THE TEAM

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Performer Biography's are archived here. Please note that this is correct information at time of performance and are not updated after this. To see up to date information, please click on their name to take you to their relevant website.

Stewart Briggs - Producer, Director & Host - 2018, 2019

Stewart trained at Bretton Hall. Recent credits include: An Ideal Husband (Sutton House), Cinderella (Gaiety Theatre), Frankenstein (Groundlings Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Groundlings Theatre), The Importance of Being Earnest (Courtyard Theatre), Measure For Measure (Courtyard Theatre), Charming Dick (Cockpit Theatre), King Cowboy Rufus Rules the Universe (London Theatre Workshop), The Railway Children (UK Tour), CLD - The Real Lewis Carroll (Oxford), Wind in the Willows (Brentwood Theatre), A Little Night Music (Ye Olde Rose and Crown). He has also appeared in cabaret performances at the Hippodrome Casino, Above the Arts and Lauderdale House. Stewart also produces and directs That Cabaret.

Kieran Stallard - MD - September & October 2018, January 2019, February 2019, April 2019

Kieran has a wealth of experience across musical theatre and concerts. He has recently completed successful runs of Bumper Blyton and Shaken not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film at this year's Edinburgh Festival. He was also MD for the 5 star production of MKEC production of the 25th Putnam County Annual Spelling Bee earlier this year.

Dev Joshi - Guest Vocalist - October 2018, January 2019, Host - March 2019

Dev was born during the '93 Pride celebration in New York City. After her mother accidentally gave her a soundtrack to Rent when she was 5, she fell in love with musicals. She studied Musical Theatre at Associated Studios but also has a BA in English from King’s College London which she tries to work into every conversation. Dev has recently appeared MKEC's acclaimed production of "Baby" at the Drayton Arms. She has also starred in "King Cowboy Rufus Rules The Universe" at London Theatre Workshop (alongside our wonderful MD Kieran Stallard and our Producer, Stewart Briggs) and workshops of "A Teenage Opera" and "Fanny Hill: The Musical". She is also an active voiceover artist and can be heard on several recent commercials for Simple Skincare. No stranger to the cabaret circuit she has performed at the Pheasantry, 100 Wardour Street, L'escargots and Freedom Bar Soho.

Emily Clare - Guest Vocalist - October 2019

Emily recently wrote and performed PARENTHOOD – The (Brand New!) Musical Revue at The Actor’s Church, Covent Garden and again at The Space. She gained a BA(Hons) in Drama and she has performed at venues including Her Majesty‘s Theatre, The Indigo2, The Actor’s Church and The Phoenix Artist Club in London’s West End. Emily’s credits include: Karen (PARENTHOOD – The (Brand New!) Musical Revue), Kate Monster (Avenue Q) The Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre, Aysha (Children of Eden) The Hazlitt Theatre, Ensemble (Godspell) The Hazlitt Theatre, Mabel Normand (Mack & Mabel) The Woodville Halls, Soloist (Sunday At The Musicals) Covent Garden, Soloist (The Musicals – Songbook) The Brook Theatre, Soloist (DIVAS – From Broadway and Beyond) The Churchill Theatre, Actor (Sunday at The Monologues) The Phoenix Artist Club.

Macauley Burns - Guest Vocalist - October 2019

Macauley graduated in 2017 from The MGA Academy of Performing Arts in Edinburgh. Since then he has been auditioning and is about to embark on his first professional contract Aboard Mein Schiff 2 cruise ship as a Vocalist. He is thrilled to be doing That Cabaret and it being his last cabaret gig before he sails the high seas.

Lydia Rose Bertie - Guest Vocalist - October 2019

Lydia trained at the Urdang Academy. Since graduating she has played Wendla in Spring Awakening, Ivy in Bare, Princess Jasmine in Aladdin, Red in Red Riding Hood, Jill in Jack and the Beanstalk, Puss in Puss ‘n’ Boots, So Shi in Aladdin and Witch in Rapunzel. Credits whilst training include: Eva Peron in Evita, Maria Merelli in Lend Me a Tenor and Skylar in Bring It On

Danny Whelan - Guest Vocalist - April 2019

Danny has been performing from a young age and attended Mountview Academy Of Theatre Arts on the BA Musical Theatre course. Credits whilst training: Will Parker (Oklahoma), Bill (Steel Pier), Callahan (Legally Blonde) Since graduating he’s credits include: Magic At The Musicals (Royal Albert Hall) Leaf Coneybear( 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and most recently Danny (Baby The Musical).

Elissa Churchill - Guest Voclaist - March 2019

Elissa trained at the Royal Academy of Music, her recent credits include ‘NewsRevue’ (Canal Cafe Theatre/Edinburgh Fringe), ‘Mack & Mabel’ (Hackney Empire), Sally in ‘A Christmas Carol’ (Lyceum Theatre) and ‘Camelot’ (London Palladium) with the LMTO and Ragtime Lady/Scrubwoman in ‘Elephant Steps: An Occult Opera’ (Arcola Theatre). Credits whilst training include Amy in ‘Company’ and Mrs.Lovett in ‘Sweeney Todd’.

Tristan Ward - Guest Vocalist - March 2019

Training: London School of Musical Theatre (LSMT). Credits while Training include: Josh in 9 To 5, Mason in Charles Miller’s Hope, Laertes in Hamlet, Sandy in Brigadoon, Harry in Company and Ensemble in Hair. Theatre includes: Prince in Snow White & The Seven Dwarves, Lizard Man/Ray in Sideshow (CLF Art Café), Lead Vocalist in Broadway & Beyond, Ivan in Rasputin Rocks! (Stockwell Playhouse), Ensemble in Ellen Kent’s Carmen (Opera & Ballet International), Gavroche in Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables (Queen’s Theatre). Film and TV Credits include: Tom Kearns in The Other Side of the Lake, Will in The Well (Conker Media), Jeremy in Schweppes Commercial. Other work includes: Lead Vocalist on Marella Spirit, Sebastian in The Guinea Pig Club (Perfect Pitch Musicals), Kit Marlowe in Kit The Musical (Rehearsed Reading).

Tim Shaw - MD - March 2019

Tim is a Musical Director, Composer and Arranger. As Muiscal Director, productions include; Pinocchio (Immersion Theatre), Jack and the Beanstalk (Paul Holman Associates), Beauty and the Beast (Immersion Theatre), Xmas Factor (Iris Theatre), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Oxford Shakespeare Company), The Tempest (Iris Theatre), Lovebites (White Bear Theatre), Songs for a New World (Headgate Theatre), The Jungle Book (Immersion Theatre), Aladdin (The Broadway, Peterborough), The Wizard of OZ (Immersion Theatre), Mimi and the Mountain Dragon Tour (Skewbald Theatre), The Wind in the Willows (Immersion Theatre), Grab ‘em by the Pussy (The Space), Peter Pan (Octagon Theatre).

Shakira Rattray - Guest Vocalist - February 2019

Born and bred from the highlands of Scotland, Shakira graduated from PPA in Guildford in 2017, where she was lucky enough to play roles including Beth (Merrily, We Roll Along), Anna (Spring Awakening), and Edith (The Pirates of Penzance). Since graduating, she has been a part of the cast of Scots in the City, Sunday at the Musicals, Sleeping Beauty, most recently, Hamlet: In Session with Sigmund Freud.

Jack Reitman - Guest Vocalist - February 2019

Jack trained with the National Youth Music Theatre, and at the Royal Academy of Music, where he graduated with a Masters (Distinction) in Musical Theatre, and was awarded a DipRAM for exceptional performance. Credits whilst training include: Berowne in Love’s Labour’s Lost (UK Musical Premiere at Hackney Empire), The Boys from Syracuse, California Suite, and An American Musical Love Affair (directed by the late Dame Gillian Lynne). Prior to training, Jack studied Politics & International Relations at the University of Bristol. Previous theatre work includes: BRASS (both at The Union Theatre, and the Leeds City Varieties, Winner of the UK Theatre Award for Best Musical Production 2014), Zangara in Assassins (Pleasance Theatre), Max Reinhart Invites…at the Schloss Leopoldskron (Salzburg), original casts of Prodigy (St. James) and Jew You Love Me? (Lion & Unicorn), Gate (Cockpit Theatre), The Ragged Child (Rose Theatre, Kingston) and Rites (Pleasance Edinburgh). Further work includes: The Railway Children – A Musical and West End Does: The Magic of Animation (both at Cadogan Hall), Disney’s Broadway Hits (Royal Albert Hall, broadcast on Sky Arts), 100 Faces (UK Jewish Film Festival) and Encore: 40 Years of NYMT (Adelphi Theatre). Jack's passion is the development of new musical theatre, and workshops he has been involved with include: Tainted (The Vaults), Sunshine (The Other Palace), Henry (The Albany) and This Is Also England (RAM). Jack can also be heard on the Original Cast Recordings of Prodigy and BRASS, and has twice been featured on BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night Is Music Night. Twitter - @JackReitman

Aiden Houston - Guest Vocalist - October 2018

Originally form Folkestone, Kent. Aiden is thrilled to be taking part in That Cabaret. Most Recently Aiden has appeared in 9 to 5: The Musical as Joe (Directed by Adam Morley) and was awarded Runner up at West End Calling 2018 with his performance of What is it about her? from The Wild Party. Aiden is a Recent Graduate from the London College of Music. Other credits include: Fyedka - Fiddler on the Roof (LCM, Directed by Charlie Barker) Mark - Rent: the Musical (Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016, Dynamix Theatre); William - Demo cast recording of The Battle Of Boat (Written by Donnelly and Maltby); Sam/Sid/Auctioneer/ Ensemble - A Teenage Opera (Workshop, Directed by Peter Gallagher, YMT)

Thea Jo Wolfe - Guest Vocalist - September 2018

Thea's credits include: Olive Ostrovsky, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Hope Carter, Out There, The Union Theatre; Belle, Beauty And The Beast, S4K; The Young Wife/Whore, Hello Again, The Hope Theatre; Vulva Savannah/Anna Labia, Saucy Jack And The Space Vixens, Upstairs At The Gatehouse; Lina Lamont, Singin' In The Rain, Upstairs at the Gatehouse; Lucia/Claudia, San Domino, Arcola Theatre.

Kieran Stallard - MD - September & October 2018, January 2019, February 2019

Abigail Carter-Simpson - Guest Vocalist - September 2018

Abi is an actor and comedian who most recently was nominated for an OFFIE (Best Female In A Musical) for her portrayal of Cinderella in Into The Woods at The Cockpit Theatre in June of this year. Abi was also nominated for a Wilma Award in 2017 and her credits include Newsrevue 2017( Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe) , Aliens Love Underpants (Dominion Theatre/UK Tour/ Asia Tour), Charming Dick! (Cockpit Theatre), Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Upstairs At The Gatehouse), . In 2018 Abi appeared as a contestant on BBC1's All Together Now. She also regularly writes and performs her own stand-up and musical comedy accompanied by her very mediocre ukulele skills! Abi also made it through to the semi finals of the prestigious Amused Moose National Comic Of The Year Award 2018!

Ben Papworth - MD - August 2018

Hailing from York, Ben recently graduated with a degree in Music and Piano performance. Ben is a keen musician with the ability to play Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone and Bassoon. MD credits include: Wind In The Willows (The Alban Arena); The Big Smoke Festival (The Other Palace); Zelda (The Other Palace); Island Song (Tristan Bates Theatre/The Nursery); Spring Awakening (Stockwell Playhouse); Gypsy (Grand Opera House, York); Sweeney Todd, Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens (John Cooper Studio, York); Phantom of the Opera, Jekyll and Hyde, Acorn Antiques the musical, Hunchback of Notredame, Little Shop Of Horrors, Legally Blonde (Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York). Ben is also a promiment MD and Pianist in the Soho cabaret scene, with residency at Phoenix Arts Club alongside Keith Kat Klub.

Madelaine Jennings - Guest Vocalist - August 2018

Madelaine trained in Musical Theatre at Liverpool Theatre School and recently completed an Acting course at RADA. Theatre credits include: Glinda, THE WIZARD OF OZ (Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne); Helene, HOTEL FOR CRIMINALS (New Wimbledon Theatre); Edith, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Buxton Opera House); Karen Miller, THERAPY (workshops); Suzie, KING COWBOY RUFUS RULES THE UNIVERSE (London Theatre Workshop); Lead Vocalist/Slue Foot Sue for TOKYO DISNEY. Give her a follow on social media @madelainejenn

TJ Lloyd - Guest Vocalist - August 2018

TJ trained at The BRIT School. Theatre Credits include: William Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Drayton Arms Theatre), Chief O’Reilly in Bananaman The Musical (Southwark Playhouse); Charley Kringas in Merrily We Roll Along (Edinburgh Fringe 2017); Ray in Elegies for Angels, Punks & Raging Queens (OBIE Theatre).