Hannah Morrish
Hannah Morrish (born 13 April 1993) is an English actress. She trained at the National Youth Theatre and Drama Centre London.[1] She has worked at the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the National Theatre.[2] She received a commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards in 2017 for her performance as Lavinia in Titus Andronicus at the RSC,[3] and second prize at the Ian Charleson Awards in 2018 for her performance as Octavia in Antony and Cleopatra at the National Theatre.[4]
Early life[edit]
Morrish was born in York and is the daughter of Rebecca Stott. She joined the National Youth Theatre when she was fifteen, and was chosen as one of twelve NYT members to form the first National Youth Theatre Rep Company in 2012.[5] In September 2012 she started training at Drama Centre London, where she trained for three years.
Career[edit]
Whilst in her final year at drama school, Morrish filmed a guest lead in an episode of Call the Midwife.[6]
After leaving Drama Centre, Morrish was cast as Judy in Flowering Cherry at the Finborough Theatre, directed by Benjamin Whitrow. She then went on to play Raina Petkoff in Arms and the Man at the Watford Palace Theatre.
In 2017, Morrish was cast in three roles in the Rome Season at the Royal Shakespeare Company. She played Portia in Julius Caesar, Lavinia in Titus Andronicus, and Virgilia in Coriolanus. She performed these roles for fourteen months at both the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and the Barbican Theatre in London.
In 2018, Morrish played the lead role of Lily in the independent feature film Magpie,[7] about post-traumatic stress disorder in World War II.
Morrish played Octavia in Antony and Cleopatra at the National Theatre in 2018, directed by Simon Godwin, in a cast including Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo. Hannah received second prize in the Ian Charleson Awards in 2018 for her performance.[4]
In 2019, Morrish played Helena in All's Well That Ends Well at the Jermyn Street Theatre, directed by Tom Littler.[8]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Arcade | Pandora | Short film |
| 2015 | No More Kings | Sigrid | Short film |
| 2017 | RSC Live: Julius Caesar | Portia | Live cinema broadcast |
| 2017 | RSC Live: Titus Andronicus | Lavinia | Live cinema broadcast |
| 2017 | RSC Live: Coriolanus | Virgilia | Live cinema broadcast |
| 2018 | Magpie | Lily | Feature film |
| 2018 | NT Live: Antony and Cleopatra | Octavia | Live cinema broadcast |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Dorothy Whitmore | Series 5 Episode 3 |
| 2017 | Ovid from the RSC: The World's Greatrest Storyteller | Proserpina | RSC/BBC Four documentary |
| 2019 | Father Brown | Pippa Thubron | Series 8 Episode 5 |
Theatre[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | A Little Hotel on the Side | Violette | Theatre Royal, Bath | Lindsay Posner | |
| 2015 | Flowering Cherry | Judy | Finborough Theatre | Benjamin Whitrow | |
| 2016 | Arms and the Man | Raina Petkoff | Watford Palace Theatre | Brigid Larmour | |
| 2017/18 | Julius Caesar | Portia | Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Barbican Theatre, London | Angus Jackson | |
| 2017/18 | Titus Andronicus | Lavinia | Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Barbican Theatre, London | Blanche McIntyre | Commendation in Ian Charleson Awards 2017[3] |
| 2017/18 | Coriolanus | Virgilia | Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Barbican Theatre, London | Angus Jackson | |
| 2018/19 | Antony and Cleopatra | Octavia | National Theatre, London | Simon Godwin | Second prize in Ian Charleson Awards 2018[4] |
| 2019 | All's Well That Ends Well | Helena | Jermyn Street Theatre | Tom Littler |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Hannah Morrish | Pathways to Shakespeare | Royal Shakespeare Company". www.rsc.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ Kelly, Rona. "BWW Interview: Hannah Morrish Talks TITUS ANDRONICUS". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ian Charleson Awards – Winners 2017". WestEndTheatre.com - London Theatre Tickets. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Bally Gill wins 2019 Ian Charleson Award | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ "A couple of new courses". The Stage. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ "'Call the Midwife' review: Season 5 Episode 3 is another emotional story". CultBox. 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ "Magpie". Magpie. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ "Hannah Morrish". TresA. 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
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