Production Team

Bernard

Greg Castiglioni

Greg recently played the Phantom in Vienna’s The Phantom of the Opera, having previously played Piangi there and in London, and will serve as Associate Director for the upcoming Cologne production. He trained at Mountview, holds a law degree from the University of Westminster, and speaks four languages. His career spans twenty-seven years and ten countries in plays, concerts and musicals, including five by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Phantom, Cats, Evita, Starlight Express and the revival of The Woman in White, earning him an Offie nomination for his portrayal of Count Fosco). He also sang backing vocals for Adele’s Australian tour. Other notable roles include Algernon (The Importance Of Being Earnest), Thomas Andrews (Titanic - London, Toronto, Tour) and the Emcee (Cabaret - Frankfurt).

Nancy

Jenny Perry

Jenny trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. She is currently touring Europe as Ensemble/1st cover Madame Giry in The Phantom of the Opera. Previous theatre includes: Janet in The Rocky Horror Show (European Tour) and Phantom & cover Janet / Magenta / Columbia on previous tours; Are You as Nervous as I am? (Greenwich Theatre); Belle in Beauty and the Beast; Musical Starnights (European tour); Bunny in Babes in Arms (Union Theatre); Carmen (Buxton Opera House); Rapunzel in Into the Woods (Landor Theatre); Liesl in The Sound of Music (Larnaca International Festival); and Raindogs (Trafalgar Studios). UK tours include the Witch in The Wizard of Oz, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Miranda in The Tempest.

Millie/Miriam/Chantelle

Janet Amsden

Janet has appeared in over fifty stage productions and over sixty episodes of film and TV. Recent work includes: The Ambassador, Queenie, Murder in Provence, The Ipcress File, The Duchess, State of the Union, Hotel Babylon, Eastenders, Casualty, Spooks and Art, a beautiful Cornish language short. She has also worked on episodes of The Avengers and Dr. Who for Big Finish, and North, a new Danish animated film.

Horace/James/George

Oliver Broad

Oliver trained at Middlesex University and the Desmond Jones School of Mime and Physical Theatre. Theatre includes: The Lavender Hill Mob (National tour), Rotten Perfect (Sedgwick, Smallhythe Place), The Mozart Story (Salieri, Rhoda McGraw Theatre), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow, touring) and a lot of pantomimes. TV includes: Hotel Trubble (CBBC, ‘Bellboybot’), Jonathan Creek (BBC) and Critical (Sky 1). Commercials include: Tesco, Microsoft, Fiat, Carte D’Or, Waitrose and Starbucks. As a street performer on the festival circuit, Oliver had performed in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Shaghai and Qatar, as well as throughout Europe and all over the UK.

Horsford/Cinders

Elizabeth Chadwick

Elizabeth trained at Cumbria Institute of the Arts. Credits include: Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (Radlett Centre), voice of Pearl in The Chronicles of Wild Hollow, Highperion Day (audio drama), Big Billy Goat in The Three Billy Goats Gruff (UK Tour and London), Zandra/Irene/Mary in Jerry Springer The Opera (Hope Mill Theatre), Edith and Ensemble in The Pirates of Penzance (UK Tour), Fairy Peapod in Jack and the Beanstalk (Radlett Centre), Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Drayton Arms Theatre).

Dickie

Chris Gannon

Chris trained at Mountview and The International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT). Theatre credits include: Singin’ in the Rain (Adelphi Theatre), Godspell in Concert (Lyric Theatre), Rent (Frogmore Paper Mill), Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q and Buddy Holly in Three Steps To Heaven (Brookside Theatre), Lead Vocalist for Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and Vocal Captain for Live Business, Silly Simon in Jack and the Beanstalk (Eric Morecambe Centre). Chris soon joins the original cast of the UK tour of The Picture of Dorian Gray - A New Musical as cover Mr Isaac’s.

Betty/Caniviere/Sylvia

Stephanie Howlett

Stephanie graduated in Musical Theatre in 2020 and has been making a name for herself ever since by performing in various concerts and productions (West End Does, Roles We'll Never Play). Most recently she has worked on Café! The Musical and The Polar Express at the Mid-Norfolk Railway. Stephanie is very excited to be part of this production!

Merrell/Dennis

Ian Prosser

The Boyfriend was Ian’s very first role in a musical over thirty years ago, so this era holds a special place in his heart! He has since played comedy and character roles in more than sixty musicals and plays. Ian first began performing as a teenage impressionist and has appeared in TV productions, films, commercials and music videos. He has also worked extensively in radio, voicing and producing commercials and is a regular audiobook narrator for the RNIB, specialising in books with multiple characters and accents. Ian is very much looking forward to taking this show from page to stage! 

Poppy

Charley Robbie

Charley trained at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. She recently appeared as Lila in the European premiere of White Rose: The Musical at the Marylebone Theatre, London. Other credits include the title roles in Cinderella at Middlesbrough Theatre and Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Stockport Plaza and Middlesbrough Theatres. Later this year, Charley will join the UK tour of The Picture of Dorian Gray – The Musical as alternate Sibyl Vane/Swing. Charley is thrilled to be part of the cast of Once in a While. 

Reggie

Alex Ryder

Alex is a British and French actor based in Paris. He trained at the Conservatoire Jean-Philippe Rameau in Paris and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Work in theatre includes: New - The Improvised Musical (tour) and Romeo and Juliet (Hardelot Castle Elizabethan Theatre). He is also assistant director for Resta! for De-Mens Theatre in Siena and Paris.