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Olivier winner David Thaxton is playing Max von Mayerling in Jamie Lloyd's revival of Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton's musical stars Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond, with Rachel Tucker guest starring as Norma on Mondays. Tom Francis plays Joe Gillis and Grace Hodgett Young plays Betty Schaefer. Set and costume design is by Soutra Gilmour and choreography is by Fabian Aloise.

On stage David has played Enjolras and Javert in Les Misérables, Raoul in Love Never Dies, The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera and Kevin T in Come From Away. Some of his other credits include Candide, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, She Loves Me, Only The Brave and many more.

David first worked with Jamie Lloyd when he played Giorgio in Passion at the Donmar Warehouse, winning the 2011 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. 

In this episode, David gives an amazing insight into the process of creating this production of Sunset Boulevard, he reveals the advice he gave his colleague Tom Francis and delves into the parallels between Sunset and Passion. 

Sunset Boulevard runs at the Savoy Theatre until 6th January 2024. Visit www.sunsetboulevardwestend.com for info and tickets.

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Danny Bailey recently starred as Thought 5 in the London production of A Strange Loop at the Barbican Centre.

Some of Danny’s theatre credits include Hair, South Pacific, The Lion King, Motown, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Jesus Christ Superstar and Girl from the North Country. He played multiple roles to huge acclaim in the original West End cast of Get Up Stand Up. 

 Danny is also a writer, artist, journalist, speaker, activist, digital content producer, filmmaker and more. He founded The Palace Of The Dogs which started out as an online magazine and has evolved into a full out multi-disciplinary arts collective.

Danny's documentary Black Exodus was screened at the V&A, his play Pressure just had an unrehearsed reading at the Bush Theatre and he has many other projects underway. 

 In this episode Danny discusses his path into theatre, being an activist before it was 'cool', what fuels his creativity and lots more. 

 Follow Danny on Instagram: @itsdannybwoi and visit The Palace of The Dogs  www.thepalaceofthedogs.co.uk

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