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Earlier this year Sharon Millerchip was interviewed by Stage Whispers regarding her role in Love Never Dies. In the process she mentioned her experience doing 'The Rocky Horror Show'.

NL: Do you have any backstage superstitions or rituals?

SM: I sort of thought I didn’t have any process backstage, but when I worked with Tamsin Carroll and Kellie Rhode in Rocky Horror – you couldn’t get three more different preparers in one room, and we got on like a house on fire. Probably one of the best backstage experiences I’ve ever had – sharing a room with those two.

I cut everything down to the wire – I’ll do a warm up, but I’m literally glueing my eyelash on as the prologue is playing.

In Rocky, Tamsin would be on stage doing her number, and I’d just be buckling my shoes, and I’d literally walk down the stairs, scoop up my hat and not stop before I walk onto the stage. If I’m ready too early I get too inside my head – I like to keep it in the moment and spontaneous in a way. Tamsin is so meticulous, even though she makes it look like it’s spontaneous. She’s ready at the half. At the 15 minute call she’s actually in the wings going over her lines. She’s the epitomy of an actor prepares, whereas I go by the dictum the actor never prepares, it just undermines my performance. Whatever kind of works. I didn’t think I had a plan, but now I realize I get anxious if I’m ready too early.

Source: Stage Whispers