How Very Hannah

BLESS MY SOUL, Luke Brady's on a roll… into the studio!! 🎭 Luke is currently playing Hercules at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and what a delightful chat we had this week.
We get into what it's actually like working for Disney, why the scale of Hercules is unlike anything he's done before, and how a chance conversation with Imelda Staunton mid-rehearsal completely changed how he approaches his craft. 
Luke also talks about going back to RADA after years of professional work, why he doesn't have dream roles (and actually loves that about this career), and we both share in what it means to feel genuinely grateful for being in work in this industry.
We also go deep on the history of Theatre Royal Drury Lane… from ghosts to murder I could not believe what I was hearing?! Plus we play How Stagey Are You, answer a listener confession about being the unwilling agony aunt of a youth theatre group, and I quiz Luke on Wicked with mixed results. 👀
New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨
💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
🎟️  And come see HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE for one night only in the West End!!** I’m heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... There are still some tickets left, so get yours right now  👉🏼 [https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah
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Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️
Music by Joe Truscott 🎵

My first ever Legally Blonde cast guest is HERE!!!
and honestly it was worth the wait, as I'm joined this week by the incredible Jocasta Almgill, AKA the iconic Brooke Wyndham herself 🎉
We get into what it's actually like playing Brooke - including six months of skipping training, the press night skipping rope incident that drew actual blood (I'm so sorry Daisy), and why Jocasta never in a million years thought this role was for her.
We also talk about her INCREDIBLE career - from Dream Girls at the Savoy with the Amber Riley(!!!), In The Heights in a literal tent with a steam train, West Side Story at the Royal Exchange, and why she's become one of the biggest advocates for regional theatre going.
We also get into body confidence, representation on stage, mid show swing ons, and answer a listener confession about being told you're "watchable but hard to cast" - which honestly? We think might be the best thing a casting director has ever said 👀
New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨
💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
🎟️ For ONE NIGHT ONLY see my live show in the West End!! How Very Hannah is heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... Tickets are on sale now 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠

🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠

And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah

ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964

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Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵

It's just me this week!! Well, almost… but we'll get to that. 🤭
I'm fresh off what I can only describe as the most chaotic week of my entire career (so far) in Milton Keynes, and I needed to sit down and tell you all about it!! Mid-show swing ons, show stops, four different people playing Margot in one week, concert versions nobody planned for - Milton Keynes, you will go down in history. 🎭
I'm also catching you up on MY LIVE WEST END SHOW at the Garrick next month, what the helly!! thoughts on what comes next after this contract, and why I would genuinely be happy doing Legally Blonde for the rest of my life and never auditioning again. Delulu? Maybe. But I mean it.
AND I have a very special guest popping in - my manager Lucy Stewart Adams, who trained in musical theatre, decided it wasn't for her, and is now honestly the most important person in my career. We answer a listener hotline question about when you know musical theatre might not be the right path, and Lucy talks about why leaving performing wasn't failure - it was the best decision she ever made.
It's a good one, so enjoy stagey queensss ✨
New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep!!
💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
🎟️ For ONE NIGHT ONLY see my live show in the West End!! How Very Hannah is heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... Tickets are on sale now 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠

🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠

And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah

ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964

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Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵

I have been FANGIRLING over this guest for so long and I'm not even slightly sorry about it!!
Mitch Wood is the comedy genius behind the musical theatre videos that are constantly flying around our group chats - and this week he’s in London and in the studio!!!🎭
We get into how it all started - from his specialty musical theatre high school in Toronto to drama college, working professionally, and then turning to content during the pandemic just to keep his creativity alive.
Mitch also gets real about the fact that viral views don't automatically equal money, why he's still very much an active performer and director, and what it actually takes to make improv look that effortless.
We also chat about his live show, the dream of bringing the theatre world to mainstream TV, manifesting the MC in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (it's been said, it has to happen now), and we attempt - I say attempt - an improv game together… eep.
New episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨
💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
🎟️ For ONE NIGHT ONLY see my live show in the West End!! How Very Hannah is heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... Tickets are on sale now 👉🏼 ⁠https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠

🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!! Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/⁠

💌 Get in touch with your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares… Email [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah

ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964

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Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵

Ad: This episode was made in partnership with The National Lottery ✨
 Guys, it's ALMOST HERE!! The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals is back on 28th March and this week I'm giving you a backstage pass to get you ready for a very stagey night of TV!! 🎭🎉
The National Lottery has surpassed £700 million of investment into arts, culture and heritage across Greater Manchester since 1994, and over 31 years National Lottery players have contributed £1.4 billion to 29,000 theatre-related projects across the UK.
Every time you buy a lottery ticket, you're contributing to good causes - £32 million every single week. So we are celebrating!! 🎭
In this special episode, Seann Miley Moore and Julianne Pundan from Miss Saigon stopped by to talk professional debuts and iconic roles. Andy Nyman who plays Max in The Producers had some genuinely brilliant things to say about why musical theatre matters so much right now. And last but not least, Sam Ryder get real about his upcoming role of Jesus himself - and we got into everything from terror dreams to rebuilt sheds.
Make sure you tune in to the National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals on 28th March on BBC -featuring Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon, The Producers, Paddington the Musical, The Lion King, Annie, Oliver!, The Choir of Man, I'm Every Woman - The Chaka Khan Musical, Sunny Afternoon and a very special Disney medley, hosted by the brilliant Jason Manford.
The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 28 March 2026 (at 7.45pm) in a 90-minute special, with a compilation programme of highlights from previous years currently available on BBC iPlayer.
And in the meantime, be sure to hit SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a How Very Hanna episode every Thursday at 7am! ✨
💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
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🎟️  For ONE NIGHT ONLY see my live show in the West End!! How Very Hannah is heading to The Garrick Theatre on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... 
Tickets are on sale now  👉🏼 https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/⁠
🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!!
Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/
💌  Get in touch with your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares… 
Email [email protected] or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannah
And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE!
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannah
ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964
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Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️
Music by Joe Truscott 🎵