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Interview: Emily Clark of Vampires Rock

ROCK FANGS: Emily Clark in action in Vampires Rock

5:59pm Monday 17th November 2008

LANCASHIRE singer Emily Clark admits there are some nights when she takes to the stage to perform in front of thousands of eager fans and has to pinch herself.

Interview: Toyah Willcox in Vampires Rock

DEVIL WOMAN: Toyah with dancers in Vampires Rock

3:49pm Friday 7th November 2008

She was a poster girl for punk, then went on to dip her toe into projects as diverse as presenting Songs of Praise and the Good Sex Guide in a career spanning 30 years. Now actress and singer Toyah Willcox is vamping it up for a new role in hit musical Vampires Rock.

Interview: Sally Lindsay in A Taste of Honey

Interview: Sally Lindsay

3:45pm Friday 7th November 2008

Actress Sally Lindsay has swapped the cobbles of Wetherfield for the hallowed boards of Manchester's Exchange Theatre where she is starring in the original kitchen sink drama A Taste of Honey. We spoke to her about theatre, her celebrity mates, and life after Corrie.

Interview: DJ Johnnie Walker

Interview: DJ Johnnie Walker

3:11pm Friday 10th October 2008

YOU'RE more used to hearing his voice than seeing him in person but veteran DJ Johnnie Walker is going on the road with a show that’s coming to Darwen.

Interview: Roger Llewellyn in The Death and Life of Sherlock Holmes

Interview: Roger Llewellyn in The Death and Life of Sherlock Holmes

11:59am Friday 26th September 2008

ASK actor Roger Llewellyn about playing Sherlock Holmes and you get a disarmingly honest answer.

Interview: Su Pollard in Shout!

Interview: Su Pollard in Shout!

11:54am Friday 26th September 2008

SU POLLARD is relishing her latest role in ‘60s-inspired musical Shout! — not least because of the fabulous outfits she gets to wear.

Interview: Caroline Harding in Pretty Witty Nell

Interview: Caroline Harding

11:42am Friday 26th September 2008

SHE scandalised the population in the 1600s, and now Nell Gwyn is taking to the stage at the Octagon.

Interview: Fiona Knowles in Sex and Chocolate

Fiona Knowles

11:49am Friday 26th September 2008

A SHIRLEY Valentine-style comedy-drama will be coming to Darwen Library Theatre on Wednesday.

Interview: David Fielder in The Merchant of Venice

UNYIELDING: David Fielder plays Shylock in the Merchant of Venice at the Octagon

11:31am Friday 26th September 2008

In playing Shylock in the Octagon’s new production of The Merchant of Venice, actor David Fielder is taking on one of Shakespeare’s most iconic roles.

Interview: Vicki Michelle in ’Allo ’Allo

Interview: Vicki Michelle

2:14pm Friday 29th August 2008

TWENTY-FIVE years after ’Allo ‘Allo! first hit our screens the hilarious comedy is back — and it is coming to a stage near you soon. We spoke to the original sexy French waitress, actress Vicki Michelle.

Interview: Arlene Phillips

Interview: Arlene Phillips

2:09pm Friday 29th August 2008

THE original dance musical, Flashdance, is coming to Manchester next week, and who better to choreograph it than dance’s queen of mean Arlene Phillips.

Interview: Scott Wright

Interview: Scott Wright

2:21pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

HE SHOT to fame as Coronation Street stripper Sam Kingston. Now actor Scott Wright is running acting classes — and he’s convinced he's going to find a star. We spoke to him.

Interview: Jane Horrocks

1:38pm Friday 8th August 2008

RAWTENSTALL'S Jane Horrocks is one of Britain’s best known actresses but somehow manages a low-key life outside her work and garners little attention when she is out and about with her family and she admits, that’s exactly how she likes it.

Interview: Paul Henry

Interview: Paul Henry

2:01pm Friday 25th July 2008

Paul Henry, best known for his role as Benny in Crossroads, is starring in Ray Cooney’s celebrated farce Run For Your Wife at Blackpool Grand Theatre. And he’s still playing for the laughs.

Interview: Charles Ross of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

Interview: Charles Ross of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

5:24pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008

ONE man's misspent youth is another's springboard to stardom. We spoke to Canadian actor Charles Ross who spent much of his childhood in a galaxy far, far away, watching Star Wars videos.

Interview: Tony Benn

INTERVIEW: Former MP Tony Benn with Citizen reporter, Nazia Parveen

11:09am Monday 30th June 2008

Britain’s foremost socialist, Tony Benn, shared his forthright views with Citizen reporter, Nazia Parveen, following a conference in Preston.

Interview: Paul Daniels

PAUL AND DEBBIE:“She gets more applause than me”

1:02pm Friday 27th June 2008

PAUL Daniels is in a mischievous mood when I call.

Interview: Craig Chalmers

Craig Chalmers

12:46pm Friday 27th June 2008

Craig Chalmers thought his chances of a leading stage role had disappeared when he was voted off TV’s search for Joseph. But now he’s touring the country in his dream role.

Interview: Frazer Hines

ARRESTING STUFF: Frazer as a police sergeant questions vicar Jeffrey Holland in See How They Run

12:30pm Friday 20th June 2008

THE cast for the classic farce See How They Run which comes to Blackpool's Grand Theatre next week reads like a who's who of comedy actors.

Interview: Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

4:13pm Friday 6th June 2008

Michael Portillo, who appears in an 'Audience With' show in Preston on June 14, has had a truly fascinating life.

Interview: Sally Morgan

10:50am Friday 6th June 2008

SALLY Morgan isn't your average TV psychic. She doesn't have a dodgy haircut or a mystical look in her eye.

Interview: Rupert Hill

3:26pm Friday 30th May 2008

He was Corrie's favourite Baldwin until he left the soap in a dramatic exit earlier this year. Rupert Hill - who played Jamie Baldwin - speaks about life after The Street.

Interview: Julie Buckfield

DARE TO BARE: Julie and Lucy Rusedski in the comedy The Naked Truth

3:23pm Friday 30th May 2008

REHEARSING for comedy The Naked Truth has allowed actress Julie Buckfield to add "pole-dancing" to her impressive CV.

Interview: Neil Fitzmaurice

STAGE STRUCK: Neil in rehearsals for On the Legde with former Brookside star Louis Emmerich

4:19pm Friday 25th April 2008

NEIL Fitzmaurice has taken a lunch break from rehearsals from Alan Bleasdale's On the Ledge which opens at the Liverpool Empire tonight.

Interview: Zaraah Abrahams

4:16pm Friday 25th April 2008

DANCING On Ice contender Zaraah Abrahams is doing things in reverse on her journey to stardom.

Interview: Emma Robbins of Sheila's Wheels

GIRL POWER: Dark-haired Emma with her fellow Sheilas Carly Romain and Cathi Ogden

2:45pm Wednesday 23rd April 2008

IT's the TV advert that's become a phenomenon.

Interview: Wayne Smith

1:51pm Friday 18th April 2008

Preston-based Wayne Smith has gone from estate agent to Joseph.

Interview: Carrie Ellis

STAR QUALITY: Carrie Ellis is now touring the country in the hit musical, Fiddler on the Roof

9:11am Tuesday 15th April 2008

CARRIE Ellis knew from the moment she could walk that she wanted to to make a career on the stage.

Interview: Suzanne Shaw

Suzanne Shaw

2:48pm Saturday 5th April 2008

THIS time last year Suzanne Shaw had faded into the background, becoming known as "that blonde one from Hear'Say", with her former fellow band members hogging the limelight.

Interview: Adam Cooper

1:09pm Friday 28th March 2008

AWARD-WINNING performer Adam Cooper has been described as the David Beckham of dance.


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