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STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
2023
PERDITA [Replacement]


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Cast and Creative Team Set For PINOCCHIO At The Watermill
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2024

Discover the cast and creative team for the Watermill Theatre's festive production of MICHAEL MORPURGO'S PINOCCHIO, featuring a blend of storytelling and music. Performances begin November 16.
Pentabus Reveals New Board Members, Including Shakespeare's Globe Artistic Director Michelle Terry
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2024

Pentabus has announced a new Chair of the Board, Nuala O'Kane, and six new board members.
Review: THE FROGS, Kiln Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Feb 12, 2024

Considering their recent losses, physical theatre giants Spymonkey would have been justified to adapt a Greek tragedy rather than a comedy. The death of Stephan Kreiss in 2021 and the departure of Petra Massey to Las Vegas now leaves only Toby Park and Aitor Bassauri remaining.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For Spymonkey's THE FROGS
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 18, 2023

Rehearsal photos have been released of leading physical comedy ensemble company Spymonkey for their latest Made in Northampton co-production, The Frogs, which premieres on the Royal stage from Friday 19 January to Saturday 3 February. 
Squint to Present Work from Emerging Playwrights From Low-Income Backgrounds at Theatre Royal Stratford East
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 31, 2023

The Squint Playwriting Award Showcase will present the work of nine emerging playwrights from low-income backgrounds. The showcase features ten minutes of each writer's work from a full-length play they are developing, performed by a professional cast. Get all the details here!
Royal & Derngate Reveal Two Upcoming Shows For 2024
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2023

Following the announcement of the re-opening timelines for both Royal & Derngate theatres and the Filmhouse, after the recent temporary closure for RAAC investigations, the organisation has announced two new productions for the next year as part of their produced work. Learn more about the upcoming shows here!
Paul Chahidi and Paul Ready Join TWELFTH NIGHT: FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced further casting for Twelfth Night: For One Night Only. Learn more about the production and find out who is starring in it here!
BWW Review: BEFORE I WAS A BEAR, Soho Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Jun 8, 2022

Cally's life is turned upside down when she embarks on an affair with her childhood crush
Photos: First Look at Unicorn Theatre's GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2022

Jaz Woodcock-Stewart directs Leah Brotherhead (Netflix’s Bridgerton/ITV’s Zomboat), Mae Munuo (the Unicorn’s The Bolds/ Complicite’s I’ll Take You to Mrs Cole), Sam Swann (Skellig/ITV’s Mr Selfridge) and Jacoba Williams (Globe’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream/ VAULT Festival When The Sea Swallows Us Whole) in Lulu Raczka’s radical re-imagining of Jonathan Swift’s surreal masterpiece, Gulliver’s Travels for all the family this Easter.
LOVE DANCE at Chiswick Playhouse Extended
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2021

The heartfelt and upbeat rom-com Love Dance has been extended until 4th December due to popular demand. Audiences now have an extra week to see the hilarious Jacoba Williams and Derek Murphy star in this dynamic two-hander at Chiswick Playhouse about the two most unlikely characters finding love.
BWW Review: LOVE DANCE, Chiswick Playhouse
by Gary Naylor - Nov 14, 2021

Gentle rom-com that breaks no new ground but is easy on the eye and ear and has its fair share of laughs and 'ahhsss'.
Photos: In Rehearsal for LOVE DANCE at Chiswick Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2021

Go inside rehearsal for the hilarious and uplifting rom-com Love Dance, which will run at Chiswick Playhouse from 10th – 27th November.
Jacoba Williams and Derek Murphy Join the Cast of LOVE DANCE at Chiswick Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2021

Jacoba Williams (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Globe) will bring to life the witty and career-driven Rose, an accomplished surgeon who is desperate to have a baby, but not a long-term relationship. Joining her on stage is Derek Murphy (Sequins, Organised Chaos; Dial M For Murder, Michael Friend Productions) as lazy and immature musician Adam.
Photos: TWELFTH NIGHT Prepares to Take the Stage at Shakespeare's Globe
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2021

Go inside rehearsals of Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe. Directed by Associate Artistic Director of the Globe, Sean Holmes, this production see’s the return of the cast from A Midsummer Night’s Dream in addition to Artistic Director of the Globe Michelle Terry who will be playing Viola.
BBC Radio 4 and Talawa Showcase Three New Audio Dramas
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2021

Radio 4, Talawa Theatre Company - the UK's leading Black British theatre company, and producers feral inc, will come together to showcase original audio dramas by three promising young writers.
Shakespeare's Globe Reopens Outdoor Theatre From 19 May
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2021

Shakespeare's Globe is preparing to reopen its outdoor theatre on 19 May 2021. Provided the conditions are met for Step 3 of the Government's roadmap for cultural reopening, the Globe will be welcoming audiences in for socially distanced performances, having closed on 18 March 2020.
THE SNOW QUEEN Comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 12, 2020

A brand new adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Snow Queen will weave some sparkling festive magic live on stage at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre this Christmas.
Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre Closes For Second Lockdown
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2020

Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre will be closing its doors to the public again from Thursday 5 November to Wednesday 2 December, re-opening on Thursday 3 December.
Unicorn Theatre Announces Casting For GULLIVER'S TRAVELS and WILD
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2020

The Unicorn Theatre Announces Casting for Gulliver's Travels and Wild.
BWW Review: I WILL STILL BE WHOLE (WHEN YOU RIP ME IN HALF)/BEFORE I WAS A BEAR, The Bunker
by Anthony Walker-Cook - Nov 16, 2019

Though the Bunker will be closing early 2020, it has rightly garnered a reputation for providing a platform for new voices. The same is true for the two new pieces being performed there currently: not only are i will still be whole (when you rip me in half) and Before I Was A Bearthe respective debut plays of Ava Wong Davies and Eleanor Tindall, but they also proclaim their authors as confident new voices.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jacoba Williams been in?

Jacoba Williams has not appeared on Broadway.

How many West End shows has Jacoba Williams been in?

Jacoba Williams has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Jacoba Williams's first West End show?

Jacoba Williams's first West End show was The Winter’s Tale - Globe which opened in 2023

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