Episode 3- Will wonders, what's it like to be a West End performer?

Published: June 14, 2020, 9:16 a.m.

In Will Wonders, Will is using the time in lockdown to reach out to his friends and people of interest to talk about their lives and careers. An eclectic mix of people will feature varying from West End performers to English teachers in Vietnam and everything in between.

In this episode Will has the chance to speak to Emma Jones, a West-End performer, about her journey to performing for a living. The discussion starts by talking about how she has kept busy during lockdown and then moves to her experiences at Sylvia young and Urdang, both highly respected institutions in the performance world. It then moves on to talk about her various jobs, from working on a cruise ship travelling the world to the controversial yet highly praised show the Book of Mormon. It's an enlightening discussion for anyone who wants to listen to what goes on behind the curtain of some of the biggest shows in the West End. Some topics covered include body Image and racism.