Stagecoach Performing Arts Putney is delighted to share the incredible news of one of their much-loved teachers getting to star in the West End!

Oliver Stockley, a Further Stages Teacher at Stagecoach Putney and Barnes has been cast alongside Catherine Tate in Oh Mary! A new play by Cole Escola at The Trafalgar Theatre.

Oliver plays Mary’s Husband’s assistant in this five hander and is loving being part of this wonderfully witty dark comedy. Oh Mary! follows the miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln, Catherine Tate, examining her life and longings in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

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Above: Oliver Stockley on stage in Oh Mary! at the Trafalgar Theatre

During his time at Stagecoach, Ollie loved working with the wonderful Further Stages team and students, and enjoyed every minute of preparing for shows, troupes and end of term performances. He also plans to return to share everything he has learned when the show wraps in July.

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Above: Oliver Stockley in in rehearsals for Oh Mary! at The Trafalgar Theatre

Stagecoach Putney and Barne Principal Emma Beet is so proud of Oliver:

‘We’re so proud of Ollie on his West End achievement! Having recently taken the team to watch the show, we can safely say it’s one of the best tickets in the West End right now, proof that our amazing teachers really are sharing some of the most current and impressive knowledge with our students!’

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Oh Mary! runs at The Trafalgar Theatre until the 18th July.

With a network of over 60,000 students and more than 3,000 extra-curricular Performing Arts Schools worldwide, Stagecoach aims to make a difference in its students’ lives by teaching Creative Courage for Life and many children have gone on to study and work in Performing Arts from blockbuster films to countless roles in local theatre productions.

For more information about Stagecoach Putney and Barnes email putney@stagecoach.co.uk, visit www.stagecoach.co.uk/putney or call Principal Emma Beet on 020 8099 9861