Review: West End Fest at St Paul's Church

West End Fest
St Paul's Church
Reviewed on Sunday 15th May 2016
★★★★

Founded by Sabrina Aloueche and Parnell Page, West End Fest has become firmly established as a must-see concert series for theatre lovers. The event sees musical theatre actors, who have starred and appeared in many of the West End's biggest shows, come together on their night off from their gruelling schedule to raise money for some incredible charities.

Sam Mackay, Emma Kingston, Liam Doyle & Oliver Savile lead line-up for next West End Fest

Good news - West End Fest is back!

Teaming up with MadTrust, the next West End Fest will take place on 15th May 2016 at the Actors Church in Covent Garden.

West End Fest was founded four years ago by Sabrina Aloueche and Parnell Page.

Ian Stroughair and Kieran Brown will present the show with the theme being 'Icons: Your Own Spin'. Performers will take on songs by their icons in their own individual way (we've heard whispers of a Hamilton medley..!).

Summer Strallen, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Sandra Marvin, Matt Wycliffe & more for next West End Fest; full line-up announced

The full line-up has been announced for the next West End Fest charity concert named Summer Camp.

The show takes place on Sunday 29th June 2014 at the St Pauls Actors Church in Covent Garden. West End stars will perform songs from Broadway shows which haven't (yet) been seen in London. All proceeds will be donated to Cardiac Arrest in the Young (CRY).

The full line-up includes: Rebecca Trehearn, Rob Houchen, Jordan Lee Davies, Ceili O'Connor, Sandra Marvin, Jodie Steele, Maria Coyne, Ian Stroughair, George Ure, Rosie Ladkin, Gabriel Mokake, Jodie Jacobs, Alice Fearn, Dougie Carter, Ross William Wild, Matt Wycliffe, Sophia Ragavelas, Lisa-Anne Wood, Claudia Kariuki, Kieran Brown, Sabrina Aloueche and Scott Garnham.

Interview: Lauren Varnham, currently in We Will Rock You

Lauren Varnham is currently in the West End production of We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre understudying the roles of Scaramouche and Meat. Her other theatre credits include Hairspray, Carousel and High School Musical. Lauren talks to West End Frame about life in We Will Rock You, what it's like being an understudy and what roles she hopes to play in the future...

You are currently in the West End production of We Will Rock You, are you enjoying it? 

Yes I am loving it. I have been in it for coming up to two years now and I'm still enjoying it as much as I did when I first started. 

The show has been running for such a long time now, why do you think people love it so much? 

I think Queen are so widely known that whenever people come to London and hear about/see the musical advertised they are interested straight away because the majority of people love/loved queen at some point.