Looking Back: Louise Redknapp
Bill Kenwright's multi-award winning production of classic musical Cabaret arrives at The Lowry, Salford, this November following no less than two smash-hit West End runs at The Lyric and The Savoy theatres. Directed by the National Theatre's Rufus Norris and choreographed by Olivier Award winner Javier de Frutos, this production features all the iconic songs from Kander and Ebb's masterpiece, set to dazzling costumes and show-stopping choreography.
What's more, we are very excited to announce two stellar leading names. Will Young will return to his Olivier Award-nominated role as Emcee, starring alongside Louise Redknapp, making her stage debut as cabaret performer Sally Bowles.
In the first of two blog posts exploring the stars of the show, Quaytickets looks back on the career of Louise Redknapp:
1974: Born Louise Elizabeth Nurding in Lewisham, London. Louise's father worked as a builder whilst her mother was employed at Gatwick Airport.
1985: Joined the prestigious Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts where past pupils include Noel Coward, Patsy Kensit, Lisa Snowden, Clive Dunn and Russell Brand. On her first day Louise met her future bandmate Kelle Bryan.
1992: Formed R&B band Eternal after meeting a music producer while out clubbing. Eternal enjoyed a string of hits durng the nineties, including debut single Stay, which reached number four in the UK charts. Eternal became the first all-female group to sell over a million albums in the UK thanks to their 1993 album Always & Forever.
1995: Left Eternal to pursue a solo career under the moniker "Louise." Her album Naked went on to sell 300,000 copies.
1997: To celebrate the Europe-wide success of second solo album Woman in Me, Louise embarked on a sell-out arena tour. Single Arms Around the World peaked at number four in the charts.
1998: Voted "the Sexiest Woman in the World" by readers of FHM magazine. Married footballer Jamie Redknapp, then playing for Liverpool. The couple held their wedding in Bermuda on 29th June.
2002: After 2000's Elbow Beach and 2001's greatest hits compilation Changing Faces, Louise signed a contract to record a fourth solo album. The album was never released due to Louise becoming pregnant with son Charley.
2003: Louise entered the publishing business and together with her husband and fellow ex-footballer Tim Sherwood produced Icon magazine. The magazine was exclusively aimed at professional sports stars and celebrities and was never sold in shops. It was placed in first class airport lounges and boasted a readership of 25,000.
2011: Made her acting debut in comedy crime thriller The Hot Potato, also starring Ray Winstone. The film is set in 1969 London and the plot revolves around a large lump of uranium which resembles the titular foodstuff. Previously, Louise made regular TV appearances as host of BBC's Something for the Weekend and Channel 5's The Farmer Wants A Wife. She was a judge on reality show So You Think You Can Dance.
2016: Louise reached the finals of the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing with professional dancer Kevin Clifton. She eventually lost out on the title to Ore Oduba, a BBC sports presenter.
2017: Joins the cast of smash-hit musical Cabaret. Louise will make her stage debut playing Sally Bowles alongside Will Young in Bill Kenwright's multi-award winning production.
What's more, we are very excited to announce two stellar leading names. Will Young will return to his Olivier Award-nominated role as Emcee, starring alongside Louise Redknapp, making her stage debut as cabaret performer Sally Bowles.
In the first of two blog posts exploring the stars of the show, Quaytickets looks back on the career of Louise Redknapp:
1974: Born Louise Elizabeth Nurding in Lewisham, London. Louise's father worked as a builder whilst her mother was employed at Gatwick Airport.
1985: Joined the prestigious Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts where past pupils include Noel Coward, Patsy Kensit, Lisa Snowden, Clive Dunn and Russell Brand. On her first day Louise met her future bandmate Kelle Bryan.
1992: Formed R&B band Eternal after meeting a music producer while out clubbing. Eternal enjoyed a string of hits durng the nineties, including debut single Stay, which reached number four in the UK charts. Eternal became the first all-female group to sell over a million albums in the UK thanks to their 1993 album Always & Forever.
1997: To celebrate the Europe-wide success of second solo album Woman in Me, Louise embarked on a sell-out arena tour. Single Arms Around the World peaked at number four in the charts.
1998: Voted "the Sexiest Woman in the World" by readers of FHM magazine. Married footballer Jamie Redknapp, then playing for Liverpool. The couple held their wedding in Bermuda on 29th June.
2002: After 2000's Elbow Beach and 2001's greatest hits compilation Changing Faces, Louise signed a contract to record a fourth solo album. The album was never released due to Louise becoming pregnant with son Charley.
2003: Louise entered the publishing business and together with her husband and fellow ex-footballer Tim Sherwood produced Icon magazine. The magazine was exclusively aimed at professional sports stars and celebrities and was never sold in shops. It was placed in first class airport lounges and boasted a readership of 25,000.
2011: Made her acting debut in comedy crime thriller The Hot Potato, also starring Ray Winstone. The film is set in 1969 London and the plot revolves around a large lump of uranium which resembles the titular foodstuff. Previously, Louise made regular TV appearances as host of BBC's Something for the Weekend and Channel 5's The Farmer Wants A Wife. She was a judge on reality show So You Think You Can Dance.
2016: Louise reached the finals of the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing with professional dancer Kevin Clifton. She eventually lost out on the title to Ore Oduba, a BBC sports presenter. 2017: Joins the cast of smash-hit musical Cabaret. Louise will make her stage debut playing Sally Bowles alongside Will Young in Bill Kenwright's multi-award winning production.
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