How Very Hannah

Bear Lane Productions

🎭✨ Welcome to How Very Hannah! ✨🎭Hey stagey friends!! It’s Hannah Lowther here – you might know me from TikTok, the West End, or that time I went viral in a Tesco uniform. Now, I’m bringing my love for all things theatre straight to your ears with How Very Hannah!This isn’t just a podcast – it’s a show. We’re talking backstage stories, drama school games, public challenges, and brilliant chats with guests from the stage and screen. Whether I’m sharing my own journey in the industry or getting the inside scoop from fellow theatre lovers, it’s all about the joy, chaos, and magic of the stage.So, warm up those vocal cords, get comfy, and let’s dive into the wonderfully stagey world of How Very Hannah! 🎤✨

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Updated July 23

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July 23 · 23 min
S3 Ep29: Solo Ep: 1.5 Million Streams, West End Transfer & Taking A Break…
Hi from Belfast!! 👋 This week there’s no set, or red curtains, or How Very Hannah sign. Instead, it’s just me, my dressing room and my vlog camera, as we have a little announcement… How Very Hannah is taking a summer break!! I’ve been nonstop this year as you all know - and with Legally Blonde having a few weeks off, it feels like the right time for the whole HVH team to have a little bit of downtime. Before we go I just wanted to sit down, reflect on what has genuinely been one of the most incredible six months of my life, and say a proper thank you. BUT WE WILL BE BACK… ON SEPTEMBER 3rd!! We are cooking up some incredible guests have some very exciting things in store, but in the meantime there will be behind the scenes content dropping across the socials over the summer so make sure you're following everywhere! 👇 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah …And don’t forget to VOTE for How Very Hannah for Podcast of the Year at The ITV bCreator™ Awards 2026!! 🥹✨ Voting is officially open. Fill your details out and find us in the Creators Awards under ‘**Podcast bCreator of the Year’** 👉 http://bcreator.co.uk/awards/vote/ 🏆🏆 Have the best summer, thank you for your amazing continues support, and I’ll see you so soon!! 🎟️ Book tickets for the 2nd leg of the Legally Blonde tour!! https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ New episodes back Thursday 3rd September at 7am. Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you're first to know ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
July 16 · 49 min
S3 Ep28: Caitlin Tipping: Sharpay Evans, Six the Musical & the Audition That Changed Everything
She thought she was a Gabriella... but she was ALWAYS Sharpay - and this week she's on the pod. It’s Caitlin Tipping!! Caitlin's career is genuinely stacked from Jane Seymour in Six on the NCL Bliss cruise to covering Elsa in Disney's Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and Cathy in The Last Five Years at Edinburgh Fringe. She has done it all and she is only just getting started ✨ We get into everything, from finding her Celine Dion voice, why covering every female role whilst improvising nearly sent her over the edge, and the moment she watched Six in a tent at Edinburgh Fringe before the rest of the world had any idea what it was about to become. We talk about building chemistry with scene partners you've never met, why rejection really is redirection, and the very specific joy of a Saturday morning coffee and pastry when you're out of a show. You can catch Caitlin as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical: https://highschoolmusicalonstage.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23872317508&gbraid=0AAAABDjATnOWWr8jwW6LNrL0P1Mmm4mWD&gclid=CjwKCAjwmdLSBhANEiwAkREMN9qHMSLXJudnwP70Oou6vAWi2FNfpyCrEw48DpOGCyLa9PsT9uo42BoCTlwQAvD_BwE And follow Caitlin on socials: https://www.instagram.com/caitlintipping/?hl=en New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
July 9 · 52 min
S3 Ep27: Matt Henry MBE: How Skipping Class Changed His Life Forever… & Receiving an MBE for Services to Musical Theatre
omigod you guys… we have our first MBE ACTOR IN THE STUDIO!!! Matt Henry MBE (full name at all times tehe) joins me this week - Olivier Award winner, MBE for services to musical theatre, original Lola in Kinky Boots, and currently playing Nigel in The Devil Wears Prada at the Dominion Theatre. And honestly, this conversation gave me so much. I had my notepad out, I was furiously scribbling, and I may have fan girled just a little bit. We get into everything - from Matt bunking off ballet at Urdang to go to an open call, to first professional job in the West End, creating Nigel in Devil Wears Prada, and taking a holiday from Kinky Boots to with Cyndi Lauper?! ICONIC. But the bit that really got me was hearing about The Actors' House, Matt's mission to revolutionise touring digs for performers across the UK. After 25 years of horror stories, he went and did something about it himself and I am FULLY here for it. 🎉 Go catch Matt as Nigel in The Devil Wears Prada at the Dominion Theatre now — get your tickets at the link 👉🏼 https://devilwearspradamusical.com/ And follow him on IG https://www.instagram.com/mrmatthenry/?hl=en New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
July 2 · 25 min
S3 Ep26: Solo Ep: Your Questions Answered - Surviving Tour, Covering Roles & Smiling Through the Pain
Right, before we get into this episode, we have some very exciting news… How Very Hannah has been nominated for Podcast of the Year at The ITV bCreator™ Awards 2026!! 🥹✨ We are shortlisted, voting is officially open, and I need you to get over there RIGHT NOW and vote for us. It would mean the absolute world. Fill your details out and find us in the Creators Awards under ‘Podcast bCreator of the Year’ 👉 http://bcreator.co.uk/awards/vote/ 🏆 Okay. NOW we can talk about this episode, which is a Q&A solo special! From nightmare journeys to zombie apocalypse theorising, in this episode I'm answering your questions on everything from what each of my roles has taught me, how I get through a show on a bad day, how to look after your voice in rehearsals, plus so much more!! New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your questions, Confessions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah New episodes of How Very Hannah are out every Thursday at 7am! Hit SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
June 25 · 48 min
S3 Ep25: George Crawford: Emmett Forrest, Covering Corbin Bleu & His Real Life Waitress Love Story
Clammy hands, hammy fingers and a charades game that nearly broke the show - it's my Legally Blonde co-star… George Crawford, aka Emmett Forrest himself!! 🎭 This ep is chaos from start to finish… we get into George's incredible career journey, from auditioning for drama school with absolutely no idea what he was doing, to landing Book of Mormon straight out of Arts Ed without even having an agent. We talk Waitress, Gatsby, Newsies, and the fact that he met his wife Aimee on tour and she made her debut on her birthday. Absolutely beautiful. 🥹 We also get into Legally Blonde life - the sweaty hands situation, the charades game from behind the Harvard House, and the very honest conversation about stage door, when to do it and when to protect yourself. Plus we answer a listener confession about someone being told their breath was "actually really bad" by their scene partner in the first rehearsal of their kissing scene and I am not okay on their behalf. Come see us in Legally Blonde!! Tickets at the link in the bio 🎟️ And if you love this episode as much as we do, George has his own live show coming up… An Evening with George Crawford at the Phoenix Arts Club, featuring songs, stories and behind the scenes memories from his incredible career. Get your tickets at phoenixartsclub.com/events/an-evening-with-george-crawford 🎟️ New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah Follow George Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/georgecrawford_/?hl=en TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@georgeygriff97 And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah New episodes of How Very Hannah are out every Thursday at 7am! Hit SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
June 18 · 41 min
S3 Ep24: Dani Harmer: Tracy Beaker, 30 Years of Panto & the Role She Still Hasn't Read the Book For
BOG OFF… no but don’t because DANI HARMER is on How Very Hannah!!! This one has been on my dream guest list since day one of this podcast, and I am so excited for you to hear this chat 🎭 We get into everything from her West End debut at six years old in The Who's Tommy (she had no idea who The Who was, bless her dad), doing the Annie tour at 10, her Rocky Horror days, and the audition process for Tracy Beaker that somehow all happened in basically one day. We also talk about what it was actually like growing up on a TV set, the tutoring schedule, and the role her parent’s played in supporting her dreams. Dani also opens up about directing episodes of The Dumping Ground, her Loungefly addiction, her performing arts academy in Berkshire, and reveals her West End dream role - which she technically can't play, but we're manifesting it anyway. Oh, and she's done panto since the age of seven. This is her 30th year. ICONIC. New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah Follow Dani Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/missdanijharmer/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@daniharmer And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah New episodes of How Very Hannah are out every Thursday at 7am! Hit SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
June 11 · 44 min
S3 Ep23: Tosh Wanogho-Maud: Kinky Boots, the Pros & Cons of Being an Alternate & Training at RADA Mid-Career
Put your best red boots on, Lola’s in the house!! 💃🏾 This week I'm joined by the incredible Tosh Wanogho-Maud, currently playing alternate Lola in Kinky Boots at the Coliseum , and I genuinely could have talked to this man for hours. Wise, hilarious, and absolutely full of the kind of advice that makes you want to go home and write everything down. Tosh's career is honestly staggering - from making his West End debut at seven in Whistle Down the Wind, to Young Simba in Lion King, original UK cast of Book of Mormon, Dreamgirls, Drifters Girl, Titanique… it’s incredible to hear that Kinky Boots was the last show on his list. The one he thought might never happen (!!) We talk about what it actually felt like to go from playing Lola full time on the European tour to alternating in London, the ego battle that comes with that decision, and the phone call to Matt Henry that helped him figure it all out. Oh, and he's currently training at RADA mid-career because he never wants to stop learning. Obsessed with him. 🙌 Catch Tosh as Lola in Kinky Boots at the Coliseum every Monday until 6th July… do not miss it!! 🎭 https://kinkybootslondon.com/ Follow Tosh Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/t0shee/ And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah New episodes of How Very Hannah are out every Thursday at 7am! Hit SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
June 4 · 44 min
S3 Ep22: Charley Marlowe: Red Carpets, Rachel Zegler & the Comic Relief Fart Nobody Knew About
This week I'm joined by the one, the only… Charley Marlowe!! Content creator, presenter, red carpet queen, THEATRE LOVER, and honestly one of the funniest people I've ever had in the studio!! 🎭 We get into how she went from production runner making 58 cups of tea a day to landing gigs at the BAFTAs, the BRITs and the Oliviers - including a genuinely brilliant encounter with Kate Fleetwood that nearly made her cry, the moment Rachel Zegler showed up in all her glory, and what it's actually like watching Claudia and Tess work in the studio at Strictly. We also talk about how to actually get into presenting, why you just have to put yourself out there and make it happen, and what it's like navigating a huge online following whilst also trying to just be a normal person. Plus we go deep on something I think about a lot - dealing with opinions online, the Let Them Theory (love you Mel Robbins), and a Comic Relief fart that was eggy. This is a safe space and we will not be elaborating further… you'll have to listen instead 🤪💨 Follow Charley instagram - https://www.instagram.com/charleymarlowee tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@charleymarlowe And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah New episodes of How Very Hannah are out every Thursday at 7am! Hit SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
May 28 · 1 hr 5 min
S3 Ep21: How Very Hannah Live: The Garrick Theatre Special with Marisha Wallace & Daisy Twells!!
⚠️ This is an audio-only episode - but trust us, you're not gonna want to miss a second of it!! 🎭 On Sunday 24th May, How Very Hannah made its West End debut at the Garrick Theatre for one night only… and we recorded it so you could all be part of it!! We're so proud of this one🩷 The incredible Marisha Wallace joined me on stage, talking about going from a tap dancing egg on Broadway to becoming the first full-time black Sally Bowles in the 60-year history of Cabaret, flying to London overnight to cover Amber Riley in Dreamgirls with five days notice, AND why London changed everything for her. And if you haven't already, make sure you go and catch Marisha in Something Rotten — get your tickets at www.somethingrottenthemusical.com 🎭 Daisy Twells - my Margot sister in Legally Blonde - joined us for Act Two!! We got into the chaos of touring, 15-second quick changes, the infamous shoe incident, and how they both ended up playing the same roles since 2021 without even planning it. PLUS - we did Hannah's Hotline… I mean Hot Seat, some chaotic improv games and a whole lot more. And I had a very special surprise guest on stage to make her West End debut… 😭 A huge thank you to all of you who joined me for this very special night, it means the world and is exactly why we do the podcast!! 🎵 Due to copyright we've had to cut the musical performances from the audio — but make sure you're following @howvery_hannah on Instagram and TikTok because the clips are dropping on there and you do NOT want to miss them!! New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964 — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
May 21 · 40 min
S3 Ep20: Sydnie Christmas: Winning Britain's Got Talent, Starlight Express & Brand New Music
🎟️ Grab the last few tickets for HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE, THIS SUNDAY at The Garrick! I’m taking over the West End on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... with unreal guests MARISHA WALLACE and DAISY TWELLS!! See you there ✨ ⁠⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠⁠ ------- She won Britain's Got Talent, played Cruella in 101 Dalmatians AND has just dropped a new single… it's Sydnie Christmas and I am absolutely thrilled to finally have her on the pod!! 🎉 We get into everything - ten years of auditioning and not being able to crack the West End, the side hustles that kept her going (and some of them are WILD 🥚🐓) and how she nearly retrained as a personal trainer… just before BGT changed everything. We talk about what stagey icon Amanda Holden is actually like backstage, the moment Amanda and her mum Janet ended up in their bras in a dressing room (you really do have to hear it), and what it's like going from reality TV winner to proper musical theatre contracts. AND we talk about Run, Sydnie's brand new single which dropped in April, the first taste of her second album, out later this year. It is cinematic, powerful and all about self-belief and resilience, SLAY QUEEN!! 🎵 Follow Sydnie: Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sydniechristmas⁠ TikTok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@sydniechristmas⁠ YouTube ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColIcTYCrCAv7eyItDQ4aCg⁠ New episodes of How Very Hannah are out every Thursday at 7am! Hit SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to ⁠hello@howveryhannah.com⁠ or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 ⁠https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠⁠ And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah⁠ TikTok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah⁠ ps BUY MY BOOK - ⁠https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964⁠ — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
May 14 · 48 min
S3 Ep19: Gracie McGonigal: Little Red, Bridgerton & the One Self Tape That Changed Everything
She's back!! Gracie McGonigal made her How Very Hannah debut on the What's On Stage red carpet and now she's finally in the studio, and this chat did not disappoint. 🎭 Gracie is currently playing Little Red in Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre and we get into everything - how she genuinely thought Little Red died after Act One and had no idea how much of the show she was in, the Disney Jaw she's currently suffering from, and what it was like keeping her Bridgerton casting a secret for months while going back onstage like everything was completely normal. We also talk about booking Bridgerton, why there's no set route into this industry and never has been, the drama school rules that are complete nonsense (RIP the coloured leotard and the acting skirt), and what it actually feels like to tick off your dream roles and wonder what comes next. New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ And come see HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE for one night only in the West End!! I’m heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... GRAB THE LAST FEW TICKETS 👉🏼 https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/ 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ Follow Gracie: https://www.instagram.com/graciemcgonigal/ https://www.tiktok.com/@graciemcgonigal And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964 — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
May 7 · 44 min
S3 Ep18: Jordan Luke Gage: Writing His Own Musical, the Original Romeo & Queer Stories on the Main Stage
I have been so excited for this one!! Jordan Luke Gage is one of the most multi-talented humans I know… original Romeo in &Juliet, Clyde in Bonnie and Clyde, Cal in Titanic, and now he's written his own musical. Yeah. His own musical (!!!) 🎭 In this ep, we get into his insane career trajectory, from four years of not being able to book a job after drama school, to Max Martin coming to watch him in Bat Out of Hell and calling him in the next day, to being the original Romeo in &Juliet. We also talk about what it's actually like being an onstage alternate, why he thinks that's harder than doing the role every night, and the roles he'd go back and play in a heartbeat. But the real heart of this episode is Redcliffe - Jordan's own musical which he has written, composed and poured four years of his life into. It's the story of two men who fell in love in 18th century Britain at a time when being gay was punishable by death, and it's a story that has never been told on the main stage before. He tells me about finding the real archive documents in Bristol, the women at the archive who said "we've been expecting you", and why he genuinely wept when he first read about these two men. I cannot wait for you to hear this ep… it’s giving goosebumps! Redcliffe runs at the Southwark Playhouse Borough from 22nd May to 4th July - get your tickets now!! 🎟️ https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/redcliffe/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23736403918&gbraid=0AAAAAosxaomhb3hYJ31ZpsflO6jCizH-a&gclid=CjwKCAjwqubPBhBOEiwAzgZX2opCnbwCgNao6KeNZaIwH11NV-GX0VIyP3ZBYgM3gYPs2cG0sB13WxoCsn4QAvD_BwE#book-tickets New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ And come see HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE for one night only in the West End!! I’m heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... There are still some tickets left, so get yours right now 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠ 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964 — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
April 30 · 26 min
S3 Ep17: Solo Ep: Onstage Pet Peeves, Gassy Girls Backstage & the Director Who Needs to Chill
Shoes off, sinuses blocked, Leon sausage and egg bap in the system… it's a solo ep and we have a LOT to catch up on!! 🎭 We've just finished Canterbury - meningitis outbreak, masks on, no stage door, and somehow still one of my favourite weeks on tour so far. I did Elle twice, Margot six times, stayed with Remi and Rai, did a proper food shop and honestly felt like a functioning human being for once. Turns out that's all it takes. I'm also getting into my onstage pet peeves (some of which I probably shouldn't say out loud), giving you a full Garrick live show update - NOT LONG NOW (get your tickets below!!), telling you about the time I tried to direct, produce, film and present my school's Kid Witness News segment simultaneously, and we’re answering a listener confession about an amdram director who is giving serious small town drama… and I have a lot of thoughts. 👀 New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ And come see HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE for one night only in the West End!! I’m heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... There are still some tickets left, so get yours right now 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠ 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964 — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
April 23 · 37 min
S3 Ep16: Luke Brady: Playing Hercules, Theatre Royal Ghost Stories & Why He Went Back to Drama School
BLESS MY SOUL, Luke Brady's on a roll… into the studio!! 🎭 Luke is currently playing Hercules at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and what a delightful chat we had this week. We get into what it's actually like working for Disney, why the scale of Hercules is unlike anything he's done before, and how a chance conversation with Imelda Staunton mid-rehearsal completely changed how he approaches his craft. Luke also talks about going back to RADA after years of professional work, why he doesn't have dream roles (and actually loves that about this career), and we both share in what it means to feel genuinely grateful for being in work in this industry. We also go deep on the history of Theatre Royal Drury Lane… from ghosts to murder I could not believe what I was hearing?! Plus we play How Stagey Are You, answer a listener confession about being the unwilling agony aunt of a youth theatre group, and I quiz Luke on Wicked with mixed results. 👀 New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ And come see HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE for one night only in the West End!!** I’m heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... There are still some tickets left, so get yours right now 👉🏼 [https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/ And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964 — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
April 16 · 51 min
S3 Ep15: Jocasta Almgill: Brooke Wyndham, Body Confidence & The Press Night Disaster
My first ever Legally Blonde cast guest is HERE!!! and honestly it was worth the wait, as I'm joined this week by the incredible Jocasta Almgill, AKA the iconic Brooke Wyndham herself 🎉 We get into what it's actually like playing Brooke - including six months of skipping training, the press night skipping rope incident that drew actual blood (I'm so sorry Daisy), and why Jocasta never in a million years thought this role was for her. We also talk about her INCREDIBLE career - from Dream Girls at the Savoy with the Amber Riley(!!!), In The Heights in a literal tent with a steam train, West Side Story at the Royal Exchange, and why she's become one of the biggest advocates for regional theatre going. We also get into body confidence, representation on stage, mid show swing ons, and answer a listener confession about being told you're "watchable but hard to cast" - which honestly? We think might be the best thing a casting director has ever said 👀 New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ For ONE NIGHT ONLY see my live show in the West End!! How Very Hannah is heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... Tickets are on sale now 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠ 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964 — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
April 9 · 28 min
S3 Ep14: Solo Ep: Mid-Show Swing Ons, Concert Shows & Life on Tour
It's just me this week!! Well, almost… but we'll get to that. 🤭 I'm fresh off what I can only describe as the most chaotic week of my entire career (so far) in Milton Keynes, and I needed to sit down and tell you all about it!! Mid-show swing ons, show stops, four different people playing Margot in one week, concert versions nobody planned for - Milton Keynes, you will go down in history. 🎭 I'm also catching you up on MY LIVE WEST END SHOW at the Garrick next month, what the helly!! thoughts on what comes next after this contract, and why I would genuinely be happy doing Legally Blonde for the rest of my life and never auditioning again. Delulu? Maybe. But I mean it. AND I have a very special guest popping in - my manager Lucy Stewart Adams, who trained in musical theatre, decided it wasn't for her, and is now honestly the most important person in my career. We answer a listener hotline question about when you know musical theatre might not be the right path, and Lucy talks about why leaving performing wasn't failure - it was the best decision she ever made. It's a good one, so enjoy stagey queensss ✨ New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep!! 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ For ONE NIGHT ONLY see my live show in the West End!! How Very Hannah is heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... Tickets are on sale now 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠ 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964 — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
April 2 · 44 min
S3 Ep13: Mitch Wood: The Theatre Kid Making the Whole Industry Laugh at Itself
I have been FANGIRLING over this guest for so long and I'm not even slightly sorry about it!! Mitch Wood is the comedy genius behind the musical theatre videos that are constantly flying around our group chats - and this week he’s in London and in the studio!!!🎭 We get into how it all started - from his specialty musical theatre high school in Toronto to drama college, working professionally, and then turning to content during the pandemic just to keep his creativity alive. Mitch also gets real about the fact that viral views don't automatically equal money, why he's still very much an active performer and director, and what it actually takes to make improv look that effortless. We also chat about his live show, the dream of bringing the theatre world to mainstream TV, manifesting the MC in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (it's been said, it has to happen now), and we attempt - I say attempt - an improv game together… eep. New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah 🎟️ For ONE NIGHT ONLY see my live show in the West End!! How Very Hannah is heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... Tickets are on sale now 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠ 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠ 💌 Get in touch with your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares… Email hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964 — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
March 26 · 48 min
S3 Ep12: The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals: Your Backstage Pass to the Stagiest Night on TV!! (ad)
Ad: This episode was made in partnership with The National Lottery ✨ Guys, it's ALMOST HERE!! The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals is back on 28th March and this week I'm giving you a backstage pass to get you ready for a very stagey night of TV!! 🎭🎉 The National Lottery has surpassed £700 million of investment into arts, culture and heritage across Greater Manchester since 1994, and over 31 years National Lottery players have contributed £1.4 billion to 29,000 theatre-related projects across the UK. Every time you buy a lottery ticket, you're contributing to good causes - £32 million every single week. So we are celebrating!! 🎭 In this special episode, Seann Miley Moore and Julianne Pundan from Miss Saigon stopped by to talk professional debuts and iconic roles. Andy Nyman who plays Max in The Producers had some genuinely brilliant things to say about why musical theatre matters so much right now. And last but not least, Sam Ryder get real about his upcoming role of Jesus himself - and we got into everything from terror dreams to rebuilt sheds. Make sure you tune in to the National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals on 28th March on BBC -featuring Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon, The Producers, Paddington the Musical, The Lion King, Annie, Oliver!, The Choir of Man, I'm Every Woman - The Chaka Khan Musical, Sunny Afternoon and a very special Disney medley, hosted by the brilliant Jason Manford. The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 28 March 2026 (at 7.45pm) in a 90-minute special, with a compilation programme of highlights from previous years currently available on BBC iPlayer. And in the meantime, be sure to hit SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a How Very Hanna episode every Thursday at 7am! ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah — 🎟️ For ONE NIGHT ONLY see my live show in the West End!! How Very Hannah is heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... Tickets are on sale now 👉🏼 https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠ 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/ 💌 Get in touch with your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares… Email hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964 — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
March 19 · 44 min
S3 Ep11: Maddie Grace Jepson: Back to the Future, TikTok Fame & Why West End Life Is HARD!!
I'm back in the studio this week and I am joined by the one and only Maddie Grace Jepson!! 😛 You'll know her from her iconic TikToks (and that tongue lol) that took over lockdown and never really stopped - and now she's living her absolute theatre girl dream playing Lorraine Baines in Back to the Future in the West End, and we had SO much to catch up on. We get into what it's actually like juggling a West End contract with keeping up with content - the exhaustion, the decision fatigue, and the guilt of being a bad texter (relatable honestly). Maddie also opens up about the negativity that came with the Back to the Future announcement, why the "she was just handed the role" comments couldn't be further from the truth, and what it actually took to get into that audition room in the first place. We also do a full double show day in the life as Lorraine Baines, chat lockdown graduations, the Shaftesbury showcase that never happened, and why she thinks the gap between drama school and now was actually the best thing for her. Oh, and we play When You Know The Words musical theatre edition and manifest our dream roles on the pod - which means they legally have to come true now. New episodes every Thursday at 7am!Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to ⁠hello@howveryhannah.com⁠ or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah Follow Maddie on socials! Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/maddiegracejepson/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@maddiegracejepson And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah⁠⁠ 🎟️ For ONE NIGHT ONLY see my live show in the West End!! How Very Hannah is heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... Tickets are on sale now 👉🏼 ⁠⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠⁠ 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 ⁠https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠⁠ ps BUY MY BOOK - ⁠https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964⁠ Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
March 12 · 41 min
S3 Ep10: What's On Stage Awards Red Carpet Special: The Interviews, Dares & Drama!!
Okay so I basically crashed the What's On Stage Awards red carpet and it was CHAOS (the good kind) 🎭✨ I'm out of the studio, mic in hand, Red Bull in system, dangling dress bit getting stood on - and somehow I managed to track down some of the biggest names in musical theatre for chats, confessions and of course… a How Very Dare You moment or two. This week's ep includes red carpet outfit of the days, wrong-key singing attempts and genuinely unhinged energy throughout (from me, obviously), and International Women's Day shoutouts from across the industry… some iconic, some unexpected, all brilliant ✨ PLUS an exclusive(ish) that I had to whisper very quietly on the carpet 👀 so in NO PARTICULAR ORDER (deeeeep breath) the stagey icons featured are… Millie O'Connell, Natalie Paris, Aimie Atkinson, Maiya Quansah-Breed & Grace Mouat (the OG Six Queens!!) Tobias Turley, Leonor Correia, Caitlin Tipping & Luke Bayer (the NEW High School Musical cast) Ore Oduba & Curtis Patrick (Young Frankenstein) Lucie Jones and her lovely boyfriend (and bump!) David Cumming & Zoë Roberts (Operation Mincemeat) Stevie Doc & Harry Tunningley (The Devil Wears Prada) Emma Kingston Strictly’s Nikita Kuzmin & partner Lauren Jaine Henry Lewis (A Comedy About Spies) Gracie McDonigal & Chumisa Dornford-May (Into The Woods) @VivianPanka Claire Richards, Lee Latchford-Evans & Faye Tozer (Here & Now / STEPS!) Mitch Wood (if you don’t know, get to know) Alex Young, Danny Becker, Peter McGovern & Roshani Abbey (Operation Mincemeat) Hiba Elchikhe Joel Harper-Jackson Jena Pandya & Simon Pollard (Come Fall In Love) Ricardo P Lloyd (Actor & Patron of GoLiveTheatre 🎭) The Old Joint Stock Pub Birmingham team (who are also HVH fans) okay… I THINK that’s everyone… so let’s get on with the stagey chaossss !! 🎉 — New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to ⁠hello@howveryhannah.com⁠ or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah — 🎟️ For ONE NIGHT ONLY see my live show in the West End!! How Very Hannah is heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... Tickets are on sale now 👉🏼 ⁠⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠⁠ 🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 ⁠https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠⁠ 💌 Get in touch with your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares…Email ⁠hello@howveryhannah.com⁠ or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah⁠ TikTok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah⁠ ps BUY MY BOOK - ⁠https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964⁠ — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵