Chelsea Halfpenny is starring as Tracy in the brand new musical Maiden Voyage at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Written by Mindi Dickstein and Carmel Dean,&nbsp;the show brings to life the true story of the first all-female sailing crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race.Chelsea started out her career in the world of television, playing roles in Casualty and Emmerdale. She made her West End debut as Judy in 9to5 at the Savoy Theatre and went on to star as Jenna in the UK & Ireland tour of Waitress.&nbsp;On screen, Chelsea has also played roles in Grantchester, The Good Ship Murder, Vera and Inventing The Ripper.&nbsp;Recorded as rehearsals for Maiden Voyage were coming to an end, in this episode Chelsea discusses why she was drawn to the show, what it's like to be part of an original cast and why she fell in love with the score. She also talks about her path into theatre and how she conquered singing 'Get Out And Stay Out' and 'She Used To Be Mine' in 9to5 and Waitress. Maiden Voyage runs at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant 19th&nbsp;July - 23rd&nbsp;August. Visit <a href="https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/maiden-voyage/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk</a> for info and tickets. This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/andrewtomlins32/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AndrewTomlins32</a>&nbsp;Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit <a href="https://westendframe.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">westendframe.co.uk</a> for more info about our podcasts.&nbsp;<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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