How Very Hannah
How Very Hannah is a theatre podcast hosted by Hannah Lowther, a West End performer and TikTok personality. The show features backstage stories, drama school games, public challenges, and interviews with guests from stage and screen. It aims to capture the joy, chaos, and magic of the theatre world.
Episodes
S4 Ep8: Throwback: Remember Monday on Eurovision Zero, Secret Les Mis Careers & Why They Can’t Say No to Singing
This month’s throwback will have you singing from the rooftops… cause I’m bringing back not one but three iconic guests!! 🎶Remember Monday — Lauren, Holly and Charlotte, our 2025 UK Eurovision girls — joined me in the studio last year just before their headline tour. A lot has happened since.We revisit the Eurovision zero televote moment, Holly’s secret nine-show Les Mis career, and the time I tr
S4 Ep7: Divina De Campo: Drag Race UK, Playing Plankton & the Full Circle Jamie Moment
She poked me in the brain with her wig, and we still had to walk on stage. That is on the Divina De Campo experience! 🤪This week I’m joined by my on-stage husband from the SpongeBob Musical UK tour — the iconic Divina De Campo. Drag Race UK Series 1 runner-up, four-octave vocal range, Ride the Cyclone, Amanda at the Bridge House Theatre, and now about to play Hugo/Loco Chanelle in the 10th Annive
S4 Ep6: Solo Ep: West End Ghost Stories — Real Hauntings, a Real Murder & the Ghost That Still Haunts the Adelphi
Happy Halloweeeen 👻👻 well… almost This week How Very Hannah is going full spooky kooky, and I am not sorry!!Forget the career chat. This week I'm telling you the real ghost stories of the West End — and I mean real. I’m going full true crime podcaster with FOUR STORIES from Theatre Royal Drury Lane, His Majesty's Theatre, and the Adelphi stage door.Content warning: we do talk about murder. If tha
S4 Ep5: Max, Harvey & Tilly: Musical Theatre Rankings, Working With Family & the Industry's Social Media Problem
It’s a family affair in the studio this week, and it was absolutely chaotic! It’s Max, Harvey and Tilly!! ✨The twins started performing as babies and went on to build one of the UK's biggest social media followings — all while being, by their own admission, completely annihilated at school for it.Their little sister Tilly, 15, is along for the ride too, doing GSA on weekends and building her own
S4 Ep4: Throwback: Layton Williams on Audition Disasters, Dance Calls & Why He Just Wants to Dance
Guys... we're throwing it back!! and for our very first Throwback Thursday we're going all the way to the beginning... 🎭This is the episode that started it all - our very first guest episode of How Very Hannah, with the one and only Layton Williams. (listen to the full ep!!)When we filmed this, Layton hadn't had his Olivier nomination yet, let alone won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for playing
S4 Ep3: Gerardine Sacdalan: Playing Veronica, the Corn Nuts & Announcing a West End Role at West End Live
A corn nut through and through… I’m sitting down this week with the woman currently living in my old stomping ground!! 🖤Gerardine Sacdalan is playing Veronica Sawyer in Heathers — WhatsonStage nominated for Best Professional Debut for her turn as Juliet in &Juliet, and now taking on (arguably) the most demanding lead track in musical theatre.We get into the Heathers fandom and what it's actua
S4 Ep2: Solo Ep: How to Survive Drama School — What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Started
It's the first solo episode of Series 4 and we are going back to school!! 🎭I've got my unofficial cohost (Ruben hehe 🐾), my notes, and approximately four years of drama school experience to share with you as term kicks off for so many!!Whether you're starting drama school this September, thinking about it for the future, or just here for the chaos, I can say with absolute certainty that there are
S4 Ep1: Bonnie Langford: Broadway aged 9, Corpsing with Bernard Cribbins & Her Wildest Quick Change
WE'RE BACK 🎉 Series 4 is HERE and we are opening it with an absolute legend...The one, the only, the ICON that is Bonnie Langford is on the pod… and I am still not okay about it 😭And there’s only one way to interview Bonnie - and that’s with a hot seat style chat to go through her ENTIRE career because genuinely where do you even start — West End debut at 7, Broadway at 9 opposite Angela Lansbury
S3 Ep29: Solo Ep: 1.5 Million Streams, West End Transfer & Taking A Break…
Hi from Belfast!! 👋 This week there’s no set, or red curtains, or How Very Hannah sign. Instead, it’s just me, my dressing room and my vlog camera, as we have a little announcement…How Very Hannah is taking a summer break!! I’ve been nonstop this year as you all know - and with Legally Blonde having a few weeks off, it feels like the right time for the whole HVH team to have a little bit of downt
S3 Ep28: Caitlin Tipping: Sharpay Evans, Six the Musical & the Audition That Changed Everything
She thought she was a Gabriella... but she was ALWAYS Sharpay - and this week she's on the pod. It’s Caitlin Tipping!!Caitlin's career is genuinely stacked from Jane Seymour in Six on the NCL Bliss cruise to covering Elsa in Disney's Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and Cathy in The Last Five Years at Edinburgh Fringe.She has done it all and she is only just getting started ✨We get into everyt
S3 Ep27: Matt Henry MBE: How Skipping Class Changed His Life Forever… & Receiving an MBE for Services to Musical Theatre
omigod you guys… we have our first MBE ACTOR IN THE STUDIO!!!Matt Henry MBE (full name at all times tehe) joins me this week - Olivier Award winner, MBE for services to musical theatre, original Lola in Kinky Boots, and currently playing Nigel in The Devil Wears Prada at the Dominion Theatre.And honestly, this conversation gave me so much. I had my notepad out, I was furiously scribbling, and I m
S3 Ep26: Solo Ep: Your Questions Answered - Surviving Tour, Covering Roles & Smiling Through the Pain
Right, before we get into this episode, we have some very exciting news… How Very Hannah has been nominated for Podcast of the Year at The ITV bCreator™ Awards 2026!! 🥹✨We are shortlisted, voting is officially open, and I need you to get over there RIGHT NOW and vote for us. It would mean the absolute world. Fill your details out and find us in the Creators Awards under ‘Podcast bCreator of the Y
S3 Ep25: George Crawford: Emmett Forrest, Covering Corbin Bleu & His Real Life Waitress Love Story
Clammy hands, hammy fingers and a charades game that nearly broke the show - it's my Legally Blonde co-star… George Crawford, aka Emmett Forrest himself!! 🎭This ep is chaos from start to finish… we get into George's incredible career journey, from auditioning for drama school with absolutely no idea what he was doing, to landing Book of Mormon straight out of Arts Ed without even having an agent.
S3 Ep24: Dani Harmer: Tracy Beaker, 30 Years of Panto & the Role She Still Hasn't Read the Book For
BOG OFF… no but don’t because DANI HARMER is on How Very Hannah!!! This one has been on my dream guest list since day one of this podcast, and I am so excited for you to hear this chat 🎭We get into everything from her West End debut at six years old in The Who's Tommy (she had no idea who The Who was, bless her dad), doing the Annie tour at 10, her Rocky Horror days, and the audition process for
S3 Ep23: Tosh Wanogho-Maud: Kinky Boots, the Pros & Cons of Being an Alternate & Training at RADA Mid-Career
Put your best red boots on, Lola’s in the house!! 💃🏾 This week I'm joined by the incredible Tosh Wanogho-Maud, currently playing alternate Lola in Kinky Boots at the Coliseum , and I genuinely could have talked to this man for hours. Wise, hilarious, and absolutely full of the kind of advice that makes you want to go home and write everything down.Tosh's career is honestly staggering - from makin
S3 Ep22: Charley Marlowe: Red Carpets, Rachel Zegler & the Comic Relief Fart Nobody Knew About
This week I'm joined by the one, the only… Charley Marlowe!! Content creator, presenter, red carpet queen, THEATRE LOVER, and honestly one of the funniest people I've ever had in the studio!! 🎭We get into how she went from production runner making 58 cups of tea a day to landing gigs at the BAFTAs, the BRITs and the Oliviers - including a genuinely brilliant encounter with Kate Fleetwood that nea
S3 Ep21: How Very Hannah Live: The Garrick Theatre Special with Marisha Wallace & Daisy Twells!!
⚠️ This is an audio-only episode - but trust us, you're not gonna want to miss a second of it!! 🎭On Sunday 24th May, How Very Hannah made its West End debut at the Garrick Theatre for one night only… and we recorded it so you could all be part of it!! We're so proud of this one🩷The incredible Marisha Wallace joined me on stage, talking about going from a tap dancing egg on Broadway to becoming th
S3 Ep20: Sydnie Christmas: Winning Britain's Got Talent, Starlight Express & Brand New Music
🎟️ Grab the last few tickets for HOW VERY HANNAH LIVE, THIS SUNDAY at The Garrick! I’m taking over the West End on Sunday 24th May for a very special evening... with unreal guests MARISHA WALLACE and DAISY TWELLS!! See you there ✨ https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/how-very-hannah/-------She won Britain's Got Talent, played Cruella in 101 Dalmatians AND has just dropped a new single… it's Sy
S3 Ep19: Gracie McGonigal: Little Red, Bridgerton & the One Self Tape That Changed Everything
She'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'
S3 Ep18: Jordan Luke Gage: Writing His Own Musical, the Original Romeo & Queer Stories on the Main Stage
I 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 hi
S3 Ep17: Solo Ep: Onstage Pet Peeves, Gassy Girls Backstage & the Director Who Needs to Chill
Shoes 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 onc
S3 Ep16: Luke Brady: Playing Hercules, Theatre Royal Ghost Stories & Why He Went Back to Drama School
BLESS 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 craf
S3 Ep15: Jocasta Almgill: Brooke Wyndham, Body Confidence & The Press Night Disaster
My 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
S3 Ep14: Solo Ep: Mid-Show Swing Ons, Concert Shows & Life on Tour
It'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 als
S3 Ep13: Mitch Wood: The Theatre Kid Making the Whole Industry Laugh at Itself
I 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 t
S3 Ep12: The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals: Your Backstage Pass to the Stagiest Night on TV!! (ad)
Ad: 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
S3 Ep11: Maddie Grace Jepson: Back to the Future, TikTok Fame & Why West End Life Is HARD!!
I'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
S3 Ep10: What's On Stage Awards Red Carpet Special: The Interviews, Dares & Drama!!
Okay 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 da
S3 Ep9: Tom Scanlon: Cabaret chaos, Croc charms & street dares in London
Besties reunited… and this week he’s getting an entire ep (🤪) it’s Tom Scanlon!!Currently in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club - AND covering Cliff, we get into what it’s actually like stepping into a lead track in a show that’s emotionally heavy, why the post-show decompression is so real, and how stage door feels totally different when you’re trying to come down from the world of the show.Tom also ch
S3 Ep8: My SURPRISE Elle Woods Debut - The Official Debrief
It’s happened… Legally Blonde is OPEN and I’ve officially debuted as Elle Woods… earlier than expected (What the HELLY !!) 🎀This solo ep is the full opening week debrief - how Leicester has been, what it’s like being Margot (and living my best trio life), and how my Elle debut was meant to be weeks away… until it suddenly wasn’t.I also want to say this upfront - it’s a weird feeling celebrating w
S3 Ep7: Vivian Panka: From Heather Duke to Regina George and Making Mean Girls History!!
On THURSDAYS we wear pink… and talk Mean Girls, Heathers, Legally Blonde AND handling the internet when it’s doing the most…This week I’m joined by my friend – and actual real-life Regina George – Vivian Panka. We met doing the Heathers movie together (she was Heather Duke, I was New Wave Party Girl…), and now she’s leading the UK & Ireland tour of Mean Girls as Queen Bee herself.Vivian takes
S3 Ep6: Imogen Faith Reid: Playing Natalia Grace - My First Big TV Role and TikTok Fame
If you’ve watched Good American Family and found yourself obsessed with Natalia Grace… this is the girl behind her. 👀This week I’m joined by my friend – and fellow theatre girly – Imogen Faith Reid. We met doing Panto years ago, and now she’s leading a huge drama series playing Natalia Grace. No big deal!!!Imogen talks about going from Panto and body-double gigs to landing her first major TV role
S3 Ep5: Solo ep: A big Legally Blonde update!! answering your questions ✨ 🎀 🐶
Week three of Legally Blonde rehearsals nearly finished me (🤪)… so let’s have a little debrief, shall we?! 💖In this solo ep I’m giving you a full life update – how rehearsals are actually going, why week three is always chaos, and what it’s like setting the whole show!Plus, I’m answering YOUR questions - like my favourite numbers from the show, the joy and pain of learning choreography, and I get
S3 Ep4: Lucie Jones & David Hunter: Reality TV, Viral Musicals & Why They Still Get Nervous
West End besties on the pod alert !!This week I’m joined by actual West End royalty and on-stage power duo Lucie Jones & David Hunter... the iconic pairing from Waitress and the world premiere of 13 Going On 30 The Musical !We get into all of it: how they first ended up opposite each other, what makes on-stage chemistry actually work, and why generosity is the secret sauce when you’re sharing
S3 Ep3: Leesa Tulley: SIX Secrets, Award Wins & Back on the Throne 💅
All You Wanna Do... is hear about Katherine Howard, right?! 💅Well you are in LUCK because I’m getting all the SIX West End scoop from none other than stagey icon and my friend Leesa Tulley!!Leesa’s just been announced as the new Katherine Howard in SIX in the West End (I KNOW), so we’re getting the inside story on her stage debut award, the diner dash of actual dreams (she left the Theatre Café mi
S3 Ep2: Max Balegde: Glee Obsessions, I’m a Celeb Chaos & Big Bogey Problems 🤪
We’re so backkk! It’s my first guest ep of 2026 – and I’ve dragged the icon, the legend, the gleek supreme that is MAX BALEGDE into the How Very Hannah hot seat! 💅✨Max is one of the funniest people on the internet (no, I won’t be taking questions at this time), and today he’s bringing pure chaotic energy as we dive into his childhood dreams, some not so pretty tour bus tales, a very niche Glee awa
S3 Ep1: From Six to Legally Blonde... My Next Big Role is HERE! 💖
Dream role? Unlocked...💖In this very special solo episode of How Very Hannah, I’m finally revealing my next job – and it’s a biggie. I’ve been keeping this secret for months but the time has come… I’m joining the UK & Ireland tour of Legally Blonde the Musical as Margot, and alternate Elle Woods (!!!).From manifesting moments in the Museum of Broadway, to self-taping “Don’t Rain On My Parade,”
S2 Ep17: Solo Ep: Elf Mode Activated – Favourite Songs, Bad Present Buying & Festive Facetimes✨
Hannah the Elf, what’s your favourite Christmas song?!It’s the final How Very Hannah episode of the year - and we’re going out in festive style 🎄In this solo Christmas special, I’m reflecting on a big year of podcasting (from launching How Very Hannah to 29 episodes!?) and I’m getting well and truly in the festive spirit. Expect sleigh bells, chaotic costumes, festive phone-ins with friends, and s
S2 Ep16: Rob Madge: Panto Chaos, TikTok Stardom & Jazz Hands Gone Rogue 🎭
Christmas chaos INCOMING… and this one is totally unhinged in the best way 🎄💅This week, I’m joined by the iconic (and hilarious, as this episode proves)… Rob Madge!!You might know them from My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?), their viral childhood theatre TikToks, or from the annual Christmas madness of London’s Palladium panto – and today we’re covering all of the above and more!!We throw it
S2 Ep15: Ore Oduba: Strictly Champion to Musical Theatre Star – From Flying Cars to Finding Sutton Foster ✨
It's a musical masterclass this week, because my guest is the wonderful Ore Oduba – presenter, performer, West End leading man and all-round delight! 🎤💃From Newsround to winning Strictly Come Dancing (in 2016?!)… Ore’s spent the last decade carving out a glorious stagey path, from Grease to Rocky Horror, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Pretty Woman: The Musical, and most recently, Young Frankenstein!A
S2 Ep14: Carrie Hope Fletcher: Elf the Musical, Veronica Sawyer Supremacy and Savage TikTok Searches!?
December is here, Elf is back on stage… and so it’s only right I’m joined by the one and only Carrie Hope Fletcher!!! ❄️🎅🏼⛸️ She’s a musical theatre megastar, bestselling author, and certified YouTube queen… from child stardom to Les Mis legacy, Carrie’s done it all – and we’re getting into it. We’re talking Elf on the West End (complete with knee pads, juggling and a snow globe-induced show stop)
S2 Ep13: Emma Kingston & Zizi Strallen: Playing the West End Elphaba & Glinda - Cast Secrets & Movie Reactions 💚🩷
Pink goes good with green… as does How Very Hannah with the West End Glinda & Elphaba… Zizi Strallen and Emma Kingston!!With Wicked: For Good out in cinemas, it felt only right to sit down and swap stories from both sides of the emerald curtain with these two West End icons are currently leading the cast in London. We’re talking:
Glinda auditions (yes, Zizi only did one 😳)
Emma’s ten-year jour
S2 Ep12: Bronwyn James: Becoming ShenShen – Wicked Movie Moments You Haven’t Heard 💚
It’s Wicked: For Good week!!!! ...and we’re celebrating in style, with Shen Shen herself, Bronwyn James!Bronwyn spills all the behind-the-scenes tea on filming both parts of Wicked, from landing the role of a lifetime to surviving six intense rounds of auditions – including full-on improv, dance numbers, and working closely with director Jon M. Chu.We chat about *that* iconic dance sequence, adjus
S2 Ep11: Ben Forster: ITV fame, Texting Andrew Lloyd Webber?! and a very Stagey Album…
He might’ve won *Superstar* on ITV, but Ben Forster is so much more than a TV talent show winner... This week I'm joined by the fabulous Ben as we talk about his whirlwind rise to fame - from training at Italia Conti, to starring as The Phantom in the West End, to releasing an album of stagey hits. Ben talks about the pressure and privilege of singing arena shows, why in-ear monitors can ruin your
S2 Ep10: Georgina Castle & Josh St. Clair: 50 First Dates, Stagey Kisses and Developing a New Show 🎭
A world-exclusive West End musical, a first kiss in front of a live audience, and more behind-the-scenes chaos than you can shake a script at.This episode of How Very Hannah is a stagey treat, as I’m joined by Georgina Castle and Josh St. Clair - lead co-stars of 50 First Dates The Musical… our first on-stage couple!! We’re diving deep into the madness of developing, not only a brand-new show, but
S2 Ep9: Lizzie Bea: Hairspray, Heathers and Haunted Theatres! 👻
It’s Halloween week, and the theatre ghosts are officially OUT… but Lizzie Bea’s not afraid!!! 👻🎃In this spookily stagey ep, West End icon and all-round lovely gal Lizzie joins me (with her gorgeous dog, Dolly). You might know her from Hairspray, Sister Act or Heathers.We’re talking tour life chaos, the highs and lows of leading a company, and the very real experience of performance anxiety (yes,
S2 Ep8: Stevie Doc: From Mamma Mia Dreams to The Devil Wears Prada 👠✨
She won Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream, she’s about to take on The Devil Wears Prada, and she’s here to spill the stagey tea… it’s the one and only Stevie Doc! ✨Brand-new West End leading lady, Stevie Doc’s stepping into her next huge role as Andy Sachs at the Dominion Theatre. We chat about her whirlwind journey from drama school to reality TV and what it was really like competing on screen.We chat ab
S2 Ep7: Engaged?! My Sunset Boat Proposal Story (ft. Haribo & Drama) 💍
It’s a solo episode this week… and you’re getting an EXCLUSIVE!! because I’m finally telling the full story of how I got engaged 💍✨We’re talking: Haribo rehearsal rings, a Greek boat driver, a stolen debit card and why I am, in fact, ringless…eeek!It’s chaotic, emotional…and honestly, very on brand.PLUS I’m diving into a powerful Confessions of a Drama Queen, all about body confidence on stage. Fr
S2 Ep6: Stuart & Francis: From Starlight Express to TikTok Fame & Parenting Chaos
Kitchen choreo, West End kids, and a surprise engagement? This one’s got it ALL.In this feel-good episode of *How Very Hannah*, I’m joined by stagey power couple, Stuart and Francis – the West End performers-turned-TikTok stars behind those iconic kitchen musicals 👨🍳🎶They went viral for turning the chaos of parenting into full-blown musical numbers (complete with props, harmonies and tap breaks i
S2 Ep5: Aston Merrygold: JLS Fame, Theatre Etiquette & Full-Circle Moments
Screaming, crying, throwing up… cause my heart may never Beat Again, I only had One Shot to get this right with my Eternal Love — and now The STUDIO Is Alive with the sound of Aston Merrygold on HVH!!! 😭🎤Yes, you heard right - JLS royalty turned full-blown theatre kid is here and we’re talking pop stardom, panto panic, parenting chaos, and the unexpected joy of musical theatre. Aston spills all ab
S2 Ep4: Kitty Scott-Claus: Drama School Drama, Drag Diana & Backstage Chaos | How Very Hannah
From panto mishaps to Drag Race fame, this week’s ep is with iconic diva, Kitty Scott-Claus! ✨We’re diving into what it really takes to serve on stage (and off) as Kitty shares stories from drama school days (including a rogue pole dancing module?), the wild reality of parasocial fame, and what it felt like playing Princess Diana in drag with the nation watching. There’s backstage gossip, dream ro
S2 Ep3: Abi Clarke: Nepo Babies, TikTok Fame & Edinburgh Fringe Therapy | How Very Hannah
You guys... this episode is giving TikTok trauma, Olivier-worthy genes, and deeply unqualified career advice - all with the *hilarious* and *unfiltered* ...Abi Clarke 🎭✨Abi joins me to talk nepo baby status (yep - literal Olivier awards in the family), her not-so-secret theatre kid past, and how she accidentally ended up doing stand-up after realising she couldn't quite hack Les Mis. We unpack the
S2 Ep2: Remember Monday: SIX to Eurovision... Girlband Stories & Secrets
I’ve upgraded to THREE seats in the studio… which means one thing: a girlband takeover. The icons that are Remember Monday join me for harmonies, chaos, and a whole lot of stories. We cover their Eurovision rollercoaster (yes, including the zero points moment), how it really felt walking out at Wembley Stadium, and some of their wildest theatre jobs — from Miss Honey dreams to surprise Gavroche de
S2 Ep1: TikTok, Theatre Tea, and Try-Hard Energy with Chris Olsen | How Very Hannah
WE'RE SO BACK!!! 🪩 🎭 ✨How Very Hannah Season 2/Forever is HERE!! Every single Tuesday new podcast eps will be coming your way from my brand new studio... so what are you waiting for?! Hit SUBSCRIBE to never miss it!And for the first ep back of this new era... we're INTERNATIONAL BABY!The very stagey Chris Olsen joins me in London! We tour the new set (Crocs, disco balls, jellycats and all), chat W
S1: ✨ BEST BITS FROM SERIES 1 ✨ | How Very Hannah
SURPRISE!! 💖 Before we officially wrap on the first ever series of How Very Hannah, I couldn’t resist pulling together the ULTIMATE stagey highlights reel!This episode is packed with the very best bits from the series – we’re talking unforgettable Sparkles of the Day, iconic guest moments, behind-the-scenes chaos, and of course… some of my most outrageous stagey secrets & stories 🤭 🎭 Whether y
S1 Ep12: Big Quiz Energy, Chaos Lifelines & Ruben Steals the Mic 🐶✨ | How Very Hannah: Episode 12
It’s the final episode of Series 1?! Where have the last 3 months gone, omg… So I had to go out with a bang (and a bark 🐶). That’s right – I’m joined by a very special guest…my dog, Ruben.To celebrate the end of an iconic season of How Very Hannah, we’re diving headfirst into a big stagey quiz covering everything from general theatre knowledge to deep cuts from shows I’ve performed in (yes, Heathe
S1 Ep11: Malfoy, Marvel and Musical Burps with Em Wallbank | How Very Hannah: Episode 11
Guys… I am GASSED for today’s episode. But like… actually 🫨🫢It’s episode 11 of How Very Hannah and I’m joined by the insanely talented Em Wallbank - fellow content creator, Marvel queen, drama school attendee, and the girl who accidentally went viral doing a flawless Draco Malfoy impression (you know the one 👀).We chat about Em’s rise to fame, her dream roles shoutout to Elle Woods and Princess Fi
S1 Ep10: Audition Rejections, Superstitions & Drama Game Chaos with Jacob Fowler | How Very Hannah: Episode 10
Rejection? I don’t know her….Okay fine, I did, but in episode 10 I’m entering my chill era - talking all about flipping the script on audition knockbacks and finally learning not to take every “no” like it’s a personal attack from the West End gods… it’s giving ✨growth✨ We’re also diving into theatre superstitions (yes, I said Macbeth, and no, I’m not sorry), plus I reminisce on the time MICHAEL J
S1 Ep9: That’s So Fetch: Theatre Dares & Audition Nerves 💅 | How Very Hannah: Episode 9
It’s a solo episode... or is it? There’s a surprise Mean Girl at the curtain… the incredible Grace Mouat 🎭💅In this episode of How Very Hannah, I share some real talk about audition nerves and get into some on-stage mishaps. Plus, I delve into a common thing for those pursuing a career in musical theatre - navigating unsupportive parents & family members (eep!) And you talked… so we listened -
S1 Ep8: Confessions of a Theatre Kid & the Ultimate Parent Fail with Louise & Darcy Pentland | How Very Hannah: Episode 8
WE’VE GOT YOUTUBE ROYALTY IN THE STUDIO 👑✨ ...and it’s giving stage mums, theatre kids, and big dreams!!!It’s episode 8 of How Very Hannah and I’m joined by the iconic Louise Pentland and her fabulous daughter Darcy – aka Baby Glitter, all grown up and dreaming of the West End 🎭 💭We’re chatting stage school chaos, audition nerves, and there's a hilarious story of when Louise's supportive stage mum
S1 Ep7: Public Dares, Proshot Secrets & Stage Door Dilemmas | How Very Hannah: Episode 7
We are halfway through series 1 of How Very Hannah... can you believe it!? 🥹Yep... it’s episode seven of my stagey podcast and I’m out in the wild roping in unsuspecting members of the public for some very stagey challenges, karaoke included.Social anxiety is afraid of me 🎤In this solo ep, I also take on a chaotic improv game, I give you some insider secrets around being in a proshot, plus I share
S1 Ep6: Theatre Dreams and SIX Tea with Tia Kofi | How Very Hannah: Episode 6
WE HAVE A MEGA FAN IN THE STUDIO! And it’s giving SIX queens, Drag Race dreams, and plenty of theatrics 👑 🎭 🎤It’s episode six of How Very Hannah and I’m joined by the fabulous Tia Kofi – Six The Musical superfan, and star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK! 🏁✨We’re chatting all things theatre and musicals, from dream roles to dramatic mic mishaps (relatable), plus Tia flips the script and quizzes me on my k
S1 Ep5: Dealing with Imposter Syndrome… and dreaming of Legally Blonde 💭 | How Very Hannah: Episode 5
It’s a solo(ish) episode... but wait, who’s that at the curtain?! 👀🐶🎭Episode 5 of How Very Hannah is giving throwbacks, theatre games, and a surprise guest (plus one!!🐾) as my bestie drops in for some stagey chaos and storytime – including that trip to New York we’ll never forget.I’m also chatting West End revivals for Hannah's Hotline (best believe I want to know what you're bringing back).Plus,
S1 Ep4: You did WHAT during Wicked?! Joe Baggs & Kaine Ruddach | How Very Hannah: Episode 4
We’ve got our first EVER couple on the pod!! 💖🎭It’s episode 4 of How Very Hannah and I’m joined by the hilarious - and not-so-stagey - Joe Baggs (you’ve definitely seen him on your FYP or on your TV screens... maybe even listened to his podcast?!) and his theatre-star boyfriend (who also happens to be my amazing friend) Kaine Ruddach!We’re chatting about the highs and lows of online presence for c
S1 Ep3: Friendship Dilemmas, Corpsing & a SIXy Surprise Guest ?! | How Very Hannah: Episode 3
I'm BACK with another episode of How Very Hannah!!🎙️In this solo episode, my musical knowledge is TESTED by the team with an alphabet challenge (let me know how far you get!?)I'll be answering a juicy Confession of a Drama Queen as our Heather needs some friendship advice...and I try to figure out what on EARTH they're supposed to do!? 😮We're also listening and definitely not judging as I dive int
S1 Ep2: Theatre Pet Peeves with Layton Williams | How Very Hannah: Episode 2
We have our first EVER guest!! 🫢🎭💅It’s episode two of How Very Hannah and I’m joined by the fabulous Layton Williams – you might know him from Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Bad Education, Billy Elliot, and currently slaying in Titanique 🛳️We’re chatting all things theatre: biggest pet peeves, the pain of first-round audition cuts (ugh), and the dream roles we’d love to play one day 🎭✨Layton als
S1 Ep1: One doth…have a podcast | How Very Hannah: Episode 1
Well, here we go...episode one! ✨🎙️🤭 🎭Welcome to How Very Hannah – I’m your host, Hannah Lowther: musical theatre girly, content creator, and now…podcaster?!In this first ep, I’m diving headfirst into the chaos: sharing a bit about me (with the help of a few accents), chatting about the unspoken rules of theatre life, and hitting the streets for a cheeky game to test the people of London!!Plus, I
How Very Hannah: The Opening Number ✨🎙️
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 g
