Vikki Stone

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Vikki Stone
Born Vikki Stone
15 April 1985
Rugby, Warwickshire
Education Royal Academy of Music
Occupation Composer, Comedian, Actor
Agent Roar Global
Notable work

The John Bishop Show,

"The Thing That Matters" 2016 - a commission by the National Youth Choirs Of Great Britain
Honours Associate of The Royal Academy Of Music
Website www.vikkistone.com

Vikki Stone is a British composer, comedian, actress and musician.

Early life

As a child, Stone trained as a classical musician at Wells Cathedral School and in 1997 became flautist for the National Children's Orchestra.[1] From 1999-2001 she was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre, performing in various productions. Later training was as an actor/musician at Rose Bruford College and then a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music.[1] In 2013 Vikki was awarded a Foundation Fellowship from Wells Cathedral School and in 2015 was made an Associate of the Royal Academy Of Music (ARAM).

Television

She 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), Dara O'Briain's School of Hard Sums (Dave), It Was Alright in The 70s (Channel 4), Greatest Ever 3D Moments (Channel 4), 50 Funniest Moments of 2014 (Channel 4), Britain In Bed and 'Most Annoying People' (BBC Three), The Hour (STV), FlashPrank (MTV), That Sunday Night Show (ITV) and This Morning (ITV). She narrated the second series of Impractical Jokers UK for BBC Three in 2014.

Following a spoof 'How To' look like Hilary Devey sketch which gained popularity after the real Hilary Devey became a fan of the impression,[2] Stone appeared in BBC2's 'The Hilary Devey Story' performing as Hilary.

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 Phillip on This Morning.

She also plays the character of ‘Miss Dotty’ in the CBBC show “Titch & Ted’.

Radio

Stone has appeared a number of times on BBC Radio 4. Most notably, her appearances on The Now Show, Live at The Fringe, and Live at The Stand. Throughout 2014, Stone hosted her own Radio show The Friday Night Show with Vikki Stone on Fubar Radio.

Vikki is the current presenter of the BBC Radio 3, BBC Proms "Proms Unplucked" podcasts.

Compositions

2015 - The Night Before Christmas - a choral work written with poet Luke Wright

2015 - CBBC for BBC Learning's Titch and Ted - Theme tune and songs.

2016 - The Thing That Matters - commissioned by the National Youth Choirs Of Great Britain - world premier at the Royal Albert Hall.

2017 - Vikki is currently working on her debut orchestral work The Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra, which has been supported by the Arts Council England and a PRS Bliss Trust composer's bursary.[3]

Shows

In August 2011 Stone performed her Edinburgh debut show Big Neon Letters, and received highly favourable reviews. 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”.[4] Big Neon Letters transferred for a run at London's Soho Theatre.

A year later, 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.[5]

In June 2013 Stone performed her full-length show at London's Southbank Centre, as part of the Udderbelly Festival.[6]

In August 2013 her third show 'Definitely' opened at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, followed by her first national UK tour.[7]

Her fourth show in 2014 'Instrumental' was her most personal and technically challenging to date. It focussed on her life as a musician and her father's struggle with alcoholism, whilst setting herself the challenge to play twenty different instruments throughout the performance.

'Instrumental' has been her most successful show, touring the UK in 2014, and returning to Soho Theatre in 2015. 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"[8]

Awards

2011 - Soho Theatre One Night Stand Up Award - Winner

2011 - Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival - Best New Show - Nominee

2013 - Wells Cathedral School - Foundation Fellowship

2015 - Royal Academy Of Music - Associate

2015 - hClub 100 (The Hospital Club) award for Theatre and Performance

2015 - Awarded the PRS Bliss Trust composer's bursary

References

  1. 1 2 Richardson, Jay (4 August 2011). "The Edinburgh Festival comedy shows incorporating High Art". The List (684): 28–29. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Devey, Hilary. "Have you seen @vikkistone 's impression of me on youtube". Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.vikkistone.com/news/2016/9/15/vikki-stone-announces-new-work
  4. ↑ Copstick, Kate (11 August 2011). "Comedy review: Vikki Stone & the flashbacks: Big Neon Letters". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "About". vikkistone.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "whats on". http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2013. External link in |work= (help)
  7. ↑ Christie, Janet. "Comedian Vikki Stone is heading for the top". http://www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  8. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Vikki Stone: Instrumental". http://www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2014. External link in |website= (help)
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