Oscar Balmaseda

Waiter/Understudy Nikos/Fernando

Oscar trained at CPA Studios.

Theatre credits include: Agustín Magaldi in Evita (West End, UK & International Tour), Spain & Poland in Eurobeat Moldova (Original Cast/Pleasance Grand, Edinburgh Fringe), The Baron in Grand Hotel (Jasmine Teh Theatre) and Mr Cecco in Peter Pan (Palace Theatre, Newark).

Original Album Cast Recording: Eurobeat Moldova.

Oscar is represented by Russell Smith Associates.

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Aj Bentley

Adam

AJ started performing at the age of three as a part of Instep Dance Company at his hometown in Kent.

In 2015 he began his professional training at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and in his third year entered BBC’s talent search Let It Shine, which he won. From this, AJ embarked on an 18-month UK tour in The Band Musical, including 8 weeks in London’s West End.

AJ is very excited to be a part of Mamma Mia! The Party – his first immersive theatrical experience!

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Jonathon Bentley

Waiter/Understudy Adam

Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

Theatre: Miss Saigon (International Tour), Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre), Magic of the Musicals (Royal Albert Hall).

Credits Whilst Training: Legally Blonde, Hoods the Musical

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Molly Cleere

Waitress/Female Swing 1/Understudy Konstantina/Bella

Molly was born in Leicester and recently graduated from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts after studying a three-year diploma in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.

Molly would like to thank her family, especially her Mum, for their continued support and encouragement.

She is extremely thankful and thrilled to be making her professional debut in Mamma Mia! The Party.

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Allie Ho Chee

Bella/Understudy Nina

Allie is a quadruple threat artist and performs her many skills worldwide. Most recently Allie played the role of China Doll in Secret Cinema’s Moulin Rouge, Goddess of The Realm in Follow the Faun (The Arts Theatre), West End and Aphrodite and Athena in Zeus on The Loose (Cockpit Theatre). Allie recently completed a residency at Jackson’s Lane Arts Centre in an aerial, spoken word, musical theatre, dance show that she co-created and performed in, called The Brownie Club, as well as appearing in the Postcards Festival at Jackson’s Lane. Allie is thrilled to be bringing her Greek heritage to the world of Nikos’ taverna for Mamma Mia! The Party.

Instagram/Twitter: @Allie Ho chee

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John Donovan

Musical Director/Piano

John studied Music at Southampton University, before embarking on a career including Jazz, Cabaret, Musical Theatre and Film. Theatre work includes Musical Direction for: The Band (Haymarket Theatre & UK tour), In The Heights (Kings Cross Theatre,) Singin’ in the Rain (UK Tour), Viva Forever (Piccadilly Theatre), West Side Story (Belfast Festival), Cabaret (Lyric Theatre), Dancing In The Streets (Cambridge Theatre), Annie (UK tour), The Wizard Of Oz (Gaiety Theatre). Assistant MD and keyboards for: Fame (Aldwych Theatre & UK tour), Mamma Mia! (International tour), Love Me Tender (UK tour), Dance Till Dawn (UK tour), Shoes (Sadlers Wells), The Full Monty (UK tour), Tell Me On A Sunday

(UK tour), Summer Holiday (UK tour).

Away from theatre, recent pop/session work takes in performing & recording with artists including Dame Shirley Bassey, Brian May, Kerry Ellis, Matt Cardle, and Corinne Bailey Rae. TV & Film credits include producing music for the BBC Drama Howards End, and as Musical Supervisor, Orchestrator, and Conductor for Captain America: The First Avenger. Other recording work includes producing music for TV shows & advertisements and producing orchestrations and click tracks for theatre shows in the UK and internationally.

www.johndonovan.co.uk

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Luke Higgins

Guitars

Luke Higgins is a London based musician and songwriter. He studied at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford and has played for artists such as Kylie Minogue, Craig David, Aloe Bracc, Lulu, The Backstreet Boys, James Arthur, Rudimental and Pixie Lott to name a few.

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Julia Imbach

Konstantina

Julia is a 2018 graduate from Arts Educational Schools, London.

Theatre Includes Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Kilworth House) and The Little Princess (Southbank Centre London). Julia was part of the chorus for the 2017 Olivier Awards.

Theatre whilst training includes Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert (Shaun Kerrison); Cabaret (Lotte Wakeham); Round And Round The Garden (Peter Forbes); Ferris And Milnes Christmas Cracker (Bill Deamer); The Great Gatsby (Jacquie Briggs); The Phantom Of The Opera (Stephen Barlow) and a workshop of The Devil’s Disciple (Simon Greiff).

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Linda John-Pierre

Debbie Alternate/Understudy

Training: Central School of Speech and Drama

Stage credits include: Aladdin (New Wimbledon Theatre), The Empress, Kerry Michaels MBE (2018/19 Qdos Pantomimes), Show Boat (New London Theatre. Ensemble/ First Cover Queenie. West End 2016), Show Boat (Crucible Theatre. Ensemble/First Cover Queenie. Daniel Evans 2015-2016), When Blair had Bush and Bunga (Edinburgh Festival 2015), A Mad World My Masters (RSC), Mama Morton in Chicago (RCCL/NAMCO), Genie in Aladdin (Corn Exchange, Exeter), Diva in Peter Pan (First Family Entertainment), Fairy Bow Bells in Dick Whittington (Camberley Theatre), AD2050 (Kali Theatre, Manchester), Aduki the Fairy and Ackee the Jamaican Cook in Jack and the Beanstalk (Greenwich Theatre), Fairy Bowbells in Dick Whittington (Greenwich Theatre), Aretha Franklin in Sweet Soul Music (Flying Music), Sadie Fagan and Ella Fitzgerald in The Billie Holiday Story (Theatre Productions), Blues Brothers Meet the Soul Sisters (Bill Kenwright Ltd), All You Need Is Love (Queens Theatre).

Television, Film, Recording and Commercial credits include: Before I Die (Sharon Denson. True Story Investigation Discovery Channel USA – Director David Bispham – October Films Ltd May 2019), Angel Has Fallen (Feature Film. Receptionist. Director Ric Roman Waugh. Released August 2019 starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman and Jada Pinkett-Smith), Wife (Transferwise Internet /Transport for London campaign Oct 2018), Silent Witness (Nurse. Director Thaddeus O’Sullivan – BBC 1.2017), Don’t Stutter (Short Film. Wife – lead role. Director Samantha Smith. Matilda West End Video Promotion 2018), The Take (Feature Film. Wife of Conman. Director James Watkins 2016), Autopsy (ITV. Glenda Lee – Kanye West’s Mother. 2015), Celia-Anne in Threesome (Big Talk Productions), Nurse Judy in Age Concern (LFA), Keisha Camille in Beautiful People (BBC2), 118 118 Television Commercial (ITV). No.1 Chart Single with Night People (Vale Music, Spain) and an appearance as Chaka Khan in Star in their Eyes (ITV).

In Linda’s spare time, she is a Radio Presenter with Riverside Radio with a 3-hour show every Monday, also hosting live outside broadcast festivals. Linda also enjoys attending live music events and hosting vegan dinner parties. Linda is also an Exam Invigilator.

Instagram: @lindajohnpierre

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Joanna Monro

Debbie

Joanna recently had the pleasure of working with Lee Mack & Sally Bretton in the latest TV series of Not Going Out – Avalon/BBC TV. She can also be seen in the new British film Sink – Produced & Directed by Mark Gillis, with Mark Rylance as the Executive Producer.

She recently played the role of Sandra in a new musical version of The Liver Birds called Liver Birds Flying Home – performed as a workshop then at The Royal Court Theatre Liverpool

In 2017 Joanna played the role of June in the national tour of Silver Lining – a new play by Sandy Toksvig.

In 2016/17 she completed her fourth Christmas season at Hall for Cornwall Truro playing Aunty Flo, a part that was written for her in Jack & The Beanstalk.

Joanna played the part of Rosie in the smash hit musical Mamma Mia!. She was in the International Tour for 2 years then joined the London cast for a period of 5 years at The Prince of Wales Theatre then at The Novello Theatre.

Theatre includes: Breeze Block Park (Liverpool Playhouse), Habaes Corpus (Northcott Theatre, Exeter), Women on the Verge of HRT, Golden Leaf Strut, The Master Builder (Belgrade Theatre), Mrs Lyons and Mrs Johnston in the West End production of Blood Brothers, Frankie Doyle in the world premiere of Prisoner Cell Block H, Baby Love, Rough Crossing, All’s Well That Ends Well, Dead White Males, The Price of Meat, The Taming of the Shrew (Nuffield Theatre Southampton), Dreams of San Francisco (Bush Theatre, London), When I was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout (Whitehall Theatre London and National Tour), Free As Air (Finborough Theatre, London)

Television includes: Not Going Out (BBC TV), Charity Begins (Sky Arts Theatre Live), Doctors, Casualty, Chambers, People Like Us, The Cazelet Chronicles, The Elgin Marbles, That’s Life, Doctor Who, and four years as Anna Newcross in the series, Angels (all for the BBC). Also for the BBC: Fast Forward, Simon and the Witch, Up Our Street Jackanory. Joanna has also starred in: Emmerdale (Yorkshire TV), The Bill (Thames TV), Confessions of a Diary Secretary (ITV) & Peter Kosminsky’s The Life and Death of Phillip Knight, Dream Team (Sky One), Hale & Pace and The Six O’Clock Show (LWT)

Radio: Westway, the award-winning series for the BBC World Service. Numerous plays and comedy series for BBC Radio. Joanna has also been a member of BBC Radio Drama Company and was a recurring character in the BBC Radio 4 epic Homefront.

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Steph Parry

Kate

Steph is originally from Anglesey and trained at Arts Educational Schools, London.

She recently made headlines for “saving the day” at Mamma Mia! In the West End. While standing by at 42nd Street, she was called to run down the road to take over the role of Donna mid show due to a cast injury. Subsequently, she was given the lead role of Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street for the summer of 2018.

Theatre includes: Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Donna in Mamma Mia! (RCCL/Littlestar), cover Madame Morrible/Ensemble in Wicked (Apollo Victoria), Mrs Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie (The Landor), standby Tanya/Rosie in Mamma Mia! (International Tour), cover Tanya/Donna/Rosie/ensemble in Mamma Mia! (Novello), cover Mrs Wilkinson/ Dead Mam/ensemble in Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace), Maude Bodley in Not Now Darling (UK Tour), Wicked Witch in Wizard Of Oz (Lincoln Theatre Royal), Wicked Queen in Snow White (Grays Theatre), Rosalind in As You Like It (UK Tour), Desdemona in Othello (Lakeside Arts Theatre, Nottingham), cover Star To Be/ensemble in Annie (UK Tour), Anybody’s in West Side Story (Larnaca Amphitheatre, Cyprus), Laurey in Oklahoma! (Broadway Theatre), cover Babe/ensemble in The Pajama Game (The Union Theatre).

TV Commercials: Debt Matters, Magners Pear, Tesco, Carlsberg and T Mobile.

Instagram: @thatstephparry

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Kimberly Powell

Nina/Understudy Kate

Training: Laine Theatre Arts – Eileen Rose Award for Musical Theatre.

Theatre Credits include: Doris in Terry Johnson’s adaptation of Mrs Henderson Presents (Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto), Miss Dinsmore in Singin’ in the Rain (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Ensemble U/S Sophie in Mamma Mia! (International Tour), Samantha in Loserville (Union Theatre), Wendy in Peter Pan (Theatre Royal, Plymouth), Beatrice in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Union Theatre, London), Edith in The Lost Boys (workshop – Liverpool Playhouse), Sally in The Hired Man (Landor Theatre), JEN (workshop – The Other Palace), Showboat (Prince Edward Theatre), Sandy in Grease (International Tour) Red Hot Broadway (Asia Tour) Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods (Laine Theatre Arts), Kolo Kolo Bird in Just So (Laine Theatre Arts).

Kimberly has also been fortunate enough to see the world, performing as a lead singer for Cunard on the Queen Elizabeth Cruise Ship, as well the Seabourn Yachts (Sojourn and Odyssey).

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Mark Pusey

Drums/Percussion

Mark Pusey has played drums and provided musical direction for some of the world’s biggest artists, on global tours and on albums. Among them are the likes of Ed Sheeran, Tom Jones, Elton John, Andrea Bocelli, Olly Murs, Leona Lewis, Il Divo, Ronan Keating, Katherine Jenkins, The Shires, Dr. John, Sarah Brightman, Girls Aloud, The Saturdays, Hilary Duff, JLS, Pixie Lott, Gareth Gates, Sam Palladio, Chicane and many more.

In addition, Mark has played on soundtracks and fixed musicians for feature films and TV including Rocketman, Wonderwoman, The Grinch, The Crown, Paddington, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Johnny English and Death Of Stalin, among many others.

Mark is also an accomplished voiceover artiste, providing voices for Heart FM, Capital FM, Vodafone, Specsavers, BT, Sky Broadband, Penguin Books, BBC, Bupa, TUI, L’Oréal, Pepsi and more.

In his spare time, Mark is an advanced technical scuba diver, travelling the world diving in caves, mines and on sunken wrecks, alongside some amazing creatures. In addition, he volunteers with the RNLI on lifeboats, helping people in trouble on London’s Thames River.

Mark is a massive ABBA fan and is incredibly excited to be a part of this new venture, playing songs he’s loved his whole life!

You can connect with Mark at www.instagram.com/markpusey

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Steve Rushton

Bass Guitar

At the age of 15, Steve wrote and performed one of his songs on the prime-time ITV show Junior Eurovision Song Contest, earning him his first publishing deal. At the age of 17 he was the co-lead singer/bass player of UK pop punk band Son Of Dork. The band had a number three single and their debut album, Welcome To Loserville, went gold. The musical, Loserville, was created around the band’s songs. Steve then, at the age of 20, moved to America after signing a solo recording contract with Disney in Los Angeles. He wrote, performed and produced two songs on the Number One box office/ billboard/worldwide triple platinum album for the Hannah Montana the Movie soundtrack, as well as starring in the movie itself. He has written songs for Disney including Jerry Bruckheimer’s G-Force, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, Santa Buddies, Good Luck Charlie, and the lead song to The Rock’s movie, Race To Witch Mountain. Steve also performed an original song on the nationally televised & star- studded ABC TV Christmas Day Parade in 2009.

Additionally, Steve has written songs for The Jonas Brothers, Aiden Grimshaw, Amelia Lily, as well as further Disney Movies and TV shows, including performing the Theme Tune to Disney’s Suite Life On Deck.

After moving back from Los Angeles in 2010, Steve became a session bass player/guitarist performing on shows such as The X-Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, National Television Awards, and played for pop artists on radio tours and for concerts.

Steve made his theatre debut as Will in Green Day’s American Idiot in London in 2015, for which he won the Broadway World Award for Best Featured Actor in a New Musical. He re-joined the show on its UK tour in 2016 before moving back into the West End. Steve then went on to perform in the Actor/ Musician Footloose Musical as Bickle/Cowboy Bob late 2016. Later that year he went on to play the lead role in Pete Rowe’s Actor/Musician Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto, Sinbad.

Since then Steve has been on tour throughout Europe with the theatre production of The Rod Stewart Story on bass and vocals, and continues to write for Disney and various artists, as well performing in his roaming band The Juke Joints.

As Steve has been writing and performing pop music his whole career, and grown up listening to ABBA, he is very excited to be involved in this show and can’t wait to play the bands iconic pop songs every night.

Instagram: @rustonaiter

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Jessica Spalis

Female Swing 2/Understudy Bella/Nina/Konstantina/Debbie

Jess gained a First Class BA Hons from LIPA.

Credits include: Puppeteer/Ensemble in the original cast of Circus 1903 (Royal Festival Hall London, Sydney Opera House, Pantages LA, Madison Square Gardens NYC), Alisa in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Adelphi), Ensemble in Faust (ENO, London Coliseum), Hermia in A Midsummer Nights Dream and Jim’s Mum/Captain Flint in Treasure Island (Boxtree Productions), Astrid/Helen Shapiro in The Beatles Musical (Italian Tour), Puppeteer/Ensemble in CBBC Arena Tour (UK), Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (Greenwich Theatre), Ophelia in Shakespeare Shorts (Action To The Word), Rachel in Where The Solitary Eagle Flies (SellADoor), Rico/Cover Tytania in The Donkey Show (Proud London), Aladdin in Aladdin and Dick in Dick Whittington (Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds), Fairy Flora in Jack And The Beanstalk (Theatre Royal Winchester), Vocalist for Blues Brothers (UK Tour) and P&O Australia, Aerialist/Show Swimmer/Fire Artist in OneTen and Pirates Live (Hippodrome Circus).

Instagram: @JessSpalis @shepperdfox

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Dawn Spence

Grandma/Understudy Kate/Debbie

Dawn was born in Middlesbrough. She trained at the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts.

West End theatre includes: Margie in Follies, Meg in Merrily We Roll Along, Stubb in Moby Dick, Aphrodite in The Challenge, Demeter in Cats, Sunset Boulevard, Rizzo in Grease (also performed in Tokyo, Japan) and Shimmy Girl in Smokey Joes Cafe (also performed in Istanbul).

Extensive regional theatre and number one tours include: Giraffe in Just So, Magic of the Musicals, Val in A Chorus Line, Marty in Grease, Miss Forsythe in Death of a Salesman, Melissa in On The Piste, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Mary in Bad Boy Jonny, Erma in Anything Goes and Velma Kelly in Chicago.

In the United States Dawn has appeared as Madame Thernadier in Les Misérables, Guys and Dolls, The New Yorkers, Eleanor The Musical and the play The Blue Tomato. Dawn has played the leading role in several number one pantomimes and most recently played the Evil Queen in Snow White in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. She has been a lead vocalist on the Queen Mary, Queen Victoria and the Sojourn Seabourne Cruise Ships.

TV and film include: King Ralph, Labours of Erica, Men of the World and several Royal Variety Shows.

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Gregor Stewart

Fernando/Understudy Nikos

Gregor recently finished playing Munkustrap in Cats, touring Hong Kong and China, followed by Prince Valliant in Sleeping Beauty (Kings Lynn).

Theatre Credits include: Barbara Cook and Friends (Lyceum Theatre); Ensemble/Dance Captain in Dick Whittington (Rhyl Pavilion) Ensemble/Cover Troy Bolton in High School Musical (Hammersmith Apollo); Prince Charming in Sleeping Beauty (Mansfield); Ensemble and Cover Fiyero in Wicked (Victoria Apollo); Ensemble in Evita (UK and European Tour); Swing Ensemble in Legally Blonde (Savoy Theatre); Prince David in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Dartford); Ensemble/Cover Mary Sunshine and Billy Flynn in Chicago (UK Tour); Ensemble/Cover Sam Wheat in Ghost (UK Tour); Elliot Grey in 50 Shades of Grey Musical Parody(Edinburgh Fringe and the Seychelles); Dandini in Cinderella (SECC Glasgow); Pepe/Cover Bernardo in West Side Story (Kilworth House Theatre); Ensemble/Cover Josh in BIG (Theatre Royal Plymouth).

Film : Greek Villager in Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again.

Other Credits: Soloist in Mayfair Cabaret (Park Chinois); MC and Soloist in Cafe De Paris; Police Officer in Who Done It Promo (BBC); Samsung NX1 Camera Commercial (Samsung); Melon Madness Commercial (Party Casino); Nescafé Commercial; Voice Over Artist (Big Blue Planet).

Instagram: @gregor_stewart_ldn

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Kathryn Tindall

Guitars

Kathryn trained in musical theatre at Performance Preparation Academy (PPA).

Credits inc: Sensation – The Music of The Who (Vocalist/Bass Guitar), Vernon God Little (Musical Direction and Arrangements. The Mill Studio, Guildford), Joe Public (Vocalist. Moscow Seasons Audience choice award winners 2019), Hats off to Led Zeppelin (Vocalist).

Credit whilst training include: Spring Awakening (Ilse), Merrily We Roll Along (Mary Flynn), American Idiot (Assistant MD)

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Matthew Wesley

Waiter/Male Swing 1/Dance Captian/Understudy Fernando/Adam

Training: Pat Barker’s Academy of Dance, Hinckley and Arts Educational (BA Hons in Musical Theatre).

Theatre Credits: Dance Captain in Chicago (Phoenix Theatre); Dance Captain/Swing in Cabaret (UK Tour); Dance Captain/US Stalker in The Bodyguard (Dominion Theatre & UK Tour); Ensemble in Monty Python Live (The O2 Arena) Swing in Laughing Matters, Celia Imrie (St James Theatre); Dance Captain/Assistant Fight Captain/Swing in From Here to Eternity (Shaftesbury Theatre); Featured Singer in Hot Stuff (Leicester Curve); Bobby and Onstage Swing in Cabaret (Savoy Theatre); Swing and cover Mary Sunshine in Chicago (Garrick Theatre); Ensemble in Priscilla Queen Of The Desert (Palace Theatre); Harry and Harrison in Chicago (Cambridge Theatre); Assistant Choreographer in En Kvoll Med Daniel Ganesh (Nykoping); Ensemble and Dance Captain in Dick Whittington (Camberley Theatre); Assistant Choreographer in One More Time (Piccadilly Theatre); Thomas Hassinger and cover Stewpot in South Pacific (UK Tour); Emperor and Dance Captain in Aladdin (Rhyl Pavilion); Stephen Sondheim’s 75th Birthday Gala, Children Will Listen (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Ensemble in Follies (London Palladium); Cecil in Peter Pan (Wyvern, Swindon).

Television/Commercial Credits: Monty Python Live, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Children In Need, Forever Vienna commercial, Renault Clio commercial, Ashes commercial.

Soundtracks: From Here to Eternity.

Workshops: From Here to Eternity, Monty Python Live.

Modelling: Forever Vienna CD, Football Manager for the Xbox, New Look Fashion Show, More Magazine, Attitude Magazine.

Choreography: Legally Blonde (Emil Dale Academy), In the Heights (Emil Dale Academy), Assistant Choreographer in Abba Here We Go Again (Butlins), Assistant Choreographer in Lytham Proms In The Park (Blackpool).

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Fed Zanni

Nikos

Fed trained as an actor at ArtsEd.

His theatre credits include: The 12 Tenors (European Tour), The Thursford Christmas Spectacular, Lord Byron in The Year Without A Summer, Frank Sinatra/Bing Crosby in Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, Robin in Robin Hood and Pancho in The Night of the Iguana.

His TV and film credits include: Delicious (SkyOne), Being Human, Never Better, Hotel Babylon, The Taming Of The Shrew and The Girl In The Café (all for the BBC), Afterlife and The Complete Guide To Parenting (ITV), Ten Days To Victory (The History Channel) and Dream Team (Sky).

Fed feels extremely privileged to be part of such a unique, innovative, riot of a show like Mamma Mia! The Party and would like to say ‘ευχαριστώ πολύ’ to his wife, Kat, and his parents, Mauro and Enrica, for their unwavering support.

Instagram: @fedexpressed

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