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. 

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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/

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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!! 🎭

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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!

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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!

👇
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…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. 
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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

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 Music by Joe Truscott 🎵

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

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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!!

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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 🎟️

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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.

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🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠

Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵