Musical Theatre Actress :: Amy Bird

 

WORK

Amy was born in London. After moving to the Isle of Wight, she trained in all aspects of dance at the Gillian Cartwright School of Dance. As well as studying theatre Amy has been singing professionally with her musician parents' function band, The Late Night Sound since the age of 16.

Amy toured the UK and Europe with Mike Nolan and David Van Day´s 'New Bucks Fizz' as a lead vocalist and dancer, touring theatres, clubs and music festivals notably the Finsbury Park Mardi Gras, where she performed to 85,000 alongside Kylie Minogue.

In 2003 she donned her stockings and suspenders to join the cast of Richard O Brien's 'Rocky Horror Show' where she travelled extensively around Europe, understudying and playing the roles of Janet and Columbia.

She has appeared in professional rep seasons, pantomimes and plays with The Isle of Wight Theatres Ltd , credits including Annie Oakley - 'Annie Get Your Gun', Aladdin - 'Aladdin' and Grace Farrell - 'Annie'.

Amy has also been on our television screens in adverts for the BBC and can currently be seen on the DAVE channel in a series of idents advertising the channel.

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CV

Stage

Jack and the Beanstalk Silly Milly  Stage By Stage Professional Ltd
Dominic Pope, David Redston
Beauty And The Beast Eloise  The Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage Leisure Ltd
Paul Laidlaw/ Rob Cousins
Footloose Rusty  Gordon Craig Theatre
Scott St Martyn, Drew Varley
Cinderella Dandini  Stage By Stage Professional Ltd
Dominic Pope, David Redston
Snow White Muddles  Stage by Stage
Pantomime Dir. Dom Pope
Oliver Nancy  Shanklin Theatre
Dir. Eltjo de Vries
Annie Grace Farrell  Shanklin Theatre
Dir. David Resston
Cinderella Dandini  Isle of Wight Theatres
Pantomime Dir. Dom Pope
Annie Get Your Gun Annie Oakley  Isle of Wight Theatres
Dir. Thomas Jones
The New Bucks Fizz Vocalist/Dancer  Mike Nolan & David Van Day
UK & European Tour Chor. Anthony Johns
The Rocky Horror Show Phantom & 1st Cover Janet - Columbia  BC&E GMBH
European Tour Dir. Chris Malcolm & Stacey Haynes

 

Television

DAVE Idents Featured Artist  Red Bee Media
Kevin Hill
BBC Ident Maria  BBC
How do you solve a problem like Maria? Dir. Ben Gregor
The TRL Show Featured Singer & Dancer  MTV - Milan
none
Shut up and Dance Supporting Artist  Talkback for C4
Dir. Elliot & Justin Mason

 

Voiceover

The Comedy Lab Voiceover  Talkback for C4
Dir. Elliot Mason

 

personal details

TrainingGillian Cartwright School of Dance & Mark Meylan Singing Tuition
Height5' 3"
EyesBlue
HairBlonde
Build8st. 10lbs
Playing Age22nd June 1981

 

skills

AccentsCockney, Lancashire, London, RP, Southern England, Yorkshire, General American, New York City, Australian, RP.
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian
Music & DanceBallet, Disco, Jazz, Tap, Percussion, Trumpet
Vocal RangeMezzo-Soprano. Range: E2 - F Sharp 5 (3 octaves) Strong belt to F4
SportsSwimming, Yoga
OtherSong Writing, Comedy, Function Bands, Recording, Demos

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