Backstage with Zoe at `Thriller`
Whilst I was down in London for the `Billy Elliot` West End appearance, I went to see Zoe Birkett (ex Stagecoach Darlington student) at her West End theatre, where she is headlining in “Thriller” - a tribute to Michael Jackson. She let me go backstage with her to see her dressing room. Here are some photos of her in her dressing room preparing for the evening`s show. I took a photo of the name on the door because it is the first time that one of my students has had pride of place in dressing room 1 in a West End theatre. Let`s hope it is not the last.
Zoe was terrific of course - so powerful and polished. Every bit the star of the show. No wonder ticket sales have risen since she took over the role in the show once again, after she had toured Britain and Europe with it, before she was in “Priscilla”. Michael Jackson`s death has given the show increased interest of course and there is a photo in Zoe`s dressing room of her together with one of Michael Jackson`s brothers. Try and catch the show if you are down in London.
