Sophie Taylor
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 25 - 35
- Height
- 5' 2" (1m 57cm)
- Weight
- 9st. 1lb. (58kg)
- Hair Colour
- Red
- Eye Colour
- Blue
- Build
- Medium
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Anna Anderson/Ensemble
Theatre |
My Name Is Chris Yarnell, Haste Theatre |
Theatre Touring |
| 2021 |
Storyteller
Event |
Storystock Circus Wilderness Festival |
Wilderness Festival |
| 2021 |
Valentina Tereshkova
Theatre |
Valentina Star Dreamer (online interactive) Mouths of Lions/Haste Theatre |
Zoom |
| 2021 |
Narrator/Ensemble
Theatre |
The Fireside Hornies (online interactive) Deanna Fleysher |
Zoom |
| 2020 |
Gemma
Comedy & Improv |
Gail & Gemma's Christmas Message: The Chicken's Speech Haste Theatre |
Online sketch |
| 2020 |
Madame Croc
Theatre |
Mustard Doesn't Go With Girls Bric a Brac Theatre |
Vaults Festival |
| 2019 |
Gemma
Theatre |
Ex Batts and Broilers Haste Theatre |
Blue Elephant Theatre, Clapham and Edinburgh fringes |
| 2019 |
Sofiya/Buggymum/Miss/Various
Theatre |
As If You Are Infinite Rachel Betts |
Pegasus Theatre |
| 2019 |
Rebecca
Theatre |
Cancer Tales Trevor Walker |
St Mary's University |
| 2019 |
Orna
Theatre |
Where the Hell is Bernard? Ally Cologna / Haste Theatre |
The Space, London, Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Assembly), UK Touring, Prague Fringe |
| 2019 |
Skillet
Event |
Chocolate Tom Bowtell / KIT Theatre |
Schools touring |
| 2019 |
Professor Blink
Event |
Alien Underpants Tom Bowtell / KIT Theatre |
Schools touring |
| 2019 |
Franny Alcott
Event |
The Lost Suitcase Tom Bowtell / KIT Theatre |
Schools touring |
| 2018 |
Chrissie
Theatre |
Just Lose It Anna Marshall / Bric a Brac |
The Space, London |
| 2017 |
Dr Plot
Theatre |
Storylab Tom Bowtell / Tricycle Theatre |
|
| 2017 |
Cassandra/Various
Theatre |
The Complete Greek Tragedies (in one hour) Justin Murray / Catharsis |
Rosemary Branch Theatre |
| 2017 |
Fou
Event |
Apocalypso Justin Cliffe/Georgina Harris / Tin Shed Theatre |
The Riverfront, Newport |
| 2016 |
Verbatim mental health support worker
Video |
The Service (in support of Mind) Mike LeBeau/Rusty Quill |
|
| 2016 |
Anthony/Narrator/Various
Theatre |
Oyster Boy Haste Theatre |
International touring |
| 2016 |
Theseus
Theatre |
The Hideout Haste Theatre |
International touring |
| 2015 |
Verity
Theatre |
Beyond Cragporth Rock Ally Cologna / Haste Theatre |
UK Touring |
| 2014 |
Book Club Member
Film |
Two Feet Jo Gewirtz / Novitzky, Woodward, Gewirtz |
|
| 2010 |
Protestor
Theatre |
The Whitehouse Institute Joe Hancock / UMDS |
John Thaw Studio and National Student Drama Festival |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Post Graduate Acting | St Mary's University |
| 2012 | BA (Hons) Dance and Theatre Performance | University of Manchester |
About me
Since graduating from a Physical Theatre MA with Distinction in 2013, I have co-founded and successfully co-run an international touring company, Haste Theatre. We have won numerous awards, devised 6 original shows, are an Arts Council funded company, and create and deliver drama/acting workshops to a wide range of ages from primary school to professionals. Visit www.hastetheatre.com for more info.I am highly skilled in clown, comedy, physical storytelling, devising, multi-rolling, children's theatre, improv, immersive theatre and audience interaction.
"Skilled writer/performers Sophie Taylor and Jesse Dupré create such a warm and inviting world" - The Scotsman
"Sophie Taylor shines the brightest among this particularly iridescent team. Her diverse roles are each well-refined, from slapstick waiter to doctoral assistant, and, when given the choice, it is her the eye naturally falls upon in chorus scenes." - Redbrick Review
“Sophie Taylor’s a natural comedian... an easy gift for audience interaction” - San Diego Tribune
“played with comic perfection” - Adrian Johnson, Storytelling Laureate for Birmingham
“these highly trained and gifted professionals are... at the top of the game in acting, singing, dance, playing instruments and script-writing”
-Ruth Gledhill, writer for The Times, on The Hideout
Additional skills:
Hosting Variety shows and Q&As
Creating and performing bespoke performances for children’s parties
Clowning
Lip Sync
Voice overs
Online performance (live, interactive, pre-recorded)
A cappella singing (Alto Soprano)
Ukulele playing
Improvising and audience interaction
Mime
Puppetry
Mask work
Writing and performing sketch comedy
Additional information:
Directing Credits
STAGE: On The Edge by Jesse Dupre (Streatham Space Project), 2022, Assistant Director
STAGE: A Sky Burial by Joe McKie (Network Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe), 2012
STAGE: Titus Andronicus (John Thaw Studio Manchester), 2012
STAGE: Let Me Go Home by Sophie Taylor and Elisha Mansuroglu (Contact Manchester), 2011 - Shortlisted for International Student Drama Festival 2012
STAGE: I Know Where The Dead Are Buried by Matthew Dunster (World Premier, 24:7 Theatre Festival Manchester) 2011 - Assistant Director
STAGE: On Rafter’s Hill by Marina Carr (John Thaw Studio Manchester), 2010 - Shortlisted for National Student Drama Festival 2012
License & Passport
| Passport: | Yes |
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Languages Spoken | English |
|---|---|
| Accents/Dialects | American - General, English - General, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, US West Coast (California, Portland) |
| Vocal Types | Alto, Soprano |
| Additional Skills | Acting, Children's Entertainer, Clown Training, Puppetry, Singing |
| Athletics | Gymnastics, Running, Yoga |
| Musical Skills | Flute, Ukulele |