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 internationally renowned cabaret performer. She has appeared in the West End with Julie Madly Deeply, Fascinating Aïda, La Soirée and Olivier winning improvised musical group, The Showstoppers.
Named one of Time Out’s Top 10 Cabaret Acts and voted Best Musical Variety Act in the London Cabaret Awards, she has also been nominated for an Offie and awarded The Stage Award for acting.
She has toured her own work extensively, both in the UK and internationally, including four invitations to the prestigious Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Her most recent production, The Silent Treatment, premiered at Summerhall to critical acclaim.
She is one half of writing and performing duo, Roulston & Young, creating bespoke songs for theatre, cabaret and private clients.
As a director she has four shows currently on tour: 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 ★★★★
www.russelllucas.com
@russelucas
Russell is a London-based artist
who creates work for the theatre.
His projects range from his one-man show 'The Bobby Kennedy Experience', to co-producing and directing the 'Theatremakers' series for Digital Theatre+. He directed the global smash-hit 'Julie Madly Deeply' and the UK premieres of 'The Fat Man’s Wife' by Tennessee Williams and 'The Understudy' by Theresa Rebeck.
He runs an online platform that shares artists practises, and he also teaches freelance in the education sector. His new book, '300 Thoughts for Theatremakers', is out now with Nick Hern Books, and 'Charles & Diana: The Reunion Tour' opens in Birmingham this winter.