Sarah Naudi is a Maltese actress and writer. She is best known for playing Vanessa in In the Heights at London's Charing Cross Theatre.
Early life and education
editNaudi studied musical theatre at Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in Malta[1] and Tring Park School in the UK.
Stage
editNaudi joined the cast of the London premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights in 2015. The show ran first at the Southwark Playhouse and then moved to the Charing Cross Theatre. The initial cast included David Bedella as Kevin, Cleve September as Sonny, Eve Polycarpou as Abuela Claudia and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as Daniela[2] with notable replacements of Jade Ewen as Vanessa and Lily Frazer as Nina.
At the 2016 Olivier Awards, In the Heights won in three categories, Outstanding Achievement Musical Contribution, Best Choreographer for Drew McOnie and Best Supporting Actor for David Bedella.[3]
Naudi was part of the cast of the revival of Jamie Lloyd Evita at the Open Air Theatre in Regent Park in 2019.[4] The production was led by Samantha Pauly as Eva Perón, Frances Mayli McCann as Peron's mistress and Trent Saunders as Che.[5][6]
Credits
editStage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 - 2016 | In the Heights | Carla/ Vanessa | Southwark Playhouse and |
| 2019 | Evita | Ensemble | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
Film and TV
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Come un delfino | Segretaria Baldini | TV movie |
| 2012 | 6 passi nel giallo | Jenny | TV mini-series |
| 2013 | Ambition | Reveller | Short |
| 2014 | Quantum Love | Young girl | Movie |
| 2015 | Him & Her | Her | Short |
| 2015 | By the Sea | Grocery clerk | Movie |
| 2016 | In the Name of Bjorn | Lore | Short |
| 2018 | Genius | Emilienne | Series, 1 episode |
| 2018 | For Ava | Ava | Short |
| 2018 | The Seat | Chloe | Short |
| 2020 | Klem | Betsy | TV Series - 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Madame Blanc Mysteries | Sarah Abelman | TV Series - 1 episode |
| 2021 | Foundation | Maiden Zephyr | TV Series - 1 episode |
| 2022 | Mood | Giuliana | TV mini-series, 1 episode |
| 2022 | Uwjja | Toby | |
| 2022 | Litvinenko | Dr Justine Adams | TV mini-series, 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Duality of Ecstasy | Narrator | Short |
| 2023 | The Last Rifleman | Doctor Marceau | |
| Serena | Serena | in production | |
| The Home Straight | Serena | in production |
References
edit- ^ "Ex-Stagecoach Malta Students Star on London's West End". The Malta Independent. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ "Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights Opens in London Tonight". Playbill. October 13, 2015.
- ^ "Olivier Winners 2016". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ Wild, Stephi (2019-08-08). "Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at EVITA at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ Akbar, Arifa (2019-08-09). "Evita review – Argentina's queen of hearts as a high-school mean girl". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ "Evita is here". Open Air Theatre. Retrieved 2024-09-09.