Life Stories with Russell Nash

The talent of Russell Nash was recognised at an early age, when he joined the famous Sylvia Young Theatre School. Perfecting his art with roles in television, theatre and as a model, he was a busy professional performer before he had reached fourteenth birthday.
Lionel Bart personally cast him for the lead as Dodger in the highly acclaimed musical Oliver and many lead roles followed in both theatre and film.

After further training at the Lee Strasberg Studio in the USA, Russell returned to London to form a band and a career as a composer was launched with tracks written for All Saints (I Feel You, from their Platinum album Saints To Sinners) and artists of the day such as Shola Ama. 

When Russell found himself unexpectedly dropped by his record label, he headed for southern Spain and there, amidst mountains, the Mediterranean and Moorish landscapes he quickly learnt the language and culture of his new home. He now has a thriving recording studio and teaching academy. Over the past few years, this quirky, contemporary composer and performer has co written an entire musical, composed songs and music for film, theatre and commercials whilst singing and playing out both professionally and just for fun in hidden venues where the walls reverberate with Flamenco passion and the Andalusian heartbeat that makes his soul smile.

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