| Robyn North | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 September 1983 |
| Spouse | Stuart Piper [1] |
| Website | |
| http://www.colekitchenn.com/robynnorth | |
Robyn North (born 16 September 1983) is a soprano English musical theatre actress. She trained at the Sandy Gray School of Dancing, and the London Studio Centre on full scholarship.[2]
Robyn received a 2008 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers Choice Award nomination for Best Takeover in a Role, for her portrayal of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera. Her long association with the show began for her at the age of 19 when she understudied and played the role on numerous occasions. She later took over as Alternate Christine, and in 2007 she finally returned to the show to take over the role in her own right.
Her other theatre credits include Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (first national tour) in which she also understudied the title role of Millie, opposite Lesley Joseph and the national tour of Scrooge in the lead role of Isabel/Helen opposite Shane Richie for Bill Kenwright Ltd. More recently she appeared and the original cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s revival of Evita directed by Michael Grandage (Adelphi), appearing on the original cast recording.
In 2010-2011, she toured in the play Master Class with Stephanie Beacham for Theatre Royal Bath Productions directed by Jonathan Church, in which she played Sophie de Palma.[3]
Robyn recorded her debut album Make Believe at Abbey Road Studios which was released on Jay Records in October 2008.
She is married to agent Stuart Piper[4] and has a son called Charlie born 27th February 2010 [5]
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2008 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers Choice Nomination - Best Takeover in a Role
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Evita (Original Cast Recording) | Ensemble |
| ? | Songs from The Sound of Music (JAY Records, Abbey Road Studios) | Maria |
| ? | Friday Night is Music Night BBC Radio 2 | Soloist |
| 2008 | Make Believe (JAY Records) | Debut Album |