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'''Jacquetta May''' is a [[British people|British]] writer, actress and theatre director.<ref>https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/actors/jacquetta-may/</ref> She co-founded the award-winning new-writing theatre company Plain Clothes Productions, commissioning, producing and directing for the company. She directed ''Her Sister Tongue'' at [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Theatre]] in Hammersmith, London, in 1997.<ref>http://www.plainclothestheatre.com</ref>
'''Jacquetta May''' is a [[British people|British]] writer, actress and theatre director.<ref>https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/actors/jacquetta-may/</ref> She co-founded the award-winning new-writing theatre company Plain Clothes Productions, commissioning, producing and directing for the company. She directed ''Her Sister Tongue'' at [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Theatre]] in Hammersmith, London, in 1997.<ref>http://www.plainclothestheatre.com</ref>
==Early Life==
==Early Life==
Born in [[Kent]], she went to [[Bristol University]].
Born in [[Kent]], she went to [[Bristol University]] and worked as a theatre actress for 10 years before moving into TV, appearing at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], [[Royal Exchange, Manchester|The Royal Exchange]] and [[Liverpool Playhouse]] amongst others. Theatre roles include [[Eliza Doolittle]] in ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'', Adriana in ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'', Olivia in ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', Lady Chatterley in ''[[Lady Chatterley's Lover]]'', Rita in ''[[Educating Rita]]'' and Beverley in ''[[Abigail's Party]]''.

==Career==
==Career==
In 1990 she joined ''[[EastEnders]]'' for 2 years and played [[Rachel Kominski]], Michelle Fowler's landlady and Mark Fowler's girlfriend. She went on to be a regular in ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)|Dangerfield]]'' (1996), ''[[Cardiac Arrest (TV series)|Cardiac Arrest]]'' (1996), and ''[[Home Farm Twins]]'' (1999), and also appeared in ''[[Crocodile Shoes]]'' (1994), ''[[Peak Practice]]'' (2000), ''[[Down to Earth (2000 TV series)|Down to Earth]]'' (2001), ''[[I'm Alan Partridge]]'' (2002), ''[[Silent Witness]]'' (2005), ''[[Law & Order: UK]]'' (2010), ''[[New Tricks]]'' (2011), ''[[Cold Feet]]'' (2001), ''[[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]]'' (2010), ''[[The Bill]]'' (2006), ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' (1996 - 2012) and ''[[Holby City]]'' (2003), as well as the film ''[[Get Real (film)|Get Real]]'' (1998).<ref>https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/F9692.html</ref>
May worked as a theatre actress for 10 years, appearing at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], [[Royal Exchange, Manchester|The Royal Exchange]] and [[Liverpool Playhouse]] amongst others. Theatre roles include [[Eliza Doolittle]] in ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'', Adriana in ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'', Olivia in ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', Lady Chatterley in ''[[Lady Chatterley's Lover]]'', Rita in ''[[Educating Rita]]'' and Beverley in ''[[Abigail's Party]]''.
Moving into television, in 1990 she joined ''[[EastEnders]]'' for two years and played [[Rachel Kominski]], Michelle Fowler's landlady and Mark Fowler's girlfriend. She went on to be a regular in ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)|Dangerfield]]'' (1996), ''[[Cardiac Arrest (TV series)|Cardiac Arrest]]'' (1996), and ''[[Home Farm Twins]]'' (1999), and also appeared in ''[[Crocodile Shoes]]'' (1994), ''[[Peak Practice]]'' (2000), ''[[Down to Earth (2000 TV series)|Down to Earth]]'' (2001), ''[[I'm Alan Partridge]]'' (2002), ''[[Silent Witness]]'' (2005), ''[[Law & Order: UK]]'' (2010), ''[[New Tricks]]'' (2011), ''[[Cold Feet]]'' (2001), ''[[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]]'' (2010), ''[[The Bill]]'' (2006), ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' (1996 - 2012) and ''[[Holby City]]'' (2003), as well as the film ''[[Get Real (film)|Get Real]]'' (1998).<ref>https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/F9692.html</ref>

===Writing===
===Writing===
Jacquetta started writing for television at [[World Productions]] in 2000. She co-created [[UGetMe]] for [[CBBC]] which ran for 3 series (2003 - 2005), and wrote for '' [[No Angels (TV series)|No Angels]]'' (2006), '' [[Where the Heart Is (2000 film)|Where the Heart Is]]'' (2000), '' [[Shades (TV series)|Shades]]'' (2000), '' [[New Tricks]]'' (2006), '' [[Personal Affairs]]'' (2009), and for the first series of '' [[Torchwood]]'' (2006). Her film ''[[In Love with Barbara]]'' (2008) about the romantic novelist [[Barbara Cartland]] and her friendship with [[Lord Mountbatten]], starring [[Anne Reid]] and [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], was broadcast on BBC4 in 2008.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3562232/In-Love-with-Barbara.html</ref> She adapted [[Erica Jong]]'s iconic novel ''[[Fear of Flying (novel)|Fear of Flying]]'', and her legal thriller ''Lawless'', with ([[Suranne Jones]], [[Lindsay Duncan]] and [[Jonathan Cake]]) was piloted in 2012 on [[Sky Living]].<ref>https://theartsdesk.com/tv/drama-matters-lawless-sky-living</ref>
Jacquetta started writing for television at [[World Productions]] in 2000. She co-created [[UGetMe]] for [[CBBC]] which ran for 3 series (2003 - 2005), and wrote for '' [[No Angels (TV series)|No Angels]]'' (2006), '' [[Where the Heart Is (2000 film)|Where the Heart Is]]'' (2000), '' [[Shades (TV series)|Shades]]'' (2000), '' [[New Tricks]]'' (2006), '' [[Personal Affairs]]'' (2009), and for the first series of '' [[Torchwood]]'' (2006). Her film ''[[In Love with Barbara]]'' (2008) about the romantic novelist [[Barbara Cartland]] and her friendship with [[Lord Mountbatten]], starring [[Anne Reid]] and [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], was broadcast on BBC4 in 2008.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3562232/In-Love-with-Barbara.html</ref> She adapted [[Erica Jong]]'s iconic novel ''[[Fear of Flying (novel)|Fear of Flying]]'', and her legal thriller ''Lawless'', with ([[Suranne Jones]], [[Lindsay Duncan]] and [[Jonathan Cake]]) was piloted in 2012 on [[Sky Living]].<ref>https://theartsdesk.com/tv/drama-matters-lawless-sky-living</ref>

Revision as of 09:46, 16 February 2020

Jacquetta May is a British writer, actress and theatre director.[1] She co-founded the award-winning new-writing theatre company Plain Clothes Productions, commissioning, producing and directing for the company. She directed Her Sister Tongue at Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, in 1997.[2]

Early Life

Born in Kent, she went to Bristol University.

Career

May worked as a theatre actress for 10 years, appearing at the National Theatre, The Royal Exchange and Liverpool Playhouse amongst others. Theatre roles include Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion, Adriana in The Comedy of Errors, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Lady Chatterley in Lady Chatterley's Lover, Rita in Educating Rita and Beverley in Abigail's Party.

Moving into television, in 1990 she joined EastEnders for two years and played Rachel Kominski, Michelle Fowler's landlady and Mark Fowler's girlfriend. She went on to be a regular in Dangerfield (1996), Cardiac Arrest (1996), and Home Farm Twins (1999), and also appeared in Crocodile Shoes (1994), Peak Practice (2000), Down to Earth (2001), I'm Alan Partridge (2002), Silent Witness (2005), Law & Order: UK (2010), New Tricks (2011), Cold Feet (2001), Being Human (2010), The Bill (2006), Casualty (1996 - 2012) and Holby City (2003), as well as the film Get Real (1998).[3]

Writing

Jacquetta started writing for television at World Productions in 2000. She co-created UGetMe for CBBC which ran for 3 series (2003 - 2005), and wrote for No Angels (2006), Where the Heart Is (2000), Shades (2000), New Tricks (2006), Personal Affairs (2009), and for the first series of Torchwood (2006). Her film In Love with Barbara (2008) about the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland and her friendship with Lord Mountbatten, starring Anne Reid and David Warner, was broadcast on BBC4 in 2008.[4] She adapted Erica Jong's iconic novel Fear of Flying, and her legal thriller Lawless, with (Suranne Jones, Lindsay Duncan and Jonathan Cake) was piloted in 2012 on Sky Living.[5]

References

  1. ^ https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/actors/jacquetta-may/
  2. ^ http://www.plainclothestheatre.com
  3. ^ https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/F9692.html
  4. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3562232/In-Love-with-Barbara.html
  5. ^ https://theartsdesk.com/tv/drama-matters-lawless-sky-living
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