Sharon Byatt

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Sharon Byatt (born in Liverpool) is a British actress [1] [2] who has appeared on TV as Irenee in Carla Lane's Bread and Sue Freeman in Springhill , and on stage as both Linda and Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers .

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Biography

Byatt attended St Julie's Catholic High School in Liverpool, [3] and trained at the Chiltern School of Dance and Drama in West Derby, Liverpool. [3] [4] Her first stage appearance was in 1990 in the musical Blood Brothers in London's West End, playing "a sparky, tomboyish Linda". [5] She reprised the role in regional tours of the show, and has also played the role of Mrs Johnstone in performances of Blood Brothers in York and Malvern. She has also appeared in leading roles in The Tommy Cooper Show in Blackpool and Sheffield, and A Midsummer Night's Dream and A Taste of Honey in Liverpool.
She is artistic director of the Chiltern Youth Theatre Company. [6] [7]

Selected stage performances

YearTitleTheatreRoleDirector
1990 Blood Brothers Albery Theatre, LondonLinda [5]
1992 Grand Hotel Dominion Theatre, London Tommy Tune [8]
1995Blood Brothers Birmingham Hippodrome Linda Bill Kenwright [9]
2005Blood BrothersYorkMrs Johnstone [2]
2006Blood Brothers Festival Theatre, Malvern Mrs Johnstone [10]
2014The Tommy Cooper Show Lantern Theatre, SheffieldGwen Cooper [11]
2015The Tommy Cooper Show Blackpool Grand Theatre Gwen Cooper [12]
2018 A Midsummer Night's Dream Epstein Theatre, LiverpoolTitaniaDaniel Taylor [13]
2018 A Taste of Honey Epstein Theatre, LiverpoolHelenDaniel Taylor [14]
2019Knee Deep In PromisesRoyal Court Studio, LiverpoolTrishPaul Goetzee

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Brookside Coral, secretary of Johnathan Gordon-Daviesuncredited [3]
1990-1991 Bread Irenee8 episodes + Christmas special [15] [16]
1997 Springhill Sue Freeman / Johnson25 episodes [17]

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