ISABELLA MCCARTHY SOMMERVILLE
STAGE
I have worked with some incredible directors & theatre companies over the years - touring the UK and overseas.
I am currently writing & developing a new solo show - set to tour internationally next year.
If you are a theatre maker and interested in collaborating on a future project, please do get in touch here.
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IN REHEARSAL
Details coming soon of an exciting new project on its way in 2024...
NEWS
I have recently returned from New York - where I had my off-broadway debut at Soho Playhouse - performing Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore - a one woman show, written & directed by Jonathan Brown and produced by Something Underground.
In June 2022 our production was awarded the International Fringe Encore Award, sponsored by SoHo Playhouse, giving us this opportunity to transfer our show from the UK to the States. Find out more about the International Fringe Encore Season here.
Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore is a tale of sex, seduction & survival set in the seedy underworld of 1800s Brighton. Discovered in a subterranean chamber, Betsy tells her story.
ACCOLADES & REVIEWS
""This exquisite performance is colourful, unrelenting and at times brutal. The characters portrayed are brilliantly realised"
-The Latest
" Her range...her capacity to match herself to the writing in every register - are quite exceptional "
-Fringe Review
★★★★★ The Latest (2022) - full review here
★★★★★ Fairy Powered Productions (2022) - full review here
★★★★★ The Latest (2019 ) - full review here
Outstanding Show - Fringe Review (2022) - full review here
Soho Playhouse New York Theatre Scene (2022) - review here
Winner of the International Fringe Encore Award, sponsored by SoHo Playhouse NYC - Brighton Fringe Awards 2022
Shortlisted for the International Touring Award in association with The Pebble Trust & the Unbarred Brewery Best Local Artist Award - Brighton Fringe Awards 2022
Winner of Best Actress (Anna Christie) - Arts Council Theatre Awards 2017
No 1 in Top 5 Sussex Theatre Productions of 2022, Brighton Source
PRESS COVERAGE
Broadway World 2022 article here
Time Out New York article here
Latest TV interview 2022 here & 2019 here
Brighton Source 2022 article here
Brighton on the Inside 2022 article here
Argus 2022 article here
