Why I . . . am involved in musical theatre

“I had already decided at the age of four that I wanted to be a doctor, but music and performing are a big part of my life,” says consultant oncologist Alison Birtle.While at medical school in London she performed in Grease, Cabaret, and Guys and Dolls. When she qualified as an oncologist, she joined the Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society, an amateur musical theatre company.Having moved in 2004 to work as a consultant oncologist at the Rosemere Cancer Centre at the Royal Preston Hospital and to be closer to her family, Birtle began singing lessons but found she had lost her performing confidence.“When my son was about six he wanted to be in a show that was being performed at the Morecambe Winter Gardens. I took him to the rehearsals and ended up helping with prompts,” she says. “I realised how much I missed it, so I auditioned for a…
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