Our guest is the incredibly versatile Reuben Greeph, an actor musician, musical director and multi instrumentalist whose career spans the West End, touring productions and screen work.

Trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts as an actor musician, Reuben has performed in Cabaret in the West End and covered in SIX, alongside credits including The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Treasure Island, David Copperfield, The Ballad of Rudy, Goldilocks, Cinderella and Wind in the Willows. On screen, he’s appeared in Crooked House and Breaking the Band as Art Garfunkel.

Alongside performing, Reuben is also a musical director and composer, and a highly skilled multi instrumentalist, playing everything from piano and accordion to saxophone, bass and guitar. He brings a unique blend of musicianship, physical theatre and storytelling to every project, and even finds time to fly planes as a licensed pilot.

In this episode, we talk about:

🎭 What it really means to be an actor musician

🎶 Balancing performing with musical direction

🧠 Thriving in high pressure creative environments

🎹 The skillset needed to stand out in modern theatre

✈️ And how flying planes compares to performing on stage

Reuben brings a grounded, collaborative and creative perspective to the industry that performers at every level can learn from.

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