#  JANE POSTLETHWAITE

Photo: Petra Exton

SPOTLIGHT

7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7RJ

**Phone:** 020-7437 7631  
**Fax:** 020-7437 5881  
**E-mail:** enquiries@spotlight.com  
**WWW:** www.spotlight.com  


Artist's Website:  www.janepostlethwaite.com

| Location:| Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom  
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Height:| 5'11" (180cm)  
Playing Age:| 26 - 40 years  
Appearance:| Scandinavian, White  
| Other:| Equity  
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Eye Colour:| Blue-Green  
Hair Colour:| Blond(e)  
Hair Length:| Long  
  
  


###  Credits:

In 2016 Jane achieved a sell out run at Brighton Fringe with her comedy character show, 'Made in Cumbria'. She was nominated for two awards of 'Best comedy' and 'Audience choice' awards. She also took the show for the first time to Edinburgh Fringe with much success, sold out shows and rave 4 & 5 star reviews. She also perfomed in Anna Morris's sell out show 'It's got to be perfect' at the Edinburgh Fringe. More details on website 

Comedy Stage Radio Rehearsed Reading

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Comedy

2017, Comedy, Police, Hard Mode, Brighton Fringe - Louise Reay, Louise Reay

2017, Comedy, Mulitiple Comedy Characters, The House, Brighton Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe, Jane Postlethwaite

2016, Comedy, Georgina the Bride's Assistant Edinburgh Fringe, It's got to be perfect, Anna Morris, Dave Jackson

2016, Comedy, Five original comedy characters, Made in Cumbria, Brighton Fringe with Lamb Comedy

2016, Comedy, Five comedy characters, Made in Cumbria, Edinburgh Fringe Full Run with Sweet Venues, Anna Morris

2016, Comedy, Jack in a Box, Trigger Happy TV, Dom Joly

2015, Comedy, Indigo, AFRAID Pilot Mockumentry, FAZMA Films, Trevor Scales

2015, Comedy, Character JOY HOPE, Funny Women Competition, Funny Women, Jane Postlethwaite

2015, Comedy, Joy Hope and Kirsty Bird, Le Cluck, Brighton Fringe Cabaret Show, Tori Bond

2015, Comedy, 5 comedy characters / Brighton Fringe show, Made in Cumbria, Jane Postlethwaite

2014, Comedy, Mother in Driven Mad, Bite-Size Plays part of Brighton Fringe Festival, White Room Productions, Nick Brice

2014, Comedy, Mother in I thought I liked Girls, Bite-Size Plays part of Brighton Fringe Festival, White Room Productions, Nick Brice

2014, Comedy, Diane in Bursting, Bite-Size Plays part of Brighton Fringe Festival, White Room Productions, Nick Brice

2014, Comedy, Kirsty Bird and Helen First Aid woman, Farmhouse Comedy part of the Brighton Fringe

2014, Comedy, Funny Women Semi-Finalist / Runner up, Funny Women Awards 2014, Funny Women, Isobel Matheson

2013, Comedy, Self / Stand Up, Brighton Nights at the Komedia 26 January, Funny Women, Rosanna Farrar

2012, Comedy, Jacqueline, Boeing Boeing, ACT Productions, Ralf Higgins

2012, Comedy, Self / Stand-Up, Funny Women London Nights at Leicester Square Theatre, Funny Women, Lynne Parker

Stage

2013, Stage, News reporter, old lady, and chat show host, Lend me your ears - A play by Victoria Grantham, Fat Lizzy Productions - Camden Fringe Festival, Ralf Higgins

2012, Stage, Miss Pole, Cranford, ACT Productions, Franklyn McCabe

2012, Stage, Sorel, Hayfever, ACT Productions, Julian Kerridge

2012, Stage, Bea, Jumpy, ACT Productions, Janette Eddisford

2011, Stage, Kate / Harriet, An experiment with an airpump, ACT Productions, Julian Kerridge

2011, Stage, Doctor, How to Disappear Completely and Never be Found, ACT Productions, Dan Finlay

2011, Stage, Miss Cooper, Separate Tables, ACT Productions, Sian Webber

2010, Stage, Huntsman / Ensemble, Grimm's Tales, ACT Productions, Alan Perrin

Radio

2017, Radio, Sooky, Almost like being in love by Catriona Knox, Pier Productions for Radio 4, Caroline Raphael

2015, Radio, Several characters, Don't worry it's only the end of the world, Mildly Rebellious Productions, Alfie Shaw

Rehearsed Reading

2015, Rehearsed Reading, Jeannie / Rosalyn / Receptionist, The Holly Kane Experiment, Substantial Films, Tom Sands

2014, Rehearsed Reading, Various Characters, Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters series 2 for Radio 4, Colin Hoult

  


###  Skills:

**Accents & Dialects**:  
_(* = native)_|  American-New York, American-Standard, Australian, Cumbrian*, Irish-Northern, Liverpool, RP, Scottish-Standard, Welsh-Standard  
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**Performance** :| Stand-up Comic, Story Telling, Writer/Director - Comedy Fringe  
**Vehicle Licences** :| Car Driving Licence  
**Other Skills** :| Computer Literate, Photography  
  
###  Training:

Comedy Character Workshop by Anna Morris, December 2014

Private session of comedy coaching with Logan Murray, London, July 2014 

LOCO Directing Comedy performance one day course at The Invisible Dot, London, 9 May 2014

"How to write a comedy script" Workshop by Gavin Smith, Creative Director of Business and Development for The Comedy Unit, February 2014 

Wildseed Studios Character Mapping Workshop, with Laurie Hutzler at Bristol, January 2014

The Academy of Creative Training, ATCL Diploma in Speech and Drama, 2 years, 2010 - 2012

Funny Woman Advanced Comedy Workshop with Lynne Parker at Leicester Square Theatre, November 2012 

Building Character Voices one day workshop with Yvonne Morley and JP Orr at The Showreel Limited, Novemeber 2012

Funny Women Comedy Introductory Workshop with Lynne Parker at Leicester Square Theatre, September 2012