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Dusting off the glittery cobwebs and reconciling past differences in a well-documented ITV series saw the quintet, Steps reunite for the first time in 10 years to start a new chapter for the iconic UK pop band. Overcoming personal issues within and outside the band, Claire, Fay, ‘H’, Lee and Lisa were finally ready in 2011 to move Steps forward.

They taught us to “5,6,7,8” and how to “Stomp” combined with catchy as hell choruses and camp cheesy dance moves, you can expect to find yourself on your feet for an entire show, dancing your socks off. It doesn’t much convincing for the audience to take part, with emphatic crowd sing-a-longs to “Heartbeat” and “Better Best Forgotten”. Taken aback by nostalgia, the audience relive their youth mirroring the dance routines in “One For Sorrow” and “Deeper Shade Of Blue”. It wouldn’t be a Steps show without a medley or two, guaranteeing you’ll definitely hear one of your favourites even if it’s just a snippet. With Claire Richard’s powerful and effortless lead vocals carrying the band it reaffirms Steps’ defining and recognisable sound. Costume changes are imperative for Steps both flamboyant and co-ordinated whether its glittery, leather clad or uniformed, they go certainly go all out. Saving their anthemic cover of the Bee Gees classic “Tragedy” til last, brings out everyone’s best karaoke rendition complete with dance moves. They can be forgiven for using a backing track- it’s part of the package but you know for certain that they’ll churn out an energetic and steptacular live performance. You’re guaranteed to have the time of your life at a Steps show, think Butlins red coats- all smiling, all dancing, all singing, pure cheesy entertainment and that’s exactly what you’ll get!

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With them being one of the biggest pop groups of the 90s, Steps definitely have provided kids who were growing up during that time with some everlasting memories. Just wait until “5,6,7,8” drops at a party and watch the room break into the line dance from the video. It was something of a phenomenon at the time.

With a catalogue of pop hits under their belt, a Steps live show is never going to fail to entertain. I saw Steps back in 1999 when they were at the height of their success and I remember back then, every kid in the arena knew the routines and words to every song. Steps really were a pop phenomenon in the UK back then, second only to the Spice Girls, and looking back now, they were deserving of their success.

When Steps announced that they would be reuniting, I can’t lie, I was really excited. I saw them live at the London Palladium back in 2012 and more than a decade on, they still delivered, proving that they really did succeed in creating timeless pop anthems! The nostalgia in the room was clear, as the twenty-something’s in the crowd were taken on a journey back through their childhoods with songs such as “Tragedy”, “One for Sorrow” and “Deeper Shade of Blue”. Their were younger children in the room as well, showing that Steps are still having an impact in this current day, competing with some of the biggest pop stars.

Some may be ashamed to reveal they were Steps fans back in the day, but not me. I still am. Appreciate good pop music for what it is and if you get a chance to see Steps, I really think you should take it!

This was one of the best shows I have ever seen!!! Loved it when they sang with their children very emosh!!!! Venga boys were amazing too good support act!!!! And max was fab too will be getting his album!!!!! Loved the memories it all brought back!!! Xxxx

Was a fantastic night they looked great and sounded superb, well worth the wait, blue were very good aswell,only downside was the price of food and drink. Should of been allowed to bring own drink.

Brilliant outdoor concert. Steps have to be one of the best pop groups out there. Weather was superb and Steps know how to put on a show. Highly recommended. Would definitely book again.

AMAZING!!!!!!!! Seriously such an amazing night. What a concert. Just like the good old days. Wonderful. I was bursting with happiness. 20 years of steps.. they still have that magic.

Hi everyone saw Steps last night in bournemouth and what a great concert steps were amazing and if you dont see it you will have missed amazing show and great atmosphere.

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Steps announce first set of ‘25th Anniversary Tour’ dates

Steps have revealed the first set of live dates for their ‘25th Anniversary Tour’. 

The group are marking the milestone in 2022 with a series of outdoor summer shows – just months after wrapping the ‘What The Future Holds’ arena trek. 

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They revealed: “Next summer, join us to celebrate 25 YEARS OF STEPS… More tour dates to be announced soon…”

Next summer, join us to celebrate 25 YEARS OF STEPS 🤯 More tour dates to be announced soon… 🙌 For ticket info, visit https://t.co/XtnVC6Y7Uc pic.twitter.com/TThFL4RYID — Steps (@OfficialSteps) November 25, 2021

Shows include stops across the UK at events such as Back 2 and Kubix Festivals, along with Carfest North and South and Birmingham Pride. 

They’ll be Steps’ first outdoor shows since their 2018 ‘Summer of Steps’ tour. 

The group previously admitted they’re keen to perform more festival dates , with Lisa Scott-Lee saying: “We’ve never really done festivals. I’d love to do one so maybe we will get a chance to put on our own [festival]… Who knows!”

On their other plans to celebrate 25 years, the singer added: “There’s plenty in the pipeline that’s new. Big plans are already in place for that. I can’t say that much or I’d get in trouble. [But] it’s nice to keep a bit of mystery, but we like to keep it fun and give back to our fans who have been so loyal over the years.”

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Happiness is only a heartbeat away with HERE & NOW , the hilarious and heart-warming new musical based on the songs of the multi-million-selling pop phenomenon, Steps. Don't miss the world premiere of this sparkling celebration of love and friendship at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre, prior to a West End run.

Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it's Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone's dancing in the aisles. But when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she and her friends dreamed of suddenly feels like a tragedy. Have they all lost their chance of a 'happy ever after'? With Caz, Vel, Neeta and Robbie around, who knows what love has in store...

Directed by the award-winning Rachel Kavanaugh (Half a Sixpence, The Great British Bake Off Musical ) and written by Shaun Kitchener  ( Hollyoaks ), HERE & NOW  features many of their iconic hits, including 5, 6, 7, 8, Better Best Forgotten, and Last Thing On My Mind.

This brand new musical is produced by Steps themselves, ROYO and pop legend Pete Waterman.

09 - 30 November 2024

Extra week added due to phenomenal demand, more dates to be announced.

SHAUN KITCHENER

Rachel kavanaugh, matt spencer-smith, gabriella slade, howard hudson, adam fisher, will burton, matt hassall, ollie durrant, setting line, feast creative, buchanan pr, pete waterman, fascination management.

Steps (Claire Richards, Faye Tozer, Ian ‘H’ Watkins’, Lee Latchford-Evans and Lisa Scott-Lee) are the UK’s most successful mixed sex pop group of all time, with 14 top five singles, 4 number one albums, 22 million record sales, 500 million streams & 11 sold-out national arena tours under their belts.  The band’s hits include #1 singles  Tragedy/Heartbeat  and  Stomp , the gold certified  One For Sorrow  &  Better Best Forgotten , the silver certified  5,6,7,8 ,  Last Thing On My Mind ,  Love’s Got A Hold Of My Heart ,  Chain Reaction  & many more. In 2011, the band scored another #1 album with their  The Ultimate Collection  release, followed by a Sky 1 documentary series  Steps Reunion  - the highest rated original programme on Sky that year. In 2017, the band marked 20 Years of Steps and released their first single in over 6 years  Scared Of The Dark  which hit #1 on iTunes. They released their  Tears On The Dancefloor  album in April which is Gold certified, reached #1 on UK iTunes and spawned 3 A-List singles on BBC Radio 2. 2017 ended on a high for the band, as they embarked on their 22 date sold out  Party On The Dancefloor Tour  across arenas in the UK & Ireland selling over 300,000 tickets - making it one of the biggest pop tours of the year. The band have since continued to release new music including two further iTunes #1 singles,  the Sia-penned  What The Future Holds  in 2020 and the Michelle Visage duet  Heartbreak In This City  in 2021 and scored a further two #2 charting UK albums 2020’s  What The Future Holds  and 2021’s  What The Future Holds Pt 2.   Across both albums the band scored 7 A-List singles on BBC Radio 2. The led to the massive  What The Future Holds  UK arena tour in late 2021.  In 2022 Steps celebrated their 25th anniversary with a headline summer tour and released the #1 album  Platinum Collection  which means they join ABBA, Rolling Stones and Stereophonics as the only groups in UK history to score #1 albums in four consecutive decades.

Rebecca Lock

Training: Central School of Speech & Drama

West End Credits include: Emily Hobbs in Elf The Musical 2022/23 (Dominion Theatre) , Carmen in Curtains (Wyndhams Theatre) , Ms Fleming/Veronica’s Mom in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket) , Cheryl Gillan MP in Committee (Donmar) , Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins (International tour) , Rosie in Mamma Mia (Novello) , Carlotta Giudicelli in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s) , Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut in Avenue Q (Noel Coward) , Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (Prince Edward) , Jellylorum in Cats (New London) Oh! What A Lovely War (The National) , Bertrande De Rols in Martin Guerre (Prince Edward) Guest Soloist, 30th Anniversary of Side by Side by Sondheim (Novello) .

Other Theatre includes:  Rosalie Mullins in  School of Rock (UK Tour), Mama Rose in  Gypsy (Alexandra Palace),   Carmen in  Curtains (UK Tour), Lilli Vanessi/Kate in  Kiss Me Kate (Sheffield Crucible),   Ms Fleming/Veronica’s Mom in  Heathers (The Other Palace),   Isabelle in  Moonfleet  (Salisbury Playhouse), Mrs Cratchitt in  A Christmas Carol (LMTO), Widow Corney in  Oliver! (Sheffield Crucible),   Gabrielle in  Dear World (Charing Cross Theatre) Baroness Schraeder in  The Sound of Music (JY Productions/Jordan),   Guest Soloist in  Sondheim Women (St James),   Iris  in The Tempest  (Theatre Royal Bath), Mary in  Merrily We Roll Along (Theatr Clwyd), Svetlana Sergievsky in  Chess  (Princess of Wales, Toronto),   Joan Aldrin in  Moon Landing (Derby Playhouse) Gilda in  Alfie (Watford Palace),  Dorothy Fields Forever (King’s Head),   Anna in  After the Fair (Kings Head),   Nora in  The Pirates of Penzance (West Yorkshire Playhouse).

Workshops include: Mary Critchard in  Redcliffe (The Other Palace),   Emma Parker in  Bonnie and Clyde (The Other Palace),   Ms Fleming/Veronica’s Mom in  Heathers (The Other Palace), Lady Dant in  ‘Flowers for Mrs Harris’-Daniel Evans, Maria Ziegler in  The Dancing Years, Jane Austen in  Pride & Prejudice, Madame Villefort in  The Count of Monte Cristo, Beatriz in  Il Postino and Sophie in  MAMMA MIA! (Novello)

Recordings include:  Ms Fleming/Veronica’s Mom in  Heathers, Bertrande de Rols in  Martin Guerre , Guinevere in  Pendragon , Joan Aldrin in  Moonlanding. (Original Cast Recordings).

Television:  Ruby Speaking (ITV),  Stephen (ITV),  Doctors (BBC).

Instagram: @beingbeckylock

Hiba Elchikhe

Training:  Mountview Theatre Arts and The Brit School

Theatre includes:  Charisse in Time Travellers Wife (West End), Edna in Fangirls (workshop), Pritti Pasha in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (West End & LA), Millennials (The Other Palace), Secretary in Lift (Southwark Playhouse), Brooklyn in  Brooklyn The Musical  (Greenwich Theatre),  Fiver  (Southwark Playhouse),  Antony & Cleopatra  (National Theatre), Princess Jasmine in  Aladdin  (Australia), Mrs Santiago/Understudy Molly in  Ghost the Musical  (Asia), featured soloist in  Friday Night is Music Night  for BBC Radio 2 and  Bend it Like Beckham  (workshop).

Television & Film includes: Disenchanted (Disney) and The Sound of Music: Live  (ITV)

Hiba regularly performs in concerts around the world in particular with Disney where she recently performed in a concert tour around America and Taipei. She has also recorded multiple concept cast recordings including Broken wings, Fiver and In the Willows

Socials: @hiba_elchikhe

Sharlene Hector

Sharlene has been one of the UK’s top Soul, RnB and Pop vocalists for many years. She is well known for being a lead vocalist for British band Basement Jaxx.

Sharlene has provided backing vocals for artists such as Alicia Keys, Muse, Emeli Sande, Sam Sparro, Primal Scream, Michael Ball & Alfie Boe, Lala Hathaway, Tinie Tempah, Josh Groban and Michael Buble.

Theatre includes: Lorraine/cover Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray  (London Coliseum), Effie White (Alternate) in Dreamgirls (UK Tour), Derren Brown’s Showman  (The Apollo Theatre), Thought 1 in  A Strange Loop , Grace in Standing At The Sky’s Edge (Gillian Lynne Theatre).

Television includes:   Alan Carr’s Epic Game Show – Name That Tune , The X Factor , Top of the Pops  and Later with Jools Holland .

Commercials: Coca-Cola; I Wish Ad Campaign (2004) ,   Travel Supermarket (2024)

Other work includes:  Appearances at Glastonbury , V Festival , Bestival  and Wireless .

Blake Patrick Anderson

Theatre includes: Michael Mell in the Original West End cast of Be More Chill (Shaftesbury Theatre), Nerd Face in Emojiland  (Garrick Theatre), Nick Carraway in Gatsby The Musical  (Cadogan Hall), Mark Cohen in RENT  (The Hope Mill Theatre), Woof in Hair in Concert (The Turbine Theatre), Michael Mell in the Original London cast of Be More Chill (The Other Palace), Straight Dave in Pet Shop Boys’ Closer To Heaven (Off West End/Above The Stag Theatre), Rusty in the 30th Anniversary of Starlight Express (Starlight Express Theatre, Bochum), Lucky Stiff  (Union Theatre).

Television includes:  Obie Wise in The Gray House  (Paramount +), Felix in HALO  (Paramount +), Arrow in Six Triple Eight  (Netflix), Eddie Castile in Vampire Academy  (Peacock, NBC Universal), Martyn in AIDS: The Unheard Tapes  (BBC)

River Medway

After appearing on the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK , River Medway quickly became a fan-favourite from the series. Since the show aired, River has travelled the UK on various tours, including the Pick’n’Mix UK Tour , The Main Event UK Tour and the official Drag Race UK Season 3 Tour .

Theatre Credits include: Mistress of Ceremonies in House of Cleopatra (Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh Fringe), Ariel in Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch (Southwark Playhouse and UK Tour), Sister Mary Julie Andrews in Death Drop: Back In The Habit (Garrick Theatre and UK Tour) and Alice in Dick Whittington (Phoenix Theatre).

Training: Millennium Performing Arts

Finty Williams

Theatre Credits include: Hortense in The Baker’s Wife (Menier Chocolate Factory), Old Mrs Hempstock in The Ocean at the End of the Lane (National Theatre Tour), Olivia in The Chalk Garden (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guilford & Tour), Colette in The Key Workers Cycle (Almeida), Miss Fellowes in The Night of the Iguana (Noel Coward Theatre), Barbara in A Pack of Lies (Menier Chocolate Factory), The Divide (Edinburgh Festival & The Old Vic), Beth in Dinner with Friends (Park Theatre), Lola Parks in The Vote (Donmar Warehouse), Agave in The Lightning Child (Shakespeare’s Globe), Lady Macduff in Macbeth (Shakespeare’s Globe), Maria in Twelfth Night (National Theatre), Gardenia in Bedlam (Shakespeare’s Globe) and Kate in Bedroom Farce (Rose Theatre, Kingston & Duke of Yorks).

Television Credits include: Series regular Dr Shaw in THE A LIST (Netflix), Debbie Sparrock in Doc Martin (ITV), Lola Parks in The Vote (More4) and Clara Smith in Cranford (BBC).

Film Credits include: Miriam in Six Minutes to Midnight (Lionsgate), Aunty Karen in We Can Be Heroes (Companies Productions), Sully in Delicious (7&7 Productions), Ladies in Lavender (UK Film Council & Roadside Attractions), The Importance of Being Earnest (Miramax) and Janet in Gosford Park (USA Films).

Gary Milner

Most recently: Kiss Me Kate (Barbican), Peron in Evita (Leicester Curve), Kurtz in The Third Man (Menier Chocolate Factory) and Herr Schultz in Cabaret (Lido 2. Paris).

Broadway Credits include: Dr Zhivago (Broadway Theatre)

US Regional: Bob Lord in Becoming Nancy (Alliance Theatre, Atlanta), Jessel/Edens in Chasing Rainbows (GoodSpeed), Harry in Mamma Mia , Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins (North Carolina Theatre) and Doolittle in My Fair Lady (Playmakers).

West End Credits include: Sam in Mamma Mia (Prince of Wales), Rufus in Imagine This (New London) and Magaldi in Evita , Fred Casely in Chicago (Adelphi).

Off West End Credits include: Love Story (Duchess), Bells are Ringing (Union Theatre), Hubbel in A Streetcar Named Desire , Governor Slaton/Britt Craig in Parade (Donmar), Pericles , The Crucible (Regents Park) and Phil Corkery in Brighton Rock (Almeida).

TV Credits include: The Crowded Room (Apple TV), Instinct , The Good Fight , Elementary , Deadbeat , Peter Pan Live , Law And Order SVU , Eastenders , Dr Who , The Bill , Spooks and Murphy’s Law .

Film Credits include: Time to Pay Off Debts , The Preppie Connection , Emily And Tim , Dead Europe and John Carter of Mars .

Dan Partridge

Training: Arts Educational Schools London.

Dan is soon to star as Charlie Price in the revival of the hit musical Kinky Boots (Leicester Curve, UK & Ireland Tour).

Theatre Credits Include: Magaldi in Evita (Leicester Curve), Danny Zuko in Grease (Dominion Theatre, West End & National Tour), Rum Tum Tugger in Cats (European Tour & South Korea Tour), Link Larkin in Hairspray (UK Tour) and Pepper in Mamma Mia! (West End).

TV and Film Credits include: Ron White in Father Brown (BBC), Randolph Scott in Archie (ITV), Jamie Wells in Casualty (BBC) and Jez Gordon in Doctors (BBC).

Dan won Best Actor at the ‘This Is England’ Film Festival in Rouen, France for his work on the short film ÉTÉ directed by Gregory Oke.

Workshops include: Here and Now (ROYO), Burlesque (ADAMA Entertainment), The Band (David Pugh), High Society (The Old Vic) and Candide (Matthew White).

Helen Colby

Helen trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and was awarded The Dame Judi Dench Scholarship. She was shortlisted for The Comedy Crowd’s Chorts 2023 and is the creator of comedy vocal trio The Dots, who made the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent 2022.

Theatre credits include: HERE & NOW (Workshop), Sinatra The Musical (Birmingham Rep), The Dots Chaotic Comedy Cabaret (Edinburgh Fringe and New Wimbledon Studio), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Drury Lane West End), Sweeney Todd (Adelphi West End), Sister Act (Palladium West End), My Fair Lady (Teatro San Carlo Naples and Teatro Massimo Sicily), The Sound of Music (Regent’s Park and No 1 Tour), Beauty and the Beast (Salisbury Playhouse), Robin Hood (White Rock Hastings), News Revue (Canal Café and Edinburgh Fringe) and Side by Side by Sondheim (Tobacco Factory).

Other credits include: Call The Midwife (BBC), Britain’s Got Talent , The Royal Variety Performance , The Paul O’Grady Show , This Morning (ITV), London Road (Cuba Pictures), Consider Yourself (BBC Films), Sweeney Todd London Cast Recording, Sister Act Original Cast Recording.

Helen has also worked extensively as a voice over artist, recording titles for The Guardian , Audible and RNIB .

Edward Baker Duly

Edward has worked in theatre, film and television in the UK, New York and South Africa.

Broadway Credits include: The King and I (Lincoln Center Theatre) and Off-Broadway: Peter and the Starcatcher (New World Stages).

London Credits include: The Third Man , The Bridges Of Madison County and Rookery Nook (Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre), The King and I and The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium), Gone With The Wind (New London), South Pacific (The National Theatre), West Side Story (Prince of Wales), Salad Days (Vaudeville), Anyone Can Whistle (Bridewell) and Timing (Kings Head).

Other UK and Ireland Theatre Credits include: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas , Kiss Me Kate , Copacabana , The Lady Vanishes , Dick Barton Special Agent , The Secretary Bird , September Tide , Twelfth Night , The Mikado , Side By Side By Sondheim , The Full Monty , The Pirates of Penzance and Singing in the Rain .

South Africa Credits include: Arcadia , Oklahoma! , Crazy For You , Me and My Girl , A Chorus Line , Grease , Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , Return to the Forbidden Planet , Brigadoon and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers .

Television Credits include: A Spy Among Friends , Litvinenko , The Velveteen Rabbit , Shades of Blue , Billions , The Blacklist , Time After Time , The Good Wife , Royal Pains , Downton Abbey , Hollyoaks , New Tricks , Yes Prime Minister , Upstairs Downstairs , Holby City , Doctors , Grange Hill , Emmerdale , Just Nuisance and Honeytown .

Film Credits include: Vindicta , Boys in the Boat , Blackwater Lane , Heidi Queen of the Mountain , The Circle , Paris Wine & Romance , De-Lovely , Micro Men , Botched , Welcome Home and Eva Stories .

Gaming Credits include: Red Dead Redemption II , Squadron 42 and Grand Theft Auto V .

John Stacey

John trained at The London Studio Centre.

West End Theatre Credits include: Kiss Me Kate (Barbican), My Fair Lady (The Coliseum), Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s), Stephen Ward (The Aldwych), My Fair Lady (Royal Albert Hall), Top Hat (The Aldwych), Lend me a Tenor (The Gielgud), Acorn Antiques the Musical (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Anything Goes (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), My Fair Lady (RNT and Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Les Miserables (Palace Theatre), Hard Times the Musical (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Saturday Night Fever (London Palladium), Guys and Dolls (RNT), Martin Guerre (Prince Edward), Cats (New London) and Fiddler on the Roof (London Palladium).

Touring Theatre Credits include: My Fair Lady , Mary Poppins , Barnum , Top Hat , Scrooge , Fame , Guys and Dolls , Mamma Mia , Saturday Night Fever , Grease , Pickwick and Fiddler on the Roof .

Regional Theatre Credits include: Peter Pan (Hazlitt, Maidstone), Sinatra (Birmingham Repertory), Alice in Wonderland (Hazlitt, Maidstone), Pajama Game (Chichester), Lend Me a Tenor (Theatre Royal Plymouth), Me and My Girl (Sheffield Crucible), Hello Dolly (Regents Park), La Vie Parisienne (Iford Festival) , Cinderella the Musical (Bristol Old Vic), A Midsummer Night’s Dream , The Two Gentlemen of Verona , High Society (Regents Park), Guys and Dolls (Sheffield Crucible), The Adventures of Mr Toad (The Watermill) and Watership Down (Redgrave, Farnham).

John was involved in three episodes of The Crosswalk Musical for James Corden’s Late Late Show filmed in London and Paris and a live episode at Central Hall, Westminster. He has been included in a number of original cast recordings and a live filmed recording of Acorn Antiques the Musical for Victoria Wood. He appeared in the Victoria Wood Christmas special 2009 for the BBC.

Olivia Bella

Olivia is due to graduate from The Arts Educational School in 2024.

Credits whilst training include: Joanne in Rent and Cass in Made in Dagenham .

HERE & NOW marks Olivia’s professional debut.

Jabari Braham

Jabari was head boy at Laine Theatre Arts and he is also an alum of Jacobs Pillow USA.

Theatre Credits include: Manny/Ensemble in Hello Dolly (London Palladium), Three little pig and understudy Donkey in Shrek the Musical (UK tour), Levi and understudy Issachar in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London Palladium, Toronto and UK Tour), understudy Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk (Everyman Theatre), Swing in Dreamgirls (Savoy Theatre), understudy Neleus in Mary Poppins (UK & International Tour), Gregor/Ensemble in MAME (Hope Mill Theatre & UK Tour), A Jazz Happening (Ted Shawn Theatre, USA), Clumsy in Snow White (Richmond Theatre), Nick Bottom in Ballet Shoes (Peacock Theatre) and Understudy Genie and Abanazer in Aladdin (Wyvern Theatre).

Workshop Credits include: & Juliet the Max Martin musical and Fayard Nicholas in Feelin’ In The Mood .

Television Credits include: All Star Musicals (ITV), Commercial for Britain’s Got Talent (ITV), The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS), EastEnders for Children In Need (BBC), Blue Peter (BBC) and Festival of Remembrance (BBC).

Other work includes: The Night of 1000 Voices (Royal Albert Hall), Performer for Hard-Fi (Wembley Stadium), Max Adventures internet viral, Legoland Vidiyo Music Festival and ITV Palooza (Royal Festival Hall).

Michael Carolan

Training: Arts Educational School.

Theatre Credits include: Peter’s Father/Understudy Police Chief in The Magician’s Elephant (Royal Shakespeare Company), Wolf & Shrek in Shrek (UK Tour), A-Rab in West Side Story (Salzburg Festival Theatre), Ensemble in Miss Saigo n (Prince Edward Theatre), Ensemble & u/s Walter Hobbs in Elf the Musical original cast (UK Tour) and Enoch Snow Jnr in Carousel (Arcola Theatre).

Television Credits include: Call the Midwife (Neal Street Productions).

Other Credits include: John in Sainsburys Smart Shop (Commercial), Brett Flair in Betfair (Commercial), Greg in Sleepless In Seattle (Workshop), Candide (Workshop), Olivier Awards (2013), he was honoured to be chosen as a guest soloist on The Elaine Paige Show for Sky Arts.

Alex Christian

Choreographer credits includes: Movement Director for The Whistling (The Mill at Sonning), Associate Choreographer for Gypsy – Winner of Best Musical Production UK Theatre Awards 2023 (The Mill At Sonning), Choreographer for Celebrating Sondheim Concert (Chichester Festival Theatre), Choreographer for Singin’ In The Rain – Musical Theatre Concept Video (Stagebox), Choreographer & Director for Waitress – Musical Theatre Concept Video (Stagebox) and Choreographer & Director for Annie – Musical Theatre Concept Video (Stagebox).

Theatre credits includes: Resident Choreographer & Swing in The Phantom of the Opera (International Tour), Resident Choreographer, Dance Captain & Buttons in Newsies (Original London Cast), Ensemble/Swing in She Loves Me (Crucible Theatre Sheffield), Doody in Grease (UK Tour), Baby John and cover Action in West Side Story (CURVE Leicester), Sam and Dance Captain in Oklahoma! (Chichester Festival Theatre), Scranton Slim, Dance Captain and cover Nicely Nicely, Benny, Big Jule and Rusty Charlie in Guys and Dolls (The Mill Theatre at Sonning), Joe, Jimmy, off-stage Swing and Dance Captain in Flashdance (UK & International Tour), Featured Dancer in The Mountbatten Festival of Music (Royal Albert Hall) and Ensemble & cover Nathaniel, Gregory and Philip in Welsh National Opera’s Kiss Me Kate (UK Tour).

Film, Television, Concerts & Events include: Big Night at The Musicals A Chorus Line (Manchester AO Arena), Ensemble in Love Never Dies In Concert (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), Olivier Awards Performance of Newsies (Royal Albert Hall), Big Night at The Musicals Newsies (Manchester AO Arena), Royal Variety Performance Newsies (Royal Albert Hall), Dancer in Snow White (Disney), Dancer in Disenchanted (Disney), Young Officer in The King’s Man (20th Century Fox), Dancer in Royal Windsor Horseshow (Antony Johns), Flashdance Guest Act on Dancing With The Stars Ireland (RTÉ), Dancer in Lexus Make Your Mark – Car Commercial & Immersive Experience with Mark Ronson (Atomized Studios) and Dancer on X Factor – The Live Auditions (ITV).

Workshops include: Ensemble in Tammy Faye (Broadway Production), Diarmuid (Lead Male Dancer) in Fáinne Óir: A New Irish Dance Show , Dancer in Matilda Movie (Netflix) and Ensemble in The Invention of Hugo Cabaret: A New Musical .

Music Videos include: Dancer in ‘Lovers’ by Anna of the North (James Berkery & Alexander Darby).

Other work includes: All Ireland Medalist in Irish Dancing

Kade Ferraiolo

Training: The Hammond School.

Theatre Credits include: I Should Be So Lucky (UK Tour), Nativity the Musical (Eventim Apollo/UK Tour), Aladdin (Prince Edward Theatre), Mack and Mabel (UK Tour), Mamma Mia! (International Tour), Oliver! (UK Tour), We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre), La Traviata (Royal Opera House), Aladdin (Pele Productions), Carmen (Royal Opera House), Jack and the Bean Stalk (Wakefield Theatre Royal), Chicago (International Tour), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (UK Tour), The Mikado (London Coliseum) and Bollywoodland (Mamut Events, Madrid).

Film and Television Credits include: Aladdin: Live From the West End (Disney), Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life (Living TV) and Tidal Rave (YoYo Media).

Other Credits include: Balbir Singh Dance Company: Disney’s Broadway Hits Concert (Royal Albert Hall), The Nighttime Whisperers (B2B), I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Ident (ITV) and Swan Lake (English National Ballet).

Jemma Geanaus

Training: Masters Performing Arts College.

Theatre credits include: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Palace Theatre London), Good Luck Studio (Original Cast – Mischief Theatre, UK Tour), Gangsta Granny (UK Tour), Taming of the Clueless (The Show Must Go Online), Dick Whittington (Hackney Empire), Peter Pan (Troubadour White City Theatre/National Theatre), TINA – The Tina Turner Musical (Original Cast – Aldwych Theatre), Jack and the Beanstalk (Salisbury Playhouse), Spamalot (English Theatre Frankfurt), American Idiot (Arts Theatre & UK Tour), Dusty (Charing Cross Theatre), Hairspray (York Opera House), The BFG (Birmingham Rep) and Bare (Greenwich Theatre).

Screen work includes: Marching Powder , Matilda , Call The Midwife (BBC), Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again , One Man Walking and Boy Blue Entertainment .

Commercials include: Freeman’s: Be More Free , Just Eat: Magic is Real and Subway: Groundhog Day .

Arena: London 2012 (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Opening Ceremony).

Creative: Assistant: Resident Director – TINA – The Tina Turner Musical (London)

Charlie-Jay Johnson

Onstage swing.

Charlie-Jay graduated from Bird College in 2024.

Credits while training include: Joanne in Company , Bowie Ballet and Move It 2020 – 2024 .

Pantomimes include: Aladdin , Cinderella , Beauty and the Beast and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (UK Productions).

Concerts include: Alto’s Arise (The Other Palace).

Serina Mathew

Training: Millennium Performing Arts & Guildford School of Acting.

Theatre Credits include: Swing/1st Cover Charrisse & Dr.Kendrick in The Time Travellers Wife the Musical (Apollo Theatre), Rosalia in West Side Story (Lljubiana Festival), Ensemble in Pretty Woman the Musical (Savoy Theatre & Piccadilly Theatre), Ensemble/Cover Carmen, Miss Bell & Miss Sherman in Fame (UK Tour), Havana Girl in Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House), Buffy/Cover Pearl in Starlight Express (Mehr Entertainment/Bochum), Beauty in Beauty and the Beast (Harlow Playhouse), Rimpy/Cover Jess Bhamra in Bend it Like Beckham – The Musical (Phoenix Theatre) and Lead Singer (Carnival Cruises).

TV Credits include: Sophie Coates in Eastenders (BBC).

Commercial / Other Credits include: Dancer/Model – Mac Cosmetics (Corporate Event), Tesco Bank (Commercial), Hard Rock Cafe (Pride X Halsey Campaign), Google Pixel (Commercial), Wonderbly Valentines Campaign (Website Stills) and Transport for London (Posters & Website Stills).

Jago Mottart

Training: Urdang.

Credits include: Ensemble in Jesus Christ Superstar (UK Tour), Ensemble in Matthew Bourne’s Romeo & Juliet (Mayflower Southampton), Ensemble in The Musicians (Hall for Cornwall) and Featured Dancer in Run For Your Life (Kneehigh Theatre).

Credits whilst training include: Nick Hurley in Flashdance and Darryl Van Horne in The Witches of Eastwick .

Jago is thrilled to be joining the cast of Here & Now and would like to thank his friends and family for their continued support.

Markus Södergren

Training: ArtsEd, London.

Theatre Credits include: Man in Marry Me A Little (Stage Door Theatre), Preppy Stud, cover Ram, Kurt and Veronica’s Dad in Heathers – the Musical (UK & Ireland Tour) and Beauty and the Beast (Garrick Theatre).

Workshop Credits include: Ian Fleming in Fleming, Ian Fleming – the musical and Adam in SoapDish – The Musical by Stiles and Drewe.

Concert Credits include: Roles We’ll Never Play (Apollo Theatre, West End), West Side Story (BBC Proms), On The Town (BBC Proms) and Let’s Face The Music (Royal Albert Hall).

Markus is honoured to be part of a brand new musical. He would like to thank his father for his unconditional love and support. Markus would also love to thank his Agents at Cowley, Knox & Guy for their continued support.

Genevieve Taylor

Training: The MTA.

Theatre credits include: Madame Morrible U/S in Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre), Tara in Crash! (Theatre Delicatessen), U/S Carrie in Carousel (English National Opera), Fortune Teller in Side Show (Southwark Playhouse), Of Thee I Sing (Royal Festival Hall) and Cool Rider live (Lyric Theatre)

Shaun is a playwright and screenwriter.

He has participated in the Royal Court’s New Writers’ Group and has been a writer on attachment at the Soho Theatre. His first play,  Positive , received its debut professional production at the Park Theatre to critical acclaim, with the Times describing him as ‘a playwright to watch’ and The Stage comparing his ‘water-tight script’ to an ‘exceptional sitcom’. The play is published by Playdead Press. More recently a production of his play  All That  was nominated for Best Play and Performance Ensemble Offie awards and was praised by  London Pub Theatres  as ‘exactly what theatre needs today’.

For television, Shaun is a core writer for popular Channel 4 drama  Hollyoaks . Other TV work includes writing on  Queerpiphany  for Comedy Central and developing original comedies and comedy-dramas. In 2016, Shaun was a winner of the BAFTA Rocliffe Competition for TV Comedy.

Shaun also works as a journalist and writes regularly about pop culture, with his articles appearing in a variety of publications including The Telegraph, Metro and Daily Mirror.

DIRECTED BY

Work at Royal Shakespeare Company includes : The box office breaking adaptation of  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens , adapted by David Edgar. First produced in 2017 with Phil Davies as  Scrooge  and then revived in 2018 and 2022 with Aden Gillett and Adrian Edmondson respectively. Also  Alice in Wonderland  (RST and Barbican Theatre) and  The Merry Wives of Windsor  (Swan Theatre, UK tour, Ann Arbour Michigan and Old Vic Theatre London).

Work at Chichester Festival Theatre includes:  Shadowlands  starring Hugh Bonneville,  Half a Sixpence  (a co-production with Cameron Mackintosh who transferred it to the Noel Coward theatre, 4 WOS nominations, 2 awards),  The Winslow Boy  (also UK tour),  Single Spies  starring Belinda Lang and Nicholas Farrell (also UK tour),  An Ideal Husband  starring Patricia Routledge and Edward Fox,  The Way of the World  starring Penelope Keith,  Love Story  by Howard Goodall and Stephen Clark (transfer to Duchess Theatre and Walnut St Theatre, Philadelphia, Olivier Award nomination for Best New Musical),  The Music Man  starring Brian Conley and  A Small Family Business  starring Nigel Planer.

Work at The Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park includes :  Seven Brides for Seven Brothers  (Olivier Award Nomination for Best Musical Revival),  The Sound of Music  (Olivier Award nomination for Best Musical Revival, Winner WOS Award for Best Musical Revival),  The Taming of the Shrew  (starring Sheridan Smith),  Cymbeline ,  The Two Gentlemen of Verona ,  As You Like It  and  Love’s Labours Lost  (both starring Benedict Cumberbatch),  Much Ado About Nothing ,  Twelfth Night  and  A Midsummer Night’s Dream .

Other notable West End, regional and international work includes:  The Great British Bake Off Musical  starring Haydn Gwynne (Cheltenham Everyman and Noel Coward Theatres),  The Wind in The Willows  starring Rufus Hound, Denise Welch & Gary Wilmot (Plymouth Theatre Royal, tour and London Palladium),  Oklahoma!  (BBC Prom, Royal Albert Hall with The John Wilson Orchestra),  The Witches of Eastwick  (Cameron Mackintosh and Cirkus Theatre, Stockholm),  Romeo and Juliet  (Washington Shakespeare Theatre),  The Rivals  (Bristol Old Vic),  Hope Place  (Liverpool Everyman),  Oklahoma!  (UK tour),  Guys and Dolls  (Sheffield Crucible) and  It’s Headed Straight Towards Us  by Adrian Edmundson and Nigel Planer and starring Rufus Hound and Samuel West (Park Theatre, London).

Artistic Director and Joint CEO Birmingham Repertory Theatre 2006-2011 Productions at Birmingham include:  Arthur and George  (co-production with Nottingham Playhouse),  Notes to Future Self  (and tour),  His Dark Materials ,  Hapgood  starring Josie Lawrence,  The Wizard of Oz ,  Peter Pan -a Musical Adventure ,  The Madness of George III  (all co-productions with Leeds Playhouse)  Uncle Vanya ,  The Cherry Orchard ,  Arcadia  (co-production with Bristol Old Vic)  Racing Demon ,  Murmuring Judges ,  The Absence of War ,  A Doll’s House  starring Tara Fitzgerald (and UK tour).

CHOREOGRAPHY

Matt won the Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreography for his direction and choreography on the UK stage premiere of  Newsies  which played at the Troubadour Theatre in Wembley.  He received an Olivier Award nomination in 2020 for his choreography on  Fiddler On The Roof  (Menier Chocolate Factory & West End).

As Choreographer credits include:  Newsies  (Director and Choreographer, Troubadour Theatre);  Roman Holiday  (Theatre Royal Bath);  Identical: The Musical  (Nottingham Playhouse);  Fisherman’s Friends The Musical  (UK Tour, Hall For Cornwall);  Berlin Berlin  (German Tour);  Fiddler On The Roof  (Olivier Award Nomination for Best Choreography – West End, Menier Chocolate Factory);  Oklahoma!  (Chichester Festival Theatre);  Amour  (Charing Cross Theatre);  Love Sick  (Theater J, Washington D.C.);  Parade  (NYMT)  The Return Of The Soldier  (Hope Mill Theatre & Jermyn Street Theatre);  Flashdance  and  Little Shop Of Horrors  (Selladoor, UK Tour);  Little Baby Bum; The Night Pirates  (UK Tour);  The Beautiful Game  (NYMT);  The Sweet Smell Of Success, Amour And Rags  (Royal Academy of Music);  Love Sick  (Berkeley Rep, California);  The Producers  (Selladoor, International Tour);  Em  (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama);  Footloose  (Selladoor, UK & International Tour);  Side Show  (Southwark Playhouse);  Pure Imagination  (The Other Palace);  Jerry’s Girls  (The Other Palace & Jermyn Street Theatre);  Angelina Ballerina The Musical  (UK & Australian Tour)

As Director credits include:  Pippin  (& Choreographer, Urdang Academy);  The Secret Garden  (& Choreographer, Urdang Academy);  Sweet Charity  (& Choreographer, Urdang Academy);  Carmen La Cubana  (Co-director, Chatelet Theatre, Paris and International Tour);  The MGM Story  (& Choreographer, Upstairs at the Gatehouse & UK Tour);  The Railway Children  (Resident Director, King’s Cross Theatre);  West Side Story  (Resident Director, UK Tour);  Never Forget  (Resident Director, UK Tour).

Television credits include:  Assistant Choreographer on  Strictly Come Dancing  (BBC).

www.mattcolechoreography.com

SET DESIGNER

Theatre Credits Include: I Should Be So Lucky  (UK Tour),  Pretty Woman  (West End & UK Tour ), The Cher Show  (UK Tour),  9 to 5  (West End & UK Tour),  The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4  (West End, Menier Chocolate Factory & Curve),  We Will Rock You  (International Tour),  Phantom  (Japan),  Dreamworks’ Madagascar – The Musical  (UK & International Tour), Big Fish  (The Other Palace),  The Nutcracker ,  A Christmas Carol ,  The  Snow Queen ,  The Rivals ,  The Misanthrope  (Bristol Old Vic),  Racing Demon ,  20 Tiny Plays About Sheffield  (Sheffield Crucible),  My Judy Garland Life ,  Joking Apart  (Nottingham Playhouse),  The Choir  (Glasgow Citizens),  Ragtime  (Charing Cross),  Grey Gardens, The Chimes  (Southwark Playhouse),  Five Guys Named Moe  (Edinburgh),  Moonfleet ,  Echo’s End ,  Bedroom Farce ,  Separate Tables ,  The Recruiting Officer ,  Joking Apart ,  The Spire ,  Epsom Downs ,  The Game Of Love and Chance  (Salisbury Playhouse),  Oliver! ,  The Secret Adversary ,  A Bunch Of Amateurs ,  The Witches Of Eastwick ,  Thoroughly Modern Millie ,  Radio Times  (Watermill),  Each His Own Wilderness ,  The Man Who  (Orange Tree),  Philip Pullman’s Immersive Grimm Tales  (The Bargehouse, South Bank & Shoreditch Town Hall),  Beacons  (Park Theatre),  Beyond The Fence  (Arts Theatre),  Moominland Midwinter  (The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath),  Happy Days  (UK tour),  Radio Times  (UK tour),  Llwyth, Tylwyth  (Sherman Cymru, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru Tour & Taiwan),  Laughing Gas  (Theatre Royal Plymouth & UK Tour).

Opera Credits Include:  Written On Skin ,  Powder Her Face  (Opera Philadelphia), Carmen  (Teatro Petruzelli Bari, Italy & Castleton Festival, USA),  Il Matrimonio Segreto ,  La Cenerentola  (Scottish Opera),  La Fille Du Regiment  (Opera Holland Park),  Let’s Make An Opera  (Aldeburgh).

Design for Dance Credits Include: Death Trap ,  Goat  (Rambert, Sadlers Wells & UK Tour),  Arrangement ,  Decommision ,  On The Habit Of Being Oneself  (Joe Moran Dance, Sadlers Wells),  Obverse  (Joe Moran Dance,The Place)  Les Amoreux  (Company Chordelia, UK Tour)

Design for Television and Music Credits Includes: Mamma Mia: I Have A Dream  (ITV1),  The Courtship  (NBC),  Robbie Williams’ Swings Both Ways worldwide tour, Festival of Remembrance  (BBC1, 2021-2023),  Game Of Talents  (ITV1),  Even Better Than The Real Thing  (BBC1),  Let It Shine  (BBC1) and Head Of Costume on  Britain’s Got Talent  (ITV) since 2015.

COSTUME DESIGNER

Costume credits include:  Starlight Express  (RUG, Michael Harrison Entertainment, Troubadour); Six (Broadway, West End, UK Tour & International – Offie Award for Best Costume Design, Olivier Award & WhatsOnStage Award nominations);  Bedknobs and Broomsticks   (UK Tour);  The Cher Show  (UK Tour);  Curtains  (West End & UK Tour);  Spice Girls: Spice World  (Arena Tour 2019);  Reveler’s Mass; The Green House; Folk  (National Dance Company Wales);  The Importance of Being Earnest  (West End);  The Last Days of Anne Boleyn  (Tower of London);  Working  (Southwark Playhouse);  In The Heights  (Kings Cross Theatre & Southwark Playhouse);   Peter And The Starcatcher  (Royal and Derngate);  The Last Five Years   (St James’ Theatre);   The Last Mermaid  (Wales Millennium Centre).

Set and Costume credits include:  Murder For Two  (Watermill Theatre & UK Tour);  Billionaire Boy  (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton & The Lowry);  Moll Flanders  (Mercury Theatre);  Showstopper!  (UK Touring);  Spring Awakening   (Hope Mill Theatre);   A Spoonful of Sherman   (UK Tour);  The Importance of Being Earnest  (UK Tour);   Cinderella  (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow);  Loot   (Watermill & Park Theatre);  Bodies  (Royal Court Theatre);  Romeo And Juliet; Caucasian Chalk Circle; How Do You Eat An Elephant?   (National Youth Theatre Wales);   The Iris Murder  (Traverse Theatre & Scottish Tour);  Kommilitonen!  (Welsh National Opera);  Stig of the Dump  (UK Tour)

http://www.gabriellaslade.co.uk/ Instagram: @sladegabriella

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Theatre credits include: Starlight Express  (Troubadour),  & Juliet  (West End – Olivier nomination & winner of Whatsonstage Award, Broadway – Tony nomination for Best Lighting Design, Australia, UK Tour, Germany),   Just For One Day  (Old Vic),  The Little Big Things  (West End),  In Dreams  (Leeds Playhouse/Toronto),  When Winston Went to War With the Wireless  (Donmar Warehouse),  Stumped  (Hampstead/UK Tour),  A Chorus Line  (Curve),  What’s New Pussycat?  (Birmingham Rep),  Titanic  (UK & World Tours),  Orlando  (Michael Grandage Company, West End),  Blackmail  (Mercury Theatre),  9 to 5  (West End, UK & Australia),  Tell Me On A Sunday  (UK Tour),  The Phantom of the Opera  (Oslo, Bucharest & Athens),  Strictly Ballroom  (West End),  Romeo & Juliet  (Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, West End),  Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me Kate  (Sheffield Crucible),  Gaslight, Strangers On A Train  (UK Tour),  101 Dalmatians,   The Little Shop of Horrors, On The Town  (Regents Park Open Air Theatre),  The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾: The Musical  (West End, Menier Chocolate Factory, Curve),  Gaslight  (Ed Mirvish, Toronto),  In The Heights  (Kings Cross Theatre),  Peter and the Starcatcher  (Royal & Derngate),  The Rivals  (Bristol Old Vic),  The Last Five Years  ( The Other Palace) .

Opera credits include: Rigoletto, Street Scene  (Opera North),  Written On Skin  (Opera Philadelphia),  The Monstrous Child, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland  (Linbury, Royal Opera   House),  The Barber of Seville, Mansfield Park  (Grange Festival),  The Barber of Seville, The Bartered Bride, Fantasio, Fidelio, Vert-Vert  (Garsington Opera),  Die Fledermaus, Lakmé, La Boheme  (Opera Holland Park) .

www.howardhudson.co.uk

SOUND DESIGNER

Sound design credits include: Sunset Boulevard  (Savoy Theatre),  Phantom of the Opera  (Middle East Tour),  Lizzie The Musical  (Hope Mill/ UK Tour),  Evita in Concert ,  Love Never Dies in Concert  (Theatre Royal Drury Lane),  The Wizard of Oz  (London Palladium, Curve Leicester),  Billy Elliot  (Curve Leicester),  Lizzie The Musical  (Hope Mill Theatre),  The Last Five Years  (Garrick Theatre & Southwark Playhouse),  The Show Must Go On!  (Palace),  The Phantom of the Opera  (Christmas Theatre, Athens & Thessaloniki Concert Hall),  The Lord of the Rings ,  Our Man in Havana  (Watermill Theatre),  Into the Woods  (Theatre Royal Bath),  Cinderella  (Hope Mill Theatre),  Beauty and the Beast  (Nottingham Playhouse),  The View Upstairs  (European premiere, Soho Theatre),  What I Go To School For – The Busted Musical  (World premiere, Brighton Theatre Royal),  Soho Cinders  (World premiere, Soho Theatre).

As associate sound designer:  West End, Broadway and international productions of  Les Misérables ,  Miss Saigon , and  School of Rock . Other credits include,  Light in the Piazza  (Royal Festival Hall),  Man of La Mancha ,  Chess ,  Carousel  (West End),  Cats  (Broadway/US Tour),  Wizard of Oz  (Toronto/US Tour),  Ich War Noch Niemals in New York  (Stuttgart),  The Phantom of the Opera  (US Tour/West End),  Barnum  (Chichester/UK Tour). Adam was also involvedin the 25th Anniversary concerts of  Les Misérables  (The O2 Arena) and  The Phantom of the Opera  (Royal Albert Hall). Adam produced and engineered the cast recordings of Alex Parker and Katie Lam’s musicals  After You  and  Henrietta the Musical.

West End Theatre includes:  Cake  (Lyric),  The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe  (Gillian Lynne),  Be More Chill  (Shaftesbury),  Heathers  (Haymarket),  Everybody’s Talking About Jamie  (Apollo),  Matilda  (Cambridge),  Ghost  (Piccadilly).

London Theatre includes:  Ground Hog Day, Jekyll & Hyde, High Society  (Old Vic),  Metamorphosis ,  Othello, I Think We Are Alone, Fatherland  (Frantic Assembly)  Nutcracker  (Southbank Centre),  Origin  (Almeida),  Evita  (Regent’s Park),  Jesus Christ Superstar  (Regent’s Park & Barbican),  Leave To Remain ,  Bugsy Malone  (Lyric Hammersmith),  Ghost Quartet  (Boulevard ), The View Upstairs  (Soho),  But I’m a Cheerleader, My Night With Reg, High Fidelity, Torch Song  (Turbine),  In the Heights  (Kings Cross)  Five Guys Named Moe  (Marble Arch),  Working, Xanadu, Carrie, Casa Valentina, Side Show  (Southwark Playhouse).

UK Tours include:  Jesus Christ Superstar, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Bugsy Malone, The Cher Show, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, RENT 20th Anniversary .

Regional Theatre includes:  Starter for Ten, The Grinning Man  (Bristol Old Vic),  Oscar at the Crown  (Palais du Variety),  The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe  (Birmingham Rep),  Lizard Boy  (Hope Mill & Gilded Balloon),  Piaf, Sweet Charity  (Nottingham Playhouse)

International Theatre includes:  Cabaret  (Lido, Paris),  Everybody’s Talking About Jamie  (Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles),  Matilda  (International Tour),  Ghost  (International Tour).

TV & Film includes:  Matilda  (Netflix),  Disenchanted, Mary Poppins Returns, Beauty & the Beast  (Disney),  Greatest Days  (Elysian),  I Have a Dream  (Talkback),  The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance, Over The Rainbow ( BBC) and  Superstar  (ITV).

McOnie Company:  The Artist, Nutcracker, Jekyll & Hyde .

ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGNER

Credits as an Associate Sound Designer include :  Kiss Me Kate  (The Barbican),  Pippin  (Drury Lane),  Your Lie in April  (Drury Lane),  Wild About You  (Drury Lane);,  Bhangra Nation  (The Birmingham Rep),  Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends  (Gielgud),  Evita  in concert (Drury Lane);  Billy Elliott  (Curve Leicester),  Evita  (European tour),  Shawshank Redemption  (UK tour),  Dreamboats and Petticoats  (UK tour), Sound Supervisor for  Les Miserables  (Sondheim), and  Phantom of the Opera  (His Majesty’s).

Credits as Sound Designer include:  When Darkness Falls  (UK tour),  Catch Me If You Can  (Arts Ed),  Sweeney Todd  (Arts Ed),  Dreamboats and Petticoats The Christmas Party  (New Theatre, Peterborough),  Magpies and Mischief  (Jersey Arts Centre).

Mixing credits include:  Ollie is the FOH engineer for  Remember Monday, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends  (Gielgud),  Phantom of the Opera  (His Majesty’s), Production Mixer for  Phantom of the Opera  (Sydney Opera House),  Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends Gala  (Sondheim),  Les Miserables  (Sondheim),  Les Miserables The All Star Concert  (Gielgud),  The Witches of Eastwick Concert  (Sondheim),  Cilla the Musical  (UK tour),  Evita  (London & International Tour),  The Sound of Music  (UK Tour),  Jesus Christ Superstar  (International Tour),  The War of the Worlds  (Dominion),  Joseph & His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat  (UK Tour),  Dreamboats and Petticoats  (Playhouse),  Fame  (UK Tour),  Save the Last Dance for Me  (UK tour),  Blood Brothers  (Phoenix & UK Tour).

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Setting Line is a General & Production Management company formed by Andy Fox and Lee Batty, who provide the highest standard of production management and technical support to creative companies worldwide.

Previous and current projects include: Newsies  for Runaway Entertainment,  Hairspray UK Tour, The Great British Bake Off The Musical  &  The Full Monty Tour  for Mark Goucher Productions,  Bhangra Nation  and  Coming to England  for the Birmingham Rep,  Oti Mabuse’s I Am Here Tour ,  Johannes Radebe: Freedom Tour ,  The Osmonds: A New Musical  Tour,  The Cher Show  Tour and  Fisherman’s Friends  UK tour for ROYO,  Les Misérables UK Tour  for Cameron Mackintosh Ltd;  Nureyev -Legend & Legacy  at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane,  Phantom of the Opera  International Tour for Broadway Entertainment Group,  Winnie the Pooh  for ROYO at The Riverside studios and UK tour;  The Book Thief  for DEM Productions,  Bluey’s Big Play  for Live Nation & Kenny Wax Productions,  And Then There Were None  UK & China Tour for Fiery Angel,  The Boy at the Back of the Class  for The Rose Theatre and Children’s Theatre Partnership, UK Theatre Awards and The Olivier Awards.

Forthcoming productions include :  Murder on the Orient Express  for Fiery Angel,  My Fair Lady  at Curve and  NOW! That’s What I Call A Musical  for ROYO.

Lee’s career spans over 30 years working on numerous large-scale theatre shows, events (and even the odd royal wedding) worldwide with industry leading producers and creative teams. Head of Production on the Olivier Awards held annually at the Royal Albert Hall and is a board member of the Backstage Centre, a purpose-built production, rehearsal and training facility based in Purfleet Essex.  He was previously Technical Director at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s, Really Useful Group before co-creating Setting Line with Andy.

Andy has worked in technical theatre for over 35 years culminating in the role of Technical Director for one the largest and most prolific production companies in Europe. He has worked across the globe organising and directing a wide range of theatrical events and was previously at Bill Kenwright Ltd before joining Lee to form Setting Line.

Supported by Associate Production Managers; Sam Wright & Brendan McEvoy who provide further experience and expertise to our projects.

Steps (Claire Richards, Faye Tozer, Ian ‘H’ Watkins’, Lee Latchford-Evans and Lisa Scott-Lee) are the UK’s most successful mixed sex pop group of all time, with 14 top five singles, 4 number one albums, 22 million record sales, 500 million streams & 11 sold-out national arena tours under their belts.  The band’s hits include #1 singles  Tragedy/Heartbeat  and  Stomp , the gold certified  One For Sorrow  &  Better Best Forgotten , the silver certified  5,6,7,8 ,  Last Thing On My Mind ,  Love’s Got A Hold Of My Heart ,  Chain Reaction  & many more.

In 2011, the band scored another #1 album with their  The Ultimate Collection  release, followed by a Sky 1 documentary series  Steps Reunion  – the highest rated original programme on Sky that year. In 2017, the band marked 20 Years of Steps and released their first single in over 6 years  Scared Of The Dark  which hit #1 on iTunes. They released their  Tears On The Dancefloor  album in April which is Gold certified, reached #1 on UK iTunes and spawned 3 A-List singles on BBC Radio 2. 2017 ended on a high for the band, as they embarked on their 22 date sold out  Party On The Dancefloor Tour  across arenas in the UK & Ireland selling over 300,000 tickets – making it one of the biggest pop tours of the year.

The band have since continued to release new music including two further iTunes #1 singles,  the Sia-penned  What The Future Holds  in 2020 and the Michelle Visage duet  Heartbreak In This City  in 2021 and scored a further two #2 charting UK albums 2020’s  What The Future Holds  and 2021’s  What The Future Holds Pt 2.   Across both albums the band scored 7 A-List singles on BBC Radio 2. The led to the massive  What The Future Holds  UK arena tour in late 2021.  In 2022 Steps celebrated their 25th anniversary with a headline summer tour and released the #1 album  Platinum Collection  which means they join ABBA, Rolling Stones and Stereophonics as the only groups in UK history to score #1 albums in four consecutive decades.

ROYO was formed by Tom de Keyser and Hamish Greer after several years of producing together.

Current musicals include  Police Cops The Musical  (Southwark Playhouse),  Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical  (based on the true story of the chart-topping Cornish fishermen and 2019 film), a brand-new production of  The Cher Show  (directed by Arlene Phillips, choreographed by Oti Mabuse and with costumes from Gabriella Slade),  The Osmonds: A New Musical  (U.K Tour), and  OSCAR At The Crown  (Assembly). Upcoming Musicals include  13 Going on 30 The Musical , and  NOW That’s What I Call A Musical .

ROYO have transferred  Disney’s Winnie The Pooh: The New MusicalStage Adaptation  to London; developed by Jonathan Rockefeller, and produced in association with Disney Theatrical Productions.

ROYO also produce several profile driven events including  Johannes Radebe: Freedom Unleashed  and  Oti Mabuse: I am Here .

ROYO are proud to partner and invest in other productions including  A Little Life  (Wessex Grove),  Operation Mincemeat  (Avalon), and  And Then There Were None  (Fiery Angel).

ROYO owns stream.theatre and The Studio: a digital venue, ticketing platform and production studio that in the last year has created events with partners including Sky Arts, ENO, The London Evening Standard, TikTok, WhatsOnStage, and The Shanghai Grand Theatre.

Dr Pete Waterman OBE is an original working class hero.  Born in Coventry in 1947 from humble beginnings, he has travelled the world and worked with an impressive who’s who of 20th century figures, helping shape and influence a range of industries and institutions during his remarkable career.

Author, DJ, and television presenter, Pete is undoubtedly one of the most influential and prolific music moguls of a generation, being the man behind more than 100 Top 40 UK hits. Worldwide, Pete has achieved sales of more than 500 million units and has worked with many talented artists across the music spectrum including Kylie Minogue, Donna Summer, Rick Astley, Paul McCartney, John Travolta, The Specials, Cliff Richard, Bananarama and Steps.  Recognised by industry colleagues, he has won dozens of awards, including multiple Ivor Novellos and being named the Music Industry’s ‘Man of the Year’.

Perhaps best known as one third of the hugely successful music production and song-writing partnership, Stock Aitken Waterman and for his world-famous PWL organisation, Pete is also recognised for his many TV roles.  These include presenting  The Hitman & Her , being a judge on  Pop Idol  and  Popstars: The Rivals  and his appearances on comedian Peter Kay’s spoof talent show  Britain’s Got The Pop Factor…   Most recently, Pete has been seen on  More4’s Little Trains & Big Names With Pete Waterman  and he has helped mastermind the successful launch of  I Should Be So Lucky  – the brand new Stock Aitken Waterman stage musical.

Alongside music, railways – both full-sized and miniature scale – are another of Pete’s life-long passions and he is president of the Railway Benefit Fund.  After receiving Honorary Doctorates from Coventry University and the University of Liverpool, Pete was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to the music industry.

Fascination Management is a UK based music management agency home to Steps, Girls Aloud, Jessie Ware and her podcast Table Manners, Alison Goldfrapp, Jake Shears and Scissor Sisters, All Saints, Will Young, The Saturdays and more.  Fascination Management was launched in 2010 by Peter Loraine, former marketing director of Polydor and editor of Top of The Pops, and run alongside Adam Klein & Sarah Jackson. Fascination represent their artists across all areas including recorded music, touring, television and radio presenting, sponsorship & branding.

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What The Future Holds Tour

• Date 26 Nov - 27 Nov 2021
• Venue The O2 arena
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Three years after they staged one of the most successful comebacks of the decade, enduring British pop legends Steps – aka H, Claire, Faye, Lee and Lisa – return once again with their sixth album, What the Future Holds , out 27 th November, and a huge arena tour including two dates at The O2 on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 November 2021.  Steps will be joined on tour by the brilliant Sophie Ellis-Bextor as special guest.

Their hotly anticipated sixth album  What The Future Holds  album will be available on all digital platforms plus CD, Vinyl (including a limited edition transparent pink edition) and Cassette (including a special collector’s box with five separate transparent pink solo cassettes with an intro from each band member). The album can be preordered now from the Steps Superstore here .

If you thought 2017's hi-energy Tears on the Dancefloor album, which was led by the giant glitter ball-sized banger Scared of the Dark and concluded with an arena tour that shifted over 200,000 tickets, was a step into the big leagues then brace yourselves because this new album's first single, the album's thundering, gloriously dramatic title track, was written by pop queen Sia. Built around a typically Steps-esque bittersweet refrain of “one foot in the past and one foot in the future”, it felt like the perfect statement for a band who have taken a wave of nostalgia and alchemised it into an album full of future anthems. What The Future Holds quickly hit the top spot on iTunes and is approaching 1 million streams on Spotify. The video can be viewed here . Alongside Sia, the versatile album also sees them reunite with the likes of Fiona Bevan (Ed Sheeran), Ina Wroldsen (Shakira) and Karl Twigg, who worked on their first three albums, plus experiment with the likes of Hannah Robinson (Kylie). “ We will never forget the past with Steps, it's what made us,” says Steps, “ but we've got to look to the future too.”

If What The Future Holds represented the future for Steps, then the current single, Something In Your Eyes , gleefully celebrates the past via a classic, ABBA-esque chorus, a joyous key change and a brilliantly unexpected staggered outro. “ It's so much fun, it’s a real nod to old Steps, but it works so well alongside What The Future Holds. You can't help but sing along to it and feel uplifted by it.” a dd Steps. Something In Your Eyes premiered on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 Breakfast Show and has since been added to the Radio 2 playlist. The official music video, which was directed by Carly Cussen, is out now (view here ).

Launching during the halcyon days of pop in 1997 with their line-dancing classic 5,6,7,8, Brit award winners Steps set about re-turfing the music landscape via 14 UK top 10 singles and three multi-platinum albums in three years including #1’s Tragedy and Stomp. Fast forward twenty years, the band returned with the mighty  Tears On The Dancefloor,  which hit #1 on the physical and iTunes album charts and went Gold within a matter of weeks, becoming the second biggest-selling independent album of 2017 behind Stormzy. Their subsequent ‘Party On The Dancefloor’ tour saw the band sell out twenty-two arenas. 23 years on from their debut, 2020 sees them return with  What The Future Holds .

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It’s fair to say that 2020 has been a real Tragedy, but Steps have plans to try and save the day with a new album and tour announcement .

The band – comprised of Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Ian “H” Watkins, Faye Tozer, and Lee Latchford-Evans – were a huge staple in the pop scene of the 90s and early 2000s, before launching a hugely successful comeback in 2017, with their album Tears on the Dancefloor reaching number two on the charts and the band embarked on a sell-out arena tour.

Fans will have to wait a bit longer than the count of 5, 6, 7, 8 but this is what we know about the band’s Sia-penned single, the new album, and planned tour…

When is the new Steps single, What the Future Holds, out?

Steps will release their new single, What the Future Holds, tomorrow, September 9.

The band confirmed their comeback to The Sun, and revealed hitmaker Sia had a huge hand in their comeback.

Sia , famous for her own hits including Chandelier as well as writing for everyone from Britney to Beyonce, penned their comeback track which will be the first track from their sixth album of the same name.

WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS 🔮  We couldn’t keep it a secret any longer!! Our new album What The Future Holds arrives on November 27th, and it’s available to pre-order from 8am tomorrow! ✨✨✨ pic.twitter.com/jcySWX9t96 — Steps (@OfficialSteps) September 7, 2020

Sitting down with The Sun’s Bizarre to announce their comeback, Claire said: ‘She wrote the track for herself but realised it wasn’t really for her and gave it to us. It’s not like it was in the bottom of a drawer somewhere. It was her who said, “We should give this to Steps because it would really suit them”’.

Lisa continued: ‘I am such a huge Sia fan. Her music is completely up my street, I have so much admiration for her as an artist and a songwriter so I’m in pop heaven.’

Steps new album: when will it be out?

Following the release of their new single on September 9, the album, also called What the Future Holds, will be released on November 27.

Tell me what the future holds 🔮 pic.twitter.com/3vHbBapy1c — Steps (@OfficialSteps) September 7, 2020

The band had originally planned an earlier release, but like most things this year, coronavirus had a hand in delaying the fun.

Faye explained to Bizarre: ‘It was really hard because it was literally the day after lockdown that we were going to start the whole campaign. We had a call from the record company in America saying, “We need to make a choice, either it goes ahead or it doesn’t”’.

On the album, the group have teamed up with pop songwriter Karl Twigg, who provided songs for their first three albums.

H has said of one of the tracks recorded that it ‘is one of [his] favourites. I love that it’s Eighties inspired.’

When will the new Steps tour start and how to get tickets?

We are SO excited to announce our 2021 #FutureHolds tour! Pre-order our new album What The Future Holds from the Steps Superstore for exclusive pre-sale ticket access next Tues Sep 15th. Tickets & VIP experiences on general sale Friday Sep 18th at 10am 🎫 https://t.co/RBWTWmaSrJ pic.twitter.com/8ephvM61oI — Steps (@OfficialSteps) September 8, 2020

Steps have got the future mapped out – and they are set to Stomp their place back into the pop scene.

Following the new single and album, they have a 14-date tour planned.

The tour will kick off at Sheffield’s FlyDSA Arena on November 2, 2021, with 14 shows across the UK before it wraps on December 1 at Bournemouth’s International Centre.

Murder on the Dancefloor singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor will join them on the tour.

Tickets go on sale next Friday, September 18 from 10am.

Tickets will be on sale across various websites including Live Nation and Ticketmaster.

Fans can access a pre-sale on September 15 by pre-ordering the album through Steps’ official website .

Steps 2021 tour dates

• November 2, FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield
• November 3, Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
• November 5, Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
• November 8, Utilita Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne
• November 11, AO Arena, Manchester
• November 13, P&J Live, Aberdeen
• November 15, SSE Arena, Belfast
• November 18, M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
• November 19, First Direct Arena, Leeds
• November 22, SSE Hydro, Glasgow
• November 25, Brighton Centre, Brighton
• November 26, The O2, London
• November 29, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
• December 1, Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth

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New album What The Future Holds will be released in November, with a Steps tour planned for 2021, the band have revealed.

Tuesday 8 September 2020 12:11, UK

Five, six, seven, eight - better get in line, as Steps have announced their comeback.

The pop fivesome, famous for hits such as One For Sorrow, Tragedy and Love's Got A Hold On My Heart back in the 1990s, will release a new album later this year and tour at the end of 2021.

"We couldn't keep it a secret any longer!!" a message on the official Steps Twitter account said on Monday evening.

"Our new album What The Future Holds arrives on November 27th, and it's available to pre-order from 8am tomorrow!"

🔮 pic.twitter.com/FGRBw7fwZs — Steps (@OfficialSteps) September 7, 2020

It followed a series of cryptic posts featuring the Steps stars, referencing the past and the future, with one including a crystal ball.

Steps - Claire Richards, Lee Latchford-Evans, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian "H" Watkins - were formed in the 1990s as a pop group with choreographed routines that fans could dance along to.

They released three platinum-selling albums and had two number one singles in the UK before they split up in 2001.

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The singers went on to forge individual careers in music and theatre and the band originally reformed for a tour in 2012.

Steps last reunited in 2017, and released the album Tears On The Dancefloor.

Posting the news of the latest comeback on her own Instagram page, Richards said: "It's been a long time coming but we are so proud to present the next chapter to the Steps story."

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Steps tour 2021: Tickets, presale details, dates and venues for What the Future Holds shows

The group will be joined on tour by sophie ellis-bextor.

Steps have announced a UK tour for their new album, What The Future Holds, next year .

Lisa Scott-Lee, Lee Latchford-Evans, Faye Tozer, Ian “H” Watkins and Claire Richards provided some of the most memorable sounds of the late 1990s, with hits like “5,6,7,8”, “Tragedy” and “Chain Reaction” getting fans singing along and joining in with the dance routines .

The band made a comeback in 2017 with “Tears On The Dancefloor” and now they’re looking ahead with an upcoming album.

Joined on tour by special guest Sophie Ellis-Bextor , the group will be performing their new tunes and are likely to throw in some of the old favourites too in November and December 2021.

Here are all the details about tour dates and how you can get tickets.

What are the tour dates?

• 2 November – FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield
• 3 November – Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
• 5 November – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
• 8 November – Utilita Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne
• 11 November – AO Arena, Manchester
• 13 November – P&J Live, Aberdeen
• 15 November – The SSE Arena, Belfast
• 18 November – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
• 19 November – First Direct Arena, Leeds
• 22 November – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
• 25 November – The Brighton Centre, Brighton
• 26 November – The O2, London
• 29 November – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
• 1 December – Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth

When do pre-sale and regular tickets go on sale?

The pre-sale starts at 10am on 15 September 2020.

General tickets go on sale at 10am on 18 September 2020.

There will also VIP tickets available.

How do I get tickets?

For the chance to access the pre-sale, you can sign up to the Steps mailing list here .

Another way to get access to the pre-sale is by pre-ordering Steps’ upcoming new album, What The Future Holds , from Steps Official Website .

But the website states that no purchase is necessary to access the pre-sale, so buying the album appears to be optional.

To register for the VIP ticket pre-sale, head here .

What can I expect from the new album and when is it released?

Here it is!! ✨ Our new single #WhatTheFutureHolds is out now, everywhere! From the album of the same name out November 27th 🔮💕 https://t.co/rrr6SAVy1k pic.twitter.com/D3e8ib6FVo — Steps (@OfficialSteps) September 9, 2020

What The Future Holds is released on 27 November 2020 and can be ordered from Steps website.

The group has also just released a single of the same name.

It will be available in several formats, including CD, vinyl and cassette. It will also be available to stream digitally.

The official album description on the Steps official website said: “The band are back with their most ambitious album to date, showcasing the big melodic choruses of their top-tier bangers but also bringing back the harmony-laden ballads and some atmospheric mid-tempos.”

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September 2022

• Fri 16 Sep Hastings, The Oval Steps
• Fri 9 Sep Walton-On-Thames, Apps Court Farm 90s Baby vs 00s Baby Festival Steps
• Fri 2 Sep Stoke-on-Trent, The Trentham Estate Steps Louise

August 2022

• Sat 27 Aug Doncaster, Yorkshire Wildlife Park Steps
• Sun 31 Jul Hastings, The Oval Steps
• Fri 29 Jul → Sat 30 Jul Swindon, Lydiard House & Park MFor 2022 Happy Mondays, The Farm, Space, James Arthur, Steps…
• Fri 29 Jul Milton Keynes, Campbell Park Steps
• Fri 22 Jul → Sun 24 Jul Chester, Bolesworth Estate CarFest North 2022 Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Natalie Imbruglia, Sister Sledge, Richard Ashcroft, Ronan Keating…
• Thu 30 Jun → Sun 3 Jul Walton On Trent, Catton Hall Back 2 Festival 2022 Cascada, Symphonic Ibiza Orchestra, East 17, James Dean, Aqua…
• Sat 18 Jun Manchester, Platt Fields Park Steps Alice DJ, Booty Luv, Liberty X, N-Trance…
• Sat 18 Jun → Sun 19 Jun Perth, Lesser South Inch Park Party At The Park 2022 McFly, Gabrielle, Tide Lines, Toploader, Callum Beattie…
• Fri 3 Jun → Sat 4 Jun London, Brockwell Park Mighty Hoopla 2022 Sugababes, Steps, Jessie Ware, Anastacia, Agnes…
• Thu 2 Jun The BIC, Bournemouth Steps
• Wed 1 Jun Utilita Arena Cardiff Steps
• Thu 12 May Manchester, The AO Arena The National Lottery's Big Jubilee Street Party Becky Hill, Steps, Tom Grennan, Ella Henderson, Nathan Dawe…

December 2021

• Wed 1 Dec The BIC, Bournemouth Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor

November 2021

• Mon 29 Nov Utilita Arena Cardiff Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Sat 27 Nov London, The O2 Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Fri 26 Nov London, The O2 Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Thu 25 Nov Brighton Centre Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Tue 23 Nov Glasgow, The OVO Hydro Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Mon 22 Nov Glasgow, The OVO Hydro Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Fri 19 Nov Leeds, first direct arena Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Thu 18 Nov M&S Bank Arena Liverpool Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Mon 15 Nov SSE Arena, Belfast Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Sat 13 Nov Aberdeen, P&J Live Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Fri 12 Nov Manchester, The AO Arena Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Thu 11 Nov Manchester, The AO Arena Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Mon 8 Nov Newcastle upon Tyne, Utilita Arena Newcastle Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Sat 6 Nov Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Fri 5 Nov Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Wed 3 Nov Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Tue 2 Nov Utilita Arena Sheffield Steps Sophie Ellis Bextor
• Wed 18 Jul Lytham St Annes, Lytham Green Steps, The Vengaboys, Whigfield, Pat Sharp
• Sat 14 Jul London, The O2 The Muppets, Peter Davison, Adam Hills, Steps
• Tue 10 Jul Richmond, Kew Gardens Steps, Björn Again, Saara Aalto
• Sun 8 Jul Belfast, Stormont Steps
• Thu 5 Jul London, Old Royal Naval College Steps, Samantha Harvey
• Sat 30 Jun Haywards Heath, South of England Showground Steps, Blue
• Fri 29 Jun Scarborough Open Air Theatre Steps
• Sun 24 Jun Coventry, Butts Park Arena Steps, Blue, Saara Aalto
• Sat 23 Jun Chester, Bolesworth Estate Steps, Blue, Saara Aalto
• Fri 22 Jun Dundee, Slessor Gardens Steps, Blue, Björn Again
• Sun 17 Jun Doncaster, Eco Power Stadium Steps, Blue, Saara Aalto
• Sat 16 Jun Colchester Castle Park & Gardens Steps, Blue, Saara Aalto
• Sun 10 Jun Yeovil, Huish Park Stadium Steps, Blue, Saara Aalto
• Sat 9 Jun Canterbury, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence Steps, Blue, Saara Aalto
• Sun 3 Jun Llanelli, Parc Y Scarlets (Scarlets Park) Steps, Blue, Björn Again
• Sat 2 Jun Peterborough, Weston Homes Stadium Steps, Blue
• Sun 27 May Darlington Arena Steps, Aqua, Blue
• Sat 26 May Cheltenham, Jonny Rocks Stadium Steps, Aqua, Blue

December 2017

• Sun 10 Dec Utilita Arena Cardiff Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Sat 9 Dec Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Thu 7 Dec Glasgow, The OVO Hydro Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Wed 6 Dec M&S Bank Arena Liverpool Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Tue 5 Dec Newcastle upon Tyne, Utilita Arena Newcastle Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Sun 3 Dec Manchester, The AO Arena Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Sat 2 Dec Manchester, The AO Arena Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Fri 1 Dec Utilita Arena Birmingham Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino

November 2017

• Wed 29 Nov Utilita Arena Cardiff Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Tue 28 Nov Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Mon 27 Nov The BIC, Bournemouth Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Sat 25 Nov London, OVO Arena, Wembley Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Fri 24 Nov London, The O2 Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Thu 23 Nov Brighton Centre Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Tue 21 Nov Leeds, first direct arena Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Mon 20 Nov Newcastle upon Tyne, Utilita Arena Newcastle Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Sat 18 Nov M&S Bank Arena Liverpool Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Fri 17 Nov Aberdeen, AECC BHGE Arena Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Thu 16 Nov Glasgow, The OVO Hydro Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Tue 14 Nov SSE Arena, Belfast Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Mon 13 Nov Dublin, 3Arena Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino
• Sun 12 Nov SSE Arena, Belfast Steps, The Vengaboys, Max Restaino

September 2017

• Sat 9 Sep London, Hyde Park Sir Bryn Terfel, Elaine Paige, Gilbert O'Sullivan, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe, Michael Ball, Steps, Texas, Tony Blackburn …

December 2012

• Fri 21 Dec London, The O2 Steps, Rick Astley, Bananarama, Jason Donovan, Dead Or Alive (1), Pepsi & Shirlie, Princess (2), Sinitta, Hazell Dean, Sonia (1), 2 Unlimited, Lonnie Gordon, Brother Beyond …
• Wed 5 Dec Wolverhampton, The Civic at The Halls Steps
• Tue 4 Dec Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall Steps
• Mon 3 Dec O2 Apollo Manchester Steps
• Sun 2 Dec London Palladium Steps
• Sat 1 Dec Sheffield City Hall and Memorial Hall Steps

November 2012

• Fri 30 Nov Plymouth Pavilions Steps

August 2012

• Mon 27 Aug Northop, Deeside College Steps
• Sun 26 Aug Swansea, Singleton Park Steps, Loveable Rogues, The Risk
• Sat 25 Aug Newmarket Racecourse Steps
• Sat 28 Jul East Cowes, Osborne House Steps
• Sun 22 Jul Tetbury, Westonbirt Arboretum Steps
• Sat 21 Jul Newton-Le-Willows, Haydock Park Steps
• Fri 20 Jul Near Clacton-on-Sea, The Venue Steps
• Thu 19 Jul Rochester Castle Steps, Björn Again, Vanquish (2)
• Wed 11 Jul London, Hyde Park Kylie Minogue, Steps, Rick Astley, Jason Donovan, Bananarama, Dead Or Alive (1), Pepsi & Shirlie, Princess (2), Sinitta, Hazell Dean, Sonia (1), Sybil, 2 Unlimited, Lonnie Gordon, Brother Beyond …
• Sat 7 Jul Glasgow, Hamilton Park Racecourse Steps, Peter Andre
• Fri 27 Apr Utilita Arena Sheffield Steps
• Thu 26 Apr Manchester, The AO Arena Steps
• Wed 25 Apr Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE Steps
• Mon 23 Apr Glasgow, Braehead Arena Steps
• Sun 22 Apr Newcastle upon Tyne, Utilita Arena Newcastle Steps
• Fri 20 Apr London, The O2 Steps
• Thu 19 Apr London, The O2 Steps
• Tue 17 Apr Brighton Centre Steps
• Mon 16 Apr The BIC, Bournemouth Steps

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• Last Thing on My Mind
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• Chain Reaction
• Better the Devil You Know / Vogue
• What the Future Holds
• One for Sorrow
• Scared of the Dark
• Deeper Shade of Blue

Steps at Apps Court Farm, Walton-on-Thames, England

• Say You'll Be Mine
• Heartbreak in This City

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There’s no denying this year has been a bit of a — ahem — Tragedy, but now Steps are back to save the day.

The 90s dance-pop heroes will return with their sixth studio album, What the Future Holds, set to arrive on November 27.

Even better, the gang — Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian “H” Watkins — will be heading out on a great big arena tour to celebrate.

Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming shows.

When is the Steps 2021 UK tour?

There’s a while to wait until the shows kick off, with the first date not scheduled until November next year, running throughout the month and into December. The full schedule is below:

• November 2 — FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield
• November 3 — Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
• November 5 — Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
• November 8 — Utilita Arena, Newcastle
• November 11 — AO Arena, Manchester
• November 13 — P&J Live, Aberdeen
• November 15 — The SSE Arena, Belfast
• November 18 — M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
• November 19 — First Direct Arena, Leeds
• November 22 — The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
• November 25 — Brighton Centre
• November 26 — The O2, London
• November 29 — Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
• December 1 — International Centre, Bournemouth

How to get tickets for Steps’ 2021 UK tour

Fans can get access to a pre-sale if they pre-order What The Future Holds from the Steps Superstore , with the tickets going live on Tuesday September 15.

General sale will commence on Friday September 18 at 10am. Head here for more information.

What setlist will Steps play on their tour?

There will surely be cuts from Steps’ new album at each of the shows, but you can count on the old-school favourites getting an airing too: Better the Devil You Know, 5, 6, 7, 8, Tragedy, Chain Reaction, Stomp and all the other hits from the group’s heyday all featured during their last run of shows in 2018. Expect a smattering of tracks from their more recent albums, too.

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Grammy Winner Allison Russell to Step Into Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’ as Persephone

The heralded singer-songwriter will take over a leading role currently being played by Yola.

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Meanwhile, prior to going into “Hadestown,” Russell will finish up her months-long stint as the opening act for Hozier on his international tour, including a three-night stand at L.A.’s Kia Forum that begins tonight. The Hozier tour wraps up Sept. 26 in Oklahoma City, and then Russell has one last show Sept. 28 at the Pilgrimage Music Festival in Tennessee before she begins preparation for Broadway.

She is also up for artist of the year this week at the Americana Honors & Awards, to be handed out in a ceremony Wednesday night in Nashville.

Said Russell in a statement: “I first heard Anaïs Mitchell sing ‘Why We Build The Wall’ in 2008 at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, Calif. She was opening the show at a concert series called ‘Sings Like Hell’ (really) for my partner’s band JT & the Clouds. I was transfixed. When Anaïs told me later that night that she was working on a ‘folk opera’ based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, all my hairs stood on end — I had a premonition that it would be become a work that would outlive us all.”

The role of Persephone will be played by “Hadestown” alumnus Lana Gordon, who was featured on a national tour of the production, between Yola’s exit on Oct. 20 and Russell’s first show on Nov. 12.

Following are Russell’s U.S. tour dates the spring, mostly rescheduled from this fall, with the Ryman Auditorium as an addition:

APR 30 – Higher Ground Ballroom – South Burlington, VT MAY 2 – Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA MAY 3 – Lincoln Theatre – Washington, DC MAY 4 – Royale – Boston, MA MAY 6 – Webster Hall – New York, NY MAY 8 – The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL MAY 9 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN MAY 12 – Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO MAY 13 – The Commonwealth Room – Salt Lake City, UT MAY 15 – The Egyptian Theatre – Boise, ID MAY 16 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA MAY 17 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR MAY 19 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA MAY 20 – Belasco Theater – Los Angeles, CA MAY 23 – Scoot Inn – Austin, TX MAY 24 – Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall – Fort Worth, TX MAY 25 – The Heights Theater – Houston, TX MAY 28 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN

Russell’s most recent album, “The Returner,” and her song “All Without Within” were on Variety ‘s lists of the best albums and songs of 2023, respectively.

Allison Russell's "The Returner" is on my list of the year's 10 best albums for Variety… a mustn't miss and a step forward into a whole new light for someone already shining very brightly. https://t.co/CtrCwNMazZ @outsidechild13 @Variety pic.twitter.com/HxXQN7kYtO — Chris Willman (@ChrisWillman) December 14, 2023

Allison Russell had just the balm we needed this year, as "All Without Within" earned its spot on @Variety 's list of The Best Songs of 2023. https://t.co/mG39u5lJXp @outsidechild13 pic.twitter.com/3MdraQ07Tl — Chris Willman (@ChrisWillman) December 31, 2023

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The IRFU has announced that Simon Easterby will step into Andy Farrell's position as head coach of Ireland on a temporary basis next year. Farrell is stepping down from his Ireland duties in 2025 to lead the British and Irish Lions on their tour of Australia. Many had anticipated Easterby would assume the role in Farrell's absence, and the IRFU has now confirmed this.

Easterby was excited about the new appointment and expressed his appreciation for the role. “To be asked to lead the Ireland team is a huge honor and one that I am thrilled to accept,” said Easterby.

“It is the highest achievement of my coaching career to date, and I’m looking forward to working with the talented backroom team and players while Andy is away with the British and Irish Lions.

“I have greatly enjoyed being a part of the men’s national team journey over the last ten years, and I believe that there are even brighter days ahead as we build towards a huge few months.

“There’s a lot to play for before December and we’re looking forward to providing the next crop of future Irish players with a chance to impress against talented international opponents in South Africa and then across the four Autumn Nations Series matches at Aviva Stadium,” he added.

IRFU Performance Director David Humphreys has confirmed Simon's upcoming promotion, recognizing his growth and esteemed position as a coach within the Ireland set-up for the past decade.

The former Ireland flanker will take on the position starting December 1 after the Autumn Nations Series. Prior to the autumn, Easterby will lead the Emerging Ireland team on a tour of South Africa in October, where they will compete against Currie Cup teams the Pumas and the Cheetahs, as well as Super Rugby Pacific's Western Force.

“I am delighted to confirm Simon’s promotion later this year and it is recognition of his evolution and high standing as a coach within the Ireland set-up over the last 10 years,” stated Humphreys.

“Today’s announcement ensures a smooth transition and continuity as Ireland looks to build towards an exciting few months ahead. Over the last decade, Simon has moved from forwards coach to defense coach, and he has played a key role in Ireland’s success during that time.

“As head coach for the Emerging Ireland tour to South Africa in 2022, he had a front-row seat as a number of players pushed on to achieve international selection in the intervening period. It is our hope that Simon and his coaching team can help reap more positive performances in the upcoming Emerging Ireland tour to South Africa and then in the months to come,” he said.

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“You can rehearse until you're blue in the face, but once you hit the stage and the lights go out, all bets are off”: Steve Vai and Adrian Belew tackle King Crimson classics as their much-anticipated Beat tour kicks off

The pair have joined forces with Tony Levin and Danny Carey to perform King Crimson’s 1980s albums across a sprawling 65-date tour

Steve Vai and Adrian Belew have finally kicked off one of 2024’s most anticipated live acts with the opening night of the Beat tour.

The pair formed Beat – a supergroup whose name was coined by Robert Fripp – for a tour that will see them play King Crimson’s trilogy of 1980s albums: Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair .

They’ve been joined by King Crimson alumni Tony Levin on bass and Tool drummer Danny Carey for the shows. Vai says he has been working “feverishly” to be stage-ready over the past five months.

The 65-date tour began in San Jose last Thursday (September 12), with the band delivering a 19-song show across two sets.

“The first show of a tour can be like a gauntlet,” Vai reflected on social media afterward. “You can rehearse until you're blue in the face, but once you hit the stage the lights go out and there’s a live audience eager to be entertained, all bets are off as to what it’s like in rehearsal. But the band delivered well and we were all relieved to get through a good first show.

“I’ve been fronting my band for the last 35 years and I discovered a very comfortable place on the Beat stage with master of ceremonies, Brother Adrian Belew at the helm. It is so enjoyable to play this historical music for such a passionate fan base. I discovered the sincere devotion of the audience for this music and the whole band felt their firm support.”

Indeed, a big part of Vai’s prep for the shows focussed on finding that balance between playing like himself and playing like Robert Fripp, who he is essentially replacing.

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Speaking to Guitar World , Adrian Belew, who spent just shy of two decades as the band’s co-guitarist alongside Fripp, had previously theorized about how the two guitar partnerships would compare.

“It really came to the point where Robert and I had separated into our own worlds,” he said. ”But I always said the perfect analogy was like two sides of the same coin. Because Robert has his approach, and I had my approach.

“I suspect Steve and I will end up being the same as Robert and me – a different version of it, of course, but two sides of the same coin.”

Footage from the opening night shows the band working through Man With An Open Heart , a song rich with chiming-yet-biting clean guitars, driven by Belew. But when it comes to the leads, there's a distinctly Vai-like flavor to the way they are delivered, complete with some subtle whammy bar wavers.

That trend continues on Heartbeat , with some overdriven volume swells and swish cleans coming from Vai's Ibanez signature guitar . It feels like a very natural marriage between the Fripp and Vai styles – something that will surely excite fans of both world-class players.

Of course, this is Steve Vai, who can make even the most finger-breaking shred look as simple as brushing your teeth. But in the five months leading up to the show, Vai wrestled with his abilities and his physical limitations in the wake of undergoing shoulder surgery.

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That surgery meant wielding his ridiculous Hydra guitar became a challenge. It also meant living up to Fripp's endurance and “the absolute relentlessness of what he does” made Vai's task all the more tricky.

“I am looking so forward to the roll out of this tour and being on stage with such seasoned and immensely talented bandmates,” Vai’s post concludes. “Not to mention they are all outstanding people that I enjoy being with. Thanks so sincerely to our San Jose audience for making this first show such an enjoyable experience.”

Head to Beat for details regarding the rest of the tour.

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A freelance writer with a penchant for music that gets weird, Phil is a regular contributor to Prog , Guitar World , and Total Guitar magazines and is especially keen on shining a light on unknown artists. Outside of the journalism realm, you can find him writing angular riffs in progressive metal band, Prognosis , in which he slings an 8-string Strandberg Boden Original, churning that low string through a variety of tunings. He's also a published author and is currently penning his debut novel which chucks fantasy, mythology and humanity into a great big melting pot.

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