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She received outstanding reviews for her portrayal of Desirée Armfeldt in [[Trevor Nunn]]'s acclaimed revival of ''[[A Little Night Music]]'', including being described by one critic as the "[[Joanna Lumley]] of musical theatre".<ref>{{cite news| title= A Little Night Music, Menier Chocolate Factory, London|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/a-little-night-music-menier-chocolate-factory-londonbrthe-family-reunion-donmar-warehouse-londonbrin-a-dark-dark-house-almeida-london-1055291.html | newspaper=The Independent | location=London | first=Kate | last=Bassett | date=7 December 2008 | accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref> Waddingham subsequently received a further Olivier Award nomination in 2010 for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in ''Night Music''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/feb/08/olivier-awards-nominations-full-list|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Olivier awards nominations | location=London | date=8 February 2010 | accessdate=4 May 2010}}</ref>
She received outstanding reviews for her portrayal of Desirée Armfeldt in [[Trevor Nunn]]'s acclaimed revival of ''[[A Little Night Music]]'', including being described by one critic as the "[[Joanna Lumley]] of musical theatre".<ref>{{cite news| title= A Little Night Music, Menier Chocolate Factory, London|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/a-little-night-music-menier-chocolate-factory-londonbrthe-family-reunion-donmar-warehouse-londonbrin-a-dark-dark-house-almeida-london-1055291.html | newspaper=The Independent | location=London | first=Kate | last=Bassett | date=7 December 2008 | accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref> Waddingham subsequently received a further Olivier Award nomination in 2010 for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in ''Night Music''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/feb/08/olivier-awards-nominations-full-list|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Olivier awards nominations | location=London | date=8 February 2010 | accessdate=4 May 2010}}</ref>


In mid-2010, Waddingham played the Witch in the critically acclaimed production of ''[[Into the Woods]]'' at London's [[Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park|Open Air Theatre]].<ref>[http://www.olivierawards.com/news/view/item115074/Into-The-Woods-wins-Best-Musical-Revival/ "Into the Woods wins Best Musical Revival"]. Olivier Awards. {{dead link|date=July 2016}}</ref><ref>Raven, Paul (11 February 2011). [http://www.westendtheatre.com/10035/news/second-chance-to-see-into-the-woods-and-all-my-sons/ "Second Chance To See Into The Woods"]. westendtheatre.com.</ref>
In mid-2010, Waddingham played the Witch in the critically acclaimed production of ''[[Into the Woods]]'' at London's [[Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park|Open Air Theatre]].<ref>[http://www.olivierawards.com/news/view/item115074/Into-The-Woods-wins-Best-Musical-Revival/ "Into the Woods wins Best Musical Revival"]. Olivier Awards. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112030902/http://www.olivierawards.com/news/view/item115074/Into-The-Woods-wins-Best-Musical-Revival |date=12 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>Raven, Paul (11 February 2011). [http://www.westendtheatre.com/10035/news/second-chance-to-see-into-the-woods-and-all-my-sons/ "Second Chance To See Into The Woods"]. westendtheatre.com.</ref>


She originated the role of The [[Wicked Witch of the West]] in the [[West End Theatre|West End]] production of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', which opened on 1 March 2011 at the [[London Palladium]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145319-Hannah-Waddingham-Paul-Keating-and-More-Cast-in-London-Palladiums-New-Wizard-of-Oz Hannah Waddingham, Paul Keating and More Cast in London Palladium's New Wizard of Oz]</ref> She left the production on 4 September 2011 and was replaced by her understudy, Marianne Benedict.<ref>[http://blog.musicaltheatrenews.com/2011/08/marianne-benedict-taking-over-from.html "Marianne Benedict taking over from Hannah Waddingham in Wizard of Oz"]</ref> Waddingham won the whatsonstage.com Theatergoers Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance.<ref>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831329493377/Full+List%3A+2012+Whatsonstage.com+Award+winners.html Full List: 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award winners]</ref>
She originated the role of The [[Wicked Witch of the West]] in the [[West End Theatre|West End]] production of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', which opened on 1 March 2011 at the [[London Palladium]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145319-Hannah-Waddingham-Paul-Keating-and-More-Cast-in-London-Palladiums-New-Wizard-of-Oz Hannah Waddingham, Paul Keating and More Cast in London Palladium's New Wizard of Oz] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127145403/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145319-Hannah-Waddingham-Paul-Keating-and-More-Cast-in-London-Palladiums-New-Wizard-of-Oz |date=27 November 2010 }}</ref> She left the production on 4 September 2011 and was replaced by her understudy, Marianne Benedict.<ref>[http://blog.musicaltheatrenews.com/2011/08/marianne-benedict-taking-over-from.html "Marianne Benedict taking over from Hannah Waddingham in Wizard of Oz"]</ref> Waddingham won the whatsonstage.com Theatergoers Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance.<ref>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831329493377/Full+List%3A+2012+Whatsonstage.com+Award+winners.html Full List: 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award winners]</ref>


In 2012, Waddingham starred in [[Chichester Festival Theatre]]'s 2012 revival of ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9363040/Kiss-Me-Kate-Chichester-Festival-Theatre-review.html|title=Kiss Me Kate, Chichester Festival Theatre, review|last=Dominic Cavendish|date=28 June 2012|work=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media|accessdate=13 April 2013}}</ref> The show transferred to the [[Old Vic Theatre]] on London's South Bank in November 2012.<ref>[http://www.oldvictheatre.com/kiss-me-kate/]</ref>
In 2012, Waddingham starred in [[Chichester Festival Theatre]]'s 2012 revival of ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9363040/Kiss-Me-Kate-Chichester-Festival-Theatre-review.html|title=Kiss Me Kate, Chichester Festival Theatre, review|last=Dominic Cavendish|date=28 June 2012|work=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media|accessdate=13 April 2013}}</ref> The show transferred to the [[Old Vic Theatre]] on London's South Bank in November 2012.<ref>[http://www.oldvictheatre.com/kiss-me-kate/]</ref>

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Hannah Waddingham
Waddingham in 2010
Born
Hannah Waddingham

1974 (age 49–50)
Wandsworth London, England
Occupation(s)Actress, singer

Hannah Waddingham (born 1974) is an English actress and singer, best known for her contribution to West End musical theatre, particularly her performances in the original London production of Spamalot, the 2012 Regent's Park revival of Into the Woods, and most recently, The Wizard of Oz (as the Wicked Witch of the West). She has received three Olivier Award nominations for her work. She has also had a successful film and television career. In 2015 she joined the cast of the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones as Septa Unella.[1]

Career

Waddingham was born in Wandsworth in London, and credits her mother's family with her introduction to performing - her mother, Melodie Kelly, was an opera singer, as were both her maternal grandparents. A graduate of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, Waddingham has had a successful career in the London theatre, including her performance as Starbird in Space Family Robinson (Julian & Stephen Butler, 2002);[2] Suzanne Valadon in Lautrec.[3]

However, it is for her portrayal of the Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (a role she originated in London and continued on Broadway), that she is best known; she received an Olivier Award nomination for her efforts. She received outstanding reviews for her portrayal of Desirée Armfeldt in Trevor Nunn's acclaimed revival of A Little Night Music, including being described by one critic as the "Joanna Lumley of musical theatre".[4] Waddingham subsequently received a further Olivier Award nomination in 2010 for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Night Music.[5]

In mid-2010, Waddingham played the Witch in the critically acclaimed production of Into the Woods at London's Open Air Theatre.[6][7]

She originated the role of The Wicked Witch of the West in the West End production of The Wizard of Oz, which opened on 1 March 2011 at the London Palladium.[8] She left the production on 4 September 2011 and was replaced by her understudy, Marianne Benedict.[9] Waddingham won the whatsonstage.com Theatergoers Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance.[10]

In 2012, Waddingham starred in Chichester Festival Theatre's 2012 revival of Kiss Me, Kate.[11] The show transferred to the Old Vic Theatre on London's South Bank in November 2012.[12]

Screen credits

Television

Film

Recordings

Billed simply as Hannah, she placed "Our Kind of Love" in the UK Singles Chart in October 2000, where it peaked at No. 41.[13]

She later sang the role of Starbird on the soundtrack recording of Space Family Robinson, written by Julian and Stephen Butler and released by Pop! Records in May 2002 to coincide with the stage production (also featuring Hannah as Starbird) which ran for three weeks at London's Pleasance Theatre in May 2002.[14]

References

  1. ^ "British actress cast as Septa Unella". Watchers on the Wall. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. ^ https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/space-family-robinson
  3. ^ "HANNAH WADDINGHAM in into The Woods". Silversea Media. pp. westendtheatre.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ^ Bassett, Kate (7 December 2008). "A Little Night Music, Menier Chocolate Factory, London". The Independent. London. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Olivier awards nominations". The Guardian. London. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Into the Woods wins Best Musical Revival". Olivier Awards. Archived 12 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Raven, Paul (11 February 2011). "Second Chance To See Into The Woods". westendtheatre.com.
  8. ^ Hannah Waddingham, Paul Keating and More Cast in London Palladium's New Wizard of Oz Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Marianne Benedict taking over from Hannah Waddingham in Wizard of Oz"
  10. ^ Full List: 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award winners
  11. ^ Dominic Cavendish (28 June 2012). "Kiss Me Kate, Chichester Festival Theatre, review". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  12. ^ [1]
  13. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 242. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  14. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/CDs-Vinyl/Space-Family-Robinson-Original-Soundtrak-Recordings-SIT-COM/B001CFS9QO
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