Kim Ismay
Kim Ismay is a British actress and singer and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.[1] She is perhaps best known for playing the role of Tanya in the London production of the stage musical Mamma Mia!,[2] Madame Morrible in the international and UK & Ireland tours of Wicked[3] and as the Baroness in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]The daughter of Ellen Ismay (1923–2002), Kim Ismay took a Bachelor of Arts degree in Performing Arts at the University of Kent.[5]
Since 1997 Ismay has been a Director and Fellow of the New Era Academy of Drama & Music.[5][6] She is a patron of Momentum, the children's cancer charity,[7] helping them to raise funds by producing and directing galas featuring West End stars. She is also an Ambassador for the Theatre charity Acting for Others,[8] and an active supporter of Madtrust, the theatrical AIDS charity.[9]
Career
[edit | edit source]Theatre
[edit | edit source]Ismay's theatre appearances include Cabaret (1986) at the Strand Theatre; Stop the World – I Want to Get Off at the Lyric Theatre (1989); the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Kiss Me, Kate (1986–87), The Wizard of Oz (1988–89) and The Comedy of Errors (1992–93);[1] Joanna in the original London production of Sunset Boulevard (1993); Next Door's Baby (2008); Noises Off (2009); How the Other Half Loves (2009); Baroness Bomburst in the 2008 and 2009–10 UK tours of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Tanya in Mamma Mia! at the Prince Edward Theatre, Prince of Wales Theatre and the Novello Theatre;[10] and Madame Morrible in the national and international tours and West End production of Wicked.[11]
Television
[edit | edit source]Her television appearances include Never the Twain (1991), London's Burning (1998), Bob Martin (2000), The Bill (1994–2006), was interviewed for the documentary Super Troupers: Thirty Years of ABBA (2004), The Sound of Musicals (2006), EastEnders (2007), and Not Going Out (2012).[12]
Other
[edit | edit source]A regular and popular radio guest, she also records audiobooks for Calibre.[13]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Ismay on the Theatricalia website
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- ^ a b Ismay on the New Era Academy website
- ^ Ismay on duedil.com
- ^ Ismay on the Momentum website[permanent dead link]
- ^ acting for others.co.uk
- ^ madtrust.org.uk
- ^ Ismay's Theatre Credits
- ^ wickedthemusical.co.uk
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External links
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