOnStage Award winner) starred Jason Manford, Evita (nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award) featured Auli’i Cravalho, Oklahoma! starred Phil Dunster, and the WhatsOnStage Award-winning production of Love Never Dies in concert starred Norm Lewis. Darren also produced Ariana DeBose’s solo show and six UK appearances by Jeremy Jordan over 9 years, both of which were nominated for WhatsOnStage Awards. In 2018, Darren presented Tori Amos’s musical The Light Princess to critical acclaim, bringing back Olivier Award nominee Rosalie Craig in the eponymous role for a special one-off concert. In 2019 and 2020, Darren produced Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella and Zorro The Musical with musical all-star casts, both playing to sold-out audiences.
Cuffe & Taylor
ProducerOne of the UK’s top 10 live music and event promoters, Cuffe & Taylor are experts in promotion, production, and event management. Offering exceptional experiences for artists and audiences like no other, they produce and promote major festivals, stadium tours, arena concerts and theatre shows across the UK and internationally. Cuffe & Taylor’s roster of artists is extensive and varied including Justin Timberlake, Noah Kahan, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Britney Spears, Rod Stewart, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Lewis Capaldi, Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, Kylie, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Stereophonics, Lewis Capaldi, The Strokes, Kaiser Chiefs, Primal Scream, Sam Fender, Courteeners and Paul Weller. In 2017 Cuffe & Taylor became part of the Live Nation family and the following year they expanded with the addition of a theatre touring division founded by Ben Hatton. Joined by Sam Griffiths and re-branding as Arts & Entertainment, they have since filled theatres and arenas across the UK and internationally programming thousands of nights of entertainment ranging from live podcasts, screen-to-stage TV adaptations and musical theatre. From Bluey’s Big Play, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, The Cher Show, A Question Of Sport Live and James Martin Live, to the very popular tribute shows Whitney, Queen Of The Night and Tina – What’s Love Got To Do With It, as well as tours with West End and Broadway royalty Sarah Brightman, Jane McDonald and Lea Salonga, the Arts & Entertainment division continues to grow. The division is now multi-Olivier nominated and in 2023 Cuffe & Taylor won the Olivier Award, for Best Family Show, for their original production of Hey Duggee - The Live Theatre Show. Ben & Sam also produce the hit sold-out immersive experience The Traitors Live Experience in London’s Covent Garden.
Live Nation
ProducerLive Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com
QUBE Theatricals
General ManagerQUBE Theatricals is an executive producer and general management company at the forefront of live entertainment, specialising in concerts, musicals in concert, and theatre productions across the West End, national and international tours, and one-night-only events. Founded by Sam Quested and Darren Bell, QUBE combines over two decades of experience delivering award-winning musicals, world-class concerts, and landmark staged events. QUBE’s general management team has supported a remarkable array of productions, from the Savoy Theatre premiere of Burlesque the Musical to the Southwark Playhouse run of Midnight Cowboy: A New Musical, and the critically acclaimed Bonnie and Clyde at the Arts Theatre, Garrick Theatre, and on tour. Other highlights include Rock of Ages, Curtains, The Last Five Years, and The Wedding Singer in London/South Korea. They have also overseen, produced, and general managed staged concert productions such as Zorro!, Cinderella, Oklahoma! in Concert, Evita, Something Rotten! (WhatsOnStage Award winner), and Love Never Dies (WhatsOnStage Award winner). Alongside musicals, QUBEs leadership team is recognised as the foremost producer and general manager of major West End concert events at iconic venues including the London Palladium, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, The London Coliseum and Cadogan Hall. Our work has showcased stars including Audra McDonald, Ariana DeBose, Alan Cumming, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Jeremy Jordan, Chita Rivera, Laura Benanti, Kelli O’Hara, Sierra Boggess, Patti LuPone, Cynthia Erivo, Tituss Burgess, Hannah Waddingham, and Michael Ball.
Buchanan PR
PRBuchanan PR is a London-based arts PR agency specialising in creating and managing PR campaigns for West End theatre, touring productions in the UK and Europe and children’s theatre. We are a driven and energetic group of young women with 25 years experience between us. We have a wealth of experience in working with celebrities and influencers and pride ourselves in creating broadcast-led and digital PR campaigns, maximizing the right exposure for our clients as well as organizing and managing large-scale PR events to the highest standard.
Buchanan PR was founded by Director Alex Buchanan, formerly Head of PR for Amanda Malpass PR where she worked for almost a decade. Alex has overseen and supported original PR campaigns for major West End and London productions including Magic Mike Live, Back to the Future – The Musical, Grease, The Prince of Egypt, Bat Out of Hell – the Musical, Elf the Musical, McQueen, Project Polunin for Sergei Polunin, The Girls, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Chicago (revival), Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, The Railway Children, Mamma Mia! The Party, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, White Christmas, Sleepless, The View Upstairs, Working, The Rink as well as working on existing campaigns for MAMMA MIA!, Jersey Boys and Stomp.
Alex was also Head of Touring at Amanda Malpass PR and has overseen the publicity on several tours including The Band, Calendar Girls the Musical, The Full Monty, Brief Encounter, Grease, Jersey Boys, The Addams Family, Mandela Trilogy, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em and the 20th Anniversary production of Rent.
Alex is joined by publicists Sarah Wharton, Nirvana Chelvachandran and Natalie Lyddon, and administrator Ginny Bootyman.