Bonnie Langford has packed a wealth of experience in her outstanding career which has embraced success in theatre, television, film and radio in both Britain and America.
Recently, Bonnie starred in Sondheim’s Old Friends at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End. And, on television, she returned to her role of the Doctor’s assistant, Melanie Bush, in Doctor Who on BBCTV and Disney Plus Worldwide.
Currently, she is playing Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables, the Arena Spectacular on part of its World Tour, having just completed a season in London at the Sondheim Theatre.
West End theatre includes:Evangeline Harcourt in Anything Goes (Barbican Theatre); Roz Keith in 9 to 5, The Musical (Savoy Theatre); Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and filmed for DVD and cinema release in the UK and Ireland, across America and streamed on Broadway HD and PBS America); Rumpleteaser in the Original London cast of Cats (Gillian Lynne Theatre); Mabel in The Pirates Of Penzance (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and London Palladium); Peter in Peter Pan – The Musical (Aldwych Theatre); Sally in Me And My Girl (Adelphi Theatre); Charity in Sweet Charity (Victoria Palace Theatre); The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (Harold Pinter Theatre and Playhouse Theatre); Muriel in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Savoy Theatre) and Roxie Hart in Chicago (Adelphi Theatre, Cambridge Theatre and on Broadway).
She made her theatre debut in the West End at the tender age of seven in Gone with the Wind at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The following year she played ‘Baby June’ in Gypsy opposite Angela Lansbury at the Piccadilly Theatre, making such an impact that the producers took her to America with the show for a highly successful run on Broadway. For this performance, at the age of ten, Bonnie was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.
UK tours include: 42nd Street; Charlie Girl; Oklahoma!; Guys and Dolls; Fosse; Spamalot; 9 to 5, The Musical and numerous Royal Variety Performances and Royal Galas.
Bonnie performed her concert ‘An Evening With Bonnie Langford’ to celebrate the 120th Anniversary of Richmond Theatre, she also hosted ‘The Music Of The Night’ and ‘Let’s Face The Music’ with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall. She regularly performs her own cabaret shows at The Pheasantry and Crazy Coqs in London.
Television and film includes: Carmel Kazemi in BBC’s EastEnders for which she won ‘Best Newcomer’ at the 2015 British Soap Awards, a BAFTA for best continuing drama and she was nominated for ‘Best Serial Drama Performance’ at the 2019 National Television Awards. Lena Marelli in Bugsy Malone (dir. Alan Parker); Just William (ITV); The Lena and Bonnie Show (ITV); The Hot Shoe Show (BBC); Hotel Babylon (BBC); Agatha Christie’s Marple (ITV); The Catherine Tate Show (BBC) ; The Masked Dancer as Squirrel (ITV) and the 22nd assistant on Doctor Who (BBC). Bonnie was the subject of ITV’s This Is Your Life. In 2006, she learned to ice skate on the TV show Dancing on Ice, skating her way to the final and returning for the All Stars season in 2014.
Recordings include: ‘Bonnie Langford Now’, ‘Jazz at the Theatre‘ and numerous Doctor Who audio dramas for Big Finish.
Her first novel, ‘Death In The Stars, a Melanie Bush adventure’ has recently been published by BBC books.
Twitter: @bonnie_langford. Instagram: thebonnielangford.
