Joanna Sawyer

Joanna Sawyer
Birth name	Joanna Sawyer
Born	Bristol, UK
Genres	40s / Vocal / Musical Theatre
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actor, Choreographer
Website	www.thefemmes.co.uk

Joanna Sawyer is a British born, London based singer, actress and choreographer. She is originally from Bristol, England. About Sawyer's performance in Love Birds, Rachel Male of Black Diamond 107.8FM radio wrote, "Joanna Sawyer is not to be outshined….With her main musical number "Paint a Rainbow" adding a hint of burlesque style to the performance."^[1] Sawyer has performed in musicals, concerts and pantomimes.

Education

Sawyer is a graduate of the Guildford School of Acting with Distinction in Musical Theatre. Sawyer won the graduate musical theatre prize.^[2][3]

Theatre Credits

• Love Birds originating the part of "Veronica" (The Pleasance, Edinburgh)^[4]
• The Sound of Music (Cairo, Egypt and Beirut, Lebanon tour)
• Jack and the Beanstalk playing "Jack Trott" (Key Theatre)
• The Importance of Being Earnest playing "Cecily Cardew" (English Theatre, Hamburg)^[5]
• Beauty and The Beast playing "Beauty" (Corn Exchange)^[3][6]
• West Side Story playing "Anita" (Belgrade Theatre).^[7]
• Cinderella playing "Cinderella" (Ashcroft Theatre - Fairfield Halls) ^[8]
• Footloose (musical) playing "Rusty" (UK National Tour 2016)^[9]

Television

• Our Girl (BBC One, David Drury)

The Femmes

Sawyer is the co-founder of 1940s style, close harmony trio, The Femmes doubling as their choreographer. The Femmes have performed throughout the UK.^[10]

External Sources

www.thefemmes.co.uk

References

1. "Love Birds, Review | 107.8 Black Diamond FM". blackdiamondfm.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
2. "Cast | Lovebirds The Musical". lovebirdsthemusical.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
3. "Simply the Beast! King's Lynn Corn Exchange's Un-missable Panto - EastLife". eastlife.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
4. "Reviews | Lovebirds The Musical". lovebirdsthemusical.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
5. "Livekritik von Kristina Eickhoff zu THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | livekritik.de". livekritik.de. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
6. "Beauty and the Beast (King's Lynn) - WhatsOnStage.com". whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
7. [email protected]. "West Side Story | Theatrical Play Directory | Casting Call Pro". castingcallpro.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
8. "Cinderella (Fairfield Halls Croydon)". www.thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
9. "Footloose The Musical (Uk Tour 2016)". www.britishtheatre.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
10. "The Femmes - 1940s and 1950s Girl band for Corporate Events and Weddings". thefemmes.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-06.