Victoria Woodward Explained

Victoria Woodward is a British theatre, radio and television actress and voice coach. She has appeared in Vital Signs, and in EastEnders as Nina Brown.

Theatre

• Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Luciana in Two Gentlemen of Verona at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre^[1]
• Playing for Time at Salisbury Playhouse
• Julia in The Rivals for Compass Theatre Company
• Esther in Let Esther Speak, Adam House Theatre, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe^[2]
• Celestina in The Lady of Pleasure, Marlowe Dramatic Players, Cambridge Festival Theatre^{[3] [4]}
• Rachel in Happy Savages, Lyric Studio, Hammersmith, ^{[5] [6]}
• Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Oxford Stage Company^{[7] [8]}
• The Humorous Lieutenant at Battersea Arts Centre^[9]
• The Jungle Book at Warwick Arts Centre
• Lydia Languish in The Rivals at Basingstoke Haymarket Theatre^[10]
• Veronica in Soho - A Tale of Tabledancers at the Arcola Theatre^[11]

Radio

• Arden of Faversham, BBC Radio 3^[12]

Filmography

• The German Lullaby (short) 2007
• EastEnders (TV series) 2006
• Vital Signs (TV series) 2006

Notes and References

1. News: Dowell . Ben . A Midsummer Night's Dream . 28 May 2024 . The Stage . 12 June 2003.
2. News: Relich . Mario . LET ESTHER SPEAK . 28 May 2024 . The Scotsman . 21 August 1993 . Victoria Woodward is excellent as Esther. She transforms herself before our very eyes into strength of character personified..
3. News: Kersey . Alan . 'Twas a Pleasure . 28 May 2024 . Cambridge Daily News . 14 March 1995.
4. News: Grosvenor . Valerie . The Lady of Pleasure . 28 May 2024 . The Stage . 13 April 1995.
5. News: Bellamy . Terry . Not much sympathy for the savages . 28 May 2024 . Greenford & Northolt Gazette . 7 August 1998.
6. News: Thaxter . John . Happy Savages . 28 May 2024 . The Stage . 13 August 1998.
7. News: Blow . Helen . Franks's Bottom? . 28 May 2024 . Gloucester Citizen . 8 October 1998.
8. News: Berry . Kevin . A Midsummer Night's Dream . 28 May 2024 . The Stage . 29 October 1998.
9. News: Aldridge . Andrew . The Humorous Lieutenant . 28 May 2024 . The Stage . 30 September 1999 . Particularly impressive are Victoria Woodward who, as Celia, lends the production a much needed emotional focus.
10. News: Watterston . Julie . The Rivals . 28 May 2024 . The Stage . 16 March 2000.
11. News: Awde . Nick . A satisfyingly spun yarn . 28 May 2024 . The Stage . 8 February 2001.
12. News: Calendar . 28 May 2024 . The Stage . 3 June 2004.