Lucy Bradshaw

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Lucy Bradshaw
Born
Lucy-Anne Bradshaw

Bristol, United Kingdom
Occupation Actress
Years active1994–2002
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]

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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
1994 Whistle Down the Wind CathyRussell Labey National Youth Music Theatre.
1996 The Beggars Opera Lucy Lockit [2] Frank Whately National Youth Music Theatre.
1999The Lady of CammeliasMargueriteTom HunsingerChanticleer Theatre.
2000New BoyLouiseRussell Labey Pleasance Theatre Edinburgh.
2001 Merrily We Roll Along Movie Star Michael Grandage Donmar Warehouse.
2002Noel & GertieGertrude LawrenceDouglas Rintoul Salisbury Playhouse.
2010 The Remains of the Day Miss. KentonChris Loveless Union Theatre.
2010Sondheim at 80 [3] Movie StarConcert Performance with Jamie Lloyd Queen's Theatre.

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References

  1. ↑ "Donmar Warehouse | Awards". Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Glad to be Gay". Independent.co.uk . 23 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Donmar Warehouse | Sondheim at 80". Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
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