Celinde Schoenmaker: Ten Years on the West End
Over the last decade, Celinde Schoenmaker has cemented herself as the West End's favourite soprano taking on roles like Christine in The Phantom of the Opera, Fantine in Les Miserables and Franca in The Light in the Piazza. Now, Celinde is taking on the role of Sarah Brown in the Bridge Theatre's new immersive production of Guys & Dolls. Since the show premiered on Broadway, the show has experienced numerous revivals, a film adaptation and this latest production has received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. Celinde will also soon be returning to the role of Lara in Doctor Zhivago at the London Palladium following 2 sold out concerts at Cadogan Hall in 2019. On top of her work in musical theatre, Celinde was also seen in the Golden Globe winning film Rocketman starring opposite Taron Edgerton and Richard Madden and was also recently in Hong Kong Love Story. More recently, she also got engaged to fellow actor Richard Fleeshman who is currently starring in Marjorie Prime and we get to hear her express her excitement at being able to work at the same time as her partner.
In this special interview, Celinde looks back over the last ten years of her luminating career.\xa0 Throughout the conversation, she seemed genuinely humbled by her experience of being able to play in some of the world's biggest shows as well as being given the opportunity to recreate one of the most iconic roles in the musical theatre canon.\xa0 Musical theatre fans will be familiar with her crystal clear soprano and be delighted with her unique portrayal of the passionate and loveable Sarah Brown. Celinde also praises Nicholas Hytner's vision for creating such a brilliant experience for Bridge Theatre's audiences and encourages other theatre creatives to be more innovative with their productions as immersive shows become more popular. It's a fascinating discussion and we get to really feel the warmth of Celinde's character as she reflects over her life and career as she optimistically looks forward to new opportunities ahead.
Guys & Dolls is playing at the Bridge Theatre until 2nd September and Doctor Zhivago plays at the London Palladium on 7th May.