Nicola Blackman
Birth Place: Battersea London
Latest News on Nicola Blackman:
Peter Duncan Signs Deals to Screen CINDERELLA Pantomime in UK Cinemas (Nov 23, 2021)
VIDEO: Get a First Look At Peter Duncan's Second Filmed Panto, CINDERELLA (Sep 10, 2021)
Photos: First Look at Peter Duncan Filming CINDERELLA Panto (Jul 30, 2021)
Peter Duncan Signs Deals to Screen CINDERELLA Pantomime in UK Cinemas (Nov 23, 2021)
VIDEO: Get a First Look At Peter Duncan's Second Filmed Panto, CINDERELLA (Sep 10, 2021)
Photos: First Look at Peter Duncan Filming CINDERELLA Panto (Jul 30, 2021)
BIO
Trained at the Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, she made her debut in the musical Showboat starring Cleo Laine at the Adelphi Theatre in London. Her numerous West End shows include, Elegies, Godspell, Mutiny! Little Shop Of Horrors, Barnum, Destry Rides Again and Lion King. She has appeared in many regional Theatres in plays as well as musicals on both sides of the Atlantic.
In New York, she has played Mrs Strakosh for Revision Theatre, Sheer sock in Socks at the Sage Theatre, and Olga/Mary in Soul Kitchen.
On television she has guested on The Bill, Casualty, Birds Of A Feather, I Claudius,Angels, Fathers and Families, had her own comedy shows Us Girls & Madam Manhattan. For a while she was a backing singer for Ray Charles, Lulu Millicent Martin and David Essex.
She received an Olivier nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her work in Destry Rides again.
She has just finished playing Lulu White in the Mistress Cycle and will be touring as Simone in Sarah Lee's Snakes & Ladders.
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STAGE CREDITS
Awards and Nominations
Olivier Awards - 1982 - Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role
Nicola Blackman, Destry Rides Again
News
Peter Duncan Signs Deals to Screen CINDERELLA Pantomime in UK Cinemas
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 23, 2021
’Cinderella’ will get a red carpet premiere at Everyman King’s Cross on Saturday 4 December. It will then roll out to Showcase cinemas across the UK, then a week later VUE, Light Cinemas, Omniplex and 12 independents.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 23, 2021
’Cinderella’ will get a red carpet premiere at Everyman King’s Cross on Saturday 4 December. It will then roll out to Showcase cinemas across the UK, then a week later VUE, Light Cinemas, Omniplex and 12 independents.
VIDEO: Get a First Look At Peter Duncan's Second Filmed Panto, CINDERELLA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2021
Last year, with hundreds of pantomimes cancelled and theatres across the country closed, 'Blue Peter' legend Peter Duncan filmed an interactive version of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in his own giant back garden - starring as Dame Trott as well as co-directing.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2021
Last year, with hundreds of pantomimes cancelled and theatres across the country closed, 'Blue Peter' legend Peter Duncan filmed an interactive version of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in his own giant back garden - starring as Dame Trott as well as co-directing.
Photos: First Look at Peter Duncan Filming CINDERELLA Panto
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2021
In 2020, with the great tradition of the family pantomime cancelled in many towns and cities across the land, riding to the rescue to make sure that panto-loving audiences didn’t miss out was ‘Blue Peter’ legend Peter Duncan with his biggest and best “Here’s One I Made Earlier” challenge!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2021
In 2020, with the great tradition of the family pantomime cancelled in many towns and cities across the land, riding to the rescue to make sure that panto-loving audiences didn’t miss out was ‘Blue Peter’ legend Peter Duncan with his biggest and best “Here’s One I Made Earlier” challenge!
TH SORCERER'S APPRENTICE Comes to stream.theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2021
'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' was filmed live with multiple cameras at Southwark Playhouse in February 2021 after its planned season was cancelled due to lockdown restrictions.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2021
'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' was filmed live with multiple cameras at Southwark Playhouse in February 2021 after its planned season was cancelled due to lockdown restrictions.
Photo Flash: First Look at the World Premiere of THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2021
‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, by Richard Hough and Ben Morales Frost, directed by Charlotte Westenra (‘The Wicker Husband’, Watermill) explores the extraordinary world of a sorcerer and his rebellious daughter, as she discovers the explosive possibilities of her newfound magical powers.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2021
‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, by Richard Hough and Ben Morales Frost, directed by Charlotte Westenra (‘The Wicker Husband’, Watermill) explores the extraordinary world of a sorcerer and his rebellious daughter, as she discovers the explosive possibilities of her newfound magical powers.
Peter Duncan Launches A Facebook Live Drama Club
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2021
'Blue Peter' legend Peter Duncan launches a Facebook Live Drama Club and due to overwhelming demand extends online streaming of his panto film 'Jack and the Beanstalk' to February 21.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2021
'Blue Peter' legend Peter Duncan launches a Facebook Live Drama Club and due to overwhelming demand extends online streaming of his panto film 'Jack and the Beanstalk' to February 21.
BWW Review: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK ONLINE, Jack Be Nimble
by Fiona Scott - Dec 7, 2020
Former Blue Peter presenter, writer, director and regular pantomime dame, Peter Duncan, decided to film a pantomime in his back garden to entertain audiences at home and in cinemas this Christmas.
by Fiona Scott - Dec 7, 2020
Former Blue Peter presenter, writer, director and regular pantomime dame, Peter Duncan, decided to film a pantomime in his back garden to entertain audiences at home and in cinemas this Christmas.
Peter Duncan Signs Two Cinema Deals To Screen His Homemade Pantomime in 55 UK Cinemas
by Stephi Wild - Nov 12, 2020
'Blue Peter' legend Peter Duncan has signed deals with UK cinema chains Everyman and Showcase to give a cinema release to his socially distanced online pantomime, 'Jack and the Beanstalk'.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 12, 2020
'Blue Peter' legend Peter Duncan has signed deals with UK cinema chains Everyman and Showcase to give a cinema release to his socially distanced online pantomime, 'Jack and the Beanstalk'.
Announcing The World Premiere Of New British Musical THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2020
This enchanting new British musical explores the extraordinary world of a sorcerer and his rebellious daughter, as she discovers the explosive possibilities of her newfound magical powers.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2020
This enchanting new British musical explores the extraordinary world of a sorcerer and his rebellious daughter, as she discovers the explosive possibilities of her newfound magical powers.
THE MOUSETRAP Announces Two Casts For its Return to London
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2020
The Mousetrap has announced two rotating casts for its socially-distanced reopening at St. Martin's Theatre in London.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2020
The Mousetrap has announced two rotating casts for its socially-distanced reopening at St. Martin's Theatre in London.
Full Casting Announced Alongside Hayley Tammadon In THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2018
The award-winning musical THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE visits Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 June with Hayley Tamaddon taking on the title role of Millie Dilmount, a Kansas girl determined to make it big in New York City.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2018
The award-winning musical THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE visits Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 June with Hayley Tamaddon taking on the title role of Millie Dilmount, a Kansas girl determined to make it big in New York City.
Full Casting Announced For THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2018
Following a hugely successful tour in Spring 2017, award-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie will tour the UK again in 2018 opening at Richmond Theatre on Tuesday 27 March .
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2018
Following a hugely successful tour in Spring 2017, award-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie will tour the UK again in 2018 opening at Richmond Theatre on Tuesday 27 March .
TOYBOY DIARIES Comes to the Hope Mill Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2018
The cast and creative team has been announced for the World Premiere of The ToyBoy Diaries, the new British musical that is to be the first production staged in 2018 at the critically-acclaimed Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2018
The cast and creative team has been announced for the World Premiere of The ToyBoy Diaries, the new British musical that is to be the first production staged in 2018 at the critically-acclaimed Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.
Photo Flash: First Look at Rehearsal for THE TOYBOY DIARIES
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2018
The ToyBoy Diaries, adapted from the best-selling memoirs by Wendy Salisbury, runs from Thursday 18 January to Saturday 10 February 2018 and is the first of five in-house musicals this year from the successful collaboration between Joseph Houston and William Whelton, co-founders of Hope Mill Theatre and producer Katy Lipson, of Aria Entertainment.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2018
The ToyBoy Diaries, adapted from the best-selling memoirs by Wendy Salisbury, runs from Thursday 18 January to Saturday 10 February 2018 and is the first of five in-house musicals this year from the successful collaboration between Joseph Houston and William Whelton, co-founders of Hope Mill Theatre and producer Katy Lipson, of Aria Entertainment.
Casting Announced For World Premiere of THE TOYBOY DIARIES at Hope Mill Theatre in Mancheseter
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2017
The cast and creative team has been announced for the World Premiere of The ToyBoy Diaries, the new British musical that is to be the first production staged in 2018 at the critically-acclaimed Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2017
The cast and creative team has been announced for the World Premiere of The ToyBoy Diaries, the new British musical that is to be the first production staged in 2018 at the critically-acclaimed Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.
Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere of GILGAMESH
by Julie Musbach - Oct 8, 2017
Gilgamesh the world premiere of a new queer play told in verse by Piers Beckley, directed by Ray Shell, is the story of Gilgamesh and his best friend and lover Enkidu. How the two men fought the demon Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. How they lived, loved, and died. It is about the most important of questions: What does it mean to live forever?
by Julie Musbach - Oct 8, 2017
Gilgamesh the world premiere of a new queer play told in verse by Piers Beckley, directed by Ray Shell, is the story of Gilgamesh and his best friend and lover Enkidu. How the two men fought the demon Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. How they lived, loved, and died. It is about the most important of questions: What does it mean to live forever?
White Bear Theatre Presents the World Premiere of GILGAMESH
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2017
Gilgamesh the world premiere of a new queer play told in verse by Piers Beckley, directed by Ray Shell, is the story of Gilgamesh and his best friend and lover Enkidu. How the two men fought the demon Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. How they lived, loved, and died. It is about the most important of questions: What does it mean to live forever?
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2017
Gilgamesh the world premiere of a new queer play told in verse by Piers Beckley, directed by Ray Shell, is the story of Gilgamesh and his best friend and lover Enkidu. How the two men fought the demon Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. How they lived, loved, and died. It is about the most important of questions: What does it mean to live forever?
BWW Review: JUST TO GET MARRIED, Finborough Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Jul 28, 2017
Georgiana Vicary, her whole family and her circle of friends are all waiting for shy Adam Lancaster to propose to her and end her shame of being almost 30 and still unmarried. Her conscience and truthfulness, however, do not make her life with the handsome fiance easy. The first London production of suffragette Cicely Hamilton's play in over 100 years is diverse and funny, but takes time to properly kick off.
by Cindy Marcolina - Jul 28, 2017
Georgiana Vicary, her whole family and her circle of friends are all waiting for shy Adam Lancaster to propose to her and end her shame of being almost 30 and still unmarried. Her conscience and truthfulness, however, do not make her life with the handsome fiance easy. The first London production of suffragette Cicely Hamilton's play in over 100 years is diverse and funny, but takes time to properly kick off.
Casting Announced For JUST TO GET MARRIED at Finborough Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2017
The first London production in over a hundred years of Just To Get Married, a romantic comedy by renowned suffragette Cicely Hamilton opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 25 July 2017.
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2017
The first London production in over a hundred years of Just To Get Married, a romantic comedy by renowned suffragette Cicely Hamilton opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 25 July 2017.
Polka Theatre to Present BABE, THE SHEEP-PIG Before Launching National Tour!
by Ashlee Latimer - Nov 2, 2016
Meet the little pig with big dreams in Polka's new stage adaptation of Dick King-Smith's much loved novel Babe, The Sheep-Pig. Featuring stunning puppetry, original music and a charming 'baa-ber sheep' quartet, Babe, the Sheep-Pig runs on Polka's Main Stage from 25 Nov 2016 - 5 Feb 2017 for the whole family ages 5 and up. With a subsequent national tour throughout 2017, this is Polka's biggest ever production.
by Ashlee Latimer - Nov 2, 2016
Meet the little pig with big dreams in Polka's new stage adaptation of Dick King-Smith's much loved novel Babe, The Sheep-Pig. Featuring stunning puppetry, original music and a charming 'baa-ber sheep' quartet, Babe, the Sheep-Pig runs on Polka's Main Stage from 25 Nov 2016 - 5 Feb 2017 for the whole family ages 5 and up. With a subsequent national tour throughout 2017, this is Polka's biggest ever production.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Nicola Blackman been in?
Nicola Blackman has not appeared on Broadway.
How many West End shows has Nicola Blackman been in?
Nicola Blackman has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
What was Nicola Blackman's first West End show?
Nicola Blackman's first West End show was Destry Rides Again which opened in 1982
What awards has Nicola Blackman been nominated for?
and Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for Destry Rides Again.
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