Vikki Stone is a British composer, comedian, actress and musician. In 2023, her show Hey Duggee Live was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show.
Vikki Stone | |
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| Born | 15 April 1983 Rugby, Warwickshire, England |
| Education | Rugby High School, Wells Cathedral School, Royal Academy of Music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, comedian, actor |
| Notable work | #ZoologicalSociety musical[1] The John Bishop Show "The Thing That Matters" – a commission by the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain |
| Honours | Associate of the Royal Academy of Music |
| Website | www |
Early life
editStone was born in Rugby, Warwickshire,[2] attending Eastlands Primary school and then Rugby High School for Girls.[2] She won a flute scholarship[3] to attend Wells Cathedral School for the sixth form.[4] In 1997, she became a flautist for the National Children's Orchestra.[5]
From 1999–2001, she was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre, performing in various productions.[6] Later training was as an actor/musician at Rose Bruford College,[6] and then a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music.[5] In 2013, Stone was awarded a Foundation Fellowship from Wells Cathedral School, and in 2015, was made an Associate of the Royal Academy Of Music (ARAM).[7]
Television
editShe has appeared as a comedian on The John Bishop Show (BBC One; 2015), Richard Hammond's Secret Service (BBC One), I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! (ITV2),[7][6] Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums (Dave), It Was Alright in The 70s (Channel 4), Celebrity Bigmouths (Channel 5), Greatest Ever 3D Moments (Channel 4),[7][6] 50 Funniest Moments of 2014 (Channel 4), Britain in Bed (BBC Three), Most Annoying People (BBC Three), The Hour (STV), FlashPrank (MTV),[7][6] That Sunday Night Show (ITV) and This Morning (ITV). She narrated the second series of Impractical Jokers UK for BBC Three in 2014.[7][6]
Following a spoof "How To" look like Hilary Devey sketch that gained popularity after the real Hilary Devey became a fan of the impression,[8] Stone appeared in BBC Two 's The Hilary Devey Story, performing as Hilary.[6]
Stone released "The Phillip Schofield Song", in which Phillip Schofield plays a cameo of himself, where he talks to Stone through the television from the This Morning set. Following the success of the video, Stone performed the song live on ITV1 to Schofield on This Morning.[9]
She also plays the character Miss Dotty in the CBBC show Titch & Ted.[10]
Radio
editStone has appeared a number of times on BBC Radio 4, most notably her appearances on The Now Show,[10] Live at The Fringe and Live at The Stand.[10] Throughout 2014, Stone hosted her own radio show, The Friday Night Show with Vikki Stone, on Fubar Radio.[10]
Stone presents the BBC Radio 3 Proms Unplucked podcasts, covering the 2016 and 2017 Proms seasons.[11]
Compositions
edit- 2015 – The Night Before Christmas – a choral work written with poet Luke Wright[10]
- 2015 – CBBC for BBC Learning's Titch and Ted – theme tune and songs[7]
- 2016 – The Thing That Matters – commissioned by the National Youth Choirs Of Great Britain – world premier at the Royal Albert Hall[7]
- 2017 – Stone's debut orchestral work The Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra, which was supported by the Arts Council England and a PRS Bliss Trust composer's bursary[12] premiered at the Glastonbury festival in June 2017.[13]
Shows
editIn August 2011, Stone performed her Edinburgh debut show Big Neon Letters.[1] Kate Copstick giving four stars in The Scotsman wrote “really very good stand-up, and she delivers quite a punch...cleverly constructed stuff with some terrific one-liners, smart little callbacks woven into not just the chat, but the songs too. She is a woman to watch, I suspect. Those big neon letters cannot be far away”.[14]
In 2012, her second show Hot Mess sold out for the entirety of the festival, with extra shows added due to demand, again receiving positive reviews. In 2013, this show also transferred to Soho Theatre.[15] In June 2013, Stone performed her full-length show at London's Southbank Centre, as part of the Udderbelly Festival.[16] In August 2013, her third show, "Definitely", opened at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, followed by her first national UK tour.[17]
In 2014, she launched her fourth show Instrumental,[2] and was her most personal and technically challenging to date.[2] Focusing on her life as a musician and her father's struggle with alcoholism,[2] she set herself the challenge to play twenty different instruments throughout the performance.[2] Steve Bennett in Chortle describing it as "a lovely show, playful and happy with a good heart and an irresistible energy, neatly tied together and guaranteed to please. It’s easily Stone’s best show yet".[18]
In 2023, her show Hey Duggee Live was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show.[19]
Musicals
edit- 2019 - Stone re-adapted the musical of Nick Hornby's High Fidelity at Turbine Theatre in Battersea Power Station.[20]
- 2020 - Aladdin for the Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)[7]
- 2020 - #zoologicalsociety for the Royal & Derngate, Northampton[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Wiegand, Chris (31 March 2020). "This one's a keeper! Vikki Stone's starry, sweary zoo musical". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e f Roz Laws (23 November 2014). "Rugby comedian Vikki Stone who found fame over Phillip Schofield song reveals latest act". birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ Libby Norman. "We meet Vikki Stone to find out more about her music career – and the life-changing Wells Cathedral School scholarship that launched it". absolutely-education.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Vikki Stone, Comedian/Musician". Wells cathedral School. September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b Richardson, Jay (4 August 2011). "The Edinburgh Festival comedy shows incorporating High Art". The List (684): 28–29. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Vikki Stone". musicalcomedyguide.com. 16 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vikki Stone". British Music Collection. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Devey, Hilary. "Have you seen @vikkistone 's impression of me on youtube". Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ Andrea Mann (26 January 2012). "Vikki Stone's 'Phillip Schofield' Song Becomes Internet Hit". huffingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Vikki Stone". manfordscomedyclub.com. 2024.
- ^ "BBC Radio 3 – Unplucked – Downloads". BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "VIKKI STONE ANNOUNCES NEW WORK". Vikki Stone.
- ^ "CONCERTO FOR COMEDIAN AND ORCHESTRA". Vikki Stone.
- ^ Copstick, Kate (11 August 2011). "Comedy review: Vikki Stone & the flashbacks: Big Neon Letters". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "About". Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "whats on". Southbank Centre. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ Christie, Janet. "Comedian Vikki Stone is heading for the top". The Scotsman. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Vikki Stone: Instrumental". Chortle. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Vikki Stone Co-Adaptation Wins Olivier Award". Beyond The Joke. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Bennett, Steve (16 September 2019). "Vikki Stone helps rewrite High Fidelity musical : Other news 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk.