Sharon Byatt (born in Liverpool) is a British actress who has appeared on TV as Irenee in Carla Lane's Bread and Sue Freeman in Springhill, and on stage as both Linda and Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers.
Biography Byatt attended St Julie's Catholic High School in Liverpool, and trained at the Chiltern School of Dance and Drama in West Derby, Liverpool. Her first stage appearance was in 1990 in the musical Blood Brothers in London's West End, playing "a sparky, tomboyish Linda". She reprised the role in regional tours of the show, and has also played the role of Mrs Johnstone in performances of Blood Brothers in York and Malvern. She has also appeared in leading roles in The Tommy Cooper Show in Blackpool and Sheffield, and A Midsummer Night's Dream and A Taste of Honey in Liverpool. She is artistic director of the Chiltern Youth Theatre Company.
Selected stage performances Year Title Theatre Role Director 1990 Blood Brothers Albery Theatre, London Linda 1992 Grand Hotel Dominion Theatre, London Tommy Tune 1995 Blood Brothers Birmingham Hippodrome Linda Bill Kenwright 2005 Blood Brothers York Mrs Johnstone 2006 Blood Brothers Festival Theatre, Malvern Mrs Johnstone 2014 The Tommy Cooper Show Lantern Theatre, Sheffield Gwen Cooper 2015 The Tommy Cooper Show Blackpool Grand Theatre Gwen Cooper 2018 A Midsummer Night's Dream Epstein Theatre, Liverpool Titania Daniel Taylor 2018 A Taste of Honey Epstein Theatre, Liverpool Helen Daniel Taylor 2019Knee Deep In PromisesRoyal Court Studio, LiverpoolTrishPaul Goetzee
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1990 Brookside Coral, secretary of Johnathan Gordon-Davies uncredited 1990-1991 Bread Irenee 8 episodes + Christmas special 1997 Springhill Sue Freeman / Johnson 25 episodes
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