Blackpool Teaching Hospitals colleagues lace up their tap shoes and take to the stage

Kate Brownwood and Aimi Brear, who work at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, will be dazzling audiences at the Blackpool Grand Theatre this week as they perform in the world famous 1980s musical 42nd Street.   

Dancing since they were young, Kate, a Cardiac Physiologist, and Aimi, a Radiographer in the MRI department, started out at the same dance school and now years later, perform together in their local amateur dramatics society, Blackpool Operatic Players.

Since October 2025 the pair have juggled rehearsals twice a week after work alongside family life, and are now excited for the big show. This is Kate’s first performance with the group although she previously performed in a lot of shows before having children. Kate commented: “I can’t wait to be on the Grand Theatre stage again, what a privilege. Now that my children have grown up and I am no longer a dance mum, I am really excited to be back on the stage myself”.  

Kate has even got her family involved, with her son supporting with creating stage sets and her daughter will be handing out programmes to the audience at the performances. 

Aimi, having performed in shows previously, is very excited for the opportunity to dance on the Grand Theatre stage again and added: “I really enjoy all the fun, all the dancing and being part of the whole thing”.  

Colleagues from their departments will be attending and cheering them on during the performances at the Blackpool Grand Theatre from Wednesday, 1 April to Saturday, 4 April. Tickets for the performance are available to purchase from the Grand Theatre box office.  

The Trust wishes the pair a great performance.