Tributes are being paid to Sylvia Young following the announcement of the venerated British theatre school founder’s death at the age of 85. The passing of the Olivier Award-winner who guided a host of famous faces into successful careers in the entertainment industry was confirmed in a statement from her daughters, Alison and Frances Ruffelle. […]
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Five Special Recognition Olivier Awards announced
Five ‘inspirational’ individuals have been rewarded with this year’s Special Recognition Olivier Awards ahead of the Olivier Awards 2022 with Mastercard ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall on 10 April 2022. Lisa Burger, the executive director and joint chief executive of the National Theatre for the past two decades, has been recognised for her role […]
Interview – Frances Ruffelle invites you to a Wild Party at The Other Palace
FRANCES RUFFELLE has one of the most idiosyncratic voices of any singer in the West End or Broadway. Hers is a husky, sultry sound, with an unmistakeable rawness and vulnerability that is sure to make her the perfect fit for the role of Queenie in composer-lyricist Michael John LaChiusa’s version of The Wild Party, which opens […]
Frances Ruffelle – Paris Original – Crazy Coqs
Frances Ruffelle reprises her show Paris Original at the Crazy Coqs, London. Having created the role of Eponine in Les Miserables and recently re-created Edith Piaf at Leicester’s Curve, Frances Ruffelle is no stranger to the musical world of Paris and its street life. For Paris is the milieu where her cabaret act is set […]
