How Kelsey got to earn her skates

The rock musical Starlight Express is leaving audiences in a spin at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin with a brand new production from original choreographer Arlene Phillips.

How Kelsey got to earn her  skates

A love story, where good battles evil, it’s two hours of speed, spectacle and daredevil stunts, where performers sing, act and dance... all while on roller skates.

It may look effortless on stage but it takes a lot of training and hard work, says cast member, 27-year-old Kelsey Cobban, a native of Rathfarnham, Co Dublin. “I auditioned for the part soon after I graduated from the Bird College of Performing Arts, got it and joined 11 other Starlight virgins in skate school.”

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