Mark Hutchinson
Mark has played Eddie in “Blood Brothers”, on tour, in the West, end and in New York, in the original Broadway cast, where he won a drama desk award for best featured actor in ax musical. Other west end credits include: “Oklahoma!”, “Mr. Cinders”, and the original revival cast of “Me and My Girl”. Regional work includes: “Gypsy”, “The Boyfriend”, “The Girlfriend”, “West Side Story” twice, playing Riff then Bernardo and Malcolm in “The Full Monty”. Fringe work includes: Paul in “Company”, older Buddy in “Follies”, Pippin in “Pippin”, Zeppo Marx in “Minnies’s Boys”, and his one man show at Lauderdale House and Jermyn Street Theatre. Film work includes: “To Die For”, Television includes: “Tiger Bastable.”
Leigh Pollard
Leigh has lived and worked professionally in London for 7 years. Originally from Scotland, she moved to the big smoke after gaining a full scholarship at the prestigious ‘Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.’
Since graduating in 2018, Leigh has worked professionally in the West End Fringe, and tours. Some theatre credits include playing the lead role ‘Lily’ in ‘The Secret Garden,’ (Ambassadors Theatre London) ‘When Midnight Strikes’ (upstairs at the Gatehouse) and many cabarets across London. You can find her at most recent, performing at The PianoWorx West End.
Stephen Hose trained at the Royal Academy of Music where he held a Vaughan Williams scholarship, and has worked extensively as a Musical Director, conductor and pianist in London and regional theatre. He has played at most of the London concert halls and has performed in France and Germany. He is currently Pianist in Residence at Lauderdale House, Highgate.
Projects abroad have ranged from the English Theater of Frankfurt to The Lost Colony at the 2,000 seat outdoor theatre on Roanoke Island, USA. TV work has included being the pianist on Channel 4 ‘s Titanic, The Mission, accompanist for The Choir, and 5 years as Musical Associate/Director for TV productions of Christmas Glory. He was Chorus Master for Jessye Norman’s Ellington’s Sacred Songs at the Barbican Theatre and Epidavros, Greece.
His work as Music Director for OperaUK has included Barber of Seville, Cosi fan Tutte, La Traviata, the Merry Widow, Olé and El Amore Brujo. For Merry Opera work includes La Traviata, The Magic Flute, Kiss Me, Figaro!, The Barber of Seville and La Belle Hélène (aka Troy Boy). He has also conducted over 50 performances of their unique staged Messiah.
