PERSONAL DETAILS:<O:P></O:P>
Aeva May's real name is Linda -Mae Brewer. She was originally born in Adelaide, Australia. She moved to Great Britian when she was 16 to study and pursue her career in the theatre. Linda is married to a sound tech, who's name is David John Beckham. (Born 10.07.1968, which makes him six years younger.) Brewer met David on her last run in Cats and now lives in Brighton. They were married in Brighton in July 2004. Linda has her own production company, Aeva May Productions Company which she moved from London to Middlesex and is currently working on her own Cabaret show called "What's a Nice Girl Like Me....?, which she will appear in this year, 2007, at the Hanbury Club.
{Linda-Mae Brewer delves into her vocal wardrobe of sassy and sophisticated songs created by some of the greatest and popular writers for the Great White Way and Hollywood. Linda-Mae Brewer is a West End legend. Born in Australia, at the age of twelve she danced with Dame Margot Fonteyn in The Nutcracker. She moved to England in 1978 and numerous dance credits since include Ballet Metropolis and the contemporary dance companies The Dance Umbrella, Jazz Theatre London and City Riverside Studio.}
Linda-Mae danced with Wayne Sleep’s company Dash and again in his The Hot Shoe Show for BBC TV; she also appeared in Shall We Dance choreographed by the distinguished Anthony Van Laast.
Starring roles in the West End include Song and Dance, The Boyfriend, Time, Chess, Cats (and also the film), Radio Times, Hair, La Cava and Les Miserables. Other theatre credits include Abracadabra, Salsa Celestina, Love Lust and Marriage (The Canterbury Tales) and the title role Dick Whittington in London’s celebrated pantomime at the Hackney Empire. Linda-Mae’s film and TV portrayals include Bodies Don’t Lie (BBC), Bullman, Gems, Who Dares Wins and Rainbow. She also appeared alongside Juliet Prowse in the Burt Bacharach feature The Look of Love for BBC TV. Numerous Gala appearances include The Sondheim Concert (Manchester), The Royal Variety Show, Night Of One Hundred Stars, Friends of Covent Garden, Wogan, The Society of West End Theatre Awards and the Lawrence Olivier Awards.
Eyes Green
Hair Brown
Height 5' 4
Playing Age Mid 30's to 40's
Nationality British
Voice Range Mezzo Soprano
Status Married
Birthday 15.01.1962
Starsign Capricorn
Car She has always wanted a Vintage VW
Food Chocolate cake and tea
THEATRE CREDITS: <O:P></O:P>
‘Flow The Crow’ in Abbacadabra (Hammersmith Lyric Theatre); the roles of ‘Demeter’ and ‘Grizabella’ in Cats (New London Theatre, directed by Trevor Nunn); ‘Svetlana’ in Chess (UK and New Zealand Tour); ‘Self’ in Hair (Old Vic Theatre); created the role of ‘Queen Exilona’ in La Cava (Bromley Churchill Theatre); ‘Factory Girl’ and ‘Fantine’ in Les Miserables (Palace Theatre); Choreographer for Love, Love & Marriage – The Canterbury Tales (London Arts Theatre); ‘Wild Punk Tap Dancer’ and Wayne Sleep's Principal dancer, in the original cast of Song & Dance (Palace Theatre); ‘Maisie’ in The Boyfriend (Old Vic Theatre and The Albery Theatre); u/s ‘Carol-Ann’ in the original cast of Time (Dominion Theatre); Jazz Vocalist in Dance (UK Tour); created the role of ‘Are USA’ in the original cast of Salsa Celestina (Watford Palace Theatre); Jazz Vocalist in the original cast of Shall We Dance (European Tour); ‘Narrator’ in The Happy Prince – Oscar Wilde (Greenwich Theatre); ‘Dick Whittington’ in Dick Whittington & His Cat (Hackney Empire).
TELEVISION AND FILM CREDITS: <O:P></O:P>
‘Amy’ in Bodies Don’t Lie (directed by Alan Glint); ‘Pam’ in Gems; ‘Ann’ in The Look Of Love (directed by Gillian Lynne).
CORPORATE & EVENT CREDITS:<O:P></O:P>
Soloist in Stephen Sondheim Concert – Follies (directed by James Holmes/ Brett Frost); Chorus in Les Miserables – 10th Anniversary Concert (directed by Trevor Nunn/ John Caird); Jazz Singer at James Bond Night For Harrods (directed by Aeva May).
ACCENTS:<O:P></O:P>
American Southern States, Australian, Cockney, Dublin, Edinburgh, French, Latin American, Liverpool, New York, Northern, Northern Irish, RP, Russian, Spanish, Standard American, Standard Welsh.<O:P></O:P>
SPECIAL SKILLS:<O:P></O:P>
Aerobics, Ballet, Ballroom Dancing, Blues, Cabaret Singing, Choreography, Contemporary Dance, Flamenco, Jazz Dancing, Jazz Singing, Mezzo-Soprano, Old Time Dancing, Period Dancing, Rock Singing, Salsa Dancing, Tap, After Dinner Speaking, Musical Comedy, Physical Theatre, Voice-Over, Rowing, Scuba Diving, Swimming, Tai-Chi, Yoga.
http://www.msarchive.co.uk/programmes/ Follow this lnk to find Linda credited in "Dance."
http://songtime.co.uk/productions.php Follow this link to find Linda as a past choreographer at the Songtime Theatre Arts. {See if you can spot Drew Varley! Just scroll down}
Thank you to catlovesbadminton for some of the information on this page. She's just as Linda obsessed as me!!