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.
Byatt attended
St Julie's Catholic High School in Liverpool,
[3] and trained at the Chiltern School of Dance and Drama in
Croxteth, 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]
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 |
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] |
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.
Byatt attended
St Julie's Catholic High School in Liverpool,
[3] and trained at the Chiltern School of Dance and Drama in
Croxteth, 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]
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 |
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] |