Barbara King

DEMETER

Training: Arts Educational School, Tring and in London (Musical Theatre course).

Theatre West End debut at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 42nd Street where she spent two years starring as Peggy Sawyer. Further West End credits include Demeter in Cats, where she also understudied and played Grizabella, RNT's production of Carousel (Shaftesbury Theatre), Which Witch? (Piccadilly Theatre), Hey, Mr Producer! (Lyceum Theatre) and Gillian Lynne's new production of Dick Whittington at Sadler's Wells. Other theatre work includes Pitti Sing in Opera Della Luna's production of The Mikado (UK tour), the leading role of Charlotte in the restoration comedy The Contrast (Cochran Theatre), Estella in Great Expectations (UK tour), Side by Side by Sondheim (Prince Regent, Farnborough), Rumpleteazer in Cats (original UK tour), Kitty Brown in The Girlfriend (Mercury, Colchester and UK tour), Godspell (Barbican Centre), concert tour with Sacha Distel and Rosemarie Ford in Golden Songs of the Silver Screen, Alice in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Theatre Royal, York) and West Side Story (Nottingham Playhouse). Barbara has also appeared in pantomime playing Principle Girl at York and Leatherhead.

Television credits include Royal Variety Performances 1985/86, Pebble Mill, Alas Smith and Jones, Jim'll Fix It, Blue Peter (all BBC).

Recordings include The Girlfriend, Carousel and Which Witch?

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