A behind-the-scenes look at the latest West End musical to hit the theatres. From auditions to opening night.

This is a show, about a show, that does not exist.

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PILOT EPISODE CAST:

Darren Day (Hollyoaks, Celebrity Big Brother, Joseph & the Amazing Technicoloured Dreamcoat)

 

Kerry Ellis (We Will Rock You, Cats, Les Misérables, Wicked)

 

Louise Dearman (Grease, Evita, Guys & Dolls, Wicked)

 

Oliver Savile (Phantom of the Opera, Cats, The Last Ship, Les Misérables)

 

Zoe Birkett (Pop Idol, Priscilla, Grease, Big Brother)

 

Philip Joel, Amy Bailey, Nuwan Hugh-Perera, David Muscat, Tosh Wanogho-Maud.

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Ever wondered what it takes to put on a major West End musical?

What about the actors who make the sacrifice, suffering rejection after rejection as they pursue their dream?

 

The Fosse Forest Ballet is a fly-on-the-wall, narrative driven series that tells the story of three hopeful actors as they audition for the latest hit West End musical, The Fosse Forest Ballet. With comical, 'larger than life' characters ranging from the commission focused Agent, the frantically under prepared Choreographer, the wishy-washy Director, the flashy new-comer Producer and more.

 

Series one, tells the story from the first round of auditions to putting together the final pieces of the casting puzzle. Whilst we follow the three hopefuls we also see the creative team trying to bag themselves a West End legend. Will the hopefuls fulfill their dreams?...

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This concept was inspired by the success of Philip Joel’s social media sketch videos during London's Lockdown.

 

A relative unknown at the time, with only a handful of followers, his social media videos alone have received over a million views. The level of engagement from their audience has been a driving indication of the feasible success of this concept.

 

We filmed a concept episode in between Lockdown One & Two and then launched it online towards the end of 2020 for the price of a coffee, £3.49. Site: www.thefosseforestballet.com

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The response has been phenomenal and overall it's provided us with an insight into the potential audience. With a 'zero budget' marketing spend, we have managed to raise thousands and the episode has been extremely well received.

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REVIEW SNAPSHOT:

Joel shows off a natural flair for comedy: THE FOSSE FOREST BALLET (Online review) ★★★★

 

Clever satire and witty one-liners ... with more magic created when West End stars pop up among the cast.

 

Writer David Muscat has brought the same fast-paced comedic tone to the forty-minute piece, which we can definitely hope gets picked up somewhere for a series!

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The Forest Fosse Ballet shows great potential to be developed further into a full series, with a great sense of comedy and many funny relatable characters.

 

The writing is witty y’all and the actors crushed the comedic timing.​

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