Evelyn Hoskins

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Evelyn Hoskins (born 13 May 1988) is an English actress best known for her role as Shona Wark in the British BBC1 hospital drama series Casualty.[1]

Evelyn Hoskins
Born
Evelyn Hoskins

(1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 36)
Yeovil, England
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
WebsiteEvelyn Hoskins - CAM

Hoskins's other television appearances include an appearance in Holby City, also as Shona Wark, and a part in the E4 comedy drama Misfits in which she appears as Lucy, a shape-shifter.[2]

Education and career

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Hoskins attended Arts University Bournemouth,UK[3] where she graduated with a BA (Hons) in Acting course.[4]

Hoskins's stage debut was playing the part of Thea in Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre on 23 January 2009.[5] Her other stage appearances include the role of Martha in The Secret Garden at Birmingham Rep and Piper in The Light Princess at The National Theatre Studio.[6][7]

Hoskins played Nicky in the 2014 touring production of This Is My Family.[8]

She has previously played as Carrie White in the Southwark Playhouse's production of Carrie.[9][10]

Hoskins also played Cecile Caldwell in Cruel Intentions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019.[11]

Hoskins played the role of Dawn in Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre from 27 January 2020 until 14 March 2020.[12] Her run in the show was cut short as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced Waitress to close on 14 March 2020.[13] She recently reprised the role of Dawn in the Waitress UK tour with Jenna being played by Lucie Jones until January 2022 then Chelsea Halfpenny thereafter. Sandra Marvin was also cast as Becky with Matt Willis as Dr Pomatter.[14] The tour finished on 20 August 2022 at Theatre Royal, Norwich.

Hoskins was engaged to Gavin & Stacey actor Mathew Horne until 2018.

Stage work

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Title Role Director Production
Waitress Dawn Diane Paulus UK & Ireland tour
Adelphi Theatre (West End)
Assassins Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme Bill Buckhurst Nottingham Playhouse / Watermill Theatre
Cruel Intentions Cecile Caldwell Jonathan O'Boyle Bill Kenwright Ltd
Mayfly Loops Guy Jones Orange Tree Theatre
Bonnie & Clyde Bonnie Will Blum The Other Place
Mrs Henderson Presents Maureen Terry Johnson Royal Alexandra Theatre
Peter and the Starcatcher Molly Aster Luke Sheppard Northampton Theatre Royal
A Hero's Welcome Baba Alan Ayckbourn Stephen Joseph Theatre
Carrie Carrie Gary Lloyd Southwark Playhouse
Alice's House of Cards Alice Katie Henry Royal Festival Hall
The Boy Who Fell into a Book Kevin Alan Ayckbourn Stephen Joseph Theatre
This Is My Family Nicky Daniel Evans Sheffield Crucible / UK Tour
The Iguanadon Queen Sophie Sophie Lifschutz The Bush Theatre
Peter Pan Wendy Ben Harrison / JV Mercanti US National Tour - ThreeSixty Entertainment
The Secret Garden Martha Ian Brown Birmingham Rep
Spring Awakening Thea Michael Mayer Lyric, Hammersmith / Novello (West End)
Victoria Palace Theatre
42 Balloons[15] Carol Van Deusen Ellie Coote Vaudeville Theatre Staged Concert
Lowry Theatre, Salford
Gypsy Louise/Gypsy Joseph Pitcher The Mill at Sonning
Something Rotten! Portia Tim Jackson Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Television appearances

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Year Show Character Info
2009–2010 Casualty Shona Wark 13 episodes
2010 Holby City Episode: "Downstairs Upstairs" (16 February 2010)
Misfits Lucy Series 2, episode 1 (11 November 2010)
2014 Kerry Hayley TV movie – Pilot for BBC's This Country
Doctors Kim Anderson Episode: "Charlie's Angel" (22 September 2014)
2015 The Sound of Music Live Liesl Von Trapp TV movie (20 December 2015)
2018 Doctors Jo Blossom Episode: "Go Round & Round & Round" (30 April 2018)
2019 A Confession Halliwell's Daughter Series 1, episodes 3 & 4 (16 & 23 September 2019)
2024 Casualty Jools Clatton Episode: “A History of Violence: Charlie” (16 March 2024)

References

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  1. ^ "BBC One - Casualty, Series 24, Going Solo". BBC.
  2. ^ "Evelyn Hoskins". www.spotlight.com.
  3. ^ Bell, Gail (2 March 2022). "Waitress brings girl power to Belfast". The Irish News. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Acting Graduate to Star in West End Musical". www.aucb.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010.
  5. ^ Shenton, Mark (25 October 2008). "Initial Casting Announced for London Premiere of Tony-Winning Spring Awakening". Playbill. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  6. ^ "First West End role for graduate". BBC News. 29 December 2008.
  7. ^ Spring Awakening "source 5"
  8. ^ Hickling, Alfred (15 October 2014). "This Is My Family review – Tim Firth's warm and winning musical". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. ^ Masters, Tim (30 April 2015). "Carrie star Evelyn Hoskins: 'I don't do horror'". BBC News. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ^ Shenton, Mark (6 May 2015). "Watch Chilling Video of London Carrie, Premiering Today". Playbill. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  11. ^ Wood, Alex (2 July 2019). "Cruel Intentions musical to star Sophie Isaacs, Evelyn Hoskins, Dean John-Wilson and more". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  12. ^ Wood, Alex (18 December 2019). "Evelyn Hoskins to star in Waitress with Marisha Wallace returning". WhatsOnStage.
  13. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe (27 March 2020). "WAITRESS in London to Close Permanently". BroadwayWorld.com.
  14. ^ "Waitress: A New Musical | Official London Site". Waitress: A New Musical | Official London Site. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  15. ^ "42 Balloons - Nimax Theatres". nimaxtheatres.com.