From Playing Fortnite to Centre Stage: West End Star Jacob Fowler on Into the Woods, Heathers & the Business of Performing

The Business of Show Business · Apr 15, 2026 · 46m

What's it really like to perform eight shows a week in a musical — or to be on standby, one minute playing Fortnite, the next going on at the Bridge Theatre?

This week, Jamie Body is joined by West End performer Jacob Fowler — known for his iconic run as JD in Heathers the Musical, the UK Tour of The Addams Family, and currently appearing in Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre, one of the most-nominated Olivier shows of the year.

In this episode, we cover:

🎭 What life as a standby is REALLY like (including a mid-show emergency at the Bridge)

🎤 How Jacob went from messaging Paul Taylor Mills…