Send us Fan Mail After almost a year away from the stage, Antony Eden has returned to 'The Woman in Black' as it continues a successful UK tour. Since 2011, he has performed the role of 'The Actor' in the show in both the West End and on tour. Now, Antony is also Associate Director of the show and is ready again to share his everlasting love for the show with new and returning audiences. In this interview, Antony also shares why he fell in love with theatre as well as how his passion for 'The Wo...
Aug 14, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Send us Fan Mail For decades, Dan Antopolski has been gracing stages up and down the country and around the world with his signature comic style. From Edinburgh to Montreal and London to New York, he has had a successful career in stand-up, bringing joy and laughter to an array of audiences. Similarly, his writing career has also gained him numerous fans as he ponders about the world we live in and looks back at his life with careful introspection. In this special interview, Dan Antopolski tells...
Aug 07, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to a brand a new season of Up Close with Carlos Tseng. In this season we will be speaking to more Arts & Entertainment creatives and we are very fortunate to begin this season with an acclaimed actor and playwright: Reuben Johnson. Hailing from Salford, Reuben Johnson's career has taken him to Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Doctor Who and has won a Methuen Drama Award for Emerging Artists. Dividing his time between performing and writing, Reuben has continued to cha...
Jul 24, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Send us Fan Mail For over 30 years, Anna-Jane Casey has dazzled audiences with her natural talents as a singer, actress and dancer. A true triple threat performer with lead roles in West Side Story, Mack and Mabel and Cats under her belt, Anna-Jane Casey has had an incredible career on stage starring in some of the West End's biggest shows. Performances with the John Wilson Orchestra at the BBC Proms have also led to wider audiences familiarising themselves with the star. Over the last year howe...
Apr 10, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us Fan Mail After over a decade as a musical theatre performer, delighting audiences in the West End and across the country, Andy Coxon set off on a new venture as co-founder of award-winning deodorant brand Akt London. Along with his friend Ed Currie, they sought to create a product that would bring about real results for their sweat problems. After trying and testing their deodorant balms on other West End performers, they found a winning formula which has now also found success with thos...
Mar 28, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us Fan Mail Lauren-Nicole Campbell is Cosmopolitan's newest Contributing Curve Editor and the proud CEO of Fashion Killer. As a plus size social media influencer, she has amassed 10,000s of followers across social media platforms including Instagram and TikTok, exploring and expressing her love for fashion, beauty and lifestyle. A keen advocate for women's rights and representation, Lauren-Nicole remains committed to her values as a businesswoman across her line of work. In our interview, w...
Mar 21, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us Fan Mail After graduating from Royal Academy of Music, Joe Thompson-Oubari has gone from strength to strength in his pursuit of a career in musical theatre. An early passion for the young performer, Joe has been performing for most of his life. After sharing the stage with Hiba Elchikhe in a cabaret performance in Soho, Joe has most recently been seen in Theatre Royal, Windsor pantomimes 'Aladdin' and 'Cinderella'. Now with the pandemic still circulating, he is about to be seen in a spec...
Mar 14, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us Fan Mail One of the most exciting acts to recently come out of London School of Musical Theatre, Freddie King has found audiences wooed by his sonorous voice and boyish good looks. From his debut at Union Theatre's revival of 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' to a special staging of Stephen Sondheim's 'A Little Night Music' last Summer, we can see a long future for the West Midlands native. In this exclusive interview, we find out what first attracted Freddie to the stage and what it was like t...
Mar 07, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us Fan Mail Undoubtedly one of the best loved stars of the West End, Kerry Ellis has taken on some of the most coveted roles from Eliza Doolitle in 'My Fair Lady' to Grizabella in a revival of 'Cats' at the London Palladium. As Elphaba in 'Wicked', Kerry became one of the biggest names in musical theatre, later on also becoming the first British Elphaba on Broadway. Also boasting a successful recording career, she has frequently collaborated with Brian May and performed in concerts all arou...
Feb 28, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us Fan Mail Over the last 30 years, Ria Jones has literally gone from Swansea and back as she continues to dominate the musical theatre space. After leaving school at 16, Ria Jones has taken on some of the most challenging and coveted roles. By age 19, she was the youngest actress ever to play the role of Eva Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's legendary musical: 'Evita' and soon after made her West End debut in 'Chess'. In 1991, Ria was handpicked by Andrew Lloyd Webber again to wo...
Feb 21, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us Fan Mail For 40 years, Tracie Bennett has been entertaining audiences with her tour-de-force performances on stage as well as for her portrayal of well-loved characters on TV. In this interview, we look back at some key highlights of her career such as her Tony Award nominated portrayal of Judy Garland in 'End of the Rainbow' and playing Sharon Gaskell in long running drama 'Coronation Street'. After the pandemic hit, Tracie Bennett halted working on a Broadway revival of Martin McDonagh...
Feb 14, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we sat down with Joey D'Rozario, founder and CEO of Velvet Skin Inc. Over the last few years Joey has gone from strength to strength with his skincare line which features a range of facial oils and he has recently released a widely praised shower oil. Using natural ingredients, Joey hopes to revolutionise the beauty industry into a more inclusive and more eco-friendly place. Joey D'Rozario is also a writer for Speak Out and Fashion Killer magazines. His w...
Feb 07, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first episode of Up Close with Carlos Tseng. We are joined by award winning actor Andrew Lancel who looks back on his career, first breaking out on the TV scene with Cardiac Arrest before moving onto play signature parts in The Bill and Coronation Street. Since then, Lancel has also returned to the stage, notably portraying Beatles manager Brian Epstein in Epstein - The Man Who Made the Beatles and Cilla the Musical....
Jan 27, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 1
