EMMA DENLY
Emma graduated in 2016 with a BA in Acting from RADA. She most recently performed in James Wallace's production of The Woman In The Moon, shown at the Wanamaker Playhouse in August.
She performed in her own play Very Nearly Totally F*cked as part of the 2017 RADA Festival, directed by Michael Davies.
Earlier this year, she starred as Gwendolen in the Theatr Clwyd production of The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Richard Fitch- a performance which earned her great reviews including those from The Stage: “superb…[her] corseted upbringing hides bodily stirrings” and Get the Chance Wales: “Emma Denly plays Gwendolen with tremendous charm, and is consistently, and humorously, impassioned – making it very much impossible not to feel deeply enamoured of her immaculate characterisation.”
Emma also recently worked with Reading Between The Lines Theatre Company in the award-winning play Henry I of England (St. James Church), playing Henry’s wife Edith and The Countess, a production that was also dramatised for BBC radio.
Theatre credits at RADA included leading roles in The Beggar’s Opera, Speaking In Tongues, The Country
Wife, and Agamemnon. She was also selected to play Lady Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe for the Sam Wanamaker Festival 2016, and shortlisted for the BAFTA Scholarship Programme in 2015. She continues to work for the Globe’s Education department and is regularly cast in their ongoing Read Not Dead series.
Emma also holds a first class degree in English Literature from the University of Warwick and has had
three of her plays produced previously. A strong, classically trained singer (mezzo-soprano), Emma has a
rich, assured voice that works very well on radio and for voiceovers.
Emma has most recently appeared as Sally in Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick for Contexture Theatre at Bishops Shortford Theatre.
RECENT REVIEWS
“Superb… [her] corseted upbringing hides bodily stirrings.” -The Stage
“Emma Denly (Gwendolen) had a presence on stage that can never be taught to an actor. She was powerful and played the blissful ignorance of Gwendolen perfectly. As a very recent graduate from RADA, this actress is one with a very bright and colourful future…” -NorthWestEnd
"Emma Denly plays Gwendolen with tremendous charm, and is consistently, and humorously, impassioned – making it very much impossible not to feel deeply enamoured of her immaculate characterisation.” -Get The Chance Wales
She performed in her own play Very Nearly Totally F*cked as part of the 2017 RADA Festival, directed by Michael Davies.
Earlier this year, she starred as Gwendolen in the Theatr Clwyd production of The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Richard Fitch- a performance which earned her great reviews including those from The Stage: “superb…[her] corseted upbringing hides bodily stirrings” and Get the Chance Wales: “Emma Denly plays Gwendolen with tremendous charm, and is consistently, and humorously, impassioned – making it very much impossible not to feel deeply enamoured of her immaculate characterisation.”
Emma also recently worked with Reading Between The Lines Theatre Company in the award-winning play Henry I of England (St. James Church), playing Henry’s wife Edith and The Countess, a production that was also dramatised for BBC radio.
Theatre credits at RADA included leading roles in The Beggar’s Opera, Speaking In Tongues, The Country
Wife, and Agamemnon. She was also selected to play Lady Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe for the Sam Wanamaker Festival 2016, and shortlisted for the BAFTA Scholarship Programme in 2015. She continues to work for the Globe’s Education department and is regularly cast in their ongoing Read Not Dead series.
Emma also holds a first class degree in English Literature from the University of Warwick and has had
three of her plays produced previously. A strong, classically trained singer (mezzo-soprano), Emma has a
rich, assured voice that works very well on radio and for voiceovers.
Emma has most recently appeared as Sally in Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick for Contexture Theatre at Bishops Shortford Theatre.
RECENT REVIEWS
“Superb… [her] corseted upbringing hides bodily stirrings.” -The Stage
“Emma Denly (Gwendolen) had a presence on stage that can never be taught to an actor. She was powerful and played the blissful ignorance of Gwendolen perfectly. As a very recent graduate from RADA, this actress is one with a very bright and colourful future…” -NorthWestEnd
"Emma Denly plays Gwendolen with tremendous charm, and is consistently, and humorously, impassioned – making it very much impossible not to feel deeply enamoured of her immaculate characterisation.” -Get The Chance Wales
The following picture's feature Emma playing Gwendolen in The Importance Of Being Earnest at Theatr Clwyd (photos © Marc Brenner).
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