A Hoddesdon teenager will be giving the performance of her life when she sings and dances for hundreds of top politicians.
Daisy Cutler, 17, of Ditchfield Road, Hoddesdon, will be performing for 600 politicians at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference at Westminster Hall at the end of July. America’s President Barack Obama recently addressed the Houses of Parliament from the same venue.
Daisy said: “I am so excited. I watched Obama’s historic speech on the television and I can’t believe that we’ll actually be on the same steps, performing for such an important audience.”
Daisy is taking part in the event as a member of the West End Kids theatre, song and dance troupe. West End Kids were selected to perform at the event by a steering committee chaired by the Rt Hon Sir Alan Haselhurst MP following a recommendation from the Mayor of London’s office. It is the most prestigious event that the group has been asked to perform at in its 10-year history.
The next day the group will perform at a huge One Year To Go celebration in London’s Trafalgar Square as the capital celebrates one year to go until the Olympics. It is estimated that 30,000 people will be watching the event live; the concert will also be televised.The programme for both audiences will include songs from Mary Poppins, Children of Eden, The Addams Family, Sister Act, We Will Rock You and The Will Rogers Follies.West End Kids recently performed alongside the West End casts of Mamma Mia, Priscilla and Chicago at Canary Wharf as part of London’s Arts and Events summer festival.