Ab·i·gail ( b -g l ) n. lady's-maid. In the Bible, the wife of David. Father (i.e., "leader") of the dance, or "of joy." The father's joy, "a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance."

Her·cu·les    (hûr ky -l z ) n. 1. Greek & Roman Mythology. The son of Zeus and Alcmene, a hero of extraordinary strength who won immortality by performing 12 labors demanded by the Argive king Eurystheus. 2. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lyra and Corona Borealis.

Ab·i·gail Her·cu·les  ( b -g l ) (hûr ky -l z ) n.  1. London born and based actress 2. singer 3. songwriter 4. instrumentalist 5. cat lover 6. vegetarian 7. clothes/shoes/hat fan 8. traveller 9. party-girl 10. friend

That says a lot, read on for more…..

An early desire to glide down a Busby Berkeley staircase in fishnets and feathers….er, give my Lady Macbeth…..led me to join the vibrant but sadly defunct Young Vic Youth Theatre . My range was stretched to the limits - from a chicken donning a rubber glove on its head in Aristophanes' ‘Birds’ to Rizzo in a sell-out run of ‘Grease’.

A three-year course at The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art followed. Whilst there I set up the female acappella vocal group, ‘The Love Eggs’.

The next ten years were spent touring The British Isles, Europe and Japan in work as diverse as Oily Cart (theatre for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties) to ‘Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story’ (theatre for people who like geeky guitarists).

I have made several TV appearances including ‘Spooks’ and of course, ‘The Bill’. The part of Angie was written for me in the film ‘Dinner Money’.

I have sung Jazz at many central London venues such as The Portrait Restaurant and The Savile Club along with many a wedding/christening/21 st /bar mizvah….. and have done vocal sessions for TV.

As the century turned, I realised that there is more to life than waiting for the phone to ring and I wrote my first song. I then set up two bands as an outlet for my tunes. Firstly HERCULES (a 4-piece rock outfit) and then, The Easy Tigers (a 5-piece acoustic group) whose debut album you can buy.

With performances at The Glastonbury Festival and The Groucho Club with 4 Poofs & a Piano , the music goes on……and sometimes, the phone rings.