Sharon Byatt

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.

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

Year Title Theatre Role Director
1990 Blood Brothers Albery Theatre, London Linda [5]
1992 Grand Hotel Dominion Theatre, London Tommy Tune[8]
1995 Blood Brothers Birmingham Hippodrome Linda Bill Kenwright[9]
2005 Blood Brothers York Mrs Johnstone [2]
2006 Blood Brothers Festival Theatre, Malvern Mrs Johnstone [10]
2014 The Tommy Cooper Show Lantern Theatre, Sheffield Gwen Cooper [11]
2015 The Tommy Cooper Show Blackpool Grand Theatre Gwen Cooper [12]
2018 A Midsummer Night's Dream Epstein Theatre, Liverpool Titania Daniel Taylor [13]
2018 A Taste of Honey Epstein Theatre, Liverpool Helen Daniel Taylor [14]
2019 Knee Deep In Promises Royal Court Studio, Liverpool Trish Paul Goetzee

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Brookside Coral, secretary of Johnathan Gordon-Davies uncredited [3]
1990-1991 Bread Irenee 8 episodes + Christmas special [15][16]
1997 Springhill Sue Freeman / Johnson 25 episodes [17]

References

  1. ^ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (1 February 2004). Screen World 2003. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 325–. ISBN 978-1-55783-526-0. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Review: Blood Brothers, Grand Opera House, York". York Press. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "From Brookside to Cliff's side". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, England. 25 January 1990. p. 23. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ "High Steppers!". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, England. 3 May 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Production News". The Stage: 12. 18 October 1990. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. ^ Davis, Laura (4 July 2015). "Eight things to do this weekend in Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, England. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  7. ^ "What's On". Liverpool Echo. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Theatre Week". The Stage: 9. 2 July 1992. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  9. ^ FitzGerald, Ann (24 August 1995). "Theatre Review. Birmingham: Blood Brothers". The Stage: 13. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Twins reunited by twist of fate". Worcester News. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. ^ Jones, Catherine (8 December 2014). "All set for a Tommy Cooper Christmas at Lantern Theatre". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, England. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  12. ^ Upton, David (2 August 2015). "Tommy Cooper show for Grand". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  13. ^ "The Epstein Theatre to host its first ever Shakespeare production". LBN Daily. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  14. ^ Jones, Catherine (11 October 2018). "Review: A Taste of Honey at the Epstein Theatre". Arts City Liverpool. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  15. ^ "A big slice of Christmas Bread". Lennox Herald. Dumbarton, Scotland. 21 December 1990. p. 19. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Nellie and Family ... Off On Holiday". Perthshire Advertiser. Perth, Scotland. 11 October 1991. p. 25. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  17. ^ "New Series". The Stage: 38. 10 April 1997. Retrieved 15 August 2019.


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