Carly Bawden

Carly Bawden
Born1988 (age 37–38)
EducationGuildford School of Acting
Years active2009–present
PartnerHarry Hepple

Carly Lucinda A Bawden (born 1988) is an English actress. She is known for her work in theatre.

Early life

Bawden grew up on a farm in Milverton, Somerset near Taunton. She has an older sister and younger brother.

Bawden attended Wellington School, where she was a member of Gillard's. She joined the school's chapel choir, which included performing for the Pope. Bawden went on to graduate from the Guildford School of Acting in 2009.

Career

Upon graduating from drama school in 2009, Bawden was cast as the Mistress in the Evita tour, arranged by Bill Kenwright. For her performance, Bawden was nominated for Best Performance in a Supporting Rolein a Musical at the TMA Theatre Awards. She then played Swallow in Kenwright's tour of Whistle Down the Wind. She also starred opposite Oliver Savile in Sleeping Beauty at the Theatre Royal, Wakefield.

In 2011, Bawden made her West End debut starring as Geneviève Émery in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg directed by Emma Rice at the Gielgud Theatre. She also played Catherine in Pippin at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The following year, she played Susan Pevensie in Rupert Goold's adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in Kensington Gardens and starred as Eliza Doolittle opposite Dominic West in My Fair Lady at the Sheffield Crucible.

Bawden returned to the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2014 for Assassins, that she starred as Lynette Fromme. In 2015, Bawden took over the role of Dahlia from Dianna Agron for the West End run of the play McQueen at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket and starred as Alice in Damon Albarn and Moira Buffini's musical Wonder.land. Bawden made her television debut in 2016 with a guest appearance in the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors and a recurring role as Ruth in the BBC Two period drama Close to the Enemy.

In 2017, Bawden originated the role of Angélique in the musical Romantics Anonymous, reuniting with Emma Rice, and played Maria in Twelfth Night, both at the Globe Theatre. She would later reprise her role in the former at the Bristol Old Vic in 2020. In the interim, Bawden played Clementine in the musical Sylvia at London's Old Vic in 2018 and Rose Red in Ghost Quartet at the Boulevard Theatre in 2019.

Bawden starred as Julie in the 2021 London revival of Carousel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. She had a role as Anna in the 2023 musical adaptation of Rock Follies at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester.

Personal life

Bawden is in a relationship with actor Harry Hepple.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Doctors Beth Mallinder Episode: "Chromatic"
Close to the Enemy Ruth Miniseries, 5 episodes
2020 Call the Midwife Laverne Bulmer 1 episode
2022 This England Jo Green 1 episode

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Evita Mistress UK tour
2010 Whistle Down the Wind Swallow UK and Ireland tour
Sleeping Beauty Princess Theatre Royal, Wakefield
2011 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Geneviève Émery Gielgud Theatre, London
Pippin Catherine Menier Chocolate Factory, London
2012 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Susan Pevensie Kensington Gardens, London
My Fair Lady Eliza Doolittle Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2013 Tristan & Yseult Whitehands (narrator) Kneehigh Theatre Tour
2014 Dead Dog in a Suitcase Polly
Assassins Lynette Fromme Menier Chocolate Factory, London
2015 McQueen Dahlia Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London
Wonder.land Alice National Theatre, London
2017 Twelfth Night Maria Globe Theatre, London
2017, 2020 Romantics Anonymous Angélique Globe Theatre, London / Bristol Old Vic
2018 Sylvia Clementine Old Vic, London
2019 Ghost Quartet Rose Red Boulevard Theatre, London
2021 Carousel Julie Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
2023 Rock Follies Anna Minerva Theatre, Chichester

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010 TMA Theatre Awards Best Performance in a Supporting Rolein a Musical Evita Nominated
2020 Offie Performance Ensemble Ghost Quartet Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Shared with Maimuna Memon, Niccolò Curradi and Zubin Varla.

References

  1. 1 2 Cripps, Charlotte (10 December 2012). "Wouldn't acting with Dominic be loverly!". The Independent. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Cole, Amy (11 November 2016). "Carley Bawden, former Wellington School student, makes TV debut on BBC 2 in Close to the Enemy". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Wills, Jon (2 May 2009). "Carly lands dream role on Evita tour". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Carly Bawden". Guildford School of Acting. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Review: Sleeping Beauty ****". The Yorkshire Post. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Diamond, Robert (14 January 2011). "Riding & Meow to Lead West End Legrand's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  7. ↑ Lilieholm, Lucas (14 December 2011). "PHOTO CALL: "High Concept" Pippin, With Harry Hepple and Frances Ruffelle, at Menier Chocolate Factory". Playbill. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Battersby, Matilda (30 May 2012). "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, ThreeSixty Theatre, Kensington Palace Gardens, London". The Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. ↑ BWW News Desk (3 January 2023). "Crucible's MY FAIR LADY, Starring Dominic West and Carly Bawden, Aiming for West End, May 2013?". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dominic West and Carly Bawden on song in My Fair Lady". BBC News. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Interview – Carly Bawden and Simon Lipkin on Sondheim's Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory". Musical Theatre Review. 9 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Hewis, Ben (15 September 2015). "A few of my favourite things: McQueen's Carly Bawden". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Dickson-Purdy, Jen (2 October 2015). "Carly Bawden leads NT's wonder.land". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Carly Bawden – RA". Emma Rice Company. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Marc Antolin and Carly Bawden reprise their roles in new production of Romantics Anonymous". Musical Theatre Review. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Wood, Alex (24 May 2018). "Beverley Knight, Izuka Hoyle and Carly Bawden cast in Sylvia at the Old Vic". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  17. ↑ Shenton, Mark (30 October 2019). "Review - Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet at the Boulevard Theatre in Soho". London Theatre. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  18. ↑ Gans, Andrew (31 July 2021). "Carly Bawden, Declan Bennett, John Pfumojena, More Star in Regent's Park Open Air Carousel". Playbill. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  19. ↑ Wood, Alex (16 February 2023). ""Rock Follies" musical, based on TV series, to star Zizi Strallen, Carly Bawden and more". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  20. ↑ Carly Bawden (30 March 2023). "6 Years with @harrheeharr ❤️ 📷: Rome 05.02.20". Retrieved 31 March 2025 – via Instagram.
  21. ↑ Dickson-Purdy, Jen (1 October 2009). "Enron and Carousel lead London TMA Theatre Award nominations". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  22. ↑ Wood, Alex (9 January 2020). "Off-West End Awards 2020 finalists announced". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 31 March 2025.