Katy Stephens

Katy Stephens
OccupationsActor, presenter
Years active1990-present
Known forThe Fun Song Factory

Katy Stephens is an English actress and former children's presenter. She has appeared in leading roles with Shakespeare's Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company with whom she is an Associate Artist. She played Nicky in London's Burning, and was a co-presenter on The Fun Song Factory in the 1990s.

Theatre

Stephens’ work with the Royal Shakespeare Company includes Rosalind in As You Like It, Tamora in Titus Andronicus, Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, Regan in King Lear, Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew, Sarah in Mark Ravenhill's Candide, Katy in Silence, a co-production with Filter Theatre, and Joan of Arc/Margaret of Anjou in Sir Michael Boyd's Histories Cycle. Work for Shakespeare's Globe includes Clytemnestra in The Oresteia, Calpurnia in Julius Caesar and Iras in Antony and Cleopatra for The Complete Walk films.

Other appearances include:

Stephens trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the National Youth Theatre.

Ego Performance Company

Stephens is a board member for Ego Performance Company, a charity working with performers of all ages and abilities in Coventry.

Television

Film

TV presenting

References

  1. ↑ Trueman, Matt (11 May 2013). "Roles fit for acting royalty | Interviews". The Stage. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Associate Artists". ww.rsc.org. Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Associate artists | Royal Shakespeare Company". www.rsc.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Michael Boyd 2009 Production". www.rsc.org. Royal Shakespeare Company. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Billington, Michael (24 May 2013). "Titus Andronicus – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Michael Boyd 2010 Production". www.rsc.org. Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "David Farr 2010 production". www.rsc.org. Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Director and cast of the RSC First Encounters Taming of the Shrew share their views". www.theatrevoice.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Billington, Michael. "Candide – review". The Guardian. No. 6 Sep 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Spencer, Charles (19 May 2011). "Silence, Hampstead Theatre, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Clytemnestra played by Katy Stephens". www.shakespearesglobe.com. Shakespeare's Globe. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Billington, Michael (3 July 2014). "Julius Caesar review – robustly energetic". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "The Complete Walk celebrates 'exotic' Shakespeare". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  14. ↑ http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/69873-antony-cleopatra National Theatre and NT Live.
  15. ↑ https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/coriolanus Archived 15 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine Sheffield Crucible Theatre
  16. ↑ http://www.classicspring.co.uk/show/uk-tour-a-woman-of-no-importance for Classic Spring Theatre.
  17. ↑ https://www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/othello/ Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres
  18. ↑ https://www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/othello/ Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatres.
  19. ↑ "A Midsummers Night's Dream". www.theatreroyal.org.uk. Bath Theatre Royal. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  20. ↑ Hailes, Anne (22 April 2015). "Review: The King's Speech". The Belfast Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "Mine is all about motherhood". The London Evening Standard. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "Forests (REVIEW): Calixto Bieito Condenses The Spirit Of Shakespeare With Nudity And Violence". The Huffington Post. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  23. ↑ Trueman, Matt. "Roles fit for acting royalty". The Stage. The Stage. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  24. ↑ Vonledebur, Caroline (29 May 2013). "RSC actress Katy Stephens on taking the 'meaty' role of Titus Andronicus". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "EGO Performance | Bold as Bard in the Stratford Herald!".