WhosOnTrend: The most viewed Stage Names in May 2025

Here at WhatsOnStage, we don’t just report on the news, bring you backstage content, first looks, and exclusive chats and thoughts.

Oh no! We are now providing an online encyclopedia to all of your favourite performers and creatives! Stage Names is a who’s who of the West End and beyond, and something we’re working hard on behind the scenes. As more news comes in, we’re expanding and broadening the list, with almost 1000 names so far.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at who has been trending over the last month…

Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele

Our UK Eurovision girlies have topped the searches in May, thanks to their chandelier-crashing performance on Eurovision. As Remember Monday, they received a whopping 12 points from an Italian cartoon mouse for “What the Hell Just Happened?” and ensured hilarity ensued when it came to the unfair (in our opinion) public vote.

Daniel Casey

Fans of the TV show will be pleased to hear that the Midsomer Murders star will return to the stage adaptation, The Killings at Badger’s Drift. In a fun twist, he’ll be playing a new role in the show on tour…

Hannah Dodd and Rob Madge

The duo will soon be willkommen-ed to the Kit Kat Club, and their casting caused a perfectly marvellous rush to their respective stage names.

Francesca Mills

Mills will take on the role of Ophelia in the National Theatre’s upcoming production of Hamlet, with Olivier Award winner Hiran Abeysekera in the title role. Mills recently won the Ian Charleson Award, and one look at her Stage Name shows an impressive list of theatre credits.

Felicity Montagu

The Beyond Paradise star returns to the immersive A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre later this month, and had theatre fans aerial-swinging to her Stage Name.

James Olivas and the cast of Evita

Olivas is hopping over from the US (where he’s starred in such titles as American Idiot) to take on a leading role in Jamie Lloyd‘s upcoming revival of Evita! The full cast joining Rachel Zegler was announced in May, with co-stars Diego Andres Rodriguez and Bella Brown getting a lot of love on their biographies, too. Some could call them “High Flying, Adored”!

Sidonie Smith

The newest “Queen of the Night”, Smith, was recently cast as Rachel Marron in the upcoming tour of The Bodyguard! She’s played the role in Germany to high acclaim and is getting ready to dance with somebody across the UK.

Verity Thompson and Nate Landskroner

And you can tell everybody… these two are leading the first UK tour of Moulin Rouge! The jukebox musical officially opened its doors in Edinburgh earlier this month, and our critic was there on opening night.

Tosh Wanogho-Maud and the cast of Titanique

The new cast of Titanique caused quite a splash when they were announced earlier this month. Filled to the rafters with West End names, including Luke Bayer, Richard Carson, Hiba Elchikhe, and Carl Mullaney, Wanogho-Maud will take over from Olivier Award winner Layton Williams as the Iceberg. We can’t wait to see his take!

Alex Young

Pass the sangria! One of Operation Mincemeat‘s newest recruits, Young has recently started performances as Ewen Montagu and others, alongside a wad of new faces.