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How Very Hannah

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🎭✨ 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! (new eps every THURSDAY) 🎤✨

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S4 · E9
Thursday · 34 min
S4 Ep9: Solo Ep: Never Auditioned Before? What Actually Happens in the Room
Meet my unofficial co-host Ruben, who refused to move and took over the whole chair 🐾 This week I'm answering your Confessions, and I'm walking you through exactly what happens at your first ever audition, from the waiting area to the dance call to the singing audition. I also answer a 16 year old who's just been told to take performing seriously and isn't sure where to start. Plus, the first ever Sparkle of the Day, our new segment where you send in your lovely stagey stories 💫 P.S. We filmed this one over the summer, so a few bits in the first half are a little behind the times! ☀️ 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 make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
S4 · E8
October 22 · 16 min
S4 Ep8: Throwback: Remember Monday on Eurovision Zero, Secret Les Mis Careers & Why They Can’t Say No to Singing
This month’s throwback will have you singing from the rooftops… cause I’m bringing back not one but three iconic guests!! 🎶 Remember Monday — Lauren, Holly and Charlotte, our 2025 UK Eurovision girls — joined me in the studio last year just before their headline tour. A lot has happened since. We revisit the Eurovision zero televote moment, Holly’s secret nine-show Les Mis career, and the time I tried to harmonise with them live (perfect stagey chaos, as always tehe). Get tickets for their 2027 tour HERE: https://www.livenation.co.uk/remember-monday-tickets-adp1428784?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAafOHDNHfrvl9nuHiQIGTVgoFBRvoND6mCNyqacPnbxDHJT1YMpAGHRbVm7PAQ_aem_kAH6WUrnsrk8FeyY2lVxTQ Go stream “Delusional” and “Attention” and follow these three immediately!! Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oIj2x6uKeZSe9Bprnt4TX?si=sV7Ana--R-WLn0R8BJF7cg Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/remember-monday/1437371080 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/remembermonday_ TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@remembermonday_ 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 Make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah⁠ TikTok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah⁠ Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
S4 · E7
October 15 · 51 min
S4 Ep7: Divina De Campo: Drag Race UK, Playing Plankton & the Full Circle Jamie Moment
She poked me in the brain with her wig, and we still had to walk on stage. That is on the Divina De Campo experience! 🤪 This week I’m joined by my on-stage husband from the SpongeBob Musical UK tour — the iconic Divina De Campo. Drag Race UK Series 1 runner-up, four-octave vocal range, Ride the Cyclone, Amanda at the Bridge House Theatre, and now about to play Hugo/Loco Chanelle in the 10th Anniversary UK Tour of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie from January 2027. Oh, and she auditioned for that exact role straight after Drag Race finished…seven years ago!! Full circle doesn’t even cover it 🥹 We get into all of it — the SpongeBob memories, the Drag Race UK audition process, and her very first drag show failure that saw her never look back. You can catch Divina De Campo as Hugo/Loco Chanelle in the 10th Anniversary UK Tour of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie from January 2027 — tickets here: https://www.everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk/ 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 make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
S4 · E6
October 8 · 22 min
S4 Ep6: Solo Ep: West End Ghost Stories — Real Hauntings, a Real Murder & the Ghost That Still Haunts the Adelphi
Happy Halloweeeen 👻👻 well… almost This week How Very Hannah is going full spooky kooky, and I am not sorry!! Forget the career chat. This week I'm telling you the real ghost stories of the West End — and I mean real. I’m going full true crime podcaster with FOUR STORIES from Theatre Royal Drury Lane, His Majesty's Theatre, and the Adelphi stage door. Content warning: we do talk about murder. If that's not for you, skip this one — but if you’re up for some spooky kooky creepiness, DIVE RIGHT IN! 🎃 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 make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE, it really helps us grow the show. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
S4 · E5
October 1 · 49 min
S4 Ep5: Max, Harvey & Tilly: Musical Theatre Rankings, Working With Family & the Industry's Social Media Problem
It’s a family affair in the studio this week, and it was absolutely chaotic! It’s Max, Harvey and Tilly!! ✨ The twins started performing as babies and went on to build one of the UK's biggest social media followings — all while being, by their own admission, completely annihilated at school for it. Their little sister Tilly, 15, is along for the ride too, doing GSA on weekends and building her own platform. We get into all of it, including their favourite and least favourite musicals (tea was SPILT), what it's really like to work with your family, and why being crushed creatively at school made them who they are today. You can catch Max and Harvey on their ‘A Decade’ Tour — London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Cardiff from October. Get tickets here: ⁠https://www.maxandharveyofficial.com/⁠ Follow them… Max & Harvey TT - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@maxandharveyofficial ⁠IG - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/maxandharvey/?hl=en⁠ Tilly on TT -⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tillysheretoo⁠ Follow their pod, 13 Again Spotify - ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/53MmfWSZuL60lR532c53Li?si=46beab703503495f⁠ TT - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@13againpod⁠ IG - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/13againpod/⁠ 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 make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah⁠ TikTok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah⁠ Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
S4 · E4
September 24 · 25 min
S4 Ep4: Throwback: Layton Williams on Audition Disasters, Dance Calls & Why He Just Wants to Dance
Guys... we're throwing it back!! and for our very first Throwback Thursday we're going all the way to the beginning... 🎭 This is the episode that started it all - our very first guest episode of How Very Hannah, with the one and only Layton Williams. (listen to the full ep!!) When we filmed this, Layton hadn't had his Olivier nomination yet, let alone won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for playing the iceberg in Titanique. His career is something to be studied honestly. We revisit the episode, Layton tests how well I actually know him (spoiler: not well lol), and we get into audition disasters. 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 Make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah⁠ TikTok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah⁠ Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
S4 · E3
September 17 · 46 min
S4 Ep3: Gerardine Sacdalan: Playing Veronica, the Corn Nuts & Announcing a West End Role at West End Live
A corn nut through and through… I’m sitting down this week with the woman currently living in my old stomping ground!! 🖤 Gerardine Sacdalan is playing Veronica Sawyer in Heathers — WhatsonStage nominated for Best Professional Debut for her turn as Juliet in &Juliet, and now taking on (arguably) the most demanding lead track in musical theatre. We get into the Heathers fandom and what it's actually like to be on the receiving end of that level of dedication, why I Say No is her arch-nemesis, and why asking for what you want might just be the most important career move you make. You can catch Gerardine as Veronica Sawyer in Heathers on tour. Get your tickets!! https://heathersthemusical.com/uk-ireland-tour/tour-dates-uk-ireland/ New episodes every Thursday at 7am! FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to never miss an ep ✨ 💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah Follow Gerardine on socials https://www.instagram.com/gerardine.x/ And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
S4 · E2
September 10 · 33 min
S4 Ep2: Solo Ep: How to Survive Drama School — What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Started
It's the first solo episode of Series 4 and we are going back to school!! 🎭 I've got my unofficial cohost (Ruben hehe 🐾), my notes, and approximately four years of drama school experience to share with you as term kicks off for so many!! Whether you're starting drama school this September, thinking about it for the future, or just here for the chaos, I can say with absolute certainty that there are things I wish someone had told me before I walked through those doors on day one. So that's exactly what this episode is. Good luck to everyone starting this September — I'm kind of jealous honestly!! 🎭 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 make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
S4 · E1
September 3 · 45 min
S4 Ep1: Bonnie Langford: Broadway aged 9, Corpsing with Bernard Cribbins & Her Wildest Quick Change
WE'RE BACK 🎉 Series 4 is HERE and we are opening it with an absolute legend... The one, the only, the ICON that is Bonnie Langford is on the pod… and I am still not okay about it 😭 And there’s only one way to interview Bonnie - and that’s with a hot seat style chat to go through her ENTIRE career because genuinely where do you even start — West End debut at 7, Broadway at 9 opposite Angela Lansbury, and the maddest quick change story I've ever heard. She also tells THE corpsing story to end all corpsing stories, involving Bernard Cribbins in full drag as Widow Twankey saving her live on stage in panto. Bonnie's currently originating Mrs Bird in Paddington the Musical (yes, the splits ARE in the script) and is heading back to Richmond Theatre this Christmas to play her first ever baddie in panto. I could have listened to her for hours, so let me know in the comments if you want a part two 👀 Catch Bonnie in Paddington the Musical until October, then in Jack and the Beanstalk at Richmond Theatre this Christmas! New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to never miss an ep ✨ 💌 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 — Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
S3 · E29
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 🎵
S3 · E28
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 🎵
S3 · E27
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 🎵
S3 · E26
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 🎵
S3 · E25
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 🎵
S3 · E24
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 🎵
S3 · E23
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 🎵
S3 · E22
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 🎵
S3 · E21
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 🎵
S3 · E20
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 🎵
S3 · E19
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 🎵

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