Profiles - Jacqueline Roberts

Jacqueline’s training started at North Herts College, where she was awarded ‘Most Promising Actress’ by Richard Whitmore, followed by three years at Mountview Theatre School in North London.

Since graduating she has appeared all around the country in many productions including MEMORY OF WATER with Samantha Bond and Julia Sawalha which played the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End: MY FAT FRIEND with John Inman (UK Tour): and more recently at the Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield and the Forum Theatre Billingham in THE MURDER ROOM with Ross Davison and THE OPPOSITE SEX with Kevin Pallister.

Other tours have taken her to Sweden as ‘Jill Mason’ in EQUUS and‘Graziella’ in WEST SIDE STORY, andto the Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage as ‘Elizabeth’ in THE CRUCIBLE and ‘Sandy’ in THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE.

She has spent the last three summers as leading lady in the very difficult but rewarding seasons of repertory at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton and The Lyceum Theatre, Crewe where favourite roles have included ‘Freda Caplan’ in DANGEROUS CORNER, ‘Elvira’ in BLITHE SPIRIT, ‘Mary Featherstone in HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES and ‘Rita’ in BILLY LIAR.

TV Credits include: ‘Harem Girl’ in COR BLIMEY (ITV), GRANGE HILL (BBC), THE BILL (ITV), FRANKENSTEIN’S BABY (ITV) plus numerous commercials and short films.

Pantomimes include ‘Fairy Godmother’ in CINDERELLA at The Beck Theatre, Hayes with piano star Bobby Crush and last year at The Kings Theatre, Southsea as the very ‘Wicked Queen’ in SNOW WHITE opposite Jansen Spencer of Neighbours.

In her spare time Jacqueline is an active member of the Market Theatre in Hitchin which she helped to found nine years ago. The venue concentrates on new writing and has been happily running a healthy profit for the past seven years.