2016 House Programs Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour | Page 7
THE BAND
LAURA BANGAY
Performing Musical Director / Keyboard
BECKY BRASS
Percussion
Laura trained at the University of Leeds. For
the past four and a half years she has worked
as Children’s Musical Director and Associate
Conductor on the West End production of the
RSC’s Matilda the Musical. Other theatre work
as MD includes The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe at Birmingham Rep; Eric’s at Liverpool
Everyman; and Children’s Musical Director on the
UK tour of The Sound of Music. She was also an
MD on the film Pride. As a keyboard player and
rehearsal pianist, her work include Shrek and
The Lord of the Rings at the Theatre Royal, Drury
Lane; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling
Bee at the Donmar Warehouse; Legally Blonde
at the Savoy Theatre; Jersey Boys at the Prince
Edward; Wizard of Oz and Sister Act at the London
Palladium; Hairspray at the Shaftesbury; Avenue
Q at the Noël Coward; The Drowsy Chaperone at
the Novello; Spamalot at the Palace Theatre; Guys
and Dolls at the Piccadilly; and Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang on a UK tour. Laura also works regularly at
Arts Educational Schools, London.
Becky is a classically trained drummer and
percussionist, graduating from Trinity Laban
Conservatoire of Music and Drama in 2015.
She played in the London 2012 Olympics
Opening Ceremony and with Colin Currie at the
2014 Southbank Centre Festival of Percussion.
She was a guest musician for the world
premiere of Hofesh Shechter’s Untouchable at
the Royal Opera House, and played drums and
percussion for Baddies at the Unicorn. Becky is
also the drummer and arranger for Chiqas.
She is proudly endorsed by Zildjian cymbals.
EMILY LINDEN
Guitar
Emily trained at Liverpool Institute for
Performing Arts. Her work in theatre includes
Pharaoh ’Cross the Mersey, Scouse of the Antarctic
and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fazakerley at the
Royal Court, Liverpool; Mam! I’m ’Ere! at the Royal
Court, Liverpool, and the Dome, Liverpool; The
Official Story of LFC at the Echo Arena, Liverpool,
and Odyssey Arena, Belfast; YNWA: The Official
History of Liverpool Football Club at the Royal
Court, Liverpool, and the Gaiety, Dublin; Departure
Lounge at the Edinburgh Fringe, 2012; and Spring
Awakening at LIPA. Emily also performs and
writes for various artists throughout the UK,
including Frankie Davies.