The Company

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The audition nerves. The decisions behind the table. The work between shows. Get into it with performers, casting directors and creatives who know the room.

THE COMPANY / INSIDE OFF BOOK

Meet your company.

Different journeys. A shared love of the work.

01
Director and choreographer

Dame Arlene Phillips

Starlight Express, Grease, We Will Rock You, Guys and Dolls, Saturday Night Fever.
02
Leading casting director

Pippa Ailion MBE

The Lion King, The Book of Mormon, Moulin Rouge!, TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, MJ: The Musical.
03
Performer

Kerry Ellis

Wicked, We Will Rock You, Les Misérables, Oliver!, Cats.
04
Performer

John Owen Jones

Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, La Cage aux Folles, The Great British Bake Off Musical.
05
Performer

Zoe Birkett

TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, Moulin Rouge!, The Bodyguard, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Thriller Live.
06
Performer

Jodie Steele

Heathers, Six, Wicked, Bonnie & Clyde, Rock of Ages.
07
Performer

Simon Bailey

Moulin Rouge!, Jersey Boys, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Heathers.
08
Producer

Tristan Baker

Girl from the North Country, In the Heights, The Railway Children, Guys and Dolls, Footloose.
09
Performer

Rhiannon Chesterman

The Wedding Singer, Rock of Ages, Grease, Mrs Henderson Presents, Hairspray.
10
Actor and writer

Vas Constanti

Miss Saigon, The Rocky Horror Show, Saturday Night Fever, Flashdance, EastEnders.
11
Performer and former detective

James Lorcan

Sunny Afternoon, Bugsy Malone, Julius Caesar, Forget Me Not, We Were Dancing.
Michael Harris at the Olivier Awards12
Apollo Artist Management
Founder, Managing Director and Head Agent

Michael Harris

Apollo Artist Management. Clients’ credits include Hamilton, Paddington, Bridgerton and The Devil Wears Prada.
Mike and Barney smiling together13
Your hosts · Musical directors

Mike and Barney

We Will Rock You, The Bodyguard, Sunny Afternoon, Rock of Ages, Mrs Henderson Presents.

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