The team behind the Broadway and West End hit Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) reunite to present the second ever workshop of Mona Loser, a new musical by British writing duo Kit Buchan and Jim Barne, directed by Tim Jackson.
When rock bottom hits, washed-up producer DOC makes one last gamble: change the sound, change the voice, change the game. He drops the track, and the result? It blows up. Suddenly, the world wants to know: Who is Mona Loser?
Inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and set to a slick, high-energy pop score, this sharp, satirical musical follows an unsuspecting girl as she’s pushed into the spotlight to play the part of a viral sensation. But as the spotlight gets hotter and DOC lurks just out of frame, the question is: how high can Mona climb – and how far can she fall?
Mona Loser is a brand-new musical about fame, fakery, and the monster you didn’t mean to make.
Please note, this is a workshop presentation of an in progress musical.
Looking for new musicals? Try Wish List, a new musical workshop coming to the Patrick Studio in April!
Price
Prices and discounts subject to changeAge guidance
12+
Where?
Patrick Studio
Contains frequent use of strong language
Performances
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Sat14 Mar7:00pm
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The cast for this workshop production includes:
Abigail Amin
Selected credits: Ink – Directed by Danny Boyle
Training: The Arts Educational School, from where she graduated in 2025.
Theatre whilst training includes: Wendla Bergman in Spring Awakening; Ensemble in Sister Act.
Workshops include: Stoker (Short Street Productions); Martin Guerre (The Old Vic) directed by Matthew Warchus. Most recently, Abigail wrapped on James Graham’s feature film Ink (Media Res/House Productions/StudioCanal) opposite Guy Pearce, Jack O’Connell and Claire Foy for director Danny Boyle.
Stephen Ashfield
Selected credits: Becoming Nancy – Birmingham REP
Scottish actor and musician Stephen Ashfield trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Royal Academy of Music, London. Last year, Stephen starred alongside Angelina Jolie in Academy Award nominated film, MARIA.
In recent years, Stephen’s stand-out performance as Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon in the West End and on Broadway has won him an Olivier Award, and both WhatsOnStage and BroadwayWorld Awards.
In 2019, Stephen created the role of Hamish McLarnon in Becoming Nancy at CocaCola Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, which he reprised in October 2024 at Birmingham Rep for its UK debut.
For ten, long and somewhat uncomfortable(!) years his posterior adorned many London buses and tube posters as Bob Gaudio in the original London cast of Jersey Boys.
Other theatre credits include: Jonathan Harker in Dracapella (Park Theatre, London), Bamber Gascoigne in Starter for 10 (Bristol Old Vic), Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde (Savoy), Casey O’Brien in Boy Meets Boy (Jermyn Street Theatre) Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered (Jermyn Street Theatre), Adam/Silva in Imagine This (Theatre Royal Plymouth), John in Tomorrow Morning (New End Theatre, London), Nick Piazza in Fame (Aldwych), George in Ha’penny Bridge (The Point, Dublin), Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro (Drill Hall, London), Boy George in Taboo (West End and UK Tour).
TV: Lawrence in The Devil’s Hour, Philip Worth in Call The Midwife. Appearances with Jersey Boys include This Morning, GMTV, Loose Women, Paul O’Grady, Strictly Come Dancing, Alan Titchmarsh, The 80th Royal Variety Performance, and Tonight’s the Night.
Film: Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd.
Radio: Friday Night is Music Night: Dance Masters (BBCRadio2), Incredible Women with Rebecca Front and Joanna Lumley (BBCRadio4), Elaine Paige on Sunday, Loose Ends (BBCRadio4)
Cast Recordings: Ha’penny Bridge, Tomorrow Morning and Jersey Boys.
Jeevan Braich
Selected credits: Starlight Express – Troubador Wembley
Training: Classical Singing at The Royal Birmingham Junior Conservatoire.
In 2024, at just 17 years old, Jeevan made his professional debut as RUSTY in STARLIGHT EXPRESS, the role which won him the Stage Debut Award for Best Performer In A Musical and the WhatsOnStage award for Best Professional Debut.
Other credits include: Dandini in Cinderella (Theatre Royal Norwich), We Aren’t Kids Anymore (Savoy Theatre), Olivier Awards (Royal Albert Hall), Royal Variety Performance (Royal Albert Hall)
Carla Dixon-Hernandez
Selected credits: Mrs. Doubtfire the Musical – West End
Carla Dixon Hernandez trained at the Urdang Academy.
In 2023 she was nominated for a Stage Debut Award for her portrayal of Lydia Hillard in the West End Original Cast of Mrs Doubtfire the musical.
Theatre credits include: Matilda (West End); Annie (West End).
Aaron Lee Lambert
Selected credits: Evita – London Palladium
Aaron played Agustín Magaldi in Jamie Lloyd’s production of Evita at The London Palladium, starring Rachel Zegler. He holds a BA from Yale University and an MA from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Theatre credits include: Evita (London Palladium); Hamilton (Victoria Palace, Original London Cast); Unicorn (The Other Palace); Sister Act (Curve Leicester & UK/Ireland Tour); Sunset Boulevard (London Coliseum); Miss Saigon (Prince Edward); Sweeney Todd (London Coliseum); URINETOWN The Musical (Apollo); Sister Act (Aberystwyth Arts); URINETOWN The Musical (St. James, Original London Cast); Next Thing You Know (Landor, Original London Cast); Shrek The Musical (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Original London Cast); Sister Act (London Palladium); Show Boat (Carnegie Hall); Meet John Doe (Goodspeed Opera House); But the Giraffe/Brundibar (Yale Rep/Off Broadway).
TV/Film credits include: Judge on Sing: Ultimate A Cappella (Sky 1); Bernstein – Stage and Screen (BBC Proms); Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance (Universal/Cameron Mackintosh).
Concert credits include: Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical (Southbank Centre); Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton (Royal Albert Hall/UK Tour); Josh Groban’s All That Echoes (UK Tour).
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Nic Myers
Selected credits: Brigadoon – Regents Park Open Air Theatre
Nic is a 2020 outstanding scholar graduate from ArtsEd.
Theatre credits include: Meg in Brigadoon (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Kathryn Merteuil in Cruel Intentions (UK Tour); Judy Haynes in White Christmas (The Mill at Sonning); Alternate Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Kit Kat Club, West End); Cabaret (LIDO Paris); Back To The Future (Adelphi Theatre, West End).
Other credits include: Babyface (Workshop, Chester Storyhouse); Bliss (Workshop); Claire in Ordinary Days (The Theatre Cafe); Worlds Apart (Luke Kernaghan); Soapdish (Rachel Kavanagh); The Olivier Awards (Larry Blank), West Side Story and On The Town BBC Proms (John Wilson).
Further creatives include Joe Beighton (Musical Supervisor), Sioned Evans (Musical Director) and Olivia Laydon for Jill Green Casting (Casting Director). Band includes Michael Todd, Tom Daley and Ayse Osman.
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