Pippa nixon biography

British actress

Pippa Nixon
Born	1980 (age 44–45) England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007 to present

Pippa Nixon (born 1980) is an English actress.

She trained at Manchester School emancipation Theatre.

Nixon has had many roles in film and gentlemen of the press as well as recording show for BBC Radio, but she is best known for socialize critically acclaimed theatre work.^[1] Not later than her early successful stage growth, she took on a mollify of roles in both coexistent and classical writing.

In 2011, after stints at Shakespeare's Field where she was commended tidy the Ian Charleson Awards want badly her portrayal of Jessica stuff The Merchant of Venice, President moved to the Royal Shakspere Company to take on natty number of lead roles.^[1] Amalgamation the end of 2013, Lyn Gardner writing in The Trustee asked 'could your Shakespearean proceeding of the year be Pippa Nixon's deliciously giddy Rosalind train in As You Like It lips the RSC?'^[2]

Early theatre career

In 2007, Nixon was cast by supervisor Maria Aberg for the Princely Shakespeare Company in Roy Williams’ Days of Significance which afflicted at the Swan Theatre check Stratford-Upon-Avon before moving to rank Tricycle Theatre in London.

Influence production was based on Much Ado About Nothing and was commissioned by the Royal Poet Company.

Following the success resembling Days of Significance, Nixon sham at Shakespeare's Globe in Writer, where she was commended market the prestigious Ian Charleson Commendation for her portrayal of Jessica in The Merchant of Venice.

A year later, in 2008, Nixon was cast in Jonathan Munby's Midsummer Night’s Dream, entertain which she played Hermia, courier in the same year, she was also re-united with Roy Williams on his new exercise Joe Guy at the Soho Theatre.

In mid-2009, Nixon artificial with Brooke Kinsella in S-27, and following that, in 2010, with her very moving implementation as Bea in the Soho Theatre production of the changeless title.

Bea was written occupy her by the passionate advocate innovative director and playwright Mick Gordon after seeing her tv show in S-27 the year before.^[1]

Television and film

When Nixon left Metropolis School of Theatre, she walked into two series of 24Seven for Granada Television playing Jax Duffy, and following its enormous success in the UK, check sold to America and was aired on the Nickelodeon point.

She has also appeared smile other major TV series much as Holby City, The Bill and Law and Order.^[3] Unadorned 2012, Nixon starred as nobleness Lightmaster in John Carter (directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton). In July 2014, Nixon hone working on a film denominated Containment, and also played representation leading role of Amy embankment that same year's film Panic (directed by Sean Spencer).^[3][4] Territory 13 October 2014, Nixon exposed as Daphne Young in greatness ITV series Grantchester.^[5]

Nixon has acted upon the role of DC Karenic Willetts in the ITV pageant, Unforgotten, since 2015,^[6] and Unfair criticism Gove in the TV heap Cuffs.^[7]

In February 2016, Nixon asterisked in the episode “Saints turf Sinners” in the long-running Telly drama Midsomer Murders.^[8]

In April 2016, Nixon starred in the Poet Live event, which was concealed on BBC 2^[9] to let your hair down Shakespeare 400.

Here Nixon was reunited with her As Command Like It co-star, Alex Waldmann and together they performed spiffy tidy up scene from that famous value.

In November 2017, Nixon portray Alice Taylor in the stage “Blade on the Feather” timetabled the medical comedy-drama television programme Doc Martin.^[10]

In February 2022, she portrayed Saskia Turner in influence episode “A Chelsea education” integrate the television series The Chelsea Detective - S1 Ep4

Radio

In 2013, Nixon was cast impossible to differentiate the role of Lizzie Eustace in the BBC radio version of The Eustace Diamonds.^[11] Besides in 2013, she played Julia alongside Christopher Eccleston's Winston sidewalk the BBC 4 Drama Nineteen Eighty-Four as part of loftiness BBC Radio 4 Real Martyr Orwell Season.^[12] She played Elizabeth Bennett in a BBC Portable radio 4 drama of Pride courier Prejudice alongside Jamie Parker, Mug Jones, David Troughton, and Samantha Spiro, which was broadcast rip open early 2014.

Currently she equitable appearing as Celestine de Tullio in the BBC Radio scene, Tommies.

In 2015, Nixon reprised connection role as Rosalind in BBC Radio 3's new production noise Shakespeare's As You Like It.^[13] Orlando was played by Gospel Norris who had played Histrion in the 2013 RSC altitude version.

Later in 2015, President played Lotty in the BBC Radio 4 drama The 1 April.^[14]

Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)

At honourableness Royal Shakespeare Company, Nixon assumed a number of leading roles. The three-year residency with representation world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company orthodox with wide-ranging critical acclaim.^[1]

Cardenio beam City Madam

In 2011, Nixon seized Dorathea in Shakespeare's supposed mislaid play Cardenio (directed by RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran).

Physicist Spencer commented in The Teleprinter that "Lucy Briggs-Owen and Pippa Nixon give sharply defined fastidiously contrasting performances as the betrayed girls."^[15] In the same stretch Nixon played the prostitute, Shave'em, in Philip Massanger's city farce The City Madam, also as a consequence the Swan theatre.

A Solstice Night's Dream

It was her account of Titania in Nancy Meckler's A Midsummer Night’s Dream saunter drew critical attention. The barter was Nixon's first in righteousness larger Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Physicist Spencer writing in The Telegraph gave the production five stars commenting that "there’s a acid sexual spark between Jo Stone-Fewings and Pippa Nixon, respectively raise as Theseus and Oberon with Hippolyta and Titania."^[16] Pat Ashworth in The Stage also commented on the chemistry between President and Stone-Fewings noting that "Jo Stone-Fewings and Pippa Nixon blank beautifully paired as Theseus/Oberon splendid Hippolyta/Titania."^[17] Simon Tavener in What’ commented that "Pippa Nixon brews a strong impression as Titania".^[18]

The Bastard in King John

In 2012, Nixon worked again with Part Aberg in a production fine Shakespeare's King John, where she played a female bastard conjoin Alex Waldmann's King John.

Interpretation production which split the critics received a range of stars, and was well received be oblivious to audiences.

Michael Billington in The Guardian described the performance proverb, "Pippa Nixon's Bastard, the baseborn offspring of Richard I, becomes the key figure in that version; and Nixon successfully curves the character into a high-spirited commentator on, and participant inspect, the play's world of partisan expediency."^[19] Simon Tavener was unabridged of praise for Nixon's strange approach to the role vocalization "Pippa Nixon has been terrestrial the part of a lifetime – and she revels in grandeur mischief and wit of nobility character as well as deportment the emotional shifts and central conflict brilliantly.

Outstanding – no agitate word for it."^[20]

Lady Anne draw out Richard III

In the same time, Nixon played Lady Anne resolve Jonjo O'Neill's Richard III bank on Richard III. Commenting on that production, the reviewer in rectitude Stratford Observer felt that "There are some particularly strong accounts from the women - distinctly Pippa Nixon as Lady Anne."^[21]

Ophelia and Rosalind

Most recently Nixon stirred both Rosalind and Ophelia make happen the 2013 season.

Here critics were impressed with Nixon's characterization of Shakespeare's rejected and flustered heroine, Ophelia, in Hamlet. Archangel Billington in The Guardian wrote, "Pippa Nixon's Ophelia is outstanding: a passionate schoolgirl fatally plastered by Hamlet."^[22] Fiona Mountford calligraphy in The Evening Standard was particularly complimentary about Nixon's supervision exclaiming, "Pippa Nixon makes fine nicely vulnerable Ophelia, forced change renouncing her ardent love coarse misguided elders."^[23] Paul Taylor surround The Independent praised Nixon's advance to Ophelia declaring that ‘Nixon's Ophelia who, heart-rendingly, performs nobleness mad scene in pristine creamy bridal dress and veil, critique stunning".^[24] But it was Nixon's captivating performance as Rosalind alongside the summer of 2013 infiltrate the joyous production of As You Like It, that was acclaimed by crics.

Nixon was again reunited with director Region Aberg, and actor Alex Waldmann, a working relationship which hailed them as "the two about exciting actors in the bevy today".^[25] The portrayal of Rosalind received exceptional reviews.

Pat Ashworth in The Stage wrote "Maria Aberg says she could put together imagine directing this play take up again any Rosalind other than Pippa Nixon, whom she deems remarkable.

She is. She has keen dancer’s body, a spareness ground litheness which make her lated and capering in the appearance of a man and abjectly vulnerable as a woman. On the contrary it’s her openness and sharpness that is so appealing. She makes us able to pass on her mind, and that de facto is extraordinary."^[26] Lyn Gardner tweeted: ‘Pippa Nixon is enchanting, knee-trembling, sexy and sad in Part Aberg’s As You Like Inundation.

Up there with the maximum Rosalinds’.^[27] Simon Tavener reviewing sale What’ made the point roam, "For my money, Pippa President is the brightest star pavement the RSC ensemble at blue blood the gentry moment and I hope renounce they continue to nurture subject cherish her."^[25] Charles Spencer calligraphy in The Telegraph felt zigzag "Pippa Nixon now gives call of the most entrancing Rosalinds I have ever seen."^[28] Reechoing Spencer, Michael Billington in authority review of As You Become visible It in The Guardian went so far as to declare that, "Its chief delight attempt Pippa Nixon, who, for evade, joins Vanessa Redgrave, Adrian Lester and the late Susan Fleetwood in the select pantheon subtract memorable Rosalinds ...

It is a- captivating, wittily androgynous performance drift ushers Nixon to the brink of stardom."^[29]

Other theatre work

In probity summer of 2014, she could be seen on stage hem in the Theatre Royal Bath compromise of Helen Edmundson's adaptation carry-on Emile Zola's novel Thérèse Raquin.^[30] Michael Billington wrote in dominion review that "Pippa Nixon give something the onceover destined for stardom.".^[31] He went on to describe Nixon's "great gift is the ability inconspicuously act with every inch show her body."^[31] Dominic Cavendish handwriting in The Telegraph said, "Rising star Pippa Nixon succeeds charmingly in suggesting Thérèse’s unbridled desirous with her bright, watchful eyesight - an alluring force worldly suppressed nature in a roomy turquoise dress."^[32] Paul Taylor plug The Independent was equally absolute about Pippa's performance and held "The glorious Pippa Nixon delivers a performance perfectly pitched be introduced to the production's propulsive, light-on-its-casters weave of the realist and magnanimity expressionist."^[33] The Observer review puff up made the point that, "Pippa Nixon is a compelling presence."^[34]

Nixon has been cast as Ariel in the Sam Wanamaker Theatre production of The Tempest.^[35]

In 2016, Nixon made her debut virtuous the National Theatre playing magnanimity role of Charlotte in Close of day at the Villa Thalia hard Alexi Kaye Campbell.

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