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Niamh Cusack ( ; born 20 October 1959) is an Irish actress. Born to a family with deep roots in the performing arts, Cusack has been involved as a performer since a young age. She has served with the UK's two leading theatre companies, the
Royal Shakespeare Company and the
Royal National Theatre and has performed in a long line of major stage productions since the mid-1980s. She has made numerous appearances on television including a long-running role as Dr. Kate Rowan in the UK series ''
Heartbeat'' (1992–1995) which made her a household name and favourite. She has often worked as a
voice actress on radio, and her film credits include a starring role in ''
In Love with Alma Cogan'' (2011).
Early life
The daughter of the Irish actor
Cyril Cusack
Cyril James Cusack (26 November 1910 – 7 October 1993) was an Irish stage and screen actor with a career that spanned more than 70 years. During his lifetime, he was considered one of Ireland’s finest thespians, and was renowned for his in ...
, she is the sister of
Sinéad Cusack and
Sorcha Cusack, and half-sister of
Catherine Cusack
Catherine Cusack (born 21 December 1968) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Nanny Carmel Finnan in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 1992 and 1993.
Early life and career
Cusack was born on 21 Decemb ...
. She has two brothers, Paul Cusack, a television producer, and
Pádraig Cusack
Pádraig Cusack (; born 16 March 1962) is an Irish theatre producer who has worked with the National Theatre of Great Britain, the Abbey Theatre Dublin, the NCPA Mumbai and numerous international festivals.
Personal life
The youngest son of th ...
, Producer for the
Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. Cusack's husband is the actor
Finbar Lynch; they have a son,
Calam.
Education
Niamh Cusack was educated bi-lingually through Irish and English in Dublin. Originally she trained as a professional flautist, winning a scholarship to study at the
Royal Academy of Music, subsequently working as a freelance musician with the
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and Concert Orchestra before winning a place at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...
to train as an actress. Cusack left the school after one year without completing the course because she was offered her first professional acting job at the
Gate Theatre
The Gate Theatre is a theatre on Cavendish Row in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1928.
History Beginnings
The Gate Theatre was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir with Daisy Bannard Cogley and Gearóid Ó Lochlai ...
in Dublin, playing the juvenile lead in their summer play.
Acting career
Cusack was then offered the role of Irina in Kasparov Wrede's production of ''
Three Sisters'' at
Royal Exchange, Manchester, before playing
Desdemona
Desdemona () is a character in William Shakespeare's play ''Othello'' (c. 1601–1604). Shakespeare's Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello, a Moorish Venetian ...
in the
Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''
Othello'' opposite
Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and tw ...
and Juliet in ''
Romeo and Juliet'' opposite
Sean Bean
Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire ac ...
.
Cusack came to the wider public's attention when she starred as Dr. Kate Rowan in the popular 1990s television drama series ''
Heartbeat'' (1992–1995), set in the 1960s in the
North Riding of Yorkshire. Her character died from leukaemia in series 5 leaving her policeman husband Nick, played by
Nick Berry
Nicholas Berry (born 16 April 1963) is a retired English actor and pop singer. He is best known for his roles as Simon Wicks in ''EastEnders'' from 1985 to 1990, and as PC Nick Rowan in '' Heartbeat'' from 1992 to 1998. He sang UK chart sin ...
, a widower. She had decided to leave the show after becoming pregnant. Cusack was nominated in the category of Best Actress in a TV Drama in 2004 at the Irish Television and Film awards
IFTA for her role in the Cartlon Television TV film ''Too Good to be True''. Niamh was nominated for a Whatsonstage.com Award in 2012 in the Best Supporting Actress in a Play category for her role in ''
Playboy of the Western World
''The Playboy of the Western World'' is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge and first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in County Mayo (o ...
'' at the
Old Vic
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. In January 2013, she was nominated for a
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Audio Drama Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for ''The Man with Wings'' by
Rachel Joyce, produced by Gordon House, Goldhawk Essential Productions for Radio 4.
Cusack played
Molly Bloom in
James Joyce
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's ''
Ulysses'' for
BBC Radio 4
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which aired a new 9-part adaptation dramatised by
Robin Brooks, produced and directed by
Jeremy Mortimer. The series began on
Bloomsday
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(16 June) 2012.
In 1989 Cusack took the part of an actress, Valerie Saintclair, in the ninth episode of the first series of ''
Agatha Christie's Poirot
''Poirot'' (also known as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'') is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional Her ...
'' entitled ''
The King of Clubs.''
Other television acting credits also include Christine Fletcher in ''
Always and Everyone'' (1999–2002), a British accident and emergency medical series alongside
Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He came to national recognition as Doyle in ITV crime-action television drama series '' The Professionals'' (1977–1983). Further notable television parts include the title roles in '' ...
; Grace Haslett in the miniseries ''State of Mind'' alongside
Andrew Lincoln; Julie Flynn in the one off drama Rhinoceros alongside
Robson Green
Robson Golightly Green (born 18 December 1964) is an English actor, angler, singer-songwriter and presenter.
His first major TV role was as hospital porter Jimmy Powell in BBC drama series '' Casualty'' in 1989. He then went on to portray Fusi ...
and the small but important role of
Beatrix Potter
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in the TV series ''
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
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'' (1992–1995). She played
Wodehouse
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's
Bobbie Wickham in the ITV series ''
Jeeves and Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a Britis ...
'' (1990–1993). She played a character in an ''
Agatha Christie's Marple
''Agatha Christie's Marple'' (or simply ''Marple'') is a British ITV television programme loosely based on the books and short stories by British crime novelist Agatha Christie. The title character was played by Geraldine McEwan from the firs ...
'' series ("4:50 from Paddington", 2004), and has starred in episodes of ''
Midsomer Murders'' (2008) and ''
A Touch of Frost
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'' (2009) and the film ''
The Closer You Get'' (2000), alongside Sean McGinle, for which she was nominated for an IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film.
Cusack starred opposite
Sean Bean
Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire ac ...
in the 1986 RSC production of ''Romeo and Juliet''. Throughout the 1990s Cusack worked regularly on the London stage in a series of leading roles including Nora Clitheroe in
Sam Mendes's acclaimed production of ''
The Plough and the Stars
''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title references the Sta ...
'' (Young Vic) opposite Judi Dench, Rosalind in ''
As You Like It'' (Barbican), Flora in
Tom Stoppard's ''
Indian Ink'' (Aldwych) and ''
The Maids
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The play ...
'' (Donmar Warehouse). In the summer of 2003, she appeared as Portia in
Shakespeare
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's ''
The Merchant of Venice
''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock.
Although classified as ...
'' at the
Chichester Festival Theatre
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, directed by
Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards (born 14 November 1954) is an Australian theatre director, who has worked extensively throughout Australia and internationally. She has also directed for television and film.
Professional career
Edwards began her career at Adelaid ...
. In 2004, Cusack joined the
National Theatre for a stage adaptation (by
Nicholas Wright) of
Philip Pullman
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's ''
His Dark Materials
''His Dark Materials'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of '' Northern Lights'' (1995; published as ''The Golden Compass'' in North America), '' The Subtle Knife'' (1997), and '' The Amber Spyglass'' (2000). It follo ...
'' as Serafina Pekkala. The production also featured
Anna Maxwell Martin,
Ben Wishaw and
Patricia Hodge
Patricia Ann Hodge, OBE (born 29 September 1946) is an English actor. She is known on-screen for playing Phyllida Erskine-Brown in '' Rumpole of the Bailey'' (1978–1992), Jemima Shore in ''Jemima Shore Investigates'' (1983), Penny in '' Mira ...
. In 2007, Cusack returned to National Theatre to appear in
Victoria Benedictsson's ''The Enchantment'', and played Alison Ellis in ''Crestfall'' by
Mark O'Rowe
Mark O'Rowe is an Irish playwright and screenwriter.
Life
Mark O'Rowe was born in 1970 in Dublin, Ireland, to parents Hugh and Patricia O'Rowe (to whom he dedicated his 1999 play, ''Howie the Rookie''). He grew up in Tallaght, a working class s ...
at
Theatre503
Theatre503, formerly the Latchmere Theatre, is a theatre located at 503 Battersea Park Road in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, above the Latchmere pub. The venue is known for promoting the work of new writers.
History
The the ...
. In 2009, she played Maggie in the first major revival in London of
Brian Friel
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's multi award-winning ''
Dancing at Lughnasa
''Dancing at Lughnasa'' is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in County Donegal in Ulster in the north of Ireland in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Eva ...
'' alongside her husband Finbar Lynch at the
Old Vic
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Places
*Old, Baranya, Hungary
*Old, Northamptonshire, England
* Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD)
*OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Ma ...
. In 2010, she played
Catherine Dickens in ''Andersen's English'', a play by
Sebastian Barry
Sebastian Barry (born 5 July 1955) is an Irish novelist, playwright and poet. He was named Laureate for Irish Fiction, 2019–2021. He is noted for his lyrical literary writing style and is considered one of Ireland's finest writers.
Barry's l ...
. In 2011, she appeared in ''
The Painter'' by
Rebecca Lenkiewicz, opposite
Toby Jones and followed it with the role of Edith Davenport in ''
Cause Célèbre
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'' by
Terence Rattigan
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and The Widow Quin in ''
The Playboy of the Western World
''The Playboy of the Western World'' is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge and first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in County Mayo (o ...
'' by
J.M. Synge, both at the Old Vic.
In August 2012, Niamh Cusack rejoined the National Theatre to create the role of Siobhan in the world première of the stage adaptation of Mark Haddon's book ''The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-Time'' adapted by
Simon Stephens
Simon Stephens (born 6 February 1971) is an English playwright and Professor of Scriptwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University. Having taught on the Young Writers' Programme at the Royal Court Theatre for many years, he is now an Artistic ...
and directed by
Marianne Elliott. The show premièred on 2 August 2012. It also starred
Luke Treadaway as Christopher,
Nicola Walker
Nicola Jane Walker (born 15 May 1970) is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of Ruth Evershed in the spy drama '' Spooks'' (2003–2006 and 2009–201 ...
as his mother Judy,
Paul Ritter as his father Ed and
Una Stubbs as Mrs. Alexander.
The production, which ran until late October 2012, was broadcast live to cinemas worldwide on 6 September 2012 through the
National Theatre Live
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About
I grew ...
programme. The nominations for the 2013
Olivier Awards, which recognise excellence in professional productions staged in London, were announced on 26 March 2013; ''The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time'' secured the most nominations with eight, including Best New Play, Best Director (Elliott), Best Actor (Treadaway), Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and other categories including Best Set Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design and Best Choreographer. The show transferred to the
Apollo Theatre
The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London. in Shaftesbury Avenue, London on 1 March 2013 with Cusack reprising her role of Siobhan. Following a period in film and television including the films ''
Testament of Youth'', ''Departure'', ''
Chick Lit'' and ''The Ghoul'' and the television series ''
Rebellion'', Cusack returned to the London stage in 2016 as Paulina in ''
The Winter's Tale'' at the Globe and Owen McCafferty's ''Unfaithful'' at Found 111 in the West End.
In 2017, she was cast in the leading role of Lenú in the world première of the stage adaptation of the multi award-winning tetralogy of books ''
My Brilliant Friend'' by
Elena Ferrante
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at the Rose Theatre which transferred to the
Olivier Theatre of the
Royal National Theatre in 2019. In between the transfer in 2018, Cusack returned to the
Royal Shakespeare Company in another leading role as Lady Macbeth opposite
Christopher Eccleston which transferred to London's
Barbican Theatre
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. In the first stage adaptation of
Kazuo Ishiguro
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He is one of the most cr ...
's novel ''
Remains of the Day'' by Barney Norris, Cusack was cast as Miss Kenton, the role previously made famous on screen by
Emma Thompson. During this busy period of theatre work, Cusack returned to the small screen as Janine in the acclaimed 4-part series ''
The Virtues'' directed by
Shane Meadows
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Meadows' other films i ...
.
In April 2020, Cusack was scheduled to make her long-awaited début at the
Abbey Theatre in
Brian Friel
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's ''
Faith Healer'' opposite
Aidan Gillen
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and directed by
Joe Dowling. Due to COVID-19, the production has been temporarily postponed.
she will started as Gertrude in ''Hamlet'' by Bristol Old Vic along with her real life husband Finbar Lynch
Personal life
Cusack is married to the actor
Finbar Lynch.
They met when rehearsing in Dublin in the theatre production of ''
Three Sisters'' in 1990. They have one son, actor
Calam Lynch. Cusack is a keen athlete, has run the London Marathon for the charity St Joseph's Hospice in East London and cycles everywhere.
Filmography
Selected theatre credits
*1985: ''
Othello'' as Desdemona (
Royal Shakespeare Company/
Barbican, London)
*1985: ''Mary, After the Queen'' (
Royal Shakespeare Company)
*1985: ''Anything Goes'' (
Royal Shakespeare Company)
*1985: ''
Three Sisters'' as Irina (
Royal Exchange, Manchester)
*1986: ''
Romeo and Juliet'' as Juliet (
Royal Shakespeare Company/
Barbican, London)
*1987: ''The Art of Success'' (
Royal Shakespeare Company/
Barbican, London)
*1987: ''Portrait of a Marriage'' (
Royal Shakespeare Company/
Barbican Theatre
The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhib ...
, London)
*1988: ''The Tutor'' (
Old Vic
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Places
*Old, Baranya, Hungary
*Old, Northamptonshire, England
* Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD)
*OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Ma ...
, London) – Alongside half sister
Catherine Cusack
Catherine Cusack (born 21 December 1968) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Nanny Carmel Finnan in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 1992 and 1993.
Early life and career
Cusack was born on 21 Decemb ...
*1988: ''The Admirable Crichton'' (West End -
Theatre Royal Haymarket, London)
*1990: ''
Three Sisters'' as Irina (
Gate Theatre
The Gate Theatre is a theatre on Cavendish Row in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1928.
History Beginnings
The Gate Theatre was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir with Daisy Bannard Cogley and Gearóid Ó Lochlai ...
, Dublin &
Royal Court Theatre
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, London – Alongside sisters
Sinead Cusack (Masha) &
Sorcha Cusack (Olga) & her father
Cyril Cusack
Cyril James Cusack (26 November 1910 – 7 October 1993) was an Irish stage and screen actor with a career that spanned more than 70 years. During his lifetime, he was considered one of Ireland’s finest thespians, and was renowned for his in ...
)
*1991: ''The Plough and the Stars'' as Nora Clitheroe (
Young Vic Theatre
The Young Vic Theatre is a performing arts venue located on The Cut, near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth.
The Young Vic was established by Frank Dunlop in 1970. Kwame Kwei-Armah has been Artistic Director since February 201 ...
, London)
*1991: ''The Phoenix'' (
Bush Theatre, London)
*1993: ''
A Doll's House
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'' as Nora (
Gate Theatre
The Gate Theatre is a theatre on Cavendish Row in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1928.
History Beginnings
The Gate Theatre was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir with Daisy Bannard Cogley and Gearóid Ó Lochlai ...
, Dublin)
*1995: ''Indian Ink'' as Flora (West End -
Aldwych Theatre
The Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Aldwych in the City of Westminster, central London. It was listed Grade II on 20 July 1971. Its seating capacity is 1,200 on three levels.
History
Origins
The theatre was constructed in th ...
)
*1996: ''
As You Like It'' as Rosalind (
Royal Shakespeare Company/
Barbican, London)
*1997: ''The Maids'' (
Donmar Warehouse
The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977.
Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage and Josie Rourke have all served as artistic director, a post held since 2019 by Mi ...
, London)
*1998: ''Nabokov's Gloves'' (
Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. Roxana Silbert has been the artistic director since ...
, London)
*2003: ''
The Merchant of Venice
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Although classified as ...
'' as Portia (
Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II* listed building situated in Oaklands Park in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, it was opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Mart ...
)
*2003: ''
His Dark Materials
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'' as Serafina Pekkala (
Royal National Theatre, London)
*2005: ''Breathing Corpses'' (
Royal Court Theatre
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/
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London)
*2006: ''Mammals'' (
The Bush
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, London)
*2007: ''The Way of the World'' (Royal Theatre, Northampton)
*2007: ''
The Enchantment
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The album was released to favorable reviews and went on to win the Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album at the 8th Ann ...
'' (
Royal National Theatre, London)
*2007: ''
Ghosts'' as Mrs Alving (Gate Theatre – Notting Hill, London)
*2007: ''Crestfall'' (
Theatre503
Theatre503, formerly the Latchmere Theatre, is a theatre located at 503 Battersea Park Road in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, above the Latchmere pub. The venue is known for promoting the work of new writers.
History
The the ...
, London)
*2008: ''The Portrait of a Lady'' (
Theatre Royal Bath
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)
*2009: ''
Dancing at Lughnasa
''Dancing at Lughnasa'' is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in County Donegal in Ulster in the north of Ireland in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Eva ...
'' as Maggie (West End -
Old Vic Theatre
The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, not-for-profit producing theatre in Waterloo, London, England. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre. In 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal ...
)
*2010: ''Anderson's English'' (
Hampstead Theatre
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/
Out of Joint
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It was founded in 1993 by direct ...
and on tour)
*2010: ''Women, Power and Politics'' (
Tricycle Theatre
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, London)
*2011: ''
Cause Célèbre
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'' (West End -
Old Vic Theatre
The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, not-for-profit producing theatre in Waterloo, London, England. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre. In 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal ...
)
*2011: ''The Painter'' (
Arcola Theatre, London)
*2011: ''
The Playboy of the Western World
''The Playboy of the Western World'' is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge and first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in County Mayo (o ...
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Old Vic Theatre
The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, not-for-profit producing theatre in Waterloo, London, England. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre. In 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal ...
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*2012: ''
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' as Siobhan (
Royal National Theatre, London)
*2013: ''
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' as Siobhan (West End –
Apollo Theatre
The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London. )
*2016: ''
The Winter's Tale'' as Paulina (
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays, in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames. The original theatre was built in ...
, London)
*2016: ''Unfaithful'' (Theatre 111, London)
*2017: ''
My Brilliant Friend'' as Lenú (
Rose Theatre, London)
*2018: ''
Macbeth'' as Lady Macbeth (
Royal Shakespeare Company/
Barbican, London)
*2019: ''
Remains of the Day'' as Kenton (
Out of Joint
Out of Joint is a British and international touring theatre company based in London. It specialises in the commissioning and production of new writing, interspersed with occasional revivals and classic productions.
It was founded in 1993 by direct ...
/UK Tour)
*2019: ''
My Brilliant Friend'' as Lenú (
Royal National Theatre, London)
*2020: ''
Faith Healer'' as Grace (
Abbey Theatre, Dublin)
Awards and nominations
*Nominated: ''
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Audio Drama Awards'' 2013 – Best Supporting Actress for ''The Man with Wings'' by Rachel Joyce, for