Sophie Bould
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Sophie Bould is a British theatre and TV actress. Sophie is originally from Shropshire
where she attended St Dominic's High School for Girls in Brewood
, but is now based in London
.
Sophie graduated with a first class degree from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts having earlier attended the National Youth Theatre.
Sophie's television appearances include: The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Holby City, and is represented Hatton McEwan.
She appeared in London's West End at The Palladium in the original Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of 'The Sound of Music
', alongside Connie Fisher
, winner of the hit TV reality show "How do you solve a problem like Maria?". Sophie played the eldest child of the Von Trapp family, Liesl. She was also the understudy for "Maria" and has received rave reviews in that role having stepped in to cover an extended absence by Fisher through illness. Bould left The Sound of Music on September 24, 2007.
Sophie appeared at the National Theatre on the South Bank in Coram Boy and enjoyed a season at Regents Park, London. Her stage debut was as the lead in the Rodgers and Hammerstein
version of Cinderella, at Bristol Old Vic.
In 2008 she starred in the UK tour of Noises Off
http://emotionalbaggage.co.uk/gossip/23 and later that year as Belle at The Birmingham Rep Theatre in A Christmas Carol until Jan 2010.
During the summer of 2010, Sophie joined the companies of Sheridan's The Critic and Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound at Chichester Festival Theatre, playing to full houses and rave reviews.
Most recently she took the leading role of Lily in The Secret Garden at Edinburgh Festival Theatre and The Royal Alexandra Theatre Toronto, Canada.
Sophie's recent filming work can be viewed at the Vogue Street Lights Project at Mappin & Webb Jewellers, 1 Old Bond Street from 10th May 2011.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
where she attended St Dominic's High School for Girls in Brewood
Brewood
Brewood refers both to a settlement, which was once a town but is now a village, in South Staffordshire, England, and to the civil parish of which it is the centre. Located around , Brewood village lies near the River Penk, eight miles north of Wolverhampton city centre and eleven miles south of...
, but is now based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Sophie graduated with a first class degree from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts having earlier attended the National Youth Theatre.
Sophie's television appearances include: The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Holby City, and is represented Hatton McEwan.
She appeared in London's West End at The Palladium in the original Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of 'The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
', alongside Connie Fisher
Connie Fisher
Connie Fisher is a Welsh actress and singer, who won the BBC One talent contest, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?...
, winner of the hit TV reality show "How do you solve a problem like Maria?". Sophie played the eldest child of the Von Trapp family, Liesl. She was also the understudy for "Maria" and has received rave reviews in that role having stepped in to cover an extended absence by Fisher through illness. Bould left The Sound of Music on September 24, 2007.
Sophie appeared at the National Theatre on the South Bank in Coram Boy and enjoyed a season at Regents Park, London. Her stage debut was as the lead in the Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were a well-known American songwriting duo, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein. They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s during what is considered the golden age of the medium...
version of Cinderella, at Bristol Old Vic.
In 2008 she starred in the UK tour of Noises Off
Noises Off
Noises Off is a 1982 play by English playwright Michael Frayn. The idea for it was born in 1970, when Frayn was standing in the wings watching a performance of Chinamen, a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave...
http://emotionalbaggage.co.uk/gossip/23 and later that year as Belle at The Birmingham Rep Theatre in A Christmas Carol until Jan 2010.
During the summer of 2010, Sophie joined the companies of Sheridan's The Critic and Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound at Chichester Festival Theatre, playing to full houses and rave reviews.
Most recently she took the leading role of Lily in The Secret Garden at Edinburgh Festival Theatre and The Royal Alexandra Theatre Toronto, Canada.
Sophie's recent filming work can be viewed at the Vogue Street Lights Project at Mappin & Webb Jewellers, 1 Old Bond Street from 10th May 2011.