Hall Of Fame

Then there is Lily Laight. She first appeared at the Babbacombe Theatre aged 7, as part of the Kidz Aloud troupe, however following her success in the Torbay’s Got Talent contest, at 8 years old she was invited back as a soloist for several years to follow, for, ‘The Christmas Laughter Party’, 2012’s, ‘West End Now’, 2013’s ‘West End Encore’ and 2014's 'West End Now' & 'Once Upon A Christmas, 2015's Music of the Night & Christmas House Party, 2016’s  ‘Music of the Night’ and the ‘Magic of Christmas’. We expect Lily to be hitting the high notes again when she appears this season in, 'Legends of the West End' opening on the 27th April and running weekly until 28^th September incl.
Lily played Amanda Thripp in the original cast of the Royal Shakespeare’s ‘Matilda the Musical’ in London’s West End. The production has since scooped numerous awards including 7 Olivier’s and 9 Tony’s.  
Lily was also cast in the Regents Park Open Air Theatre production of ‘The Sound of Music’. She also played the part of the Young Jennifer Saunders in The Comic Strip’s 30th Anniversary TV film, ‘Five go to Rehab’ and played the featured role of newspaper Editor Becky Wead in ITV’s, ‘Doc Martin’ . This year has seen three of her feature films hit cinema screens! Her first film ‘Frequencies’ opened in America to rave reviews, with Lily playing the role of Marie as a child. Lily played the lead role of Therese Raquin in the thriller feature film ‘In Secret’ starring Oscar winning Jessica Lang and was also cast in the feature film ‘Les Miserables’. Most recently Lily has been seen in cinemas worldwide, in a new rom-com feature film ‘Love Rosie’, based on Cecelia Aherns best-selling international novel, Where Rainbows End.
This young lady is a star in the making and we are delighted for her success and for being able to have her appear at our venue!

More potential stars for the future KIDZ & CO. Our cute kids performing this year in  Starburst.

Other artistes that have gone on to the West End are:

• Dylan Turner - Mama Mia, Grease, Chicago, Oh What A Night, Footloose, Rock Of Ages & many more including Mama Mia the Movie
• Lauren Cuthbertson - Prima Ballerina for the Royal Ballet
• Jethro Marles - Mary Poppins & Mama Mia
• Emrhys Cooper - We Will Rock You & Mama Mia the Movie, albeit now he has moved to Hollywood and in 2011 appeared in Desperate Housewives and more recently in CSI New York.
• Alexandra Jay - West End, Cats, My Fair Lady (understudy to Martine McCutcheon), Mama Mia.
• Michael Baxter - Les Misérables
• Tricia Turner - We Will Rock You, Legally Blonde, Blood Brothers Carnaby Street & An Evening of Dirty Dancing
• Stephanie Clift - Mama Mia, Little Shop of Horrors & The Wedding Singer.
• Tory Hoare - Aladdin

• Maddison Araceli Willmott - Cinderella with the English National Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall

• Wesley Waring
• Kayleigh Ross
• Lucy O'Neill
• Gemma Jones
• Sophie Gilbert
• Claire Edworthy
• Aaron Cuthbertson
• Elizabeth Mackey
• Amanda Read
• Helen Martin
• Melinda Brooks
• Rachel Lemare
• Rebecca Bennett
• Zoe Lee
• Sadie Beer
• Rhiannon Waring
• Amy Beesley
• Jennifer Alden
• Danielle Wreford
• Karlie Coysh
• Tony Pearn
• Kat Astbury
• Kati Tancock
• Leah Lovell-Healy
• Jarrad Pearce

• Joleen Milne
• Jolene Goodwin
• James Chambers
• Courtney Cox
• Jemma Picken
• Kerry Anne O'Brien
• Bjorn Llongrenn
• Craig Northway
• Carly Watts
• Richard Hunt
• Will Parry
• Faye Butler
• Aaron Francis
• Joe West
• Anna Shircliffe
• Kiri Fowler
• Sapphire Barker
• Brad Corben
• Matt Edmunds
• Rosie Hulme
• Brydan Pillar
• Lottie Smith
• Nick Cosslett
• Miracle Chance
• Tasmin Moreing
• Charlotte Taylor
• Olivia Woodridge Pearce
• Katie Tripp
• Emma Hayes
• Lauren Hyland