Wolverhampton actress: 'Performing at home is a surreal feeling'
The 26-year-old is performing the show at the Grand from 14-19 July, playing Scherzzo and she is also first cover for Raven, the female lead in the show."It's a storyline very much similar to Peter Pan," she said. "It's a really cool story".Her family and friends locally will be watching her take to the stage, something Ms Emery is excited about."There's no place like home really," she said.
It is a milestone moment for Ms Emery, who attended the Ingram Academy in Willenhall, on the border with Wolverhampton, before going to Lichfield Musical Youth Theatre and Birmingham Ormiston Academy.She also performed in Wolverhampton's Got Talent.Touring the Bat Out of Hell show has allowed her to enjoy experiencing cities across the country, but nothing beats coming home to perform."The thing that gets me every time is the people, to be honest, they're just so friendly and receiving," she said."The Grand is a beautiful theatre anyway - but it's just the heart and the people, they're such a welcoming friendly group of people and it's such a nice audience to perform to."
She has also performed in the show when it was at The Alexandra in Birmingham."It was such a great audience," she said."[Brummies] aren't afraid to show you how much they're enjoying the show. "They'll clap and they'll shout and it makes you feel really appreciated as an actor and I just feel like it's my people so I love coming home - it's just a really nice feeling."
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