Lucy Bradshaw Explained

Lucy Bradshaw
Birth Name:Lucy-Anne Bradshaw
Birth Place:Bristol, United Kingdom
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1994 - 2002
2008 - Present
Website:http://www.lucy-bradshaw.co.uk

Lucy-Anne Bradshaw is a British actress and singer, known for playing Cathy in the original production of Whistle Down the Wind by National Youth Music Theatre and Miss Kenton in the musical adaptation of The Remains of the Day. She also played Terry in Merrily We Roll Along directed by Michael Grandage at the Donmar Warehouse in December 2000, which won the 2001 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical.[1]

Background

Lucy-Anne Bradshaw was born in Bristol. She attended St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School played many leading roles with the National Youth Music Theatre and won the Cameron Mackintosh Award in 1997. Lucy trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

Lucy began her career creating/playing roles such as Cathy in the Original musical play Whistle Down the Wind for National Youth Music Theatre in Richard Taylor and Russell Labey's musical adaption. She went on to play a role in Merrily We Roll Along at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Michael Grandage and played the part of Gertrude Lawrence in Noel and Gertie at The Salisbury Playhouse. Bradshaw played the part of Miss Kenton in The Remains of the Day, the musical adaption of the Booker Prize winning novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Theatre

YearTitleRoleDirectorTheatre
1994Whistle Down the WindCathyRussell LabeyNational Youth Music Theatre.
1996The Beggars OperaLucy Lockit[2] Frank WhatelyNational Youth Music Theatre.
1999The Lady of CammeliasMargueriteTom HunsingerChanticleer Theatre.
2000New BoyLouiseRussell LabeyPleasance Theatre Edinburgh.
2001Merrily We Roll AlongMovie StarMichael GrandageDonmar Warehouse.
2002Noel & GertieGertrude LawrenceDouglas RintoulSalisbury Playhouse.
2010The Remains of the DayMiss. KentonChris LovelessUnion Theatre.
2010Sondheim at 80[3] Movie StarConcert Performance with Jamie LloydQueen's Theatre.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donmar Warehouse | Awards . 2011-04-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081020093111/http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/p51.html . 2008-10-20 .
  2. Web site: Glad to be Gay. . 23 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Donmar Warehouse | Sondheim at 80 . 2010-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100812104424/http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/pl115.html . 2010-08-12 . dead .