Tania Mathurin

Training: Arts Educational, London

Tania has most recently appeared as Becky in Sleepless at the Troubadour Theatre.

West end credits include: Female Standby in Come From Away (Phoenix Theatre); Ruth Monaghan in The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (Criterion Theatre); Mrs Brown/Ensemble in The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales Theatre); U/S Mariah in Porgy & Bess (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Midwife / 1st Cover Madame Morrible in Wicked (Victoria Apollo); Mahalia in Cool Hand Luke (Aldwych Theatre); Lorraine / 1st Cover Motor Mouth in Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre); Carmen Jones (Royal Festival Hall); Original cast of Jerry Springer the Opera (National Theatre & Cambridge Theatre); Original cast & u/s Catherine in Martin Guerre (Prince Edward Theatre).

Other theatre credits include : Day of The Living (RSC); Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors (Birmingham Rep); Mrs Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (Birmingham Rep); Rose in Stepping Out (Oldham Coliseum); Mrs Corry in Mary Poppins (1st UK Tour); Mable in Fame (Arena Theatre); Victoria in Half a Sixpence (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Factory Girl in Les Miserables (UK Tour); Original cast Swing & u/s Sarabi in The Lion King (Germany); Pearly Queen in Me & My Girl (UK Tour).

Workshop credits include: 101 Dalmatians (Regents Park Open Air Theatre); Patience Jackson in Abyssinia-Praise Singer (Hackney Empire); Ayida in Dialektikon (Ex Nihilo Theatre); Marie in The Realness (Wilton’s Music Hall).

Television & film include: Home (Channel 4); Nivea Commercial (online) Call up the stars, Royal Variety performance (BBC1) Paul O’Grady, TFI Friday (Channel 4) Paranoia (Short Film)

Original cast recordings include: Martin Guerre, Doctor Doolittle and The Lion King German cast.

Tania was a recipient of the 2004 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor, which was awarded to the Ensemble of Jerry Springer the Opera.