Katy Stephens

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Katy Stephens
OccupationActor/Presenter
Years active1990-present

Katy Stephens is a British actress and former children's presenter. [1] She has appeared in leading roles with Shakespeare's Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company with whom she is an Associate Artist. [2] She played Nicky in London's Burning , and was a co-presenter on The Fun Song Factory in the 1990s.

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Theatre

Stephens’ work with the Royal Shakespeare Company [3] includes Rosalind in As You Like It, [4] Tamora in Titus Andronicus, [5] Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, [6] Regan in King Lear, [7] Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew, [8] Sarah in Mark Ravenhill's Candide, [9] Katy in Silence, a co-production with Filter Theatre, [10] and Joan of Arc/Margaret of Anjou in Sir Michael Boyd's Histories Cycle. Work for Shakespeare's Globe includes Clytemnestra in The Oresteia, [11] Calpurnia in Julius Caesar [12] and Iras in Antony and Cleopatra for The Complete Walk films. [13]

Other appearances include:

Stephens trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the National Youth Theatre. [23]

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Ego Performance Company

Stephens is a board member for Ego Performance Company, a charity working with performers of all ages and abilities in the heart of the city of Coventry. [25]

Television

Film

TV presenting

References

  1. ↑ Trueman, Matt (11 May 2013). "Roles fit for acting royalty | Interviews". The Stage. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Associate Artists". ww.rsc.org. Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Associate artists | Royal Shakespeare Company". www.rsc.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Michael Boyd 2009 Production". www.rsc.org. Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Billington, Michael (24 May 2013). "Titus Andronicus – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Michael Boyd 2010 Production". www.rsc.org. Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "David Farr 2010 production". www.rsc.org. Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Director and cast of the RSC First Encounters Taming of the Shrew share their views". www.theatrevoice.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Billington, Michael. "Candide – review". The Guardian. No. 6 Sep 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Spencer, Charles (19 May 2011). "Silence, Hampstead Theatre, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Clytemnestra played by Katy Stephens". www.shakespearesglobe.com. Shakespeare's Globe. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Billington, Michael (3 July 2014). "Julius Caesar review – robustly energetic". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "The Complete Walk celebrates 'exotic' Shakespeare". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  14. ↑ http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/69873-antony-cleopatra National Theatre and NT Live.
  15. ↑ https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/coriolanus Sheffield Crucible Theatre
  16. ↑ http://www.classicspring.co.uk/show/uk-tour-a-woman-of-no-importance for Classic Spring Theatre.
  17. ↑ https://www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/othello/ Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres
  18. ↑ https://www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/othello/ Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres.
  19. ↑ "A Midsummers Night's Dream". www.theatreroyal.org.uk. Bath Theatre Royal. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  20. ↑ Hailes, Anne (22 April 2015). "Review: The King's Speech". The Belfast Times. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "Mine is all about motherhood". The London Evening Standard. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "Forests (REVIEW): Calixto Bieito Condenses The Spirit Of Shakespeare With Nudity And Violence". The Huffington Post. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  23. ↑ Trueman, Matt. "Roles fit for acting royalty". The Stage. The Stage. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  24. ↑ Vonledebur, Caroline (29 May 2013). "RSC actress Katy Stephens on taking the 'meaty' role of Titus Andronicus". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "EGO Performance | Bold as Bard in the Stratford Herald!".
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