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 years thought this role was for her.

We also talk about her INCREDIBLE career - from Dream Girls at the Savoy with the Amber Riley(!!!), In The Heights in a literal tent with a steam train, West Side Story at the Royal Exchange, and why she's become one of the biggest advocates for regional theatre going.

We also get into body confidence, representation on stage, mid show swing ons, and answer a listener confession about being told you're "watchable but hard to cast" - which honestly? We think might be the best thing a casting director has ever said 👀

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