Allison Harding (born 9 April 1964) is a musical and drama theatre actor, professional singer, musician, and writer/director from Hastings, Northern Ireland.[1] Allison has performed in productions in theatres in the UK.[2]

Allison Harding
Born
Allison Harding

(1964-04-09) 9 April 1964 (age 60)
Portsmouth, England
OccupationActress
Years active1985–present

Early life

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Allison Harding was born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. She graduated from Arts Educational Schools, London, Drama (3 years; 1982–1985).[2]

Career

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Harding made her theatre debut in 1985 at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in The Snow Queen as Gerda.[3] As a member of Birningham Repertory's Young Company she played in the piece about Russian revolutionaries, Dead Men by Mike Stott, as Anna,[4] (1985) Ken Whitmore's adaptation of the Government Inspector (N.V.Gogol) – La Bolshie Vita (1986),[5] and The Wild Duck by Ibsen as Hedvig[6] (1986). Harding later worked in theatrical musicals.

In the period 2002–2008 she Harding returned to the drama theatre. In Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, she played Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (2006), Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2005), and Landlady in Two (2006). While at Queen's Theatre she was a member of the Cut to the Chase company.[7]

Personal life

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Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Character
2018 Mamma Mia! 2 "Here We Go Again"[citation needed] Ensemble
2017 Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney; 2017)[citation needed] Head Washerwoman

Television

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Year(s) Series Character Notes
2000 The Bill Mrs. Wakefield[citation needed] Episode: "All fall down"
2000 London's Burning Jean
2010 Moses Jones Fish Monger

Theatre

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Stage productions

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Allison Harding as Quinn of Hearts, Alice the Musical by Paul Boyd, Lyric Belfast, 2019

References

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  1. ^ "Hastings actress lands role in Beauty and the Beast". Hastings & St. Leonards Observer. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Allison Harding". Spotlight.
  3. ^ "The Stage". 23 January 1986. p. 24 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "The Stage". 31 October 1985. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "The Stage". 13 February 1986. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Sandwell Evening Mail". 23 May 1986. p. 25 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Cut to the Chase". Cut to the Chase.
  8. ^ "The Snow Queen". Theatricalia.
  9. ^ "The Snow Queen". iainglen.com.
  10. ^ "Dead Men". iainglen.com.
  11. ^ Grimley, Terry (20 February 1986). "The Inspector calls again". Sandwell Evening Mail. p. 28. Retrieved 13 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Torch Theatre Show Archive". Torch Theatre.
  13. ^ Stoddart, Vivien (9 October 1986). "Play Reviews: Metallic Little Sparrow". The Stage. p. 13. Retrieved 13 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Panto Listings | Chester | Gateway". The Stage. 18 December 1986. p. 33 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "The Cherry Orchard". theatricalia.com.
  16. ^ "Cabaret". theatricalia.com.
  17. ^ "The Stage". 27 October 1988. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. ^ "Return to the Forbidden Planet". Theatricalia.
  19. ^ a b "the programme – The Queen's Theatre". yumpu.com.
  20. ^ "Hayes & Harlington Gazette". 29 July 1992. p. 15 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  21. ^ "The Stage". 20 February 1992. p. 1 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. ^ "The Queens Theatre Hornchurch". The Queens Theatre Hornchurch.
  23. ^ "In The Midnight Hour". theatricalia.com.
  24. ^ "The Stage". 18 May 2000. p. 47 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. ^ "Oliver, Theatre programme". Digital Theatre Archive.
  26. ^ "From a Jack to a King". Theatricalia.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Theatre Program". yumpu.com.
  28. ^ "The Stage". 10 December 1998. p. 23 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  29. ^ "The Stage". 24 June 1999. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  30. ^ "The Stage". 13 April 2000.
  31. ^ "The Stage". 17 February 2000. p. 55 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  32. ^ "The Stage". 23 November 2000. p. 15 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g "Archive listings for Allison Harding". UK Theatre Web.
  34. ^ "The Stage". 5 September 2002. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  35. ^ "The Stage". 12 June 2003. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  36. ^ "theatricalia.co.uk". theatricalia.co.uk.
  37. ^ "The Stage". 16 December 2004. p. 18 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  38. ^ "Cut to the Chase". cuttothechase.50webs.com.
  39. ^ "The Stage". 22 December 2005. p. 28 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  40. ^ "The Stage". 10 November 2005. p. 29 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  41. ^ "The Stage". 30 November 2006. p. 43 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  42. ^ "The Stage". 4 May 2006. p. 21 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  43. ^ "William Shakespeare – The Queen's Theatre". yumpu.com.
  44. ^ "Cut to the Chase". Cut to the Chase.
  45. ^ "The Stage". 30 March 2006. p. 31 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  46. ^ "THEATRE, COMEDY AND DANCE". bbc.co.uk.
  47. ^ "London musicals 2006". issuu.com. p. 31.
  48. ^ "The Stage". 12 May 2005. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  49. ^ "The Stage". 29 November 2007. p. 23 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  50. ^ "Sister Act: The Musical". theatermania.com.
  51. ^ "Pick Yourself Up at the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch". londontheatre.co.uk. 8 June 2016.
  52. ^ "Once". abouttheartists.com.
  53. ^ "Once. Cast". oncemusical.co.uk.
  54. ^ "Full casting announced for the new UK tour of Sister Act!". whatsonlive.co.uk.
  55. ^ "Cast announced to join Alexandra Burke in SISTER ACT UK Tour". westendwilma.com. 4 June 2016.
  56. ^ "London musicals 2016". issuu.com. 25 March 2017.
  57. ^ "Dick Whittington and his cat". jordanproductionsltd.co.uk.
  58. ^ "Alice The Musical". lyrictheatre.co.uk.
  59. ^ "ALICE: THE MUSICAL IS BACK AT THE LYRIC THEATRE". belfasttimes.co.uk.
  60. ^ "Be Enchanted by Alice: The Musical". Ulster Tatler. 22 November 2018.
  61. ^ "Peter Pan". Lyric Theatre.
  62. ^ "Peter Pan". No More Workhorse. 2 December 2019.
  63. ^ "Peter Pan the Musical". The Stage. 2 December 2019.
  64. ^ "Kiss Me, Kate". Northern Ireland Opera.
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