English actress
Samantha Robinson is an English actress.
Early life
Growing up in Skelmersdale , Robinson attended Runshaw College and is listed as one of their 'notable alumni'.[ 1]
Theatre
After Runshaw, Robinson gained a place at Rose Bruford College [ 1] Chichester Festival Theatre on Songs of the Western Man . She played Miranda in the Royal Exchange Theatres ' production of The Tempest Pete Postlethwaite . She was a Laurence Olivier Bursary award winner in 2001.[ 1]
Further credits include; Untouchable (Bush Theatre ),[ 2] [ 3] The Owl Service (Plymouth Theatre Royal ),[ 4] Dominic Colenso ,[ 5] The Lemon Princess (West Yorkshire Playhouse ),[ 6] The Laramie Project (Sound Theatre, Leicester Square),[ 7] [ 8] A Taste of Honey [ 9] [ 10] The Three Musketeers (Bristol Old Vic & New Vic),[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] The House of Bernada Alba (Nuffield Theatre ),[ 14] Three Sisters on Hope Street Hampstead Theatre ), that was written by Tracy-Ann Oberman and Diane Samuels and directed by Lindsay Posner ,[ 15] [ 16] Dead Heavy Fantastic (Liverpool Everyman ), Hansel & Gretel (Corby Cube), The Phoenix of Madrid (Bath Theatre Royal ), directed by Laurence Boswell , Order by Martin Derbyshire (Lantern Theatre ) and Can't Stand Up For Falling Down by Richard Cameron , both directed by Ruth Carney, and The Grand Gesture (Northern Broadsides ).
Robinson then toured with the 2017 stage revival of Rita, Sue and Bob Too by Andrea Dunbar . The play was the subject of some controversy as its three-week run at the Royal Court Theatre in January 2018 was initially cancelled by Vicky Featherstone in the wake of the #metoo campaign, but reinstated,[ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Film and television
Robinson's television credits include: PC Natalie Cryer in Five Days [ 20] The Girls Who Came to Stay (Granada),;[ 21] Shameless Channel Four ); June Mahy in Island at War [ 22] Final Demand (BBC), plus Holby City Becky Buckley in Doctors Casualty [ 23]
Radio
Robinson's radio credits include; Evaristo's Epitaph , Life with Lisa , The Believers (BBC Radio 4 ), and Shout to the Top , the first radio drama to be aired on BBC Radio 2 , directed by Toby Swift .[ 24]
References
^ a b c "Notable Alumni – Runshaw College" . Runshaw.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ "The British Theatre Guide: Interview with Pooja Shah" . Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ Michael Billington (7 December 2002). "Untouchable, Bush Theatre, London | Stage" . The Guardian . Retrieved 25 August 2013 . ^ Roger Malone (7 July 2004). "The Stage / Reviews / The Owl Service" . The Stage . Retrieved 25 August 2013 . ^ "Article: Dream acting pairing for a real-life couple. | AccessMyLibrary – Promoting library advocacy" . AccessMyLibrary. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ "Theatre review: The Lemon Princess at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds" . Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ Aleks Sierz (29 June 2005). "The Stage / Reviews / The Laramie Project" . The Stage . Retrieved 25 August 2013 . ^ "Theatre review: The Laramie Project at Sound Theatre" . Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ "South Yorkshire – Entertainment – A Taste of Honey @ The Crucible" . BBC. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ "This honey is still fresh after more than 40 years" . The Daily Telegraph . 9 June 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ "Playwright: The Three Musketeers" . Ken Ludwig. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ "Bristol – Entertainment – A swash-buckling Christmas" . BBC. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ Jeremy Brien (7 December 2006). "The Stage / Reviews / The Three Musketeers" . The Stage . Retrieved 25 August 2013 . ^ Lyn Gardner (30 April 2009). "Theatre review: The House of Bernarda Alba, Nuffield, Southampton | Stage" . The Guardian . Retrieved 25 August 2013 . ^ "Liverpool Echo: Latest Liverpool and Merseyside news, sports and what's on" . Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013 .^ "Liverpool – Entertainment – Three Sisters on Hope Street" . BBC. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ "Vicky Featherstone: 'Caryl Churchill persuaded me to reinstate Rita, Sue and Bob Too' . The Stage . 12 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018 .^ Treneman, Ann (2018). "Theatre review: Rita, Sue and Bob Too at the Royal Court, SW1" . The Times . ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved 15 January 2018 . ^ Billington, Michael (12 January 2018). "Rita, Sue and Bob Too review – Dunbar's comedy bleaker than ever in #MeToo era" . The Guardian . Retrieved 15 January 2018 . ^ "BBC One – Five Days, Series 2, Episode 2" . BBC. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .^ "The Girls Who Came to Stay (2006)" . Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 October 2013 .^ Gates, Anita (21 January 2005). "When Hitler Arrived at England's Door" . The New York Times . Retrieved 1 October 2013 . ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: What is WRONG with Rob Hollins?" . What's on TV Future plc . Retrieved 3 June 2021 . ^ "BBC Radio 2 – Shout to the Top" . BBC. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .
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