LOUISE GOLD
MRS O’BRIEN
Theatre includes: most recently Baroness Bomburst in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (London Palladium), Dottie Ottley in the NT's award-winning revival of NOISES OFF, and The Duchess of Plaza Toro in THE GONDOLIERS and Mrs Do As You Would Be Done By in THE WATER BABIES (Chichester Festival 2003).
West End performances include: Phyllis in FOLLIES (RFH), Tanya in MAMMA MIA! (Prince Edward), Lili/Kate in KISS ME, KATE, Adraiana in THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE and Titania in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre), Sarah Jane Moore in ASSASSINS (Donmar), Fanny Brice in ZIEGFELD (London Palladium), Reno Sweeney in ANYTHING GOES (Prince Edward), Sister Mary Amnesia in NUNSENSE (Fortune), SINK THE BELGRANO (Mermaid), Katisha in THE METROPOLITAN MIKADO (QEH) and Isobel in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane). Other theatre includes Side by Side by Sondheim (Civic, Chelmsford), MAN OF LA MANCHA (Music Theatre, London), Dunyasha in Adrian Noble's production of THE CHERRY ORCHARD (RSC), Lady into Fox (national tour), THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE and OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD (Edinburgh Lyceum), the title role in CALAMITY JANE and Gussie in MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Leicester Haymarket), THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Nuffield Southampton), POPPY (Half Moon), WHEN I WAS A GIRL I USED TO SCREAM AND SHOUT (Mercury, Colchester), Blood Brothers (Watermill, Newbury) and ONCE A CATHOLIC (Theatre Royal, York). Louise has performed her one-woman show at the Jermyn Street Theatre and Lauderdale House and appeared in the cabaret Anna Rexic and the Compulsives at the Royal Court and the Drill Hall. She has also appeared in several Lost Musicals.
Film includes: Mike Leigh's TOPSY-TURVY, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE and BILLY THE KID AND THE GREEN BAIZE VAMPIRE.
Television includes: THE ALAN CLARK DIARIES, DOCTORS, Alexei Sayle's MERRY GO ROUND, THE BILL, CASUALTY, The House of Eliott, Hands Together, 'Allo 'Allo, JULIA AND COMPANY, RACHEL AND THE ROARETTES, Blackadder, For 4 Tonight, Joint Account and LAUGH I NEARLY PAID MY LICENCE FEE.
Radio includes: a Lost Musicals Radio 3 broadcast of her performance as Dubarry in DUBARRY WAS A LADY. Other radio credits include INTO EXILE, Ned Sherrin's Review of Revue, Look Sharp, Let's Do the Show Right Here, The Treatment, LET 'EM EAT CAKE and 20-20 HINDSIGHT. Louise was a founder member of the SPITTING IMAGE team as a puppeteer and her voices included The Queen, Princess Diana and Nancy Reagan. She was also a member of Jim Henson's team as a puppeteer and voice artist, performing regularly in THE MUPPETS TV series and in the Muppet movies including THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER, THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL and MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND. Also for Henson Productions, Louise performed characters in MOPATOP'S SHOP, THE ANIMAL SHOW, THE GHOST OF FARNER HALL and THE SECRET LIFE OF TOYS. Other puppeteering work includes PLANET SPROGG, ROLAND RAT and THE SPOOKS OF BOTTLE BAY.