A recipient of the Ava Greenwald Memorial Scholarship, enabling her to go on and study at one of the world’s top drama schools – USC School of Dramatic Arts, actress Chantal Nchako begins to blaze her own trail within entertainment. Gearing up for the launch of Eddie Murphy’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F which is due to stream on Netflix on 3rd July as well as currently starring in Diarra Kilpatrick’s Diarra from Detroit available now on BET. Chantal tells us more about her year so far, and how she managed to juggle running her luxury handcrafted, vegan and cruelty free shoe line called ‘Choobiz’ too!
Hi Chantal, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is due to be released on Netflix on the 3rd of July. How are you feeling ahead of the release?
Absolutely ecstatic! It’s such an iconic film and having it on Netflix opens the opportunity for more people to enjoy it. The blend of action, comedy, and Eddie Murphy‘s charm is timeless. I can’t wait to share the excitement with others.
Due to incredible demand, Chris Stapleton adds final European show to his colossal ‘All American Road Show’ World tour. The newly announced date will take place 
Martha Watson Allpress’ Lady Dealer made its debut last year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and to critical acclaim. A year on, the hit show returns to the Bush Theatre for a month long run, again to critical acclaim. The show’s lead Charly, a drug dealer dealing with the after affects of heartbreak. Performer Alexa Davies, who reprises the role tells us more about the role, what she’s learned from taking part in the production and what audiences can expect!
A packed line-up featuring nearly every musical playing in the West End has been unveiled ahead of this year’s West End LIVE. This free celebration of London’s world-leading theatre scene comes to Trafalgar Square on the weekend of 22 and 
The Manchester Culture Awards are back for 2024 with nominations opening this week for the prestigious awards that recognise the city’s cultural and creative highlights over the last year.
The Southwark Playhouse have announced the FORGE artist development programme, a programme that will support 4 exceptional emerging companies who will become attached to the Playhouse for 9 months, receiving free rehearsal space to R&D ideas, dramaturgical support from the Southwark Playhouse senior artistic team, free office space for producers and a week-long slot to platform a show in ‘The Little’ space to a paying audience. The scheme will also provide industry mentorship from established theatre professionals and bespoke workshops from the Playhouse team on a variety of key learning topics, to guide and empower them in this creative journey.
Norwich Theatre, one of the leading cultural institutions in the UK, has released the findings of a survey that sheds light on theatre attendance patterns across Britain. In the survey of over 2,000 British adults, it was found that almost one in four Brits (24%) have never attended a theatre performance.
