Interview: Shona Lindsay

Shona Lindsay made her professional debut aged 11 in the title role of Annie. She has played some of the the West End’s best loved roles including Christine in Phantom of the Opera, Kathy Seldon in Singing in the Rain, Sandy in Grease, Milly in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Emma in Jekyll & Hyde. She graced the screens of the nation’s TV sets for 2 years playing Sara Briggs in Crossroads as well as appearing in numerous other series and films. Shona is also no stranger to the recording studio with several cast recordings under her belt including the studio cast album of Grease, and her album Control Yourself. 

Your Presence is such a beautiful song, did you enjoy recording it? 

I loved it, we had such a fun session. The atmosphere was relaxed and so creative.

How did you become involved with the project? 

Gary contacted me on twitter, we struck up a "conversation" and then he sent me a demo and some background on himself and Joan. Also, I was excited to work on new material and with Colin as Musical Director.

West End star Shona Lindsay releases Christmas love song

West End star Shona Lindsay has released a special Christmas love song called Your Presence. The track is written by musical theatre writing team Taylor-Rowan & Hughes and is available to download now from iTunes.

Shona made her professional de-but aged 11 in the title role of Annie. She has played some of the the West End’s best loved roles including Christine in Phantom of the Opera, Kathy Seldon in Singing in the Rain, Sandy in Grease, Milly in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Emma in Jekyll & Hyde. She graced the screens of the nation’s TV sets for 2 years playing Sara Briggs in Crossroads as well as ap-pearing in numerous other series and films. Shona is also no stranger to the recording studio with several cast re-cordings under her belt in-cluding the studio cast album of Grease, and her her album Control Yourself. Shona Lindsay will bring to this beautiful new festive song exactly what it needs.

Wicked stars in Little Women Charity Concert along with Helena Blackman, Daniel Boys, Sarah Lark and Samantha Barks

After West End Live on Sunday 24th June 2012 (this Sunday) there will be a special, one off Charity Concert of Little Women at the Playhouse Theatre at 7.30pm. The special adaptation will star Gina Beck, Shona Lindsay, Helena Blackman, Norma Bowman, Daniel Boys, Nikki Davis-Jones, Sarah Lark, Jon Robynsand and Lisa-Anne Wood. The concert will also include a guest appearance from Samantha Barks who recently completed filming the Les Miserables film.

Little Women was written by Louisa-May Allcott in 1868 and has stood the test of time, still being a popular story with today's teenagers. It tells the story of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, who through a series of happy, and sad, events, grow up into 'little women'. It is said that the story is loosely based on the childhood of the author, Louisa-May Alcott and her experiences with her three sisters. The story follows the sisters through love, marriage, illness, death, and the inevitable move away from the childhood home

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The full cast is:
Gina Beck - Meg
Helena Blackman - Belle Gardner
Norman Bowman - Professor Bhaer
Daniel Boys - Laurie
Nikki Davis-Jones - Jo
Sarah Lark - Beth
Shona Lindsay - Marmee
Jon Robyns - John Brooke
Lisa-Anne Wood - Amy
Guest performance by Samantha Barks
Supported by a specially formed GSA ensemble.
Hosted by Mark Shento

Little Woman is an incredibly moving musical which is beautifully written. The cast list of this special one off charity concert is mind blowing. What a fantastic opportunity to see such a inspirational group of performers on the same stage performing such a heart wrenching show.