Katie Hall (actress)

For other people named Katie Hall, see Katie Hall (disambiguation).

Katie Pycroft (Hall) is an English actress and soprano.

Pycroft was born in Oakham, Rutland in the English East Midlands. She attended the public school in Oakham[1] and went on to become a graduate of the National Youth Music Theatre.[2] She also attended Peterborough High School for part of her senior education.[3][failed verification][citation needed] Her parents, John Graham Hall and Helen Williams, were both professional opera singers.[4][5][6]

She played Cosette in the 2010 25th-anniversary version of Les Misérables at The O2 Arena and Christine in The Phantom of the Opera in the UK tour in 2012.[7] She also had a small cameo in the 2012 film production of Les Misérables.[8] In 2013, she was cast as Maria in the UK tour of West Side Story.[8][9] In 2015, she was chosen by the English National Opera to play Johanna Barker in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.[10] From 2018 to 2022, she played Fantine in the UK and Ireland Tour of Les Misérables.[11][12] In September 2023, she began playing Fantine in the West End production of Les Misérables.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Dramatic results for Oakham's actors". www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ "NYMT (National Youth Music Theatre) SUCCESS". shineonstage.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Maria Anna Miller - Katie Hall - Musical Vienna - Schikaneder". Musical Vienna. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. ^ Miles, Tina (8 March 2013). "Liverpool's Phantom Of The Opera star reveals why reality TV helped her grab dream role". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ^ "'West Side Story' to Stop in Edinburgh and Aberdeen During UK Tour". STV News. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ Laws, Roz (28 March 2014). "The tears and trauma of playing Maria in West Side Story". birminghammail. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Katie Hall". The Phantom of the Opera. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Katie Hall | Team". West Side Story. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013 – via westsidestorytheshow.co.uk.
  9. ^ Laws, Roz (28 March 2014). "The tears and trauma of playing Maria in West Side Story". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Full casting and extra performance announced for Sweeney Todd starring Emma Thompson - WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Katie Hall". www.lesmis.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  12. ^ Broom, Chris (22 October 2019). "Les Miserables has given Katie Hall two dream roles, and now she's coming to Mayflower Theatre". The Portsmouth News.
  13. ^ Katie Hall Fantine West End

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