ACTING
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ACTING ●
Scarlett’s acting work spans from comedy to tragedy to cabaret, working with venues including Shakespeare’s Globe, Arcola & The Almeida. She studied classical acting at LAMDA & has a fascination with language & text. She is also a member of the fringe theatre scene in London, & is keen to work with other early career creatives in the industry to perform new & exciting work.
Voicereel
Scarlett has had a longstanding love affair with audio, growing up she listened to the radio every chance she had, developing a love for classic radio dramas & comedies like Hancock’s Half Hour, Round The Horne & her personal favorite Journey Into Space. Today, she’s keen to explore voice acting for herself, recently performing as ‘voice’ in Missing Theatre’s Instructions on How to Be Alone. See below for Scarlett’s various voice reels.
Acting Portfolio
The Fan - The Tower Theatre
Playing Scavezzo, the fool. A riotous & joyful production of Carlo Goldini’s classic italian rom-com. This show was incredibly fun & challenging, featuring a Commedia dell'arte movement sequence including prop work, stunts, sword fighting & a lot fo laughs.
Instruction on How to Be Alone - Missing Theatre
(VO) Playing Voice. A physical theatre instalation, in collaboration with Dramatic Recovery, exploring mental health & the affects of reduced human interaction.
24 (day) The Measure of My Dreams - Almeida Theatre
Playing Leanne/Ensemble. The first in a triptich of plays by Annie Jenkins for the Almeida Theatre, this play was an epic love letter to North London, in collaboration with Cardboard Citizens, All Change & The Arsenal.
Alternative Miss World - Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Playing miss Serene and Tranquil Unity, Improvised performance & cabaret, hosted by Andrew Logan at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre,
The Alternative Miss World is the craziest show I have ever been a part of! It is an improvised show based around the structure of a beauty pageant. All of the actors make their own costumes based on a theme (This one was psychedelic peace). The show is a celebration of creative freedom. I’ve performed in the past 3 productions, 2 of which have been at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and the third was at the Roundhouse.
Under Milk Wood - Tower Theatre
Playing Polly Garter, Mrs Cherry Owen, child & cow. Directed by Edwina Dorman, this prop free, black box production was a creative re-imagining of Dylan Thomas’ classic text.
Everything But the Kitchen Sink - Made by Members Festival NYT
I wrote and performed this piece for the Monologue Night of the Made by Members Festival run by the National Youth Theatre.
Everything but the Kitchen Sink is a monologue about finding freedom in over preparing. You can read the full monologue on my Other Work page or watch the full Monologue Night here.
Isolation you are no stranger to me
Written by Shannon Kuspira for Slam Kings Cross does Mental Health, watch here
“no one is interested in my heaving table of skilfully crafted food…” A mother laments the isolation of comfort.
Alone Time
Written by Jaz Mor for Slam Kings Cross does Mental Health. Watch here.
“What the hell is wrong with me? My mum used to tell us that we were the vikings and everyone else were the smelly saxons.” How do you reconcile who you thought you’d be and who you’ve become? This monologue explores how the pandemic has challenged people’s sense of self worth in the absence of distractions like work.
Handbag at Home
Virtual physical theatre, directed by Geraldine Pilgrim in collaboration with Mountview, playing woman with handbag.
https://www.mountview.org.uk/whats-on/show/handbag-at-home/
“In different rooms, remnants of parties the night before are cleared away. A woman sits in her bedroom dreaming, as she gets up a beat begins, and the sound of a classic dance track fills the air. She puts down her handbag and begins to dance...”
Peachy Keen
Music Video, L Divine, Universal Music, playing ‘Friend’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uis0DF26l3w
This was a simple one day shoot at Kontiki Studios in London, I was playing one of the singer’s friends who’s lost interest in their surroundings.
La Clima Esta Cambiando
La Clima Esta Cambiando, directed by Monze Gilly, National Youth Theatre Senior Course, ensemble.
This was a devised play, this is the first time I worked with NYT and I feel so lucky to be a member of such an incredible group. Since the course I have auditioned for NYT’s rep company, I am currently taking the acting for screen and directing theatre courses.
Mountview Academy Showcase
Scene from Escaped Alone by Carol Churchill, at Mountview Academy, playing Vi.
At the end of my Foundation at Mountview we did a showcase, my scene was from very early in the play (escaped Alone), when Vi is sitting with her friends in the garden before everything descends into darkness. Playing Vi was a challenge, she’s in her 70s, she murdered her husband and spent the majority of her life in prison. I spent a lot of time on physicalisation, understanding how Vi would sit in her lawn chair, how she would drink her tea. I then explored deeper characterisation, following Uta Hagen’s approach which is outlined in her book ‘Respect For Acting’.
LAMDA showcase performances
scene study, Richard III, directed by Amy Cudden, playing Richard III (2018)
I played Richard III in a scene study of Act 4 Scene 4. The scene is a tipping point for Richard, he begins to lose confidence from his mother’s curse, we had a day to prepare this scene, so we focused mostly on finding the shift of power between Richard and the Duchess of York.
The School for Scandal, directed by Robert Price, playing Crabtree (2018)
I played Crabtree, who is an elderly man. As this is a comedy of manners Robert was looking for a heightened performance so I explored altering my voice and appearance with my physicality. It was a challenge but I really had a lot of fun playing a dirty old man!
The Provoked Wife, directed by Robert Price, playing Mademoiselle (2018)
Mademoiselle was one of my favorite characters to play. I grew up in the south of France so bringing some of my french characteristics to the stage was so exciting. This was a another comedy of manners, so the performances were really big and I loved exploring the bitter sweet comedy of Mademoiselle’s love for Lady Fancyfull and the way she tries to improve her mistress.
Macbeth, directed by Sylvestra Le Touzel, playing King Duncan and Macduff (2018)
It was a delight to work with Sylvestra, I’ve always had a particular soft spot for Macbeth and I was delighted to be involved in this show. Playing The King was a challenge as it was (again) an old man. I particularly struggled with finding his frailty, I did research on muscle wastage in old age and explored how I could portray that which helped me find this character. I also played Macduff which was a joy, Sylvestra wanted him to be very dynamic and we spent a lot of time focussing on the fight scene between Macbeth and MAcduff, it was the first time I worked with a fight coordinator which was great fun.
Our Country’s Good - Alma Tavern (Bristol)
Playing Liz Morden, Liz Morden is an interesting character, she has lots of layers. As an actor you can’t have any vanity in this role as she’s constantly referred to as ugly and dumb and a lot of the time she is silent, but there’s a lot going on underneath the surface, she had a very difficult childhood which gives her a lot of emotional scar tissue, she finds her power in silence.
Once it’s Over the Audience Will Cheer - Arcola Theatre
Playing Ensemble.
This play was a multi media performance put on during Hackney Festival streamed over Arcola and Hackney Council’s social media feeds while being performed to a live audience. The play was an ensemble piece exploring the actor audience relationship.
Pan - Frieze Art Fair
Playing Pan, directed by Asad Raza, playing Pan (ensemble).
Pan was a performance art piece at the Freeze Art Festival, it was inspired by the caves of worship of the Greek god Pan. The piece included elements of audience interaction and physical theatre based on ritual worship.
