I hadn’t even done my first show when Tonight at the London Palladium was recorded, so I was extremely nervous! The last West End production of Annie opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 1998. The role of Kate will be alternated by Shani Roberts, nine years old from Braintree, Essex, Emily-May Stephenson, ten years old from Swadlincote, Derbyshire and Maisie Thorn, ten years old from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Doing that at age eleven was quite daunting, but that was the reason I was able to go to Toronto with Annie as I’d already had that experience. It was horrible, and it meant the whole show was delayed, which added more pressure, but luckily, it went really well.I did meet Prince William and Kate. Photo by Matt CrockettThe title role of Annie will be shared by Madeleine Haynes, 13-years old from Hadley Wood, Barnet, Lola Moxom, 12-years old from Rochester, Kent and Ruby Stokes, 12-years old from Hampshire. My parents had just left from visiting me the night before, so I’d been a bit emotional. The production, directed by Nikolai Foster, is produced by Michael Harrison and David Ian.Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage Her luck changes when she is chosen to spend Christmas at the residence of famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. In 1982, Annie was adapted for the big screen directed by John Huston with a cast including Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters and Albert Finney and in 2014 a further feature film was released, directed by Will Gluck, with a cast including Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx. Everyone I met on my journey was so lovely and helpful.Brigitta is always a special role in my heart because it was my first ever professional job. There was quite a lot of pressure because Jamie Hendry was watching, and George Stiles and Anthony Drewe came to watch as well. By Marc J. Franklin. I got used to it, and I think that really helped me mature as a person. We were all at the theatre and my parents were waiting, and after, my mum told me that everyone was shouting and running. It was really interesting because they said I had to move like a weasel, so I had to try and channel my inner weasel and my inner evil, which was fun and complicated!I’ve done a few concerts, such as the WhatsOnStage Awards, and I also did The Magic of Animation concert at Cadogan Hall. The actual night was scary because it was the night of the terrorist scare at Oxford Circus.
I’m concentrating on training, and as soon as I can, I will be back into it!Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: I sang a solo just before Carrie Hope Fletcher, and I remember after I sang it in the dress rehearsals, she came up to me and said my voice was beautiful and gave me a high five – I was on cloud nine for the rest of the day! Stream Maybe - Ruby Stokes by Annie_Audios from desktop or your mobile device I’d never done it with the dog, or even on stage, but it went really well. I took part in my local dance school shows when I was about four or five, and I started singing lessons when I was six.
I woke up at 5:45am and was probably still a bit jetlagged. The production is initially booking to 6 January 2018. All the Queens’ voices were amazing, so if you can go and see the show, I would really recommend it. I was so close to crying with happiness because at the first audition, I wasn’t hopeful at all.I really liked the Piccadilly Theatre. Photos First Look at Annie in the West End. Her film credits include Spy, The Infidel, Magicians as well as upcoming The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018).Alex Bourne’s (Daddy Warbucks) theatre credits include Mama Mia! Ruby Stokes (middle) with other Annie's (Lola Moxom and Madeleine Hayes) and Miranda Hart.