Stephen Hose - pianist
Stephen Hose trained at the Royal Academy of Music where he held a Vaughan Williams scholarship, and has worked extensively as a Musical Director, conductor and pianist in London and regional theatre. He has played at most of the London concert halls and has performed in France and Germany. He is currently Pianist in Residence at Lauderdale House, Highgate.
Projects abroad have ranged from the English Theater of Frankfurt to The Lost Colony at the 2,000 seat outdoor theatre on Roanoke Island, USA. TV work has included being the pianist on Channel 4 ‘s Titanic, The Mission, accompanist for The Choir, and 5 years as Musical Associate/Director for TV productions of Christmas Glory. He was Chorus Master for Jessye Norman’s Ellington’s Sacred Songs at the Barbican Theatre and Epidavros, Greece.
His work as Music Director for OperaUK has included Barber of Seville, Cosi fan Tutte, La Traviata, the Merry Widow, Olé and El Amore Brujo. For Merry Opera work includes La Traviata, The Magic Flute, Kiss Me, Figaro!, The Barber of Seville and La Belle Hélène (aka Troy Boy). He has also conducted over 50 performances of their unique staged Messiah.
Stephen will be joined by two fantastic singers.
Kitty Whitelaw - singer
Kitty Whitelaw is a Scotland-born, London-based performer whose work moves fluidly between theatre, jazz, film and experimental sound. As an actor she’s appeared in new writing festivals and starred as Jane Boleyn at the Hever Castle Theatre Festival, while her screen work includes award-nominated shorts shown at major UK festivals.
As a vocalist, Kitty’s sold out shows at leading London venues including Green Note, The Crazy Coqs and The Bull’s Head, and has toured internationally. She is also one half of Sealionwoman, an alt-folk/jazz duo whose second album Nothing Will Grow In The Soil was released in 2024 to acclaim.
With voice work in BAFTA-nominated gaming projects and immersive creative collaborations, Kitty brings a distinctive blend of versatility, curiosity and emotional truth to every performance.
No stranger to Lauderdale house, Kitty not only performed at last years singalong but has also taken part in cabaret here at The House and played a whole host of characters for our spooky walks.
Marc Urquhart - singer
Musical theatre has been at the heart of Marc’s life and career. He has appeared in thirteen West End productions and performed in almost every regional theatre in the UK. His London credits include Fiddler on the Roof and Man of La Mancha, and he took over the title role in Ziegfeld at the London Palladium. Marc also played Prince Charming opposite Twiggy’s Cinderella, and travelled to the USA to play Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady. Later on he directed many new musicals and was a regular director at the English Theater of Frankfurt, including classic shows Little Shop of Horrors and Blood Brothers.
Marc first met Stephen Hose in a production of Side by Side by Sondheim, and they later collaborated again in Germany. More recently Marc has guested with Ian Shaw, and appeared with Stephen Hose on the keys at The Pheasantry with a new cabaret.
