Lucy Peacock (actress)

Lucy Peacock (born October 4, 1960) is a Canadian actress best known for major stage roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada during the course of over 25 years.

Background

Lucy Peacock was born on October 4, 1960 in England. She is the daughter of theatre administrator David Peacock and Georgia Thorndike, niece of the actress Sybil Thorndike.[1] She graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1983.[2]

Stratford Shakespeare Festival credits

Peacock began her association with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 1984 and over the course of 27 years and 60 productions (up to 2013) has played major stage roles in classical theater, including over 30 by William Shakespeare, as well as several musicals.[3][4][5] [6]

• Private Lives (2019) by Noel Coward

Twelfth Night (2017) by William Shakespeare — Maria The Bacchantes (2017) by Euripides — Agave John Gabriel Borkman (2016) by Henrik Ibsen — Gunhild Borkman The Beaux' Stratagem (2014) by George Farquhar — Mrs Sullen Hay Fever (2014) by Noël Coward — Judith Bliss Mary Stuart (2013) by Friedrich Schiller — Mary Stuart The Thrill (2013) by Judith Thompson — Elora Henry V (2012) by William Shakespeare — Pistol's Wife The Merry Wives of Windsor (2011) by William Shakespeare — Mistress Ford For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (2010) by Michel Tremblay — Nana Bartholomew Fair (2009) by Ben Jonson — Ursula the Pigwoman The Three Sisters (2009) by Anton Chekhov — Masha The Trespassers (2009) by Morris Panych — Roxy All's Well That Ends Well (2008) by William Shakespeare — Helena Romeo and Juliet (2008) by William Shakespeare — Juliet's Nurse The Taming of the Shrew (2008) by William Shakespeare — Grumio Othello (2007) by William Shakespeare — Emilia The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead (2006) by Robert Hewett — Monologue The Duchess of Malfi (2006) by John Webster — Duchess Much Ado About Nothing (2006) by William Shakespeare — Beatrice Othello (2005) by William Shakespeare — Desdemona Fallen Angels (2005) by Noël Coward — Jane Banbury Hello, Dolly! (2005) based on a play by Thornton Wilder — Dolly Macbeth (2004) by William Shakespeare — Lady Macbeth The King and I (2003) based on a novel by Margaret Landon — Anna Leonowens King Lear (2002) by William Shakespeare — Regan The Merchant of Venice (2001) by William Shakespeare — Portia As You Like It (2000) by William Shakespeare — Audrey

Pride and Prejudice (1999) based on a novel by Jane Austen — Elizabeth The Taming of the Shrew (1997) by William Shakespeare — Katherine Coriolanus (1997) by William Shakespeare — Valeria Othello (1994) by William Shakespeare — Desdemona The School for Husbands and The Imaginary Cuckold (1994) by Molière — Lénore Twelfth Night (1994) by William Shakespeare — Viola A Midsummer Night's Dream (1993) by William Shakespeare — Titania The Importance of Being Earnest (1993) by Oscar Wilde — Gwendolyn Fairfax The Bacchae (1993) by Euripides — Part of the Chorus Love's Labour's Lost (1992) by William Shakespeare — Princess of France As You Like It (1990) by William Shakespeare — Rosalind A Midsummer Night's Dream (1989) by William Shakespeare — Titania The Three Sisters (1989) by Anton Chekhov — Masha The Comedy of Errors (1989) by William Shakespeare — Adriana A Midsummer Night's Dream (1989) by William Shakespeare — Titania All's Well That Ends Well (1989) by William Shakespeare — Helena The Taming of the Shrew (1988) by William Shakespeare — Twelfth Night (1988) by William Shakespeare — Viola My Fair Lady (1988) based on a play by George Bernard Shaw — Eliza Doolittle Richard III (1988) by William Shakespeare — Lady Anne Hamlet (1986) by William Shakespeare — Ophelia

Broadway credits

• King Lear (2004) by William Shakespeare — Regan (Vivian Beaumont Theater, 4 March 2004 to 18 April 2004)

Credits at other theatres

• Do You Turn Somersaults? (2011) by Aleksei Arbuzov at Talk Is Free Theatre.

Movies and TV

She is credited with 9 film/TV roles: As You Like It (2010, Audrey), Forever Knight (1996, Peggy Bolger), Goosebumps (1996, Mrs. Brewer), Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1995, Marilyn), Demons (1995, Marilyn), 1992 Avonlea (1992, Amelia Sandhurst), Street Legal (1992), June Woodruff, The Comedy of Errors (1989, Luciana), Hangin' In (1983, Lucia, The Love Program (1983, Lucia), Der Opernball (1978, Marguérite).

Video clips

As Mary Stuart in Schiller's Mary Stuart, 2013

Discussing her role as the Nurse in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 2008

Discussing her role as Grumio in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, 2008

Publications

Peacock is the author of a facetious book of poems entitled "Limericks by Lucy Peacock as The Duchess of Malfi - written as she lay dead on the stage" (2011).

External links

Lucy Peacock at the Internet Broadway Database Lucy Peacock at IMDb

References

1. "Peacock, David". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-05-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Encyclopedia, Canadian Theatre. "Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - Peacock, Lucy". www.canadiantheatre.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
4. Stratford Shakespeare Festival Visitors' Guides from 1984 to 2013. Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
5. "Lucy Peacock theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
6. Stratford Shakespeare Festival production history