Sarah Craze Explained

Sarah Craze (born 1948 in Leeds) is a British actress who appeared on stage and television during the 1970s and 1980s, and was known for the command and sensitivity of her performances.

Career

Craze studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London,[1] [2] [3] graduating in 1969.[4] The following year, she appeared in two television mini-series, playing Beth in Little Women,[5] [6] [7] and Kate Meyrick in the 1970 version of Daniel Deronda. In 1971, she had a regular part as the secretary in the series Hine.[8] When this ended after one series, one reviewer commented, "we shall miss some attractive actors ... [including] a strangely attractive girl in Sarah Craze".[9] Stage appearances in the following years included a modern play, Children of the Wolf, of which one reviewer commented, "Quite the most startling and striking performance of the evening .. comes from Sarah Craze, whose menace as the daughter, Linda, is quickly established and never relents in its unmerciful progress to climactic inevitability. She is an actress of whom we should hear more." In 1973, she appeared with the Oxford Playhouse Company[10] and the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company. Her performance with the former in J.M. Barrie's Dear Brutus was described as "an exceptionally sensitive characterisation." Television appearances included the 1973 film of Christopher Hampton's Total Eclipse, and significant roles in an episode of the series Colditz (1974) and Softly, Softly (1975). In 1977, Craze worked with London Contemporary Productions[11] and with the Worcester Repertory Company.[12] A review of the Worcester Repertory's performance of Mrs Warren's Profession in 1977 said, "The evening is a triumph for Sarah Craze ... She is emphatic, brusque, matter-of-fact ... Yet there is never much doubt of the warm, desperate person beneath the surface."

Selected stage performances

Year Title Theatre Role
1972 Children of the Wolf Linda[13] [14]
1977 Mrs Warren's Profession Vivie[15]
1978 An Inspector Calls Shaw Theatre, London Sheila Birling[16] [17]
1973 Dear Brutus Margaret[18]
1973 The Merchant of Venice Oxford Playhouse Jessica[19] [20]
1973 Much Ado About Nothing Hero[21]
1977 Funny Peculiar Swan Theatre, Worcester[22] [23]

Selected television performances

Year Title Role Notes
1973 Total Eclipse Mathilde Verlaine[24] [25] movie
1970 Little Women Beth mini-series
1971 Hine Susannah Grey (secretary) series
1975 Softly, Softly Samantha (girl who blackmails firms with incendiary devices) 1 episode[26]
1974 Colditz Gerda 1 episode[27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: L.G.S. . 'The Maids' at RADA . 3 January 2019 . The Stage . 25 January 1968 . 13.
  2. News: H.G.M. . RADA 'Semi-Detached' . 3 January 2019 . The Stage . 31 October 1968 . 15.
  3. News: H.G.M. . Absurd Chekhov . 3 January 2019 . The Stage . 20 February 1969 . 14.
  4. Web site: Student and Graduate Profiles - Sarah Craze . RADA . 3 January 2019.
  5. Book: Mustazza . Leonard . The Literary Filmography: Preface, A-L . 2006 . McFarland . 9780786425037 . 315 . 3 January 2019.
  6. Book: Hischak . Thomas S. . American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations . 2014 . McFarland . 9780786492794 . 125 . 3 January 2019.
  7. Book: Lupack, Barbara Tepa. Nineteenth-century Women at the Movies: Adapting Classic Women's Fiction to Film. 1 November 1999. Popular Press. 9780879728052. Google Books.
  8. News: Davis . Clifford . Power switch, but ... The Game's The Same . 3 January 2019 . Daily Mirror . 3 October 1970 . 9.
  9. News: Wiggin . Maurice . Uncommon riches . 3 January 2019 . The Sunday Times . 7726 . 4 July 1971 . London, England . 21.
  10. News: Festival Productions - Oxford Playhouse . 3 January 2019 . The Stage . 13 September 1973 . 26.
  11. News: Current Production . 3 January 2019 . The Stage . 17 February 1977 . 23.
  12. News: Slim . John . Arts Review - Funny Peculiar at the Swan Theatre, Worcester . 3 January 2019 . Birmingham Daily Post . 12 September 1977 . 6.
  13. News: J.F.C. . Children of the Wolf . 3 January 2019 . Birmingham Daily Post . 16 August 1972 . 14.
  14. News: Isaacs . David . Taut Tightrope of Torment . 3 January 2019 . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 21 August 1972 . 20.
  15. News: Slim . John . Arts Review: Mrs Warren's Profession . 3 January 2019 . Birmingham Daily Post . 3 October 1977 . 6.
  16. News: Blake . Douglas . Play Reviews. Shaw - An Inspector Calls . 3 January 2019 . The Stage . 26 January 1978 . 11.
  17. Book: Herbert . Ian . Baxter . Christine . Finley . Robert E. . Who's who in the Theatre, Volume 2 . 1981 . Pitman . 48 . 9780810302365 . 3 January 2019.
  18. News: Distinguished 'Dear Brutus' . 3 January 2019 . The Stage . 16 August 1973 . 45.
  19. Book: Plays and Players, Issue 21 . 1973 . Hansom Books . 73 . 3 January 2019.
  20. News: Nurse . Keith . Shylock like a baited bear . 3 January 2019 . The Daily Telegraph . 36752 . 18 July 1973 . London, England . 15.
  21. News: On this week in Edinburgh . 3 January 2019 . The Stage . 15 November 1973 . 23.
  22. News: Plumley . C. Murray . Regional Theatre . 3 January 2019 . The Stage . 1 September 1977 . 18.
  23. Web site: Other Plays: 1970-1979 . Rob Wilton Theatricalia . 3 January 2019.
  24. British Broadcasting Corporation . Total Eclipse . Radio Times . 1974 . 204 . 35 . 3 January 2019.
  25. Book: Francis . Ben . Christopher Hampton: Dramatic Ironist . 1996 . Amber Lane Press . 9781872868196 . 23 . 3 January 2019.
  26. News: Elkan . Allan . TV Wednesday - Best of the Rest . 3 January 2019 . The Sunday Times . 7948 . 12 October 1975 . London, England . 52.
  27. News: Mirror TV - Sarah Craze stars in Colditz . 3 January 2019 . Daily Mirror . 18 February 1974 . 18.

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