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Tansy has been involved with over forty shows as a Musical Director, Pianist and Keyboard Player, across the West-End, The Royal National Theatre, UK and European tours. She is also part of Scherzo Music, and along with her writing partner Steve Richardson, composes music for Theatre, TV and Film, and has recently written and recorded an album for EMI.

Tansy’s theatre credits include, for the National Theatre; The Prince’s Play (Musical Director) Amy’s View, Closer, Money, and Volpone.

In the West End; Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Beauty & the Beast, Scrooge, Fame, Hard Times, Dr Dolittle, and Prisoner Cell Block H – The Musical, and numerous major UK tours such as Evita, Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Rat Pack, La Cage aux Folles, Me & My Girl, Summer Holiday, Pirates of Penzance, The Goodbye Girl, Ruthie Henshall’s concert tour The Magnificent Musicals and the Scandinavian tour of Cats.

In London, Tansy was Musical Director for Falling Stars (Jermyn St Theatre and also recorded for BBC Radio 2), A Christmas Carol (Hackney Empire), A Vision in Scarlet (Bridewell Theatre), The Rivals (Southwark Playhouse), Goblins (New End Theatre), the comedy revue Never Left Alright (Soho Theatre), The Canterville Ghost (Bull Theatre) and was Associate Musical Director for the critically acclaimed revivals of Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus and Howard Goodall’s Days of Hope (both at the Kings Head Theatre).

Outside of London, Tansy was Musical Director for the new chamber musical Nightingale (Electric Theatre, Guildford), Entartete Muzik (Theatre Royal, Bath) and for the National Tours of The Blues Brothers, Night Fever and Puttin on the Ritz.

For the last 5 years she has been Musical Director for Hever Castle’s hugely popular showbiz concert series.

Tansy and her writing partner Steve Richardson have composed and performed numerous tracks for Film and TV, including for such films as Mrs Henderson Presents starring Judy Dench and Bob Hoskins, The Holiday starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslett, and Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason starring Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant & Colin Firth. Their jingles have also been heard on This Morning, Big Brother and Family Affairs, and as far a field as Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Tanzania!

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Paul is a West End regular and has been nominated twice for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performances in the title role of Tommy, and for Dave in the Pet Shop Boys Musical Closer to Heaven. He has also appeared in numerous other West-End shows such as The Full Monty, Les Miserables, La Cava, Lost in Yonkers and played Henrik in Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music for the Donmar Warehouse’s production in Chicago. Paul has recently appeared with Derek Jacobi in Don Carlos at The Sheffield Crucible, directed by Michael Grandage.

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Julie has worked extensively as a singer and actress in musical theatre including leading roles in Joseph, Only the Lonely and Elvis the Musical, amongst many others. She also works as a session singer and writer, performing and writing various theme tunes and commercials.

Julie recently performed lead vocals on a new album for Universal, and also wrote the music and additional lyrics for the new rock-horror musical Bloodbath which gained critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival in 2009

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Andy has appeared in a number of West End shows including the world premieres of Boy George’s Taboo and the phenomenal Jerry Springer the Opera. He has played Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at London’s Palace Theatre and the eponymous hero in Martin Guerre on national tour.

He is in much demand as a session singer with television and radio credits including McCains oven chips, Cornetto and films such as Phantom of the Opera, Chasing Liberty and Falstaff. He has worked with artists as diverse as Rhydian, Boy George and Paul McCartney and is in much demand in contemporary opera circles, being involved in new commissions for Opera Circus, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera and Battersea Arts Centre. He has recently been touring with Opera della Luna as Eisenstein in their acclaimed production of Die Fledermaus and last year made his debut in two dramas on BBC Radio 4.

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Jan has starred in many West End shows including West Side Story, Whistle Down the Wind, Bless the Bride, Always and Phantom of the Opera. For the RSC she has starred in Show Boat and The Shakespeare Revue. Jan has also created many leading roles in new musicals including Dreams from a Summer House by Alan Ayckbourn, Stepping Out - The Musical, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and Brontë. Other leading roles include Follies, Guys & Dolls and Lady Be Good. Jan is a regular soloist on BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night Is Music Night and Songs from the Shows and recently guest-starred in Jennifer Saunders’ hit comedy Jam and Jerusalem.

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Jeremy was born in Newcastle and studied English Literature at Cambridge University before training as an actor at RADA. Theatre credits include Candide in Candide at ENO; Ralph in HMS Pinafore for Carl Rosa; The Producers at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane; Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors at the West Yorkshire Playhouse; Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard at the Adelphi Theatre; Ben in Lady in the Dark at the Royal National Theatre; Anthony in Sweeney Todd at Leicester Haymarket; Joe Cable in South Pacific at the Crucible, Sheffield; Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the New Vic Theatre, Stoke; Enter the Guardsman at the Donmar Warehouse.

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Helene Horlyck is a highly acclaimed crossover vocalist, and travels effortlessly from opera to pop, jazz to rock and from ballads to stylish ambient grooves.

Her career has included extensive vocal work for TV in the UK and Europe, performing with artists such as Jimmy Cliff, Paul Young, Leo Sayer and Chris de Burgh.

Helene is also an accomplished songwriter, writing and recording the haunting Achillea album with Jens Gad of Enigma, and is now working on an long-awaited solo project fusing opera and ambient.

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Aoibheann studied at The Royal Academy of Music and was first seen in the West-End as Tess in the musical Tess Of The D’Urbervilles at the Savoy Theatre. Aoibheann has played numerous other lead roles including Johanna in Sweeny Todd, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, Fiona in Brigadoon, Laurey in Oklahoma, Pitti Sing in The Mikado, and Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes. Aoibheann has performed extensively on TV and Radio, and is a regular soloist for the BBC’s Showtime. She has also been spotted on Children In Need, The Late Late Show, The Kelly Show and Richard Baker’s Music Box.

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Jessica was a member of the National Youth Theatre. She went on to play Maria in West Side Story at The Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and has performed as a solo vocalist at Chatsworth House Derbyshire and other prestigious venues.

As an original member of Back to Broadway’s stage show she has toured the UK and Mexico and featured in many exclusive corporate events, most recently at the Natural History Museum London.

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Andrea’s career began in Coronation Street, playing the part of Melanie Hesketh; she then played Trish in The Ward, also for Granada Television. She went on to train at The Dance Centre, Preston, where she won the Performer 2000 award, and followed that with a course at The Central School of Speech and Drama.

Andrea’s theatre credits include: Ensemble and understudy The Countess Chitty, Chitty Bang! Bang! (2009/10 UK tour); Ensemble and understudy Ernestina & Mrs Rose Hello, Dolly! (UK Tour & Lincoln Theatre Royal); Connie Boylan and understudy Lilly in Annie UK tour); Gabriella and understudy Anybody’s in West Side Story; Ensemble in The Wizard Of Oz (both at The Leicester Haymarket); Jack in Jack & the Beanstalk (Mark Andrews Productions); Aladdin in Aladdin (Empire Theatre, Co Durham); Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (Paul Holman Productions); The Hot Chef Show, Aladdin and Cinderella all for Qdos Productions.

Andrea was a Principle Vocalist on board the P&O Oriana for CMC performing many songs and character parts in 15 production shows. She was also the Production Vocalist on board The Costa Tropicale, and with The Potters Theatre Company, where she was also an individual cabaret artist.

Andrea’s television credits include; Crimewatch; Gaynor in Is Harry on the Boat?, Sky One; Yvonne in Heartbeat, Yorkshire Television, The Mistress in short film The Lover; and a presenter for Brainiac Live for Sky One, at the Sky Festival in Manchester.

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Anthony’s theatre credits include Ensemble/Children’s Director on the UK Tour of Whistle Down The Wind, Jacob and Simeon (alternate roles) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat UK tour; Vince Fontaine Grease; Atulpa The Mask; Elvis’s Father/Jordanaire Elvis The Musical.

He has performed as a vocalist for the UK touring productions of Forever in Blue Jeans, Voice Of The Heart - Karen Carpenter and Class of 09.

Anthony has performed as lead vocalist for some of the most luxurious Cruise Ships worldwide.

Film credits include the short films Sarah and Who Do You Think You Are?, and the feature films Mission London and Babes Of Baghdad. He has also featured in commercials for the BBC and MTV.

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Trained at Central School of Speech and Drama graduating 2008

Theatre includes First Lady Suite (Union Theatre), State Fair (Finborough Theatre), Me and My Girl (London Palladium), Dust (Tricycle Theatre), Circumnavigation (Blue Monkey Group)

Theatre whilst training includes Company, Confusions, Hamlet, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Little Foxes, Much Ado About Nothing

Television includes Hope and Glory (BBC)

Robine’s work as a solo vocalist is extensive having performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre, The London Palladium, Birmingham’s Symphony Hall and as a collaborator with the Royal Phillharmonic Orchestra for a new piece at the Watford Coliseum.

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Victoria trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts graduating in 2006 with a BA Hons in Performance. Whilst at Mountview roles include; Lola in Copacabana, Cassie in A Chorus Line, and Graziella in West Side Story.

Theatre includes; Ensemble/Cover Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (UK Tour), Rocket Girl in Circus Agogo (Workshop) at New End Theatre, Mrs Perkins/Swing/Cover Milly in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers West End, Ramona/Cover Brat in Whistle Down the Wind West End, Ensemble/Cover Dream Laurey in Oklahoma! Peacock Theatre and UK Tour NYMT. Panto includes Princess Jill in Jack and the Beanstalk and Slave of the Ring in Aladdin.

Television includes; Blue Peter and Hope and Glory (BBC).

Recordings include; Original Cast Recording of Whistle Down the Wind, click tracks for Spirit of Broadway (Spirit of the Dance Productions).