THE TEAM
'Intelligently constructed, Young reinvents the tribute act fusing triple-threat comedy with the warmth and wisdom of an old-school vaudevillian.'
The Stage ★★★★★
www.sarah-louise-young.com
@SLYtheatremaker
Sarah-Louise is an actress, writer, director and renowned cabaret artist. She has appeared in the West End with Julie Madly Deeply, Fascinating Aïda, La Soirée and Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, with whom she won an Olivier.
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Over 20 years of touring she has performed internationally, including Off Broadway and four seasons at the prestigious Adelaide Cabaret Festival, and closer to home with her solo shows, such as Cabaret Whore & The Silent Treatment.
She has won numerous awards including The Stage Award for acting and as one half of writing and performing duo, Roulston & Young, she creates bespoke songs for theatre, cabaret and private clients.
Directing credits include: Jarman, Looking For Me Friend: The Music Of Victoria Wood, The Bobby Kennedy Experience and Gertrude Lawrence: A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening.
'Devised with the director Russell Lucas and surely bound for a longer life.'
The Times ★★★★
Russell Lucas is a multifaceted artist, writer, director, actor, and producer known for pushing boundaries in the theatre industry.​ His work is known for being innovative, provocative, and passionate, challenging traditional notions of theatre-making​. Notable works include​ ​'Third Class: A Titanic Story​,' a one-man play about Edward Dorking, a Titanic survivor who was openly gay in 1912, and​ 'The Bobby Kennedy Experience,' a production that has toured the UK and been well-received by audiences.​
Lucas is also ​a qualified lecturer who has taught theatre-making in educational institutions​, ​the author of 300 Thoughts for Theatremakers, a book offering inspiration and encouragement for artists​, and ​a proponent of the "theatremaker" concept, where artists take control of their work and redefine the industry.​ Some of his other credits include directing 'Julie Madly Deeply' and the UK premieres of ​'The Fat Man's Wife​' and ​'The Understudy​'.