Sophie Isaacs

Sophie Isaacs (born 20 September 1988) is an English stage actress and singer.^[1] She is known for portraying the role of Heather McNamara in Heathers: The Musical at The Other Palace and Theatre Royal Haymarket and for portraying Katherine Howard in Six at the Arts Theatre, Lyric Theatre and Vaudeville Theatre.^[2]

Sophie Isaacs
Isaacs performing in Six in May 2021 at the Lyric Theatre
Born	(1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 35) Cheltenham, England
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2009–present
Height	156 cm (5 ft 1 in)

Career

Isaacs started out her professional acting career after graduating from the London School of Musical Theatre (located in Elephant & Castle) in 2009^[3] and then starred in both Hope at the Bridewell Theatre and Zombie Prom at the Landor Theatre,^[4] before starring in British soap opera Hollyoaks as character 'Molly Montgomery' in 2010. She then went on to star in the UK touring production of Legally Blonde: The Musical in 2011, portraying 'Margot' and understudying the principal role of Elle Woods and in 2014, she portrayed the role of Amber Von Tussle in a production of musical Hairspray in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.^[4] Isaacs then starred in the West End productions of both Made in Dagenham in 2014,^[5] and Kinky Boots in 2015-2016,^[4] both at the Adephi Theatre, as well as then portrayed the role of 'Janet Weiss' in the European touring production of The Rocky Horror Show. Isaacs then went on to play the role of Heather McNamara in the original West End production of Heathers: The Musical at The Other Palace and Theatre Royal Haymarket, before portraying 'Goldilocks' in the pantomime Goldilocks & The Three Bears at the London Palladium.^[6] Isaacs has appeared in the West End production of Six alongside principal cast members Jarnéia Richard-Noel, Courtney Bowman, Natalie Paris, Alexia McIntosh and Danielle Steers. Six was one of the first musical to return to the West End after the COVID-19 pandemic. Isaacs was part of Six when the show moved to the nearby Vaudeville Theatre.^[7] She also starred in a principal role in Pantoland at The Palladium at the afore mentioned London Palladium from December 2021 to January 2022.^[8]

Theatre credits

Year	Production	Role	Venue	Ref
2009	Hope	Miranda	Bridewell Theatre	^[1]
	Zombie Prom	Toffee	Landor Theatre	^[4]
	Jack and the Beanstalk	Jill	Devonshire Park Theatre	^[9]
2011	Sleeping Beauty	Beauty	Richmond Theatre	^[4]
	Godspell	Joanne	Union Theatre	^[10]
2011-2012	Legally Blonde: The Musical	Margot / Understudy Elle Woods	UK Tour	^[2]
2013	Get Got	Sophie Lee	St Columba's by the Castle / 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe	^[11]
2014	Hairspray	Amber Von Tussle	Singapore and Kuala Lumpur	^[1]
	Made in Dagenham	Sandra Beaumont	Adelphi Theatre	^[5]
2015-2016	Kinky Boots	Ensemble / Understudy Lauren		^[12]
2016	Grease	Frenchie Facciano	Leicester Curve	^[1]
2017-2018	The Rocky Horror Show	Janet Weiss	European Tour	^[4]
2018	Heathers: The Musical	Heather McNamara	The Other Palace / Theatre Royal Haymarket	^[13]
2019	Cruel Intentions: The '90's Musical	Annette Hargrove	George Square Gardens / 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe	^[14]
2019-2020	Goldilocks & The Three Bears	Goldilocks	London Palladium	^[6]
2020-2021	Six	Katherine Howard	Arts Theatre / Lyric Theatre / Vaudeville Theatre	^[15]
2021	Disenchanted!	Cinderella	N/A	^[16]
2021-2022	Pantoland at The Palladium	Herself	London Palladium	^[8]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Broadcasting Channel	Ref
2010	Hollyoaks	Molly	Channel 4
2013	One Week with Little Grey Fergie	Fern	N/A
2020	This Morning	Katherine Howard	ITV	^[17]
2021	Musicals: The Greatest Show		BBC One	^[18]
	This Morning		ITV	^[19]

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Radio Station	Ref
2020	WhatsOnStage Awards 2020 with Elaine Paige and Paddy O’Connell	Herself	BBC Radio 2	^[20]
	Magic With The Musicals LIVE	Katherine Howard	Magic FM	^[21]
2021	Musicals: The Greatest Show		BBC Radio 2	^[5]

References

1. "Waring & McKenna | Sophie Isaacs". waringandmckenna.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
2. "Six the Musical". sixthemusical.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
3. "London School of Musical Theatre | The School". lsmtnew. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
4. "Sophie Isaacs | West End Performers". London Theatre Direct. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
5. "Sophie Isaacs". Made In Dagenham. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
6. Spivey, Madeleine (12 December 2019). "Goldilocks and the Three Bears at The London Palladium opening night with Matt Baker, Sophie Isaacs and more". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
7. Wood, Alex (14 July 2021). "Six the Musical to move into new West End 'forever home' in September". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
8. Wood, Alex (20 August 2021). "The London Palladium pantomime to return this Christmas with Donny Osmond". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
9. "Sophie Isaacs Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
10. Coveney, Michael (18 April 2011). "Godspell". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
11. "Get Got | Cast". Tumblr. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
12. "Watch the cast of Kinky Boots in rehearsals". WhatsOnStage. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
13. Wood, Alex (4 July 2018). "Heathers the Musical announces West End transfer". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
14. Bowie-Sell, Daisy (4 August 2019). "Review: Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical (Assembly George Square, Edinburgh)". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
15. Wood, Alex (16 December 2019). "Sophie Isaacs joins West End cast of Six the Musical". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
16. Wood, Alex (29 March 2021). "Disenchanted musical, reimagining fairytale princesses, to be revived online". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
17. "Six (West End) on This Morning (24 September 2020)". YouTube/ITV.
18. "Stars take to the stage as Musicals: The Greatest Show is announced for BBC Radio 2 and BBC One". bbc.co.uk. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
19. "There's no way you want to miss this performance from the cast of Six!". ITV. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
20. "WhatsOnStage Awards 2020". YouTube/BBC Radio.
21. Brooks, Hollie-Anne; Freeman, Rhys. "Six the musical: get the lowdown on the Queens rocking the West End". Magic at the Musicals. Retrieved 28 January 2021.