Spotlight: LOUISE BERESFORD

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Stage

2017, Stage, Narrator 1, TWO'S TALES, Encompass Productions, Katie Turner

2016, Stage, Jessica, THIN SKINNED IN DIXIE, Insnufferable, Jon Cooper

2016, Stage, Lauren Gill, VIGILANCE, DifferencEngine, Jon Cooper

2016, Stage, Emma, THE LEAVING OF THINGS, Encompass Productions, Jon Cooper

2016, Stage, Superintendent, THE MAN WHO RAN A RED, Encompass Productions, Jonathan Cooper

2015, Stage, Cindy, SURPRISE, Encompass Productions, Jonathan Cooper

2015, Stage, DCI Grace, GABRIEL BISSET-SMITH TELLS THE MOST ORIGINAL FUNNY JOKE, Soho Theatre, Vicky Jones

2015, Stage, Laura Lee, BATTLE LINES at the Finborough, Raise Dark, Kevin Williams

2015, Stage, Julia Tomasik, THE CRAZY LOCOMOTIVE, UWAGA Standing Room Only, Margaret Coen

2015, Stage, Narrator 2, NOTHING COULD SURPRISE ME NOW, Encompass Productions, Michaela Frances Neil

2015, Stage, Anita, ANTIGONE IN NEW YORK, UWAGA Standing Room Only, Margaret Coen

2015, Stage, Berthe Morisot, MADAME MANET, Rough Haired Pointer, Mary Franklin

2015, Stage, Anna, JOY DIVISION, The London Theatre, Harry Denford

2015, Stage, Host, Various, SKETCHETERA, Theatre 503

2014, Stage, Brenda Gladwin, THE OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY, Theatre Delicatessen, Plunge Theatre Company

2014, Stage, Writer/Performer, LEAD PENCIL: IN FULL HB, UNDERBELLY COW GATE, EDINBURGH FESTIVAL, Joseph Elliot

2014, Stage, Grinny, THE OXFORD COMEDY FESTIVAL, The Old Fire Station, LEAD PENCIL

2014, Stage, Magpie/Tina, ZAZU COMEDY, St James Theatre, Lead Pencil

2014, Stage, Emma, SEX IN HOTEL ROOMS, Raise Dark, Kevin WIlliams

2013, Stage, Writer/Performer, LEAD PENCIL (EDINBURGH FESTIVAL), Underbelly Bristo Square, Paul Gladwin

2013, Stage, Writer/Performer, LONDON SKETCHFEST 2013, Lead Pencil, Paul Gladwin

2013, Stage, Lady Macbeth, MACBETH IN PITCH BLACK, London Contemporary Theatre, Kevin Williams

2013, Stage, Irina, LAUGH YOUR FARCE OFF, Pleasance Theatre, Gabriel Bisset-Smith

2013, Stage, Goneril, KING LEAR, Lazarus Theatre Company, Ricky Dukes

2012, Stage, Writer/Performer, LEAD PENCIL EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL, Lead Pencil UK, Paul Gladwin

2012, Stage, Sheila, HELP, The Canal Cafe Theatre, Emma Rebaldi

2012, Stage, Various, LEAD PENCIL AT THE CANAL CAFE THEATRE, Lead Pencil UK

2011, Stage, Lady Macbeth, MACBETH, The Young Shakespeare Company, Paul Gladwin

2011, Stage, Margaret, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, The Principal Theatre Company, Paul Gladwin

2011, Stage, Anna Scaparnes, THE CHALLENGING TIDE, The Theatro Technis, George Eugeniou

2011, Stage, Titania, A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, The Young Shakespeare Company, Paul Gladwin

2010, Stage, Ava Coo, THE STRIP, Oval House Theatre, Graham Watts

2010, Stage, Bertha Treecott, THE ACCRINGTON PALS, Oval House Theatre, Janette Smith

2009, Stage, Nina, THE SEAGULL, Mountivew Academy, Thomas Hescott

Short Film

2015, Short Film, Jules, A ROMANTIC TALE, Damola Onadeko

2010, Short Film, Rose, DYING, Camera Stylo Films, Richard Wright

2010, Short Film, Tina, FIREWORKS, Farnham Film School, Oliver Caswell

Television

2010, Television, Sarah, THE LATE LIST, Princess Productions

Radio

2014, Radio, Betty Sue & Facebook, SKETCHORAMA, BBC RADIO 4, Gus Beattie

Corporate

2013, Corporate, Advisor/Patient, UKNSCC SYMPOSIUM, Just Health

2013, Corporate, Jane/Anne, WHAT TO SAY WHEN..., Scott Bradbury, Hugh Murray

2013, Corporate, Presenter, ACE CENTRALISED PAYMENT SYSTEMS, Crystal Media, Philip Williams

Further Credits

2017, Infomercial, Sharon, Nursing and Midwifery Council Trigger Video, Tartan Viking Productions, Liam Fleming

2016, Commercial, Sarah, Circle Payment App, Tartan Viking Productions, Liam Fleming

2016, Comedy, Louise, PHONE SONG, Lead Pencil Comedy Online, Simon Burbage

2015, Internet, Zoe, ART TEAM!, Lead Pencil Comedy Online, Mark Lichtenstein

2015, Internet, Betty Sue, THE SOUTHERN SERVIVAL GUIDE, Lead Pencil Comedy Online, Mark Lichtenstein

2015, Music Video, Bar Girl, PALMA VIOLETS DANGER IN THE CLUB, Burning Reel Ltd, Roger Sargent

2014, Internet, Jess, COMEDY CENTRAL - MAN U SEX LINE, Mother London, Jamie Sims

2013, Web Series, Bobbie, OFFSTAGE web Series, OffStage, Jamie Sims

Skills:

Accents & Dialects: ( = native)*	American-New York, American-Southern States, American-Standard, Australian, Cockney, Essex, Greek, Latin American, London, Northern, RP*, West Country
Languages: ( = Native/Fluent)*	English*
Music & Dance: ( = highly skilled)*	Contemporary Dance, Guitar, Hammered Dulcimer, Jazz Dancing*, Mezzo, Mezzo-Soprano, Period Dancing, Piano
Performance:	Actor-Singer, Audio Books, Audio Drama, Children's Theatre, Comedy, Comedy Improv, Corporate Roleplay, Dubbing, Immersive Performance, Mask, Meisner Technique, Musical Theatre, Outdoor Performances, Physical Theatre, Presenting, Role Play, Spoken Word, Story Telling, Theatre In Education, TV Presenting, Voice Acting, Voice Over, Writer/Director - Comedy Fringe
Sports: ( = highly skilled)*	Cycling, Netball, Swimming, Yoga*
Other Skills:	Alexander Technique, Artist (Fine Art), Artist (Portrait), Devising, Drama Workshop Leader, Improvisation, Narration, Painting, Story Telling, Workshop Leader (Acting)

Training:

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Acting, 3 years, 2007-2010

The Free Association Improvoisation

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Reviews:

"Louise Beresford in the role of Gonerill is especially captivating in her cold-blooded scheming" - Remote Goat

"Louise Beresford launch into the show with real enthusiasm, immediately winning everyone over" - Broadway Baby

"Lady Macbeth brought the performance alive" - Arts Awards.

Lead Pencil: www.leadpencilcomedy.com

Reviews:

http://www.thepublicreviews.com/lead-pencil-underbelly-edinburgh/

http://www.broadwaybaby.com/shows/lead-pencil/17385

http://www.freshair.org.uk/team/fringe/posts/778-fresh-fringe-review-lead-pencil

http://www.threeweeks.co.uk/article/ed2013-comedy-review-lead-pencil-lead-pencil/

LOUISE BERESFORD

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