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TV Talent

• CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD can currently be seen as a judge on STRICTLY COME DANCING on BBC1 every Saturday night.
• JODIE PRENGER regularly presents THE MIDWEEK NATIONAL LOTTERY on BBC 1. Jodie has recently guest hosted Elaine Paige´s Sunday show on BBC Radio 2.
• MARK FOSTER will be appearing as a contestant on CELEBRITY MASTERMIND.

Theatre

• JODIE PRENGER is starring as Nancy in Cameron Mackintosh´s revival production of OLIVER! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. She is joined by LOUISE GOLD appearing as Mrs Sowerbery and Mrs Bedwin.
• HARRIET THORPE is playing Madame Morrible in WICKED at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.
• DANIEL BOYS appears in AVENUE Q, starring as Princeton/Rod at the Gielgud Theatre. His debut album SO CLOSE is out now.
• HELEN GRACE is currently playing Marjorie Houseman in DIRTY DANCING at the Aldwych Theatre. She is joined by HELEN HARPER.
• PAUL J MEDFORD is playing Big Daddy Bruebeck in SWEET CHARITY at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
• SAM MACKAY is playing Eddie in MAMMA MIA at the Prince of Wales Theatre.
• MATTHEW MALTHOUSE is appearing in CHICAGO at the Adelphi Theatre.
• STEVIE HUTCHINSON is appearing in BILLY ELLIOT at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
• KATY TREHARNE is making her professional debut in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Her Majesty´s Theatre.

Regional/Touring

• JOHN BARROWMAN will be starring in the pantomime ROBIN HOOD at the New Theatre, Cardiff this Christmas.
• FASCINATING AIDA will be appearing at the 59E59 Theater in New York this Christmas.
• ROY BARRACLOUGH will be starring as Santa Claus in SANTA CLAUS AND THE RETURN OF JACK FROST this christmas at the Mayflower, Southampton.
• SUSIE BLAKE will be touring with GRUMPY OLD WOMEN LIVE 2 this Autumn.
• CHARLES DAISH will be playing Bill Austin and KATE GRAHAM will be playing Tanya in MAMMA MIA! International Tour.
• DOMINIC RICKHARDS is playing Huxley in WALKING WITH DINOSAURS, which is currently touring the UK.
• BEN JAMES ELLIS will be starring in PETER PAN this Christmas at the New Theatre, Hull.
• SAM ARCHER will be playing the Prince in Matthew Bourne´s SWAN LAKE touring throughout 2010.
• LAURA CHECKLEY will be appearing in the SNOW QUEEN in Derby this Christmas.
• JACK JEFFERSON is touring with CHICAGO throughout 2009.
• GERARD CAREY will be appearing in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK this Christmas at the Paul Robeson Theatre, Hounslow.

Television/Film

• VANESSA REDGRAVE has completed filming DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS which also features NORA JANE NOONE. VANESSA has also recently completed shooting MIRAL with Willem Dafoe, directed by Julian Schnabel and LETTERS TO JULIET directed by Gary Winick. She is currently filming THE WHISTLEBLOWER starring Rachel Weisz and Monica Bellucci, directed by Larysa Kondracki and she will be filming ANONYMOUS, directed by Roland Emmerich and CORIOLANUS, directed by Ralph Fiennes in 2010.
• TIMOTHY WEST is currently filming GOING POSTAL starring David Suchet and Charles Dance. He will also be filming a guest lead role in an episode of LEWIS for ITV along with HELEN GRACE and POIROT.
• BERNARD CRIBBINS has completed shooting two feature length episodes of DOCTOR WHO which will be aired over christmas on BBC 1. He is also a guest on the christmas episode of NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS.
• NORA JANE NOONE has completed filming a new TV Drama JACK TAYLOR - THE GUARDS starring alongside Iain Glen for ITV, RTL and RTE.
• RUDOLPH WALKER plays Patrick Trueman in EASTENDERS and is joined by KATE WILLIAMS who has returned as Liz Turner.
• HARRIET THORPE has completed filming THE VICTORIA WOOD CHRISTMAS SPECIAL which also features JOHN STACEY. HARRIET has also recently completed filming MATERIAL GIRL for BBC 1.
• CARLI NORRIS has filmed an episode of MY FAMILY for BBC 1.
• TAYLOR FAWCETT is currently filming a second series of THE LIFE OF RILEY for BBC 1.

Creatives

• CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD directed SPEND, SPEND, SPEND for the Watermill Theatre which won 2 TMA Awards including Best Musical. He also revived his production of THE HOT MIKADO for the Watermill and UK Tour which has been nominated for a Manchester Evening News Best Musical Award.
• LARRY BLANK has orchestrated CATCH ME IF YOU CAN in Seattle, directed by Jack O´Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. He has also orchestrated THE SOUND OF MUSIC UK Tour and SANTA CLAUS AND THE RETURN OF JACK FROST.
• MATTHEW BRIND is Musical Director for LEGALLY BLONDE which will be opening at the Savoy Theatre in December. Previously he musically directed both John Barrowman´s solo concert tour, ANOTHER SIDE and JB09. He was also the Musical Director on BBC1´s TONIGHT´S THE NIGHT.
• MICHAEL CORDER is reviving his productions of THE SNOW QUEEN and CINDERELLA for the English National Ballet.
• GEOFF GARRATT is Associate Choreographer on the touring production of MARY POPPINS, in the USA. He is Associate Choreographer for Cameron Mackintosh´s revival production of OLIVER! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Geoff will be choreographing the forthcoming Dutch and Australian productions of MARY POPPINS and will be Associate Choreographer for the Korean production of MISS SAIGON.
• GILES HAVERGAL directed VERONIQUE for the Buxton Festival and L´ELISIR D´AMORE for the Scottish Opera.
• LISA KENT has directed productions of LES MISERABLES and MARY POPPINS in Copenhagen.
• NICK WINSTON has recreated GOTTA SING GOTTA DANCE for Eastbourne Theatres and tour and will be choreographing A CHRISTMAS CAROL directed by Nikolai Foster at the Birmingham Rep Theatre.
• HANNAH CHISSICK is currently directing THE SNOW QUEEN at the Derby Theatre.
• SIMON GREEN directed SING FOR YOUR SUPPER at the Cadogan Hall and will be directing THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT at the Salisbury Playhouse this Christmas.