BEAU JEST

by James Sherman
29 May – 8 July 2017
 
 
Christina Thornton

Christina Thornton

Miriam Goldman

Christina was a member of The National Youth Theatre and then trained at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama as an actor and was also awarded a singing scholarship.

Her theatre credits include: Godspell for Cameron Mackintosh (National Tour), Evita (The Prince Edward – original West End cast), Windy City (The Victoria Palace), Saturday Night Fever (Apollo, Victoria and the Korea/Taiwan Tour), Annie (National Tour and played Miss Hannigan in Kuala Lumpur), Aspects of Love (Theatre Royal, Lincoln), The Sound of Music (Theatre Royal, Northampton), Sweeney Todd (Oldham, Coliseum), Scrooge (National Tour and the Palace, Manchester), Take Eight (Royal Exchange, Manchester), Lanza, the Last Serenade (National Tour), Madame Louise; La Guerra and Don Juan (the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow), Alice in Wonderland (the Garrick, Lichfield), Cinderella (the Ashcroft, Croydon), Into the Woods (Walthamstow), Road Show (the Union), Cross Purpose by Camus (King’s Head, Islington), Bed by Jim Cartwright (Brockley Jack), Super Slash Naughty Xxxmas Story (National Theatre Studio), Dearly Beloved (the Bridewell), Love in the Country (the Almeida), O Positive (the Finborough), Walton’s Façade (The Young Vic).

Film and television includes: Provoked: A True Story, The Girls of Slender Means, Don’t Move Now and Absolute Beginners (with the incredible David Bowie).

Christina has worked in cabaret and appeared in the Royal Variety Performance at Drury Lane with the late, great, Ethel Merman. She is thrilled to be working at Vienna’s English Theatre.