Rebecca Trehearn is an actress, best known for her work in
musical theatre. She trained at
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, formerly Mountview Theatre School, is a drama school in Peckham, south London, England, founded in 1945. The Academy provides specialist vocational training in acting and musical theatre, as well as production ...
, graduating in 2004.
Career
In 2013, she played Molly in the UK tour of ''
Ghost the Musical''. In 2014 she played Marcy in the
Southwark Playhouse
Southwark Playhouse is a theatre in London, located between Borough and Elephant and Castle tube stations.
History
The Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company was founded in 1993 by Juliet Alderdice and Tom Wilson. They identified the need for a h ...
production of
''Dogfight''.
She won the 2017
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for her performance as Julie LaVerne in ''
Show Boat
''Show Boat'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 Show Boat (novel), novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the pe ...
'', which played at the
New London Theatre
The Gillian Lynne Theatre (formerly New London Theatre) is a West End theatre located on the corner of Drury Lane and Parker Street in Covent Garden, in the London Borough of Camden. The Winter Garden Theatre formerly occupied the site until 196 ...
. She had previously played the role at the
Sheffield Crucible
The Crucible Theatre (often referred to simply as "The Crucible") is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which opened in 1971. Although it hosts regular theatrical performances, it is best known for hosting professional snooker's ...
prior to the West End transfer.
References
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Living people
Laurence Olivier Award winners
British musical theatre actresses
Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Year of birth missing (living people)