Ms Joanna Riding's Biography

Ms Joanna Riding's Professional Career

Career

actress; spent three years whilst a student as solo and band vocalist; Theatre for Chichester incl: Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Anne in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Rosie in My Mother Said I Never Should; for RNT incl: Julie Jordan in Carousel, Anne Egerman in A Little Night Music, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Oh What a Lovely War; other credits incl: Happy as a Sandbag (Swan Worcester), Around the World in Eighty Days (Liverpool), Sally in Me and My Girl (Adelphi), Susie in Lady Be Good (Regents Park), The Picture of Dorian Day (Lyric Hammersmith and tour), Sarah Stone in No Way to Treat a Lady (Arts Theatre), Hey Mr Producer (Lyceum), Bertrande in Martin Guerre (Nat tour), Jane Smart in The Witches of Eastwick (Theatre Royal and Prince of Wales), Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (Theatre Royal), Maggie Hobson in Hobson's Choice (Manchester Royal Exchange), Miss Gossage in The Happiest Days of our Life (Manchester Royal Exchange), Ruth in Blithe Spirit (Theatre Royal Bath and The Savoy London), Fenela in Playing for Time (Salisbury Playhouse); guest singer Jason Robert Brown concert (Players Theatre), own cabaret performance (Delfont Rooms and Prince of Wales), several musical workshops for new writers; cast album recordings of several shows; Television incl: Sean's Show (Channel X), The Brian Conley Show (LWT), Casualty (BBC), Strike Command (YTV), Wing and a Prayer (Thames), Holby City (BBC), The Royal (BBC), Midsomer Murders (ITV), Heart Beat (YTV), Terri in Where the Heart Is (YTV); Radio incl The Ruby in the Smoke (BBC7), The Shadow in the North (BBC7), Between Friends (BBC4), We (BBC4); Awards Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Carousel 1993, Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for My Fair Lady 2003; nominated: Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Guys and Dolls 1997, Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for The Witches of Eastwick 2001, Manchester Evening Standard Award for Best Actress, What's On Stage Award nomination for Best Actress for Blithe Spirit

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