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How Very Hannah
Hosted by Bear Lane Productions · EN
🎭✨ Welcome to How Very Hannah! ✨🎭Hey stagey friends!! It’s Hannah Lowther here – you might know me from TikTok, the West End, or that time I went viral in a Tesco uniform. Now, I’m bringing my love for all things theatre straight to your ears with How Very Hannah!This isn’t just a podcast – it’s a show. We’re talking backstage stories, drama school games, public challenges, and brilliant chats with guests from the stage and screen. Whether I’m sharing my own journey in the industry or getting the inside scoop from fellow theatre lovers, it’s all about the joy, chaos, and magic of the stage.So, warm up those vocal cords, get comfy, and let’s dive into the wonderfully stagey world of How Very Hannah! 🎤✨
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S3 Ep19: Gracie McGonigal: Little Red, Bridgerton & the One Self Tape That Changed Everything
3w ago00:48:18Tap to summarizeShe's back!! Gracie McGonigal made her How Very Hannah debut on the What's On Stage red carpet and now she's finally in the studio, and this chat did not disappoint. 🎭Gracie is currently playing Little Red in Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre and we get into everything - how she genuinely thought Little Red died after Act One and had no idea how much of the show she was in, the Disney Jaw she's currently suffering from, and what it was like keeping her Bridgerton casting a secret for months while going back onstage like everything was completely normal.We also talk about booking Bridgerton, why there's no set route into this industry and never has been, the drama school rules that are complete nonsense (RIP the coloured leotard and the acting skirt), and what it actually feels like to tick off your dream roles and wonder what comes next.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 hello@howveryhannah.com 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... GRAB THE LAST FEW TICKETS 👉🏼 https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/🎟️ See Legally Blonde on tour!!Book your tickets 👉🏼 https://legallyblondeshow.com/Follow Gracie:https://www.instagram.com/graciemcgonigal/https://www.tiktok.com/@graciemcgonigalAnd make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE!Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannahTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannahps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964—Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
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S3 Ep18: Jordan Luke Gage: Writing His Own Musical, the Original Romeo & Queer Stories on the Main Stage
4w ago00:44:50Tap to summarizeI have been so excited for this one!! Jordan Luke Gage is one of the most multi-talented humans I know… original Romeo in &Juliet, Clyde in Bonnie and Clyde, Cal in Titanic, and now he's written his own musical. Yeah. His own musical (!!!) 🎭In this ep, we get into his insane career trajectory, from four years of not being able to book a job after drama school, to Max Martin coming to watch him in Bat Out of Hell and calling him in the next day, to being the original Romeo in &Juliet.We also talk about what it's actually like being an onstage alternate, why he thinks that's harder than doing the role every night, and the roles he'd go back and play in a heartbeat.But the real heart of this episode is Redcliffe - Jordan's own musical which he has written, composed and poured four years of his life into. It's the story of two men who fell in love in 18th century Britain at a time when being gay was punishable by death, and it's a story that has never been told on the main stage before. He tells me about finding the real archive documents in Bristol, the women at the archive who said "we've been expecting you", and why he genuinely wept when he first read about these two men. I cannot wait for you to hear this ep… it’s giving goosebumps!Redcliffe runs at the Southwark Playhouse Borough from 22nd May to 4th July - get your tickets now!! 🎟️ https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/redcliffe/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23736403918&gbraid=0AAAAAosxaomhb3hYJ31ZpsflO6jCizH-a&gclid=CjwKCAjwqubPBhBOEiwAzgZX2opCnbwCgNao6KeNZaIwH11NV-GX0VIyP3ZBYgM3gYPs2cG0sB13WxoCsn4QAvD_BwE#book-ticketsNew episodes every Thursday at 7am! Hit FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an ep ✨💌 Send your Confessions, hotline questions and stagey dares to hello@howveryhannah.com 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/🎟️ 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_hannahps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964—Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
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S3 Ep17: Solo Ep: Onstage Pet Peeves, Gassy Girls Backstage & the Director Who Needs to Chill
Apr 3000:26:01Tap to summarizeShoes off, sinuses blocked, Leon sausage and egg bap in the system… it's a solo ep and we have a LOT to catch up on!! 🎭We've just finished Canterbury - meningitis outbreak, masks on, no stage door, and somehow still one of my favourite weeks on tour so far. I did Elle twice, Margot six times, stayed with Remi and Rai, did a proper food shop and honestly felt like a functioning human being for once. Turns out that's all it takes.I'm also getting into my onstage pet peeves (some of which I probably shouldn't say out loud), giving you a full Garrick live show update - NOT LONG NOW (get your tickets below!!), telling you about the time I tried to direct, produce, film and present my school's Kid Witness News segment simultaneously, and we’re answering a listener confession about an amdram director who is giving serious small town drama… and I have a lot of thoughts. 👀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 hello@howveryhannah.com 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/🎟️ 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_hannahps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964—Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
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S3 Ep16: Luke Brady: Playing Hercules, Theatre Royal Ghost Stories & Why He Went Back to Drama School
Apr 2300:37:42Tap to summarizeBLESS 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 hello@howveryhannah.com 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🎟️ 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_hannahTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannahps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964—Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
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S3 Ep15: Jocasta Almgill: Brooke Wyndham, Body Confidence & The Press Night Disaster
Apr 1600:51:52Tap to summarizeMy 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 hello@howveryhannah.com 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_hannahps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964—Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
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S3 Ep14: Solo Ep: Mid-Show Swing Ons, Concert Shows & Life on Tour
Apr 900:28:14Tap to summarizeIt'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 hello@howveryhannah.com 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_hannahps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964—Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
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S3 Ep13: Mitch Wood: The Theatre Kid Making the Whole Industry Laugh at Itself
Apr 200:44:37Tap to summarizeI 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 hello@howveryhannah.com 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 hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannahAnd make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannahps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964—Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️ Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
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S3 Ep12: The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals: Your Backstage Pass to the Stagiest Night on TV!! (ad)
Mar 2600:48:39Tap to summarizeAd: 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 hello@howveryhannah.com 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 hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannahAnd make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE!Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannahTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannahps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964—Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
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S3 Ep11: Maddie Grace Jepson: Back to the Future, TikTok Fame & Why West End Life Is HARD!!
Mar 1900:44:51Tap to summarizeI'm back in the studio this week and I am joined by the one and only Maddie Grace Jepson!! 😛You'll know her from her iconic TikToks (and that tongue lol) that took over lockdown and never really stopped - and now she's living her absolute theatre girl dream playing Lorraine Baines in Back to the Future in the West End, and we had SO much to catch up on.We get into what it's actually like juggling a West End contract with keeping up with content - the exhaustion, the decision fatigue, and the guilt of being a bad texter (relatable honestly).Maddie also opens up about the negativity that came with the Back to the Future announcement, why the "she was just handed the role" comments couldn't be further from the truth, and what it actually took to get into that audition room in the first place.We also do a full double show day in the life as Lorraine Baines, chat lockdown graduations, the Shaftesbury showcase that never happened, and why she thinks the gap between drama school and now was actually the best thing for her.Oh, and we play When You Know The Words musical theatre edition and manifest our dream roles on the pod - which means they legally have to come true now.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 hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannahFollow Maddie on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maddiegracejepson/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maddiegracejepson And make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannah TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@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/ps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
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S3 Ep10: What's On Stage Awards Red Carpet Special: The Interviews, Dares & Drama!!
Mar 1200:41:59Tap to summarizeOkay so I basically crashed the What's On Stage Awards red carpet and it was CHAOS (the good kind) 🎭✨I'm out of the studio, mic in hand, Red Bull in system, dangling dress bit getting stood on - and somehow I managed to track down some of the biggest names in musical theatre for chats, confessions and of course… a How Very Dare You moment or two.This week's ep includes red carpet outfit of the days, wrong-key singing attempts and genuinely unhinged energy throughout (from me, obviously), and International Women's Day shoutouts from across the industry… some iconic, some unexpected, all brilliant ✨PLUS an exclusive(ish) that I had to whisper very quietly on the carpet 👀so in NO PARTICULAR ORDER (deeeeep breath) the stagey icons featured are…Millie O'Connell, Natalie Paris, Aimie Atkinson, Maiya Quansah-Breed & Grace Mouat (the OG Six Queens!!)Tobias Turley, Leonor Correia, Caitlin Tipping & Luke Bayer (the NEW High School Musical cast)Ore Oduba & Curtis Patrick (Young Frankenstein)Lucie Jones and her lovely boyfriend (and bump!)David Cumming & Zoë Roberts (Operation Mincemeat)Stevie Doc & Harry Tunningley (The Devil Wears Prada)Emma KingstonStrictly’s Nikita Kuzmin & partner Lauren JaineHenry Lewis (A Comedy About Spies)Gracie McDonigal & Chumisa Dornford-May (Into The Woods) @VivianPanka Claire Richards, Lee Latchford-Evans & Faye Tozer (Here & Now / STEPS!)Mitch Wood (if you don’t know, get to know)Alex Young, Danny Becker, Peter McGovern & Roshani Abbey (Operation Mincemeat)Hiba ElchikheJoel Harper-JacksonJena Pandya & Simon Pollard (Come Fall In Love)Ricardo P Lloyd (Actor & Patron of GoLiveTheatre 🎭)The Old Joint Stock Pub Birmingham team (who are also HVH fans)okay… I THINK that’s everyone… so let’s get on with the stagey chaossss !! 🎉—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 hello@howveryhannah.com 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 hello@howveryhannah.com or slide into the DMs @howvery_hannahAnd make sure to follow the pod EVERYWHERE!Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howvery_hannahTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@howvery_hannahps BUY MY BOOK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476785/les-quizerables-by-lowther-hannah/9781529978964—Produced by Bear Lane Productions 🎙️Music by Joe Truscott 🎵
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