presents
The things you wish
someone had told you.
01 / CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW
You have questions.
They’ve lived them.
Get closer to Dame Arlene Phillips, Pippa Ailion MBE and the performers shaping musical theatre. Candid conversations about auditions, decisions and the working life — whether you’re finding your way in or figuring out what comes next.
EXPLORE THE BOOK02 / YOU’RE IN GOOD COMPANY
Meet your
inside people.
Performers. Casting directors.
Choreographers. Producers.
The people who know the room.
Director and choreographer
Dame Arlene Phillips
Leading casting director
Pippa Ailion MBE
Performer
Kerry Ellis
Performer
John Owen Jones
Performer
Zoe Birkett
Performer
Jodie Steele
Performer
Simon Bailey
Producer
Tristan Baker
Performer
Rhiannon Chesterman
Performer
Vas Constanti
Performer and former detective
James Lorcan
Jodie Steele / Outside the room
03 / TURN THE ADVICE INTO ACTION
Watch it.
Question it.
Use it.
A better-prepared score. A clearer audition choice. A job offer you actually understand. Off Book connects the conversation to your next move.
EXPLORE THE BOOK04 / WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?
Your career.
No straight line.
THERE’S ANOTHER SIDE TO THIS.
The best bits
aren’t always
on stage.
GO BACKSTAGE Look for the stage door. There’s always a way in.
Rhiannon Chesterman / From the ACT ONE conversations